Reliable email workflows have streamlined onboarding and support critical transactional messages
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for SendGrid is sending transactional emails. A quick specific example of a transactional email I send with SendGrid is a welcome email to an application, as well as passwords, login, OTP, and reset passwords. I send emails through the application, mostly around onboarding. I also try to send job alerts with SendGrid, which I would classify as transactional emails. Additionally, I send a bit of marketing emails.
What is most valuable?
SendGrid offers features that stand out for me, including that it is very easy to use, especially for a developer. The APIs are straightforward, and the documentation is excellent, making it one of the easiest solutions available for sending transactional emails.
The APIs and documentation stand out for me because the Python API is mostly what I have used, and it is quite interesting and easy to work with. The webhook for event tracking has also been something I have used extensively, and it was simple to use because it helped other stakeholders in the company view events regarding emails that we send company-wide.
SendGrid has positively impacted my organization because it is the primary tool I use for sending emails, including transactional emails and some marketing emails. It has been easy to use; I basically set up the SMTP client with SendGrid, which is straightforward. I have functions I recall every time for sending emails, which makes the process simple. The documentation is great, and this has impacted the organization positively because new developers have little to no friction when onboarding—the workflow is straightforward for them. Even developers with very low experience using SendGrid are able to easily get into the code and start working with it. That has been helpful. Other teams have also been able to view email events, which is very important because the company uses emails heavily. Being able to see email events and know what next steps to take has been very impactful to the organization as a whole.
What needs improvement?
For my use case, SendGrid is very good. The cost could potentially be improved, though I am not very familiar with pricing details. Additionally, some integrations with AI that I am not aware of would be beneficial.
I would rate SendGrid an eight out of ten. I rated it an eight because it could have better integrations with AI. I have seen some email tools use AI, and I believe that would be valuable. I would also appreciate a better workflow between SendGrid and other automation tools.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current field for more than six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SendGrid's scalability is smooth.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for SendGrid is quite helpful. I would rate the customer support a ten because I have not had any issues with them.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used Mailgun, and I switched because of the limits and some issues with deliverability. The documentation was not as comprehensive compared to SendGrid. I have also used Brevo before, but I did not directly switch from Brevo to SendGrid.
How was the initial setup?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been smooth. I did not handle that directly, but I believe so far it has been smooth.
What was our ROI?
I can speak to the time saved, which has been good. I have also experienced faster onboarding where new developers get onboarded quickly with little to no friction, especially for developers unfamiliar with SendGrid.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been smooth. I did not handle that directly, but I believe so far it has been smooth.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing SendGrid, I evaluated other options, including AWS SES.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others considering SendGrid is that it is very stable and the documentation is excellent. If you implement SendGrid, you will save developer time. I would recommend that people switch to SendGrid, but also encourage them to read the documentation carefully. The documentation is similar to Twilio documentation, so if you are familiar with Twilio, you would easily be able to set up SendGrid. If not, you should read the documentation thoroughly to understand what you need and what you need to set up. I would rate SendGrid an eight out of ten overall.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Easy Dynamic Templates, But Needs Better Organization
What do you like best about the product?
easy to make dynamic email template. code takes well and no scrubbing.
What do you dislike about the product?
organization of templates -- wish we could group them by project.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
sendgrid allows us to send emails from salesforce by a trigger of a field change opposed to a button. it merges information as well
Streamlined email workflows have supported automated onboarding, billing, and account notifications across projects
What is our primary use case?
I use
SendGrid for sending support and other emails from my projects.In my previous project, which was related to AI chatbot systems, I integrated
SendGrid with the backend to send onboarding emails, invoices for monthly subscriptions, and new package offers to clients.I covered subscription-based emails, promotion emails, and integrated SendGrid to send password reset emails and account profile update notifications such as name changes to customers using SendGrid's email servicing along with my domain from
AWS.
What is most valuable?
SendGrid's package and ability to handle a large volume of emails at once is one of the key features, as well as the interface and settings to integrate SendGrid with backend systems are quite easy with step-by-step guides provided by SendGrid.The help guide and introduction section on how to integrate SendGrid with backend systems is well elaborated with good examples and setting guides, which makes it quite comfortable and favorable compared to other platforms.SendGrid's analytics help me evaluate how emails are being delivered to users, allowing me to monitor the count without having to maintain specific email records in my backend.
What needs improvement?
The limit is something I can point out, as I could increase it since
AWS services for sending emails provided around 50,000 free emails per day, which is quite high compared to SendGrid.Pricing can be improved for SendGrid, as this is the only area I have seen that needs enhancement.There is always room for improvement in everything, which is why I have deducted one score, and that can be attributed to the pricing factor.Overall, my experience with SendGrid is quite good; I have used it in a couple of my projects and everything is smooth, from integration to sending emails; the only aspect I have mentioned several times during this interaction is the pricing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SendGrid for around two to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SendGrid is quite stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SendGrid is quite scalable, as the number of emails increases, it scales the rate of sending emails without any delays or failure rate.
How are customer service and support?
I do not currently engage with customer support; I typically obtain information and help from the content already available on SendGrid.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
For one of my projects, I used AWS Simple Email Service, as they provided the provision of sending 50,000 emails, and for that client, price was quite a concern, so I decided to switch from SendGrid to
Amazon SES since the backend was already hosted on AWS, and it offered a higher percentage of volume per month and lower pricing compared to SendGrid.
What was our ROI?
I do not remember any specific metrics at this moment, but I think it provides good value for money.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
When I selected SendGrid, I evaluated other options, but I cannot recall specific names at the moment.
What other advice do I have?
SendGrid is a good starting point to send emails and to integrate with backend systems easily, so as a start, you may use SendGrid; it is a good option, but as the number of emails grows, its costing is slightly higher compared to competitors, so a user may switch according to their needs.Overall, my experience with SendGrid is fine; as I mentioned, I have compared SendGrid with other facilities and competitors, and the pricing is quite high compared to AWS; the rest of the licensing and all other aspects are smooth. I give this product a rating of nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)