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PHP email SDKs

PHP support is dominated by Laravel-friendly SDKs. Symfony Mailer transports are the second pattern.

PHP teams increasingly run on Laravel or Symfony. The right question is which provider has a first-class transport, not just a raw HTTP SDK.

what to evaluate

Considerations

Use these lenses when comparing the picks below.

  • Laravel mailer driver availability.
  • Symfony Mailer transport availability.
  • Composer dependency footprint.
  • PHP version support floor.

top picks

  1. 01

    Postmark

    Transactional

    Postmark transport for Laravel and Symfony. Maintained.

    100/mo developer plan · $15/mo for 10,000 emails
  2. 02

    Mailgun

    Transactional

    Long-standing Symfony Mailer transport.

    100/day on Foundation trial · $15/mo for 10,000 emails (Basic)
  3. 03

    SendGrid

    Transactional Marketing

    Stable PHP SDK and Laravel adapter.

    60-day free trial only (permanent free tier was removed May 2025) · $19.95/mo for 50,000 emails
  4. 04

    Amazon SES

    Transactional

    AWS SDK PHP plus SES Laravel driver.

    3,000 message charges/mo free for first 12 months · $0.10 per 1,000 emails
also available

Other providers shipping a PHP SDK

Resend Transactional

Email API tightly coupled to React Email.
Mailtrap Transactional

Originally a staging inbox, now a sender too.
Loops Marketing

Modern lifecycle and broadcast email for SaaS.
MailerSend Transactional

Modern transactional API with a clean UI.
Brevo Transactional

All-in-one with a generous daily free tier.
SparkPost Transactional

High-volume sender with deep analytics.
SMTP2GO Transactional

Reliable SMTP relay with strong deliverability.
Mailjet Transactional

European-focused, GDPR-friendly all-in-one.
Elastic Email Transactional

Low-cost email API and SMTP relay with marketing features nearby.
Customer.io Marketing

Behavior-driven lifecycle messaging.
Klaviyo Marketing

Ecommerce-focused marketing automation.
Mailchimp / Mandrill Marketing

Legacy marketing giant, transactional via Mandrill.
Postal Self-hosted

Open-source mail delivery platform.
Knock Notifications

Notification infrastructure with workflow engine.
Courier Notifications

Notification infrastructure with visual journeys.
Novu Notifications

Open-source notification infrastructure.
MailSlurp Testing

Programmable inboxes for testing, inbound workflows, and email automation.
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