Resend
Resend is a modern email API built for developers, focusing on transactional and marketing emails with first-class React component support via React Email. It combines an intuitive developer experience with reliable delivery and includes built-in contact management, broadcast capabilities, and real-time webhook notifications.
Overview
| Category | Email |
| Compliance | SOC2, GDPR |
| Self-Hostable | No |
| On-Prem | No |
| Best For | hobby, startup, growth |
| Last Verified | 2026-02-13 |
Pricing
| Model | flat |
| Free Tier | 3,000 emails / month- Sending & Receiving
- Ticket Support
- 1-day Data Retention
- 1 Domain
- 100 emails a day
- Dedicated IPs
|
| Unit Price | $0.9 / 1,000 emails |
| Source | pricing page |
Plans
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Includes |
|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 3,000 emails / month |
| Pro | $20 | $240 | 50,000 emails / month |
| Scale | $90 | $1080 | 100,000 emails / month |
| Enterprise | $0 | $0 | Custom plan based on specific needs |
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:Weaknesses:- CSS/Tailwind support inconsistency across email clients (Tailwind breakpoints don't work in Gmail)
- React Email ecosystem dependencies can cause production build issues (Cannot find module '@react-email/render', package resolution conflicts like 'prettier' can't be external)
- Email rendering edge cases with certain HTML elements (breaking buttons when forwarding to MSO clients)
- Module resolution bugs with TypeScript path aliases in dev server
When to Use
Best when:- React-based applications wanting component-driven email templating
- Transactional and marketing email campaigns with quick setup
- Teams prioritizing developer experience over email client edge cases
- Contact management and audience segmentation needs
- Real-time email event tracking (opens, clicks, bounces, complaints)
Avoid if:- Strict requirement for pixel-perfect email rendering across all clients (Outlook, Gmail CSS limitations)
- Non-JavaScript/non-Node.js stack (though SDKs exist for Ruby, Python, PHP, Go, Rust, Java, Elixir, .NET)
- Complex legacy HTML email templates without React refactoring
- Budget under $20/month and volume exceeding 3,000 emails/month