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Amazon SES vs Stytch: 2026 Comparison

Amazon SES Stytch
Overview Amazon's scalable cloud email service for sending transactional and marketing emails at extremely low cost. A modern authentication platform offering passwordless login, OAuth, MFA, and session management with developer-friendly APIs.
Pricing Pay-per-use ($0.10/1000 emails) Freemium (Free-$249/month)
Key Features
  • Email sending
  • Receiving
  • Templates
  • Configuration sets
  • Dedicated IPs
  • Event publishing
  • Passwordless auth
  • OAuth
  • MFA
  • Session management
  • Device fingerprinting
  • Biometrics
  • Email magic links
  • SDKs
Pros
  • Extremely affordable
  • Massive scale
  • AWS integration
  • Reliable
  • Passwordless focus
  • Good DX
  • Flexible authentication
  • Modern approach
Cons
  • Requires technical setup
  • Limited marketing features
  • No visual builder
  • Newer platform
  • Smaller community
  • Can be expensive
  • Limited UI components