SendGrid pricing in rand
As of 26 September 2026
SendGrid prices and bills in US dollars, so every South African customer carries exchange-rate risk on top of the subscription. Buzzz bills in rand at a fixed monthly price. Here's what SendGrid's published tiers convert to today, next to Buzzz's actual rand price for the same volume.
| Tier | Buzzz | SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Free / trial | R0: 1,000 emails/mo, API access, 1 sending domain | 60-day trial only (100 emails/day), then requires a paid plan |
| ~50,000 emails/mo | R499/mo (Pro): 50,000 emails, SMS, automations, inbound email, SMTP relay | Essentials, $19.95/mo ≈ R325/mo (email API only; Marketing Campaigns billed separately) |
| ~100,000 emails/mo | R1,299/mo (Growth: Pro caps at 50,000; sends past a plan's allowance are refused, not billed as overage, so 100k needs Growth) | ≈ R325–R1,467/mo depending on plan tier |
| Billing currency | South African rand, no contract | US dollars only |
Figures converted at R16.31 = US$1 (xe.com, 26 September 2026). Prices exclude VAT. Sources: Buzzz pricing, SendGrid pricing.
Reasons to pick Buzzz
- Billed in rand at a fixed monthly price, with no dollar exchange-rate exposure on your email bill.
- SMS to South African numbers is included on Pro, in the same plan as email.
- Campaigns, automations, inbound email and an SMTP relay ship in the same plan, not a separately billed product.
- Sends past your allowance are refused, never billed as a surprise overage.
- We warn before we pause for deliverability problems and say why; a person answers appeals within one South African business day (a frequent SendGrid complaint on Trustpilot and Hacker News in 2026 is accounts suspended with no warning).
Reasons you might not
- At 50,000 emails a month, SendGrid's Essentials plan (≈R325) is cheaper than Buzzz Pro (R499) if you only need transactional/API sending and don't need SMS, automations or inbound email.
- At 100,000 emails a month, SendGrid's cheapest matching plan can still undercut Buzzz Growth (R1,299) depending on which SendGrid tier you land on (≈R325–R1,467).
- SendGrid's free trial gives roughly 100 emails/day (≈3,000/month) for 60 days, more generous than Buzzz's permanent 1,000/month free tier, but it ends, and a paid plan follows.
Buzzz's warn-before-pause policy for sending reputation is set out in our terms of service, section 5, and reported monthly on our deliverability report.
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