I don&#x27;t use SES, but a quick search led me to this page[0] which suggests they do have an SMTP gateway.<p>What I&#x27;m more curious about is things like deliverability stats (in aggregate and for individual emails), which is the biggest value-add Mandrill provides us right now.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.aws.amazon.com&#x2F;ses&#x2F;latest&#x2F;DeveloperGuide&#x2F;send-email-smtp.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.aws.amazon.com&#x2F;ses&#x2F;latest&#x2F;DeveloperGuide&#x2F;send-em...</a>