Is SendGrid free? Not since 2025
SendGrid hasn't had a free plan since 2025: new accounts get a 60-day trial at 100 emails a day, and sending stops when it ends unless you've picked a paid plan. Mailfully's free plan has no end date once your domain is verified, and it covers 5,000 emails a month with up to 200 on any day. To keep sending on SendGrid, the cheapest plan is Essentials at $19.95 a month for 50,000 emails.
SendGrid's figures checked October 7, 2026, against its own pages.
How much can you send on SendGrid's trial?
| Detail | Mailfully | SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Emails a month | 5,000 emails | No free plan |
| Daily limit | 200 emails | 100 emails during the trial |
| At the limit | Sending stops at the allowance, and nothing is billed | Can't exceed 100 a day |
| How long it lasts | No time limit once your domain is verified | 60-day trial since 2025, then sending stops |
| Card to sign up | Not needed | Not needed |
| Log retention | 30 days | 3 days |
| Inbound email | Included, and received mail counts toward the allowance | Included |
| First paid plan | $19 a month for 50,000 emails | $19.95 a month for 50,000 emails |
SendGrid figures from its own pages, checked in October 2026. A new account can send live mail as soon as its domain is verified, and a short review, usually within a day, lets it send more.
What happens when SendGrid's 60-day trial ends?
The clock runs out after 60 days
SendGrid's trial lasts 60 days, and then the account stops sending unless it's on a paid plan. There's no smaller free allowance to drop down to, which makes the trial a poor home for a side project you mean to keep running.
Three days of email history
On the trial, SendGrid keeps 3 days of searchable email activity, where our free plan keeps 30 days.
When is SendGrid's trial worth starting?
Start SendGrid's trial if you already expect to end up on SendGrid. Its Essentials plan costs less than ours at some volumes, and our full SendGrid comparison shows where. The trial includes the Inbound Parse webhook and needs no card, so it's a fair way to try the API on real code before you commit.
Questions
- Is SendGrid still free?
- No, SendGrid has offered only a trial since 2025. A new account gets 60 days at 100 emails a day without a card.
- How much does SendGrid cost after the trial?
- SendGrid's cheapest plan, Essentials, starts at $19.95 a month for 50,000 emails. On Mailfully the first paid step is $19 a month for 50,000 emails, and the free plan covers 5,000 a month before you pay anything.
- Can I move to a free plan after SendGrid's trial?
- No, SendGrid no longer has a free plan, so when the trial ends you either pick a paid plan or stop sending. A Mailfully account can stay on our free plan once its domain is verified, for as long as 5,000 a month covers what you send.
Try the free plan
5,000 emails a month on the free tier, no card. A paid plan starts at $19/mo, with $0.40 per 1,000 emails past its allowance.
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