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Emailit vs Resend (2026): which should you pick?

As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Resend: it is first in our ranking of email sending services, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.4.

Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA

Emailit grades higher on the free plan. Resend grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Emailit

Email API, SMTP relay and campaigns, hosted in the EU

Free plan · from $20/mo
Full detailsemailit.com

Resend

Developer email API with React Email templates and a free tier

Free plan · from $20/mo
Full detailsresend.com

Which one is for you

Pick Emailit if

  • Fits if you want to pay for what you send, with credits that never expire
  • Works for developers who want a free plan with API and SMTP

Look elsewhere if

  • Tight if you stay free: 100 emails a day, 3 domains and 7-day logs until a first credit purchase
  • Watch out: campaign emails cost 2 credits and verification 5, so mixed sending uses credits faster
  • Pricey if you want a dedicated IP: it is $30 a month per IP, with a minimum of 1,000 emails a day
  • Watch out: some listed features are marked Soon or Planned
  • Skip it if you want phone or desktop apps, as it is web only

Pick Resend if

  • Fits if you build in React or Next.js and want emails written as components
  • Works for apps or AI agents that need inboxes that send and receive by API

Look elsewhere if

  • Pricey if you need a dedicated IP, at $30 a month on top of the $90 Scale plan and over 3,000 emails a day
  • Tight if you need SSO, which is a $150 a month add-on on Scale
  • Skip it if you want to pay yearly for a discount, since billing is monthly only
  • Watch out: the free plan stops at 100 emails a day, and the next step up is Pro at $20
  • Watch out: marketing email is priced separately by contacts, from $40 a month for 5,000

How we grade them

2.4GPAEmailitFair2.6GPAResendGood
Value for money
C$20 a month on yearly billing ($25 monthly) for 100,000 credits is at the top of what email sending tools charge. Pay as you go is $2 per 10,000 credits, from a $20 top-up.
BGraded on 50,000 emails a month: Pro is $20 for exactly that, in the lowest-priced quarter of this category at that volume, with 10 domains and no daily limit. There's no yearly discount, and extra emails are $0.90 per 1,000.
Free plan and trial
BA free plan with 3,000 credits a month, 100 emails a day and 3 domains, including API, SMTP, campaigns and automations. The first credit purchase lifts the daily cap to 5,000.
CFree for good: 3,000 emails a month, but only 100 a day, with 3 domains, 1 webhook and 30 days of logs. Marketing email is free up to 1,000 contacts too. A launch day with more than 100 sign-ups hits that daily cap.
Features
CEmail API and SMTP, logs, webhooks, campaigns, audiences and deliverability tools. The plan table marks some features as Soon or Planned, so they are not available yet.
BAPI, SMTP, SDKs, React Email templates, inbound email and inboxes for AI agents, signed webhooks, a test mode and broadcasts. It covers the job. No address validation is on record, and dedicated IPs need Scale.
Ease of use
CA web dashboard, API and SMTP with no rating on record. You verify domains and connect your code.
CJudged on how fast a developer sends a first email: SDKs for most languages and React templates for web developers, and test mode fakes events without emailing anyone. You still verify a domain first. No rating on record.
Platforms and integrations
BWeb only, with an API and listed Laravel, Node.js, PHP, Go, Python, ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor connections.
BWeb, with an API, SMTP, SDKs and MCP, and it works with Next.js, Remix, Nuxt, Express, Hono and Astro. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top.
Best fordevelopers who want pay-as-you-go sendingdevelopers building with React and Next.js

The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Emailit and Resend. How we grade

Price against what you get

Emailit starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Resend starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7.

Resend scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other email sending services on the chart, 12 score higher than Emailit for less, and none scores higher than Resend for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$2$5$10$20$50$100More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessEmailitResend

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
The full chart of email sending services, and the best at every price

Where they differ

  • Emailit also covers email verification and dMARC.
In commonFree planWebPublic APIEmail campaignsTransactional email

At a glance

EmailitResend
PricingFree planFree plan
Starts at$20 per month for 100,000 credits, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)$20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly
Free planFree: 3,000 credits a month, 100 emails a day, 3 sending domains. The first credit purchase raises the daily limit to 5,000 emails.3,000 transactional emails a month, limited to 100 a day, 3 domains, 3 inboxes, 1 webhook endpoint and 30 days of logs. Marketing email free up to 1,000 contacts.
Free trialNone listedNone listed
Web
Made byFunFirst, Inc.Resend
Price read fromemailit.comresend.com
CheckedNov 12, 2026Oct 18, 2026

Worth knowing

Emailit

  • The free plan is limited to 100 emails a day, 3 sending domains and 7-day logs until a first credit purchase.
  • Campaign emails cost 2 credits each and verification 5, so mixed sending uses the pool faster than the headline credit count suggests.
  • A dedicated IP is an add-on at $30 a month per IP, with a minimum of 1,000 emails a day.
  • Some features on the plan table are marked Soon or Planned and are not available yet.

