The $1/Month Enterprise Email Stack
A deep dive into the cost economics of utilizing AWS Serverless.

The $1/Month Enterprise Email Stack
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The Problem with Traditional Architectures
- Constant running costs (VPS/EC2/Relational DBs).
- Why email services are usually expensive to self-host.
Our Approach: True Serverless
- How AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and SES map perfectly to email flows.
- Breaking down the pricing structure of AWS’s perpetual free tier.
The Cost Breakdown
- DynamoDB operations vs Email volume.
- Lambda execution times for SMTP processing.
Conclusion
- Proof that micro-TCO is achievable.

The 'Open Shell, Closed Core' Monetization Strategy How we balance open-source ideals with commercial viability in a BYOC product.
Who We Are and Why We Build This Way Our frustrations with existing email infrastructure, and why we favor serverless, data sovereignty, and minimalism.

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