Emailit: pricing, free tier and alternatives (2026)

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Overview

Emailit is an email sending service with an API, SMTP relay, dashboard, webhooks, inbound email and a campaign tool. It says it runs from a data center it owns in Prague, in the EU, rather than renting a third-party sending stack.

Instead of monthly plans, you buy credit bundles that never expire. An API or SMTP email costs one credit, a campaign email two, and an email verification five. The smallest bundle is $20 for 100,000 credits ($0.20 per 1,000), falling to $0.10 per 1,000 on the $500 bundle of 5 million credits. There are no limits on users, domains or credentials.

Emailit retired its free tier; instead it offers a 30-day money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied after sending up to 1,000 emails. New accounts start with sending limits of 2 messages per second and 5,000 a day, which are raised as your reputation builds. Longer data retention ($50/mo) and a dedicated IP ($300/year) are optional add-ons.

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Pricing and plans

Plan	Price	What you get
Starter bundle	$20	100,000 credits, $0.20 per 1,000
Growth bundle	$45	250,000 credits, $0.18 per 1,000
500k bundle	$80	500,000 credits, $0.16 per 1,000
Scale bundle	$500	5,000,000 credits, $0.10 per 1,000
Data retention	$50/mo	Optional add-on for longer logs and analytics
Dedicated IP	$300/year	Optional add-on

No subscription: buy credit bundles that never expire. API/SMTP sends cost 1 credit, campaign sends 2, verifications 5, automation runs 3. costAt is the credit cost of that month's volume at bundle rates ($0.20/1k up to 100,000, $80 for 500,000); the smallest purchase is $20. Sending starts at 2 messages per second and 5,000 a day, raised with good sending history. 30-day money-back guarantee after up to 1,000 emails. 50% off for qualifying non-profits and students.

Source: emailit.com/pricing/ · prices as published, excluding tax.

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What it does

Prepaid credits: Credit bundles that never expire; no monthly subscription.
API and SMTP: REST API and SMTP relay usable from any stack.
Inbound email: Receive email as well as send it.
Campaigns: Send marketing campaigns at 2 credits per email.
Automations (beta): Event-driven workflows at 3 credits per run.
No seat or domain limits: Unlimited users, sending domains and credentials.

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Strengths and limitations

Strengths

Credits never expire, good for uneven volume
As low as $0.10 per 1,000 emails
Owned EU data center in Prague
Inbound email and campaigns in the same account

Limitations

No free tier
Minimum purchase of $20
New accounts limited to 5,000 emails a day at first
Longer data retention costs $50 a month

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Who it suits

Good for

Seasonal or spiky senders
Teams that want EU hosting without a subscription
Apps sending transactional and campaign email together

Look elsewhere if

Hobby projects that want a free tier
Senders needing high daily volume from day one

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Alternatives to Emailit

Tool	From	Free option
AhaSend Transactional email API and SMTP relay	$10/mo	Free tier
Amazon SES Cloud email sending and receiving service	Usage-based	Paid
Azure Communication Services Email Cloud email sending API	Usage-based	Paid
Bento Email marketing and automation	$29/mo	Paid
Brevo Email marketing and transactional platform	$9/mo	Free tier
Lettermint Transactional and broadcast email API	€10/mo	Free tier

All transactional email apis →

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Questions

Does Emailit have a free plan?

No. The free tier was retired; there is a 30-day money-back guarantee instead.

How does Emailit pricing work?

You buy credit bundles that never expire; one API or SMTP email uses one credit, from $0.20 down to $0.10 per 1,000.

Where does Emailit send from?

From a data center it owns in Prague, in the EU.

Does Emailit have sending limits?

New accounts start at 2 messages per second and 5,000 a day, raised based on sending history and reputation.

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