EmailJS

emailjs.com
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Send Email Directly From Your Code

How to Replace EmailJS

Overview

EmailJS is a service that allows developers to send emails directly from client-side code without needing server-side code. It connects to various email services and personal email accounts, manages authentication securely on the server-side, and provides predefined email templates that can be triggered from code.

Features

21 features across 12 categories

Account Management(1)

Multi-User AccessPremium

Add multiple users to account with assigned roles and permissions

Also in: Keeper, 1Password, Bitwarden

Analytics(2)

Email HistoryPremium

Detailed email history reports with variables input in dashboard with 7-30 day retention depending on plan

Tracking & AnalyticsPremium

Internal analytics or Google Analytics integration

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Contact Management(1)

Contact List ManagementPremium

Save and manage contact lists with varying size limits based on plan

Customization(1)

White Label OptionPremium

Completely white label emails without EmailJS branding

Also in: monday.com, Obsidian, Smartsheet

Developer Tools(2)

REST APIPremium

Email API for programmatic email sending

SDK Integration

Install SDK and send emails from code with simple API calls

Also in: Jobber, Hugging Face, 1Password

Email Features(4)

CC and BCC Recipients

Support for CC and BCC recipient fields in every template

Email AttachmentsPremium

Support for email attachments with varying size limits based on plan (500KB to 30MB)

HTML Email Support

Full support for HTML emails with visual editor or direct HTML code entry

Plain Text Email Support

Emails sent as multipart related with both HTML and plain text versions for compatibility

Email Management(1)

Suppressions ListPremium

Built-in solution for unsubscribing users from emails

Integration(1)

Email Service Integration

Connect to transactional email services (Mailgun, Mailjet, Mailtrap, SendinBlue, SendGrid, Amazon SES, Postmark) and personal email services (AOL, Gmail, FastMail, iCloud, Mail.ru, Outlook, Yahoo, Yandex, Zoho)

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Reliability(1)

99.5% Uptime SLAPremium

Guaranteed 99.5% service uptime with SLA agreement

Security(4)

Domain WhitelistPremium

List of domains allowed to process requests

IP-Based Rate Limiting

Prevent bots from spamming with IP-based rate limits

reCAPTCHA Support

Optional reCAPTCHA integration to ensure humans are sending emails

Server-Side Authentication

Keeps email service authentication details on server-side to prevent exposure of credentials

Support(1)

Priority SupportPremium

High-priority and fast reply support with software engineers

Template Management(2)

Dynamic ContentPremium

Create templates with dynamic variables to personalize emails

Email Template Builder

Easily build parameterized email templates using text editor or code editor with ability to customize from code

Pricing

Free

Free
  • 200 monthly requests
  • 2 email templates
  • Requests up to 50KB
  • Limited contacts history

Personal

$9/mo
  • 2,000 monthly requests
  • 6 email templates
  • Whitelist
  • Unlimited contacts
  • Attachments up to 500KB
  • Completely white label

Professional

$15/mo
  • 5,000-10,000 monthly requests
  • Unlimited email templates
  • Whitelist
  • Unlimited contacts
  • Attachments up to 2MB
  • Completely white label
  • Suppressions list
  • Multi-user access (3 seats)
  • Priority support

Business

Popular
$40/mo
  • 25,000-200,000 monthly requests
  • Unlimited email templates
  • Whitelist
  • Unlimited contacts
  • Attachments up to 30MB
  • Completely white label
  • Suppressions list
  • Multi-user access (Unlimited)
  • Priority support

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying EmailJS

Monthly$9/mo
Yearly$108/yr
5-Year Total$540

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$108
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$324
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$540
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 21 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a EmailJS alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 21 features.

Buy EmailJS

Better Value
Monthly cost$90/mo
3-year total$3,240
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying EmailJS saves ~$15,240 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 21 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

17 known integrations

Amazon SESAOLFastMailGmailGoogle AnalyticsiCloudMail.ruMailgunMailjetMailtrapOutlookPostmarkSendGridSendinBlueYahooYandexZoho