Bento

Transactional Email

Transactional email that just works. Send password resets, receipts, and order updates fast, with managed deliverability and searchable logs.

Transactional
POST /v1/batch/emails
send_order.rbRuby
Bento::Emails.send_transactional(  to: "alex@example.com",  from: "orders@acme.co",  subject: "Order #1842 confirmed",  html_body: Receipt.render(order))

The email platform teams keep recommending.

See why growing teams pick Bento for automation, deliverability, and support.

Trusted by 0+ businesses

4.9/5 on G2
5/5 on Capterra
Trust & Safety

Problems get caught before your customers notice.

Bad addresses, suspicious content, opted-out contacts. We catch all of it before anything leaves your account.

Content Scanning

Catch risky content and suspicious patterns before anything goes out.

Infrastructure

We handle the hard parts.

Sender reputation, IP warmup, delivery routing. We manage it all so your password resets and receipts just arrive.

Managed IP Strategy

We handle warmup and scaling. You just send.

Included with Transactional Email

See exactly what happened.

Every email, every delivery event, every bounce. Logged and searchable. When something goes wrong, you know in seconds.

Real-time Event Logs

See delivery, bounce, and engagement events as they happen.

Capabilities

More transactional capabilities

Authentication, dedicated IPs, webhooks, SDKs, suppression, and throttling are ready when you need them.

01

SPF/DKIM/DMARC

Authentication setup included and verified automatically.

02

Dedicated IPs

Isolate transactional reputation from marketing sends.

03

Webhook Events

Get real-time delivery and engagement callbacks.

04

SDK Support

Node, Ruby, Python, Go, and PHP libraries available.

05

Bounce Handling

Automated suppression for hard bounces and complaints.

06

Rate Limiting

Built-in throttling to protect sender reputation.

Ecosystem

Send from any language or framework

Use SMTP or an official SDK to add reliable transactional sending to your existing stack.

Node.js

Official SDK

Ruby

Gem available

Python

PyPI package

Laravel

Composer package

Go

Go module

Transactional pricing

Simple, predictable transactional pricing

Start with 100 transactional emails free each month. After that, pay a $5/month minimum through 12,500 emails, then $0.09 per 1,000 emails. Pricing is based on send volume, never contact count.

First 100 emails each month

$0/mo

What mattersBentoTypical provider
Pricing unitBentoSend volumeTypical providerOften bundled tiers
Free allowanceBento100 emails monthlyTypical providerVaries by provider
Delivery toolingBentoBuilt inTypical providerOften DIY
Marketing dataBentoSame platformTypical providerSeparate product

Bottom line

Bento keeps transactional delivery, event logs, and customer marketing data close without charging by contact count.

100

Free emails

$5

Monthly minimum

$0.09

Per 1K after 12.5K

First 100 emails free
$5/month minimum after that
SMTP and API access
Real-time event webhooks

White-glove migration

Switch your transactional email in hours

Point your SMTP or API calls to Bento and start sending. Most teams migrate transactional email in a single afternoon.

Current ESP
Bento

Migration coverage

Bring your whole sending setup with you.

25% mapped
SMTP credentials
API integration
Template migration
Webhook setup

<1 day

Typical switch window

1:1

Migration support

Zero

Forced add-ons

Transactional email FAQs

How fast are transactional sends delivered?

Most messages are delivered in seconds. We use dedicated infrastructure to keep transactional email fast and reliable.

Can we integrate through SMTP and API?

Yes. You can send through standard SMTP or direct API endpoints based on your existing stack.

Do we get visibility into delivery events?

Yes. You can see the status of every email you sent, whether it was delivered, opened, bounced, or clicked.

Can Bento help improve our deliverability?

Yes. You get built-in tools for reputation monitoring, email authentication, and list hygiene, plus guidance from our team.

Is there a separate cost for transactional email?

Transactional Email is a standalone plan priced by monthly send volume, not contact count. The first 100 emails each month are free, followed by a $5/month minimum through 12,500 emails and $0.09 per 1,000 emails above that.

Can I use Bento for both marketing and transactional email?

Yes, that is the whole point. One platform for product emails, marketing campaigns, and transactional messages. No separate tools to manage.

How do I manage transactional email templates?

You can build and preview templates inside Bento before deploying them. Changes are versioned so you can roll back if something breaks.

What happens if a transactional email bounces?

Hard bounces are automatically suppressed so you do not keep hitting a dead address. Bounce events are logged and available through webhooks so your app can react in real time.

What languages and SDKs do you support?

We have official SDKs for Node.js, Ruby, Python, Go, and PHP. You can also send through standard SMTP from any language or framework.

Can I send from multiple domains?

Yes. You can configure multiple sending domains in one account. Each domain gets its own authentication records and reputation tracking.

Is there a sandbox or test mode?

Yes. You can send test emails and preview templates without affecting your production sending or reputation.

Does transactional email share reputation with marketing sends?

You can separate transactional and marketing traffic by Site and sending subdomain so each stream builds its own reputation. Bento can also help high-volume senders choose the right IP strategy.

Your customers expect these emails to arrive.

Send your first 100 emails free, then scale with predictable volume pricing.