EmailJS 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 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Resend grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
EmailJS
Send email from client-side code through your own provider
Resend
Developer email API with React Email templates and a free tier
Which one is for you
Pick EmailJS if
- Fits if you need a contact form on a static site and have no server
- Works for small sites that send a few hundred emails a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need EmailJS to deliver mail, because it only relays through a provider you connect
- Tight if you stay on free, with 200 requests a month, 2 templates and 7 days of history
- Watch out: past your monthly limit, requests are dropped with no overage option
- Watch out: the pricing page toggles monthly and yearly and does not say which one its prices use
- Pricey if you need more than 2,000 requests, since 25,000 is $40 a month
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
| 2.4GPAEmailJSFair | 2.6GPAResendGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPaid starts at $9 a month for 2,000 requests, which is the edge of the cheaper quarter of email tools, though the page does not say if that is monthly or yearly billing. | 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 | C200 requests a month and 2 templates is a cap a busy contact form will reach, and history is kept 7 days. | 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 | CClient-side sending, templates, provider switching and SDKs. It does not deliver mail itself, and there are no overage charges: extra requests are dropped. | 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 | CNo app rating on record. You connect an email service and wire an SDK or REST call into your code first. | 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 service with SDKs for JavaScript, React, Vue, Flutter and Node, and connections to Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun and SES. | 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 for | contact forms on sites with no backend | developers 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: EmailJS and Resend. How we grade
Price against what you get
EmailJS starts at $9 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, and starts $11 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other email sending services on the chart, 5 score higher than EmailJS for less, and none scores higher than Resend for less.
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
Where they differ
- EmailJS also covers templates.
- Resend also covers email campaigns.
At a glance
| EmailJS | Resend | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per month for 2,000 requests (billing basis not confirmed) | $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 200 requests a month, 2 email templates, requests up to 50 KB, and 7 days of email history. | 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 trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | EmailJS | Resend |
| Price read from | emailjs.com | resend.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
EmailJS
- EmailJS does not deliver mail itself; you connect your own email service.
- There are no overage charges: requests past the monthly limit are dropped.
- The pricing page has a Monthly and Yearly toggle (yearly shown as 20% off) and does not state which basis the displayed prices use.
- Free-plan email history is kept for 7 days and the free plan has no domain whitelist.
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
EmailJS
- Client-side sending
- Code in a browser or app triggers predefined templates, so provider keys stay on EmailJS servers.
- Provider connections
- Connect Mailgun, AWS SES, Gmail, Outlook and others, or any SMTP server, and switch from the dashboard without code changes.
- Template editor
- Rich text or HTML editor with dynamic variables for one template that personalizes each email.
- SDKs
- Official SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Svelte, Flutter and Node.js, plus a REST API.
- Abuse guardrails
- Origin whitelisting and IP-based rate limiting protect the monthly request quota.
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
EmailJS
Free$0
200 monthly requests, 2 email templates, 500 saved contacts and community support.
Personal$9
per month for up to 2,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
6 templates, domain whitelist, unlimited contacts, attachments up to 500 KB and no EmailJS footer.
Professional$15
per month for up to 5,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
Unlimited templates, 3 seats, suppressions list, attachments up to 2 MB and priority support. A slider goes up to 10,000 requests; its price is not shown.
Business$40
per month for up to 25,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
Unlimited seats and templates, attachments up to 30 MB. A slider goes up to 200,000 requests; its prices are not shown.
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
EmailJS
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page toggle labels yearly billing as 20% off.
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, EmailJS or Resend?
As of Nov 13, 2026, EmailJS is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $20 a month for Resend. EmailJS starts at $9 per month for 2,000 requests (billing basis not confirmed), and Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, EmailJS or Resend?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both EmailJS 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.