# All-in-one alternative for SendGrid

Clear plans, unlimited contacts, zero setup gauntlet. No gated features, no enterprise sales pitches — a platform made for developers rather than procurement departments.

## Why teams choose Bitelio

### Simple, Transparent Pricing

Start free, move to $19/mo when you're ready, and pay a flat $1.20 per extra 1,000 emails beyond your allowance. Nothing hidden, no sales calls to schedule.

### 5-Minute Setup

From signup to first send in minutes. A modern API, docs that get to the point, and no configuration rabbit holes — paste the snippet and ship.

### Marketing Included

Campaigns, automation, and segmentation come standard. With SendGrid, the same capabilities live in a separate Marketing Campaigns product that costs extra.

### Unlimited Contacts

Your list can grow as large as it likes on any plan — pricing tracks emails sent, not contacts stored.

### EU-Hosted & GDPR-Compliant

Data lives on EU infrastructure and is processed in line with GDPR. You keep full control, with API access and exports available around the clock.

### No Feature Gating

Every plan — Free included — gets campaigns, automation, and segmentation. Basic automation never hides behind an "enterprise" paywall.

## Feature comparison

| Feature | Bitelio | SendGrid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pricing Model | Free plan + tiers from $19/mo | Monthly subscription tiers |
| Setup Time | 5 minutes | Hours of setup work |
| Transactional Emails | Yes | Yes |
| Marketing Campaigns | Included | Separate product |
| Workflow Automation | Yes | Enterprise only |
| Dynamic Segmentation | Yes | Limited |
| API Simplicity | Modern REST | Aging, complex API |

## FAQ

### What is the difference between Bitelio and SendGrid pricing?

Bitelio has a free plan with 1,000 emails/month, then Pro at $19/mo with 15,000 emails included and Scale at $99/mo with 100,000 included. If you send more, you pay a transparent $1.20 per extra 1,000 emails — no forced tier jumps. Every plan includes unlimited contacts, marketing campaigns, and workflow automation. SendGrid's tiers charge for contact storage and sell marketing as a separate product.

### Why is SendGrid so complicated to set up?

SendGrid was designed around large-enterprise requirements: IP configuration, sender authentication, subuser hierarchies, and a legacy API you have to learn your way around before anything works. Bitelio takes the opposite approach — a clean, modern API that has developers sending within minutes.

### Does Bitelio have the same deliverability as SendGrid?

Yes. Bitelio sends through AWS SES, whose deliverability stands up to SendGrid's. Custom domains, DKIM authentication, and dedicated IPs for high-volume senders are available on both — the difference is that Bitelio hands you these capabilities without the configuration maze.

### Can I migrate from SendGrid to Bitelio?

Yes — and it's simpler than you might expect. Pull your contact list out of SendGrid, load it into Bitelio via CSV, then point your application at Bitelio's straightforward API. Most teams finish inside a day.

### What SendGrid features does Bitelio not have?

Bitelio concentrates on modern email workflows and deliberately skips the enterprise-specific extras. For roughly 95% of use cases, everything you need is already here.


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> Source: https://dev.bitelio.com/vs/sendgrid