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Sunil Yaduvanshi
Sunil Yaduvanshi

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Differences Between Amazon SES, Amazon SNS, and Amazon Pinpoint


Feature Amazon SES Amazon SNS Amazon Pinpoint
Primary Use Case Sending high-volume emails, including transactional and marketing emails Publishing messages to many subscribers, mainly for system-to-system notifications Engaging customers across multiple channels (email, SMS, push notifications) for marketing and transactional messaging
Audience Targeting No segmentation; emails sent to specific email addresses No segmentation; broadcasts to all subscribers Detailed audience segmentation and targeting based on attributes and behaviors
Channels Supported Email only SMS, email (through SES), push, HTTP, SQS, Lambda Multi-channel: email, SMS, push notifications, voice messages
Analytics & Reporting Basic metrics (delivery, open, bounce rates) Basic delivery status (success/failure notifications) In-depth analytics: real-time tracking of user engagement, delivery metrics, campaign performance
Message Personalization Supports basic personalization via templates Limited customization; primarily for alerts Extensive personalization with templates, journeys, and customized messaging
Event-Triggered Messaging Not inherently event-driven; typically integrates with other AWS services for event-based triggers Event-driven notifications to subscribers based on topics Designed for both event-driven and batch campaigns; supports complex workflows (user journeys)
Campaign Management No campaign management features No campaign management features Full campaign management, including A/B testing, user journeys, and automated workflows
Ideal For High-volume email use cases like transactional emails and newsletters System alerts, application monitoring, and broadcasting to multiple subscribers Customer engagement for marketing, customer retention, and personalized user interactions

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