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Email Send Cost Calculator

Estimate email delivery cost from monthly send volume and provider pricing per 1,000 emails.

Last reviewed: April 30, 2026Free toolMethodology

Email Send Cost Calculator

These fields start with sample inputs. Keep them or replace them, then run the tool to show a fresh result.

Number fields accept plain values and common formatted input such as 250000, 250,000, or 1,234.56.

Result

Calculating the sample result.

Why it matters

Transactional and lifecycle email volumes can grow quietly, and request-based pricing becomes meaningful at scale.

When to use

  • Forecasting provider spend
  • Comparing email vendors
  • Estimating the impact of campaign or product-trigger growth

Inputs & Outputs

Inputs

  • Monthly emails is the total number of emails sent in the billing period.
  • Rate per 1,000 emails should match the provider's billing unit.

Outputs

  • Estimated email cost shows the send component of the monthly bill.
  • Cost per day provides a rough operating average.

Send-cost method

Divide the send volume by 1,000 and multiply by the provider's per-1,000 email rate.

Email cost = (monthly emails / 1000) x rate per 1000

Worked example

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Lifecycle volume planning

A product sends 2.4 million emails per month at 0.10 per 1,000 emails.

Inputs

  • Monthly emails: 2,400,000
  • Rate per 1,000: 0.10

Steps

  • Billable thousands = 2,400,000 / 1,000 = 2,400
  • Cost = 2,400 x 0.10 = 240

Result

  • Estimated send cost is 240 per month.

Edge cases & caveats

  • Dedicated IPs, storage, or deliverability add-ons are not included.
  • Tiered pricing can lower or raise the effective unit cost.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should inbound email cost be included too?

Only if your provider bills inbound messages separately and they matter to your use case.

Can I use this for newsletters and transactional email together?

Yes, as long as the pricing model is the same or you model each stream separately and add them together.

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