Comparison
tinysend vs Sendy
Sendy's $69 one-time price looks attractive — until you add up the Apache server, MySQL database, SES setup, and ongoing maintenance. tinysend gives you the same cheap SES-powered sending as a fully managed SaaS, plus transactional email and a real developer API.
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No server required
Sendy requires a PHP + MySQL server, Amazon SES credentials, and manual DNS setup. tinysend is a SaaS — sign up, verify your domain, and send. No hosting bills, no security patches, no 3am outage alerts.
Transactional email included
Sendy is a newsletter tool — it was never designed for transactional email (receipts, password resets, welcome emails). tinysend handles both bulk campaigns and transactional email from a single API and dashboard.
BYOK still works
Sendy's main pitch is cheap SES sending. tinysend supports BYOK too — plug in your own Amazon SES, Postmark, or Mailgun account and keep the same $0.10 per 1,000 emails rate. Same savings, zero DevOps.
Feature comparison
Self-hosted newsletter tool vs managed email platform
| Feature | tinysend | Sendy |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ||
| Email sequences / drip campaigns | ||
| Contact management | ||
| Audience segmentation | ||
| Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) | SES only | |
| Fully managed SaaS (no server needed) | ||
| Developer REST API | Basic | |
| Webhooks | ||
| Custom fields on contacts | ||
| Bounce & complaint handling | ||
| No per-domain license | ||
| Agent-native (MCP / API triggers) |
Pricing comparison
At 50K emails/month and 25K contacts
tinysendper month
- Usage-based — pay for what you use
- BYOK — use your own sending provider
- Free tier included
per month
- One-time $69 license, but add $5–15/mo for PHP hosting (Apache, MySQL)
- Each domain requires a separate $69 license
- Zero transactional email support — need a separate tool for receipts, resets
- Manual server maintenance, security patches, and SES quota management
Who should use tinysend?
Teams already paying for PHP hosting who want to eliminate that overhead entirely.
Developers who need transactional email (password resets, receipts) alongside newsletters — Sendy can't do this.
Startups who want cheap SES-powered sending without managing a server.
Teams running multiple products — tinysend doesn't charge per domain like Sendy.
Anyone who wants a real developer API with webhooks and programmatic sequence triggers.
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