Transactional Email APIs · reliability comparison
Amazon SES vs Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill): which is more reliable? (2026)
Amazon SES is more reliable than Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill), scoring 100.0 vs 90.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Amazon SES reported 0 incidents and Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill) reported 3, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.93% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Amazon SES | Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 90.6 |
| Rank (transactional email APIs) | — | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 3h 4m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Amazon SES and Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill) differ
- Amazon SES reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill) reported 3.
90-day uptime
Amazon SES
Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Amazon SES incidents
No incidents reported by Amazon SES in the last 90 days.
Recent Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill) incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 17, 2026 · resolved in 38m
Delayed Deliveries via Mandrill
Affected: Delayed Deliveries via Mandrill
- Degraded performanceSep 15, 2026 · resolved in 4h 26m
Delayed Deliveries via Mandrill
Affected: Delayed Deliveries via Mandrill
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 8m
Affected: Mandrill/Transactional Delays
Full Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill) reliability report →
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