# Which email provider should I use?

> Broadcast sends through your own email provider. Compare AWS SES, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, Resend and others, and use the guided setup wizards.

Source: https://sendbroadcast.net/how-to/choose-an-email-provider

Broadcast does not send mail itself. It manages your list, builds the campaign, and
hands each message to an email provider you control. That separation is why you keep
your sending reputation when you switch tools.

## Supported providers

Broadcast integrates with AWS SES, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, Resend, SMTP.com and
Inboxroad, and can send over plain SMTP to anything else.
[The integrations documentation](https://sendbroadcast.net/docs/esp-integrations) has the
feature comparison across providers.

## Guided setup

For Postmark, AWS SES, SendGrid, and Mailgun there are **setup wizards** that create
the sending configuration and wire up webhooks for you. Use them rather than manual
setup unless you have a reason not to. There are dedicated guides for
[AWS SES](https://sendbroadcast.net/docs/esp-integrations/aws-ses) and
[Postmark](https://sendbroadcast.net/docs/esp-integrations/postmark).

![The guided setup provider chooser offering Postmark, AWS SES, SendGrid and Mailgun](https://sendbroadcast.net/assets/docs/setup/provider-picker-6a3c3b79.png)

The guided wizard configures sending and webhooks for you on the four providers it supports.

## How to pick

The honest short version: **AWS SES** is cheapest at volume and the most work to set
up. **Postmark** is the easiest to get right and strict about what you may send
through it. **SendGrid** and **Mailgun** sit in between. If you already have a
provider you are happy with, keep it.

The [email providers overview](/email-providers) goes into the tradeoffs, and
[SES vs Postmark vs Mailgun](/compare/ses-vs-postmark-vs-mailgun) compares the three
directly.

![The ESP Integrations page offering automatic setup, listing the AWS resources Broadcast will create](https://sendbroadcast.net/assets/docs/email-metrics/esp-integrations-8e97d068.png)

Automatic setup creates the tracking and notification resources inside your own provider account.

## Connect more than one

An install can have several email servers, and [channels](https://sendbroadcast.net/docs/channels)
can each use their own. Common reasons: separating transactional from marketing
traffic, or keeping brands on separate reputations. Each server has its own
[hourly rate limit](https://sendbroadcast.net/docs/email-server-rate-limits).

## Set up webhooks either way

Whichever you pick, configure ESP webhooks. Without them Broadcast cannot see
deliveries, bounces, or complaints, and auto-suppression will not fire.

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[Ask us](mailto:simon@sendbroadcast.net?subject=Email%20provider%20question) if you
want a recommendation for your volume.