The short answer
SparkPost is billed volume tiers / custom enterprise. It has a free tier: ~500 emails/mo (dev tier). The paid plans we list start at $20/month (Starter).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $20/month | For new senders; ~25,000 emails/day, API or SMTP relay, 2 custom webhooks, engagement insights, real-time alerts, searchable event data, AMP emails. |
| Premier | $75/month | Adds up to 15 subaccounts, 5 custom webhooks, automated IP warmup, inbound email webhooks, scheduled sending, prioritized support. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For 5M+ emails/month; dedicated technical account manager, deliverability analysis reporting, guaranteed burst rates, enterprise SLA with service credits. |
How SparkPost bills you
The pricing model is volume tiers / custom enterprise. Former high-volume leader now folded into Bird, with opaque pricing and an enterprise-sales-gated shift. Best suited to: enterprise high-volume sending via bird.
What to watch for on the bill
- Generous free tier (formerly 100k emails/month) has been discontinued; paid plans now start at $20/month
The pricing page we read
Source: https://bird.com/pricing/email?sp=true. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
Compare SparkPost with alternatives
Other transactional email apis: SendGrid, Resend, Postmark, Mailgun, Amazon SES.
Looking at quality rather than price? See the SparkPost score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: SparkPost pricing.