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Amazon SES vs Substack: 2026 Comparison

Amazon SES Substack
Overview Amazon's scalable cloud email service for sending transactional and marketing emails at extremely low cost. Publishing platform enabling writers to create paid newsletter subscriptions with built-in payment processing.
Pricing Pay-per-use ($0.10/1000 emails) Freemium (10% of revenue)
Key Features
  • Email sending
  • Receiving
  • Templates
  • Configuration sets
  • Dedicated IPs
  • Event publishing
  • Newsletter publishing
  • Paid subscriptions
  • Podcasts
  • Notes
  • Chat
  • Mobile app
  • Recommendations
Pros
  • Extremely affordable
  • Massive scale
  • AWS integration
  • Reliable
  • Simple to use
  • Built-in payments
  • Growing network
  • Free to start
Cons
  • Requires technical setup
  • Limited marketing features
  • No visual builder
  • 10% revenue cut
  • Limited customization
  • Basic analytics

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