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SendGrid charged my card $3,000+ from hacked API key. Any email service with hard limits?
SendGrid hit me with a $3,000+ overage after an old compromised API key started sending spam. This all occurred in the span for 4 hours while I was asleep. My normal bill is ~$21/mo on the 50k plan.
They didn’t stop sending at the plan limit and just kept billing.
I manage website contact forms for multiple client sites, so I’m looking for either:
- One account that supports isolated client/API key limits
- Or a cheap transactional email service with hard caps (reject/stop sends at limit, no surprise overages)
Main priorities are high deliverability and hard spending limits.
What are you guys using?
Please help!
u/Pyada — 1 day ago