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Resend
Email for developers: an API, SMTP relay and SDKs for sending transactional and marketing emails at scale with good deliverability.
What Resend does
Email for developers: an API, SMTP relay and SDKs for sending transactional and marketing emails at scale with good deliverability. Includes broadcasts and automations, inbound email, inboxes your agents can use via API/MCP, AI email generation credits, and the open-source React Email for writing emails with React, TypeScript and Tailwind.
Good for
- Transactional emails (sign-ups, password resets, receipts) for vibe-coded and client apps
- Newsletters and marketing broadcasts with automations
- Agent inboxes that send, receive and reply via API/MCP
Try this in 10 minutes
- Transactional emails (sign-ups, password resets, receipts) for vibe-coded and client apps. Use the free plan: pick one real example from your own business and try just that.
- Agent inboxes that send, receive and reply via API/MCP. Put the result next to how you do it today. Is it faster, cheaper or better?
- Create a free account and run the hello-world example from the docs.
Mini-tasks based on common small-business uses for this tool.
Honest take
No red flags in our notes so far
- SOC 2 Type II and GDPR per pricing page.
- Hosting its first conference, Resend Forward (resend.com/forward).
Pricing
Transactional: Free $0 (3,000 emails/mo, 100/day); Pro from $20/mo (50K emails); Scale from $90/mo (100K emails); Enterprise custom; overage $0.46–$0.90 per 1,000. Marketing: Free (1,000 contacts); Pro marketing from $40/mo (5K contacts). 3 inboxes included, extra $1/inbox/mo. Monthly billing only; 50% off for registered nonprofits.
Prices as listed by the maker when we last checked (2026-10-18); usually in US dollars. Check the website for current prices.
Latest update
No major updates recorded since we added it.
Is Resend worth it? Quick answers
Is Resend worth it?
Resend is worth a look if it matches a job you already do (Dev infrastructure / APIs). There is a free tier, so you can test it before paying.
How much does Resend cost?
Transactional: Free $0 (3,000 emails/mo, 100/day); Pro from $20/mo (50K emails); Scale from $90/mo (100K emails); Enterprise custom; overage $0.46–$0.90 per 1,000. Marketing: Free (1,000 contacts); Pro marketing from $40/mo (5K contacts). 3 inboxes included, extra $1/inbox/mo. Monthly billing only; 50% off for registered nonprofits.
What is Resend used for?
Email for developers: an API, SMTP relay and SDKs for sending transactional and marketing emails at scale with good deliverability. Typical uses: transactional emails (sign-ups, password resets, receipts) for vibe-coded and client apps; newsletters and marketing broadcasts with automations; agent inboxes that send, receive and reply via API/MCP.