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Bird

Who controls the sending stack?

MailerSend: validation and managed warm-up

MailerSend provides bulk CSV validation and real-time address checks. Keep MailerSend when uploaded-list cleaning is part of your sending workflow.

MailerSend’s dedicated-IP request guide requires at least one authenticated domain and 500,000 emails a month. Its team assesses the application and warms the IP before sending begins.

MailerSend’s blocklist monitoring checks domains and IPs on Professional and Enterprise plans, alerts senders and provides delisting requirements and links.

Bird: infrastructure and reputation

How do Bird and MailerSend compare?

Compare dedicated-IP eligibility, send tracking and saved content. MailerSend supports bulk address validation; Bird combines its sending infrastructure, delivery tools and mailboxes with other channels in one API.

CapabilityBirdMailerSendWho wins?
Transactional send APIBird’s TypeScript SDK throws typed errors by default; .safe() returns data and error.MailerSend’s Node SDK constructs a MailerSend client with apiKey and sends EmailParams through email.send. The send endpoint accepts JSON with address objects and personalization.
SMTP relayBird SMTP accepts port 465 with TLS or 587 and 2525 with STARTTLS, using an API key.MailerSend SMTP uses generated usernames and passwords across verified domains on the account. Its relay uses STARTTLS and recommends port 587.
Email address validationBird email lookup checks one address per call, returning a verdict, confidence, address flags and suggested corrections.MailerSend validation supports bulk CSV uploads and real-time API checks of individual addresses.
Idempotency on sendBird retains completed responses for 3 hours; later retries are fresh requests.MailerSend’s send endpoint returns x-message-id for querying send status. That response identifier tracks a send; it is not a client-supplied retry key.
Stored message retentionBird stores message bodies for up to 30 days when content storage is enabled.MailerSend content tracking makes HTML previews available in email activity when enabled. Its activity retention is 7 days on Starter and 30 on Professional and Enterprise, with an eligible-plan add-on up to 365 days.
Published pricingBird email plans and rates are read live in the table below.Compare the selected plan with MailerSend’s published rates, including its billing period and features.
Dedicated IPs and poolsBird dedicated IP purchases are bounded by your plan’s IP quota. Automatic warm-up sends overflow through the shared pool.MailerSend’s dedicated-IP request guide requires 500,000 emails a month and an authenticated domain. Its team assesses eligibility and warms the IP; the add-on is available on Professional, excluding trials, and Enterprise.
Deliverability heritageBird acquired SparkPost in 2021. Its sending network carries about 40% of the world’s commercial email.MailerSend’s dedicated-IP team enables and warms the IP after assessing the sender. Its blocklist monitoring covers domains and IPs on Professional and Enterprise.
SPF, DKIM and DMARCBird verifies DKIM, return-path and DMARC. BIMI is a separate DNS and logo configuration.MailerSend’s automatic DNS setup configures SPF, DKIM and DMARC records.
Event webhooks and signingBird signs webhook deliveries using Standard Webhooks.MailerSend webhook signing puts an HMAC-SHA256 hash of the raw payload in the Signature header, using the webhook’s signing secret.
Channels beyond emailBird’s API covers email, SMS, WhatsApp, Verify and Realtime, with international SMS delivery.MailerSend offers transactional email and WhatsApp. Its SMS service is available in the US and Canada.
Vendor and procurementReview Bird’s published legal terms and policies against your existing agreement and procurement requirements.Review MailerSend’s published terms against your existing agreement and procurement requirements.
MailboxesBird’s agent mailboxes provide addressable inboxes, threads, replies and sender rules managed through code.MailerSend inbound routing delivers parsed message content, raw content and attachments to the configured destination.
Agent toolingBird’s hosted MCP server at mcp.bird.com exposes 354 tools. The bird CLI sends and inspects email, manages domains, templates and webhooks, and gives agents JSON output and semantic exit codes.MailerSend’s hosted MCP server sends email and SMS and manages domains, templates and webhooks. Its CLI also manages recipients and suppressions.

How do you send one HTML email?

MailerSend’s Node SDK builds EmailParams and sends through email.send. Bird throws typed errors by default; this example opts into .safe() so the application can branch on data and error.

MailerSend

send.ts
import { MailerSend, EmailParams, Sender, Recipient } from "mailersend";

const ms = new MailerSend({ apiKey: process.env.MAILERSEND_API_KEY! });

await ms.email.send(
  new EmailParams()
    .setFrom(new Sender("onboarding@yourdomain.com", "Acme"))
    .setTo([new Recipient("customer@example.com")])
    .setSubject("Your March invoice")
    .setHtml("<p>Attached.</p>"),
);

Bird

send.ts
import { BirdClient } from "@messagebird/sdk";

const bird = new BirdClient({ apiKey: process.env.BIRD_API_KEY! });

const { data, error } = await bird.email
  .send({
    from:    { email: "onboarding@yourdomain.com", name: "Acme" },
    to:      ["customer@example.com"],
    subject: "Your March invoice",
    html:    "<p>Attached.</p>",
  })
  .safe();

if (error) console.error(error.message);
else console.log(data.id);

What changes around the send call?

