MailPace 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 2.2.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Resend grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
MailPace
EU-hosted transactional email API and SMTP, without open tracking
Resend
Developer email API with React Email templates and a free tier
Which one is for you
Pick MailPace if
- Fits if you want your mail handled in the EU with no open tracking
- Works for Rails, Laravel or Node apps that want one flat plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a dedicated IP, as there is no such tier
- Watch out: received emails count toward the monthly volume along with sent ones
- Tight if you want a free plan, because 100 emails a month is given only on request
- Watch out: email content is kept for 30 days unless you ask for longer
- Not for you if you want open and click tracking, which it leaves out
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
| 2.2GPAMailPaceFair | 2.6GPAResendGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$10 a month for the first 10,000 emails sent and received, with every feature on the one plan, the top of 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 | DA free plan of up to 100 emails a month exists only if you email the company; the page does not advertise it and there is no trial. | 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 | CAn HTTP API, SMTP, inbound email, idempotent requests and bounce handling, but one plan only, no dedicated IP and open and click tracking left out on purpose. | 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 | BA web dashboard and an API; the listing names Rails, Laravel, Symfony, Node.js, Python and Go libraries. | 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 | EU-hosted email API with no open tracking | 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: MailPace and Resend. How we grade
Price against what you get
MailPace 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 MailPace 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
| MailPace | Resend | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month for the first 10,000 emails | $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 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 | Free plan of up to 100 emails a month, on request by email | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | MailPace | Resend |
| Price read from | mailpace.com | resend.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
MailPace
- There is one paid plan, so there is no tier with a dedicated IP address.
- Received emails count toward the monthly volume, as well as sent ones.
- The free plan of up to 100 emails a month is not advertised; the pricing page says to email the company.
- Email content is kept for 30 days, and a longer period has to be requested.
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
MailPace
- HTTP API and SMTP server
- Mail can be sent through a JSON HTTPS API or an SMTP server, with client libraries listed for Rails, Laravel, Node.js, Python, Go and more.
- Inbound email
- Incoming mail is received over SMTP and converted into HTTP webhooks that an application can process.
- Idempotent requests
- A request can carry an idempotency ID, so a retry does not send the same message twice.
- No open or click tracking
- MailPace says it never tracks email opens or clicks. It reports delivery acceptance rates instead.
- Bounce and blocklist handling
- Bounces are tracked automatically and bounced addresses are kept on a blocklist, with anti-spam checks on outgoing mail.
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
MailPace
Pay as you grow$10
per month for the first 10,000 emails sent and received
One plan with every feature included. The price follows monthly volume, set on a slider from 100 to 1,000,000 emails; extra emails are added to the bill.
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
MailPace
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, MailPace or Resend?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MailPace is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $20 a month for Resend. MailPace starts at $10 per month for the first 10,000 emails, and Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, MailPace or Resend?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Resend has a free plan. MailPace does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.