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.

Key features

Emailit

Email API and SMTP relay
Send through a REST API with SDKs or a drop-in SMTP relay. Inbound email is received and passed on as JSON.
Credit-based usage
1 credit covers an API or SMTP email or an inbound email, 2 a campaign email, 3 an automation run and 5 an email verification.
Logs, webhooks and analytics
Every message and delivery attempt is logged, webhooks are signed and retried, and Business adds queryable SQL analytics.
Campaigns and audiences
Newsletters, subscriber lists with hosted signup, forms and automations share the same credit pool as transactional sending.
Deliverability tools
SPF, DKIM and DMARC are enforced, bounces are classified and suppressions are automatic. Pro and Business add DMARC reports.

Resend

API, SMTP and SDKs
Send through a REST API or SMTP relay, with official SDKs for Node.js, Python, Ruby, PHP, Go, Rust, Java, Elixir and .NET, plus batch sending and scheduling.
React Email templates
Build email templates as React components with TypeScript and Tailwind through the open-source React Email library, instead of hand-written HTML tables.
Inbound email and inboxes
Receive email through webhooks, parse content and attachments, and give your team or AI agents inboxes reachable by API and MCP; 3 are included.
Webhooks and test mode
Signed webhooks report deliveries, opens, clicks, bounces and complaints, and a test mode simulates events without emailing real people.
Broadcasts and automations
A visual editor, contact lists, segments and broadcast analytics for marketing email, sold as separate plans priced by contacts.
Deliverability tools
DKIM, SPF and DMARC setup, automatic suppression lists, bounce details, region choice and managed dedicated IPs on Scale.

Plans

Emailit

  • Free$0

    3,000 credits a month, 100 emails a day and 3 sending domains, with API, SMTP, campaigns and automations.

  • Pay as you go$20

    one-time top-up, used as you go

    Credits are $2 per 10,000 and never expire; the smallest purchase listed is $20. No subscription.

  • Pro$20

    per month for 100,000 credits, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

    100,000 credits a month, extra credits at $1 per 10,000, bulk sending, 30-day logs and DMARC reports.

  • Business$200

    per month for 2,500,000 credits, billed annually ($250 billed monthly)

    2,500,000 credits a month, 99.9% uptime SLA, support response under 4 hours and SQL analytics.

  • ContractCustom

    Sold through sales, with volume pricing, a 99.99% uptime SLA, dedicated IPs and security reviews.

Resend

  • Free$0

    3,000 emails a month and 100 a day, 3 domains, 1 webhook endpoint, ticket support.

  • Pro$20

    per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly

    No daily limit, 10 domains, 5 webhook endpoints, 100 AI credits. $35 a month at 100,000 emails; overage $0.90 per 1,000.

  • Scale$90

    per month for 100,000 emails, billed monthly

    1,000 domains, Slack support, urgent response SLA; dedicated IP and SSO as add-ons. $160 a month at 200,000 emails. Overage $0.90 per 1,000, less at higher tiers.

  • EnterpriseCustom

    For 1 million or more emails a month: volume pricing, dedicated IPs, SSO, 99.99% uptime SLA and a dedicated success manager.

Ways to pay less

Emailit

  • Annual discount

    Save 20% with yearly billing

    The pricing page shows a Yearly option labeled Save 20%: Pro is $20 a month billed yearly against $25 billed monthly, and Business $200 against $250.

Resend

  • Nonprofit

    50% off for nonprofits

    Registered nonprofits can apply for 50% off paid plans. Resend says it does not offer education pricing.

Common questions

Which is cheaper, Emailit or Resend?

As of Nov 12, 2026, they start at the same price. Emailit starts at $20 per month for 100,000 credits, billed annually ($25 billed monthly), and Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.

Which has a free plan, Emailit or Resend?

As of Nov 12, 2026, both Emailit and Resend have a free plan.

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How this page was made

  • The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
  • The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
  • Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
  • The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
How we review and grade