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Bird Email (ex-SparkPost)

Bird Email (ex-SparkPost)

59/100

SparkPost is now Bird Email; transactional email API (pricing sales-gated post-acquisition).

bird.com

// scorecard · 59/100

verified 1mo ago
methodology →
Agent-readiness23/35
Agent registration (api_key)6/9
Public API5/5
OpenAPI spec0/9
MCP server9/9
llms.txt3/3
Reliability & performance0/15
Actively maintained—
Production-ready0/4
Updated recently—
Pricing12/13
Itemized public pricing6/6
Free tier / trial4/4
Free-tier generosity2/3
Docs & DX10/12
Docs quality6/8
Public API2/2
Quickstart / examples2/2
Security & compliance10/12
SOC 26/6
ISO 270012/2
GDPR0/2
Security / trust page2/2
Openness4/10
Open source0/6
Open / un-gated API4/4
Company maturity0/3
Company size—
Years operating—

// rankings · cost per standard workload

#14 in Transactional Emailnot comparable

SparkPost retired as a brand (now Bird Email); the old $30 Starter tier is gone, pricing now sales-gated

bird.com/blog/sparkpost-is-now-bird-email

// overview

Bird provides communications infrastructure for sending/receiving across email, SMS, WhatsApp, and voice via one API. It supports AI agents with SDKs (TypeScript, Python, Go), CLI, MCP server, and handles 40% of the world's commercial messages. Email includes direct IPs, React Email support, and managed warm-up; SMS covers A2P 10DLC and tier-1 carriers; voice offers PSTN/SIP with streaming TTS.

Best for: teams building world-class software and AI agents needing multi-channel messaging

// pricing

Free tier · generosity 4/5
Includes: 1,000 emails/month · No credit card · Sandbox sends
Limits: 50/day cap · 1 webhook endpoint
Free$0
  • 1,000 emails/month
  • 1 webhook endpoint
  • 1 sending domain
  • Shared sending IP
Startupfrom $15/month
  • 50K-100K emails/month
  • 1 webhook endpoint
  • 10 sending domains
  • Shared sending IP
Growthfrom $80/month
  • 100K-2.5M emails/month
  • 10 webhook endpoints
  • 1,000 sending domains
  • Dedicated IPs (add-on)
EnterpriseCustom
  • 2.5M+ emails/month
  • Negotiated rates
  • Multi-year invoiced billing

// security & compliance

✓ SOC 2✓ ISO 27001✗ GDPR✗ HIPAA

// features

  • Email with React Email, direct sending IPs, managed warm-up, SPF/DKIM/DMARC
  • SMS with A2P 10DLC, tier-1 carriers, voice OTP fallback, 190+ countries
  • Programmable voice on PSTN/SIP with streaming TTS in 30+ languages and declarative flows
  • TypeScript/Python/Go SDKs, REST, CLI, and MCP for agents
  • Per-ISP delivery breakdown and per-message audit logs
  • One API/contract across channels

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