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The API-First Alternative
to SendGrid
SendGrid is an email delivery infrastructure. Retake is a complete recovery engine built on top of high-performance delivery, saving you months of dev time.
Retake vs SendGrid
See detailed feature breakdown and why engineering teams prefer Retake.
| Feature | Retake | SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Build vs Buy | ||
| What You Get | Complete Recovery System | Raw Email API |
| Dev Time Required | Minutes | Months |
| Maintenance | Zero | High |
| Cart Logic | Included | Build Yourself |
| Capabilities | ||
| Tracking Script | Included | Build Yourself |
| Templates | Conversion Optimized | Basic |
| Analytics | Revenue Focused | Delivery Focused |
| Cost | ||
| Engineering Cost | None | High ($$$$) |
| Monthly Fee | Flat Fee | Usage Based |
Why companies switch from SendGrid
- Requires building your own logic
- No native cart tracking
- No revenue attribution out of the box
What you get with Retake
- Industry standard for delivery
- High scale capability
- Flexible API