Alternatives · Email Sending
Resend alternatives
Resend compared with 6 alternatives: Postmark, Twilio SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES, MailerSend and 1 more.
Resend has a free plan. Paid plans start at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly. 4 of the 6 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 2 more offer a free trial.
6 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 18, 2026 · Where the facts come from
At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| ResendThis tool | Free plan · from $20/mo | Yes | Web |
| Postmark | Free plan · from $15/mo | Yes | Web |
| Twilio SendGrid | Free trial · from $19.95/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Mailgun | Free plan · from $15/mo | Yes | Web |
| Amazon SES | Free trial | Trial only | Web |
| MailerSend | Free plan · from $6.30/mo | Yes | Web |
| Mailtrap | Free plan · from $15/mo | Yes | Web |
Price against what you get
Resend starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
Postmark, Twilio SendGrid, Mailgun, MailerSend and Mailtrap start lower without scoring higher.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from Resend
- Free plan · from $15/mo
Postmark
Transactional email API and SMTP, with broadcasts on a separate stream
- Postmark starts at $15 per month for 10,000 emails. Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- Postmark also covers dMARC.
- Resend also covers email campaigns.
Suits: Software teams whose password resets and receipts must arrive fast
- Free trial · from $19.95/mo
Twilio SendGrid
Twilio's email API and SMTP service, priced by monthly email volume
- Twilio SendGrid starts at $19.95 per month for 50,000 emails. Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- Resend has a free plan. Twilio SendGrid does not, though it has a free trial.
- Twilio SendGrid also covers email verification.
- Resend also covers email campaigns.
Suits: Developers adding transactional email to an app
- Free plan · from $15/mo
Mailgun
Email API and SMTP relay for developers, with list validation
- Mailgun starts at $15 per month for 10,000 emails. Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- Mailgun also covers email verification.
- Resend also covers email campaigns.
Suits: Developers sending and receiving email from an app
- Free trial
Amazon SES
AWS email sending and receiving, paid per 1,000 emails
- Resend has a free plan. Amazon SES does not, though it has a free trial.
- Amazon SES also covers email verification.
- Resend also covers email campaigns.
Suits: Developers already running their apps on AWS
- Free plan · from $6.30/mo
MailerSend
Transactional email and SMS API from the team behind MailerLite
- MailerSend starts at $6.30 per month for 5,000 emails, billed annually ($7 billed monthly). Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- MailerSend also covers business texting, whatsApp messaging, email verification and dMARC.
- Resend also covers email campaigns.
Suits: Software and online stores sending receipts and notifications
- Free plan · from $15/mo
Mailtrap
Email API and SMTP for sending, with a sandbox for testing emails
- Mailtrap starts at $15 per month for 10,000 emails. Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
Suits: Developers who want testing and sending from one provider
Limits worth knowing in Resend
- Billing is monthly only; there are no annual plans or yearly discounts.
- There is no plan between Free and the $20 Pro plan, and the free plan caps sending at 100 emails a day.
- Dedicated IPs cost $30 a month and need the Scale plan and more than 3,000 emails a day; SSO is a $150 a month add-on on Scale.
- Marketing email is priced separately by contacts, from $40 a month for 5,000; broadcasts do not use the transactional quota.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Resend?
The alternatives to Resend in this directory are Postmark, Twilio SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES, MailerSend and Mailtrap. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Resend.
Is there a free alternative to Resend?
Yes. Postmark, Mailgun, MailerSend and Mailtrap have a free plan alongside paid ones.
When were these prices checked?
Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 18, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.