Email Marketing · France (FR)
Scaleway Transactional Email
French cloud's email API — EU-native SendGrid alternative with simple pricing.
The switch
Twilio / SendGrid→Scaleway Transactional Email
About
Transactional email API from Scaleway, France's leading independent cloud provider. Data stays in Paris. Developer-friendly API, SMTP relay, and webhook delivery — all GDPR-native.
Why we recommend it
- EU-native API — data never leaves France
- Simple pay-per-email pricing
- Developer-first: REST API + SMTP relay
- Domain authentication (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) built in
- Part of Scaleway's broader EU cloud ecosystem
EU vs USA
Scaleway Transactional Email vs Twilio / SendGrid
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Scaleway Transactional Email
🇺🇸 Twilio / SendGrid
Headquarters
Paris, France
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
France (GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
France
Global, US-controlled
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Scaleway SAS (subsidiary of Iliad Group, Euronext:ILD)
Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO)
Founded
2022
2009
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