Resend vs Sweego (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Resend: it is first in our ranking of email sending services, though Sweego grades higher (2.8 against 2.6) on the free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Resend
Developer email API with React Email templates and a free tier
Sweego
French email and SMS sending API, with a free plan and EU data centers
Which one is for you
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
Pick Sweego if
- Fits if you want your sending data kept in France or the EU
- Works for apps that send email and SMS from one API
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 100 emails a day, 7 days of logs and no inbound routing
- Watch out: prices are in euros and shown excluding tax
- Watch out: SMS is prepaid credits valid for 12 months, about €0.04 each in France
- Pricey if you need a dedicated IP, which is optional on Startup and included only from Scaleup
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAResendGood | 2.8GPASweegoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | B€8 a month billed annually (€10 monthly) for up to 20,000 emails, inside the cheaper quarter, excluding tax. |
| Free plan and 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. | B100 emails a day by API and SMTP with unlimited domains, 5 templates, webhooks and 7 days of logs, which a small app can live on. |
| Features | 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. | BEmail and SMS from one API, sandbox testing, a template builder, delivery logs and inbound routing on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | 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. | 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BA web dashboard and an API; the listing names WordPress, Post SMTP, Symfony, Odoo, Payload CMS, Drupal, Terraform and Convex. |
| Best for | developers building with React and Next.js | French-hosted email and SMS from one API |
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: Resend and Sweego. How we grade
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. Sweego starts at about $8.94 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Sweego starts $11.06 a month lower. Of the other email sending services on the chart, none scores higher than Resend for less, and none scores higher than Sweego 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.
- Sweego also covers sMS marketing.
At a glance
| Resend | Sweego | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly | €8 per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed annually (€10 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 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. | 100 emails a day by API and SMTP, unlimited domains, 5 templates, webhooks, test mode and 7 days of log retention. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Resend | Sweego |
| Price read from | resend.com | sweego.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Sweego
- Prices are in euros and shown excluding tax.
- The free plan stops at 100 emails a day, with 7 days of log retention and no inbound routing.
- SMS is sold separately as prepaid credits valid for 12 months; the page shows about €0.04 per SMS in France.
- A dedicated IP is optional on Startup and included only from Scaleup.
Key features
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.
Sweego
- Email and SMS in one API
- A single RESTful API sends transactional email and SMS, and an SMTP relay and unlimited API keys are available.
- Sandbox and dry-run testing
- Test mode simulates sending without delivering anything, which suits development environments.
- Template builder
- A drag-and-drop email builder supports variables, with 5 templates on Free and unlimited templates from the Startup plan.
- Delivery logs and tracking
- Opens, clicks and bounces are tracked in real time, with searchable delivery logs kept for 7 to 90 days by plan.
- Inbound email routing
- Incoming mail can be routed to an application. It is included from the Individual plan upward.
Plans
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.
Sweego
Free€0
100 emails a day by API and SMTP, unlimited domains, 5 templates and 7 days of logs.
Individual€8
per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed annually (€10 monthly)
Adds inbound email routing, 30 days of logs, chat and email support and unlimited API keys. A 50,000-email step is also shown.
Startup€63
per month for up to 100,000 emails, billed annually (€79 monthly)
Adds 60 days of logs, unlimited templates, multiple webhooks and an optional dedicated IP. Price rises with volume; a 200,000 step is also shown.
Scaleup€216
per month for up to 500,000 emails, billed annually (€270 monthly)
Adds 90 days of logs, a dedicated IP included and a dedicated IP pool option. A 1,000,000 step is also shown.
UnicornCustom
For more than one million emails a month, with custom volume and custom development. Contact sales.
Ways to pay less
Resend
- Nonprofit
50% off for nonprofits
Registered nonprofits can apply for 50% off paid plans. Resend says it does not offer education pricing.
Sweego
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Resend or Sweego?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sweego is cheaper to start with: about $8.94 a month, against $20 a month for Resend. Resend starts at $20 per month for 50,000 emails, billed monthly, and Sweego starts at €8 per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed annually (€10 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Resend or Sweego?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Resend and Sweego 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.