SendGrid vs Mailtrap

SendGrid is a cloud-based email service provider (ESP) that helps businesses send marketing and transactional emails. It acts as a third-party SMTP server, handling the complexities of email delivery so users can focus on their content and strategy.

SendGrid provides features like email APIs, marketing campaign tools, and analytics to optimize email deliverability and engagement. SendGrid handles a massive 100+ billion emails a month with 99.99% uptime. It's great if you're sending a lot of emails

Mailtrap is a service (free plan available) that you can use to trap emails, without actually sending them to their intended recipient. Mailtrap provides developers with a reliable email infrastructure for email sending and email performance monitoring.

Their Email Sending comes with two sending solutions: SMTP Service and Email API. Email Delivery Platform designed for product companies with high sending volumes. Send marketing, mass, and transactional emails.