generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://www.benchmarkemail.com/pricing/ and https://www.benchmarkemail.com/features/api/
plan_count: 3
api_included_on_all_plans: true
api_overage_charges: false
name: Benchmark Email Plans and Pricing
description: Benchmark Email offers three pricing tiers based on contact count. All plans include API access at no extra cost. The API is available with up to 2 active keys on Free and up to 10 keys on Pro. Enterprise plans offer custom key limits.
url: https://www.benchmarkemail.com/pricing/
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-08-13'
plans:
  - name: Free
    description: Entry-level plan for small senders with core email marketing features. Includes 2 active API keys.
    url: https://www.benchmarkemail.com/pricing/
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    billingCycle: monthly
    limits:
      contacts: 500
      emailSendsPerMonth: 2500
      users: 1
      sendingDomains: 1
      apiKeys: 2
    features:
      - Drag-and-drop email builder
      - Ready-made email templates
      - AI-generated images
      - Stock image library
      - Personalization with merge fields
      - Email preview and test sends
      - Contact management with custom fields
      - Lists and tags
      - CSV import/export
      - Sign-up forms with reCAPTCHA
      - Performance reporting
      - Contact activity feed
      - Link activity tracking
      - REST API access (2 keys)
  - name: Pro
    description: Full-featured plan for growing businesses. Scales from 1,000 to 100,000 contacts. Includes up to 10 active API keys.
    url: https://www.benchmarkemail.com/pricing/
    price: 19
    currency: USD
    billingCycle: monthly
    annualPrice: 16
    limits:
      contacts: 1000
      emailSendsPerMonth: 10000
      users: 1
      additionalUsersPerMonth: 15
      maxAdditionalUsers: 9
      sendingDomains: 10
      apiKeys: 10
    features:
      - Everything in Free
      - Scaled contact tiers up to 100,000 contacts
      - 10x monthly send volume relative to contact count
      - Up to 10 sending domains
      - Up to 10 total users
      - REST API access (10 keys)
      - Scoped API key permissions (No Access / Read / Read & Write)
      - Optional key expiration dates
    tiers:
      - contacts: 1000
        monthlyPrice: 19
        annualMonthlyPrice: 16
        emailSendsPerMonth: 10000
      - contacts: 2500
        monthlyPrice: 37
        annualMonthlyPrice: 31
        emailSendsPerMonth: 25000
      - contacts: 10000
        monthlyPrice: 93
        emailSendsPerMonth: 100000
      - contacts: 50000
        monthlyPrice: 299
        emailSendsPerMonth: 500000
      - contacts: 100000
        monthlyPrice: 499
        emailSendsPerMonth: 1000000
  - name: Enterprise
    description: Custom plan for large organizations with more than 100,000 contacts. Custom pricing, contact limits, send volumes, and API key quotas via sales.
    url: https://www.benchmarkemail.com/pricing/
    price: custom
    currency: USD
    billingCycle: custom
    limits:
      contacts: custom
      emailSendsPerMonth: custom
      users: custom
      sendingDomains: custom
      apiKeys: custom
    features:
      - Everything in Pro
      - Custom contact limits exceeding 100,000
      - Custom email send volumes
      - Custom user seats
      - Custom sending domains
      - Dedicated account support
      - Custom API key quotas
api_quota_by_plan:
  note: >-
    The v1 API's monthly request quota is derived from the plan's contact limit, published
    at https://developers.benchmarkemail.io/rate-limits. It is not listed on the pricing
    page, so it is recorded here.
  formula:
    free: contact limit x 10
    paid: contact limit x 100
  examples:
  - plan: Free
    contacts: 500
    monthly_api_requests: 5000
  - plan: Pro
    contacts: 1000
    monthly_api_requests: 100000
  - plan: Pro
    contacts: 100000
    monthly_api_requests: 10000000
  hourly_limit_all_plans: 3600
  detail: rate-limits/benchmark-email-rate-limits.yml
paymentMethods:
- Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex)
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- Amazon Pay
- Stripe Link
notes:
- >-
  API access is included at no extra cost on every plan, including Free, and there are no
  per-request charges. Cost scales with stored contacts, not with API usage.
- >-
  The API key quota is the only API-specific plan difference: 2 keys on Free, 10 on Pro,
  custom on Enterprise. Benchmark's guidance is one key per integration so each carries its
  own scopes and can be deactivated independently.
- >-
  The v1 API scope model (No Access / Read / Read & Write per resource) is available on all
  plans, not gated behind a tier.