Pick SendGrid if
app teams who will stay on the $0 / 60-day trial (100 emails / day) while they open a first Activity feed, then buy Essentials at $19.95 / month (50,000 emails) when the trial ends.
Read the SendGrid pageSendGrid vs Twilio
Our take
Pick SendGrid if app teams who will stay on the $0 / 60-day trial (100 emails / day) while they open a first Activity feed, then buy Essentials at $19.95 / month (50,000 emails) when the trial ends. Pick Twilio if app teams who will stay on pay-as-you-go SMS at $0.0083 / message (no monthly platform tile) while they open a first Messaging Insights Overview, then buy Flex at $150 / named user / month only if they
Best for
SendGrid Delivered rows you search at a public $
Twilio Delivery % you chart at a public $
Free plan
SendGrid No free plan
Twilio No free plan
Lowest paid
SendGrid Essentials $19.95
Twilio Functions $0.0001
Next step up
SendGrid Pro $89.95
Twilio Studio $0.0025
Runs where
SendGrid Hosted
Twilio Hosted
Watch out
SendGrid The $0 tile is a 60-day trial, not forever
Twilio $0.0083 is per SMS, not a seat
Last checked
SendGrid 2026-10-23 · twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api
Twilio 2026-10-23 · twilio.com/en-us/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Twilio if
app teams who will stay on pay-as-you-go SMS at $0.0083 / message (no monthly platform tile) while they open a first Messaging Insights Overview, then buy Flex at $150 / named user / month only if they need a contact-center seat.
Read the Twilio page