Which suppression lists should I import?
Import permanent MailerSend suppressions, including hard bounces, complaints, unsubscribes and manual blocks. Keep the On Hold list separate. MailerSend states: “These emails will be blocked for 72 hours, after which they will be automatically removed from the list.” Importing that temporary hold as a permanent Bird suppression would prevent those addresses from receiving mail after the hold expires. The migration guide maps the lists.
How should I prevent duplicate sends during migration?
Keep a record of each business operation and its send outcome. MailerSend’s x-message-id lets you query an accepted send’s status. Use that status lookup when investigating an uncertain outcome. Bird’s 3-hour idempotency window retains the completed response; retries after that window are fresh requests. Check your application’s send record before submitting another send.

Published email plans

Bird’s full monthly ladder is shown below. Nearest-volume plans are labelled and are not quotes for Bird’s volume. Check billing terms, features and overages.

Pricing verdict: Even. The verdict compares the lowest published monthly amount at each exact volume and currency; daily-only allowances, annual commitments, usage rates, starting prices and custom quotes are not compared.

Bird monthly volume ladder and published provider plans
Bird tierEmails per monthBirdMailerSend
Free1,000

$0 / month (USD)

€0 / month (EUR)

Nearest published volume

Free: $0

500 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Startup50,000

$15 / month (USD)

€15 / month (EUR)

2 plans at this volume

Expand to compare every option and its billing terms.

Matching volume

Starter: $35.00 /month

50,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Matching volume

Professional: $110.00 /month

50,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Startup100,000

$30 / month (USD)

€27.5 / month (EUR)

2 plans at this volume

Expand to compare every option and its billing terms.

Matching volume

Starter: $68.00 /month

100,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Matching volume

Professional: $140.00 /month

100,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Growth100,000

$80 / month (USD)

€72.5 / month (EUR)

2 plans at this volume

Expand to compare every option and its billing terms.

Matching volume

Starter: $68.00 /month

100,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Matching volume

Professional: $140.00 /month

100,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Growth250,000

$175 / month (USD)

€160 / month (EUR)

2 plans at this volume

Expand to compare every option and its billing terms.

Matching volume

Starter: $162.50 /month

250,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Matching volume

Professional: $275.00 /month

250,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Growth500,000

$295 / month (USD)

€270 / month (EUR)

2 plans at this volume

Expand to compare every option and its billing terms.

Matching volume

Starter: $325.00 /month

500,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Matching volume

Professional: $525.00 /month

500,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Growth1,000,000

$530 / month (USD)

€480 / month (EUR)

2 plans at this volume

Expand to compare every option and its billing terms.

Matching volume

Starter: $600.00 /month

1,000,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Matching volume

Professional: $1,000.00 /month

1,000,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Growth2,500,000

$1,039 / month (USD)

€950 / month (EUR)

Nearest published volume

Professional: $1,600.00 /month

2,000,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

MailerSend: Published plans

Free: $0

500 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Hobby: $7.00 /month

5,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Starter: $35.00 /month

50,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Starter: $68.00 /month

100,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Starter: $162.50 /month

250,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Starter: $325.00 /month

500,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Starter: $600.00 /month

1,000,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Professional: $110.00 /month

50,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Professional: $140.00 /month

100,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Professional: $275.00 /month

250,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Professional: $525.00 /month

500,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Professional: $1,000.00 /month

1,000,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Professional: $1,600.00 /month

2,000,000 emails

Monthly billing.

as published

Enterprise: contact us

Custom enterprise requirements and pricing.

as published

How should you compare email costs?

What do the Bird and MailerSend price rows include?
The table shows Bird’s full monthly ladder. Rival plans match the volume or are labelled with the nearest published volume. Bird’s amounts come from its live catalogue; MailerSend’s linked amounts carry their check dates. Compare the billing period and included features before choosing a plan. Use MailerSend’s pricing page to check the features and add-ons for the selected plan.

Switching cost

What does a MailerSend migration involve?

Map MailerSend address objects, template_id and personalization to Bird’s send payload and template parameters. Follow the migration guide to import permanent suppressions while excluding the temporary On Hold list.

Replace MailerSend’s Signature verification with Bird’s Standard Webhooks verification. Map delivery events and replace SMTP credentials with a Bird API key if you use SMTP. Test sends and handlers in Bird’s mail sandbox, and plan warm-up for new dedicated IPs.

Talk to our email team

See how Bird fits your MailerSend workflow.

Test your sender, templates and delivery events before moving traffic from MailerSend. For a larger move, plan the cutover with an email specialist.

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