Maileroo 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 they share a 2.6 GPA.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Maileroo grades higher on the free plan. Resend grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Maileroo
SMTP relay and email API that also receives and tests mail
Resend
Developer email API with React Email templates and a free tier
Which one is for you
Pick Maileroo if
- Fits if you want to send and receive mail through one account
- Works for developers who want test inboxes next to their sending
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a dedicated IP below $72 a month, as lower plans use shared IPs
- Tight if you stay free, with inbound capped at 1,000 and test emails at 100 a month
- Watch out: prices on the page are monthly and no yearly option is shown
- Watch out: Maileroo Verify is separate, at $0.03 per successful check plus the channel fee
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
| 2.6GPAMailerooGood | 2.6GPAResendGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$10 a month for 25,000 outbound emails, inside the category's cheaper quarter. | 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 | B3,000 outbound and 1,000 inbound emails a month, 2 sending domains and 100 test emails with no card; one person can live on that. | 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 | BSMTP relay, a REST API, inbound routing, email testing, bounce and complaint handling and event tracking. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. | 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 store rating on record. You verify a sending domain with DNS records and wire up SMTP credentials or an API key before the first email goes out. | 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 | CA web dashboard and an API; WordPress is the one named integration. | 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 | sending, receiving and testing mail on one account | 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: Maileroo and Resend. How we grade
Price against what you get
Maileroo starts at $10 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 $10 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other email sending services on the chart, 4 score higher than Maileroo 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
- Resend also covers email campaigns.
At a glance
| Maileroo | Resend | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month for 25,000 outbound emails | $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 3,000 outbound and 1,000 inbound emails a month, 2 sending domains and 100 test emails a month. | 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 | Maileroo Group Pty Ltd | Resend |
| Price read from | maileroo.com | resend.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Maileroo
- A dedicated IP starts at the Pro plan ($72 a month); lower plans send from shared IPs.
- Prices on the page are monthly; no yearly billing option is shown.
- The free plan caps inbound email at 1,000 a month and test emails at 100.
- Maileroo Verify, a separate one-time-code service, costs $0.03 per successful verification plus the channel fee, billed from a prepaid balance.
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
Maileroo
- SMTP relay and REST API
- Send through SMTP credentials or the REST API, with official SDKs, dynamic templates and streams. Both are available on every plan.
- Inbound routing
- Receive mail with expression rules, catch-all and regex matching, forwarders and parsed JSON webhooks. Inbound volume is capped by plan.
- Email testing
- Test emails go to SMTP sinks and inboxes, with client previews in light and dark, spam scoring and authentication checks. The monthly test allowance grows with the plan.
- Delivery handling
- Automatic IP warmup, bounce and complaint classification, suppression lists, and SPF, DKIM and DMARC enforcement come with every plan.
- Event tracking
- Track delivery, opens, clicks and bounces, with an event timeline per message that can be filtered by domain, tag or recipient.
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
Maileroo
Free$0
3,000 outbound and 1,000 inbound emails a month, 2 sending domains, 100 test emails and 5 test inboxes.
Basic$10
per month for 25,000 outbound emails
25,000 inbound emails, unlimited sending domains, 1,000 test emails and Trigger Actions.
Starter$15
per month for 50,000 outbound emails
50,000 inbound emails, unlimited sending domains and 5,000 test emails.
Premium$30
per month for 100,000 outbound emails
100,000 inbound emails, unlimited sending domains and 10,000 test emails.
Pro$72
per month for 250,000 outbound emails
Adds one dedicated IP. 250,000 inbound emails and 25,000 test emails. An Ultimate step at $140 a month covers 500,000 outbound emails.
Enterprise$250
per month for 1,000,000 outbound emails
One dedicated IP, 1,000,000 inbound emails and 125,000 test emails. Higher volumes are handled through the Contact Us link.
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
Maileroo
No public discounts listed.
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, Maileroo or Resend?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Maileroo is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $20 a month for Resend. Maileroo starts at $10 per month for 25,000 outbound emails, and Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Maileroo or Resend?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Maileroo 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.