turboSMTP
Independent Italian SMTP relay since 2009, with a free tier and fully published PAYG pricing
Quick Overview
| Company | Edisplay Srl (VAT IT01172340919) |
|---|---|
| Category | Email Deliverability Alternatives |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Founded | 2009 |
| EU Presence | EU (Italy) |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Free up to 200 emails a day for the first six months / Basic €14.95 a month for up to 15,000 emails / Pro €79.95 a month, adding a dedicated IP, custom routing, a 365-day analytics database and up to 100 subaccounts / Enterprise custom pricing above 2.5 million emails a month; prepaid pay-as-you-go credits from €49 for 50,000 emails up to €790 for 1 million, unused credits expiring after a year |
| Free Option | Free plan at 200 emails a day, available for the first six months |
| Replaces | SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES |
Detailed Review
turboSMTP is run by Edisplay Srl, an independent Italian company with offices in Milan and on Sardinia, and it has been selling SMTP relay since 2009 — older than most of the developer-first entries in this category. The product is the familiar shape: SMTP relay and a REST API, SPF and DKIM authentication, webhooks and IP whitelisting, aimed squarely at a developer who wants to send from their own application rather than run a marketing platform.
What sets it apart from Inxmail, Retarus and Maileon at the quote-only end of this list is that every price is on the page.
A free plan carries up to 200 emails a day for the first six months, Basic is €14.95 a month for 15,000 emails, and Pro is €79.95 a month with a dedicated IP, custom routing, a year of analytics history and up to 100 subaccounts for agencies managing several clients' sending from one login. Above that, prepaid pay-as-you-go credits run from €49 for 50,000 emails to €790 for a million, valid for a year.
The gap is disclosure rather than product. turboSMTP publishes no data centre location and no security certification anywhere that could be found on its own site, which puts it behind EmailLabs, Inxmail, Retarus and Maileon on the one question this category treats as central.
For a small sender who mainly wants a working SMTP relay at a price they can see up front, that is a reasonable trade; for a buyer who needs to write "EU-hosted" into a compliance file, it is not enough on its own.
What turboSMTP does well
- Full published pricing, including a free 200-emails-a-day tier
- Independent Italian company, not part of a larger group
- Selling SMTP relay since 2009
- Dedicated IP, custom routing and 100 subaccounts on Pro
- Prepaid pay-as-you-go credits for irregular volume
Where turboSMTP falls short
- No published hosting location or data-centre country
- No published security certification
- Basic and Pro share the same 15,000-email headline volume, so the jump buys features rather than more volume
- Smaller brand than the specialists above it on this page
Standout feature. Every price is on the page, from the free 200-emails-a-day tier to the per-thousand rate on prepaid credits — a level of up-front transparency most of the quote-only tools in this category don't offer.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Full published pricing, including a free 200-emails-a-day tier
- Independent Italian company, not part of a larger group
- Selling SMTP relay since 2009
- Dedicated IP, custom routing and 100 subaccounts on Pro
- Prepaid pay-as-you-go credits for irregular volume
Cons
- No published hosting location or data-centre country
- No published security certification
- Basic and Pro share the same 15,000-email headline volume, so the jump buys features rather than more volume
- Smaller brand than the specialists above it on this page
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is turboSMTP?
turboSMTP is run by Edisplay Srl, an independent Italian company with offices in Milan and on Sardinia, and it has been selling SMTP relay since 2009 — older than most of the developer-first entries in this category. The product is the familiar shape: SMTP relay and a REST API, SPF and DKIM authentication, webhooks and IP whitelisting, aimed squarely at a developer who wants to send from their own application rather than run a marketing platform.
Where is turboSMTP based?
turboSMTP operates from Milan, Italy, which places it under EU (Italy).
What does turboSMTP cost?
Free up to 200 emails a day for the first six months / Basic €14.95 a month for up to 15,000 emails / Pro €79.95 a month, adding a dedicated IP, custom routing, a 365-day analytics database and up to 100 subaccounts / Enterprise custom pricing above 2.5 million emails a month; prepaid pay-as-you-go credits from €49 for 50,000 emails up to €790 for 1 million, unused credits expiring after a year.
Free plan at 200 emails a day, available for the first six months.
Who is turboSMTP best for?
Small senders who want a self-serve free tier and prices they can read before signing up. Every price is on the page, from the free 200-emails-a-day tier to the per-thousand rate on prepaid credits — a level of up-front transparency most of the quote-only tools in this category don't offer.
What are the drawbacks of turboSMTP?
No published hosting location or data-centre country. No published security certification. Basic and Pro share the same 15,000-email headline volume, so the jump buys features rather than more volume. Smaller brand than the specialists above it on this page.
Is turboSMTP a good alternative to SendGrid?
turboSMTP is built as a European alternative to SendGrid: Independent Italian SMTP relay since 2009, with a free tier and fully published PAYG pricing. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does turboSMTP compare to other Email Deliverability Alternatives tools?
turboSMTP is one of several European Email Deliverability Alternatives tools we cover. It is most often compared with SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES.