>>> "You don't magically get higher deliverability only because your mail is passing through them. They don't have mythical "whitelist" slots at the ESPs. They're not even on the radar of the ESPs."
That's absolutely right, you don't. But email deliverability turned from a massive mystery and headache for us, into a sure-fire deal, the day after we implemented SendGrid. We develop translation/localization related apps, not email apps. So for us that's cool :)
If they're a good deal for you then there's no arguing with that.
I didn't mean to say they have no value proposition at all; the API and stats they provide can sure be useful for some.
All I was saying is that their raw deliverability is no different to running your own server. And your own server doesn't charge a few pennies per mail...
That's absolutely right, you don't. But email deliverability turned from a massive mystery and headache for us, into a sure-fire deal, the day after we implemented SendGrid. We develop translation/localization related apps, not email apps. So for us that's cool :)