Where to start testing emails? Mailtrap & Amazon SES
A mailing testing services review
TL; DR; Both services let you test your mailing processes, Mailtrap is easier to use but won’t be your mailing provider; Amazon SES requires more configurations but once it’s done, it’s just a few steps away to be production-ready.
A few years ago little I knew there were mailing platforms for developers like Mailtrap and Amazon SES. Nevertheless, a free Gmail account with SMTP enabled can also do the work depending on what you want to test.
Mailing services like Mailtrap and Amazon SES let you configure a mail server so your app can send all those transactional emails, newsletters, and marketing campaigns without reaching real people’s inboxes but virtual inboxes so you can debug mail format, its information, and workflows.
Mailtrap
Available at mailtrap.io, Mailtrap is mailing software as a service that let you configure an SMTP server and mailboxes in a few steps. You don’t need to read the docs to start using it effectively. Once you create an account, it immediately shows you the 6 to 10 lines of code or configuration you need to start using on major languages and web frameworks.
As its web page says “Mailtrap simulates the work of a real SMTP server” but it is…
