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Show HN: Anypost – transactional and broadcast email API, 8¢ per 1k (anypost.com)

25 points by dancablam ↗ HN
We think it's too damn expensive to send email these days. We built Anypost on modern (non-cloudy) infrastructure to ensure we can offer a top-shelf product without having to hit you with the cloud tax. We're not looking to be the next unicorn. We just want a sustainable product that helps solopreneurs and high-volume senders get their message out without having to worry about the bill.

We're around - feel free to ask questions!

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htdvhtfvvvg
I didn’t immediately see any discussion of deliverability. That’s like the number 1 criteria anyone sending email in production cares about.
dbbk
What is the differentiator here? Why would anyone choose this?
udfalkso
I was excited to sign up for this. But, I never got your verification email, so I can't sign up. That should be your bread and butter.
ladderhook
Good to know that the team has email industry expertise, but how does having this expertise differentiate you vs a competitor that, presumably, has team members with industry expertise as well?
reassess_blind
Looks good. How’s your security? These days everything hinges on email for auth (particularly with email code sign in being so popular) so if there is a breach that’s a lot of exposure. Security is the one aspect that would make me hesitant to try a newcomer email API.
Scaled
I started to get interested and then realized it's yet another monthly subscription based email platform. One of the main reasons SES is popular is it is pay what you use.

In addition, it's not immediately clear if SMTP is supported, but you might want to add that if not since it's the standard. Your api might be cool but avoiding vendor lockin is cooler.