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Amazon SES VS Twilio_

As of 4 November 2026, Twilio is named by 330 companies and Amazon SES by 162; Amazon SES skews to companies under 200 people (50% vs 61%), Twilio to companies over 1,000 (14% vs 30%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amazon SES's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Twilio rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Amazon SES: 2–200 employees
50%
Twilio: 2–200 employees
61%
Amazon SES: 1,000+ employees
30%
Twilio: 1,000+ employees
14%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.6 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
417,494 · 15,298
162companies name Amazon SES
330companies name Twilio
0name both
265 · 746postings in 90 days, Amazon SES · Twilio
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAmazon SESshareTwilioshareLeans
Self-employed53%216%Twilio
2-10 employees159%6921%Twilio
11-50 employees1811%6620%Twilio
51-200 employees4830%6620%Amazon SES
201-500 employees1610%3410%even
501-1000 employees117%278%even
1001-5000 employees2616%227%Amazon SES
5001-10000 employees96%72%Amazon SES
10,001+ employees149%185%Amazon SES
By industry
SegmentAmazon SESshareTwilioshareLeans
Technology & software8552%20362%Twilio
Business & finance services3723%5717%Amazon SES
Commerce & trade74%62%Amazon SES
Manufacturing & industry74%41%Amazon SES
Utilities & infrastructure64%––outside top 12
Media & content53%134%even
Property & construction53%72%even
Automotive32%52%even
Health care32%93%even
Consumer services & leisure21%72%even
Public, community & associations11%52%even
Transport, logistics & rental11%82%even
Hospitality & travel––41%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAmazon SESshareTwilioshareLeans
United States9559%23872%Twilio
Japan127%––outside top 12
United Kingdom85%185%even
Germany74%52%Amazon SES
Canada53%155%even
India42%113%even
Spain32%––outside top 12
Australia21%31%even
Switzerland21%10%even
France21%––outside top 12
ID21%––outside top 12
Netherlands21%––outside top 12
Brazil––62%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––31%outside top 12
PH––21%outside top 12
Poland––21%outside top 12
Colombia––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon SESshareTwilioshareLeans
Software engineering17846%32133%Amazon SES
IT operations & business systems4010%475%Amazon SES
Engineering (non-software)3810%81%Amazon SES
Product, program & project management133%404%even
Data & AI123%11712%Twilio
skilled trades and field service62%––outside top 12
Customer service & success51%859%Twilio
Finance & accounting41%111%even
logistics warehouse and transport41%––outside top 12
Administration & office31%20%even
Marketing & communications31%586%Twilio
Business development & strategy21%121%even
General management & consulting21%40%even
Legal, compliance & risk21%40%even
Quality, safety & environment21%30%even
Retail & store operations21%––outside top 12
Sales21%11111%Twilio
Human resources10%10%even
research and science10%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical––61%outside top 12
Unclassified––61%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––10%outside top 12
social care and community––10%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––10%outside top 12
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Twilio is named by 330 companies in job postings and Amazon SES by 162; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-ses-vs-twilio)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Amazon SES vs Twilio: questions

Which is more used, Amazon SES or Twilio?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Twilio (330) over Amazon SES (162). By website-and-DNS footprint, Amazon SES (417,494 vs 15,298), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amazon SES?

50% of Amazon SES companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 61% for Twilio. 30% of Amazon SES companies have over 1,000 employees, against 14% for Twilio.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon SES in marketing and Twilio in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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