Transactional Email · pricing · Updated September 2026
Resend pricing (2026)
Resend starts at $0/mo (Free) as checked on 2026-09-03, read from Resend's own pricing page; 4 plans. Best for Developer-first teams using React/Next.js. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Free)
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: Developer-first teams using React/Next.js; Startups needing a modern email API without legacy complexity; Global SaaS products requiring multi-region delivery
As of · every figure below links to its source
Resend plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | flat | Free forever: 3,000 emails/month, capped at 100 emails/day; 5 AI credits/month. | resend.com |
| Pro | $20 | — | flat | 50,000 emails/month included, $0.90 per 1,000 overage; no daily sending limit; 100 AI credits/month; scales to $35/mo for 100,000 emails. Dedicated IP add-on $30/mo. | resend.com |
| Scale | $90 | — | flat | Starts at $90/mo for 100,000 emails ($0.90 per 1,000 overage); tiers run to $160/200K, $350/500K, $650/1M, $825/1.5M, $1,150/2.5M with declining overage rates; 500 AI credits/month. | resend.com |
| Enterprise | quote-only | — | flat | Quote-only; custom pricing for 3M+ emails/month, contact sales. | resend.com |
Last verified 2026-09-03. https://resend.com/pricing (official pricing page, accessed 2026-06-13; flat monthly transactional plans with bundled email volume and per-1,000 overage tiers) Re-verified 2026-09-03 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged.
Price changes
Price on record
$20/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: Next.js, Remix, Nuxt, React Email, Segment, Supabase, Vercel, Zapier.
Key features: React Email — component-based email templates in JSX; Multi-region sending (Americas, Europe, Asia); BIMI support for brand logo in inbox; Dedicated IP auto-warm-up; SOC 2 Type II attested (audit by Vanta & Advantage Partners).
Plan limits: Free: 3,000 emails/month, 100 emails/day cap; Free: 1 domain, 5 AI credits/month; Pro: 50,000 emails/month included, $0.90/1K overage; Enterprise: minimum 3M emails/month, custom pricing.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Resend cost?
Resend starts at $0/mo (Free); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-09-03.
What are cheaper alternatives to Resend?
Cheaper transactional email than Resend (entry $0/mo) include MailerSend at $7/mo, SMTP2GO at $10/mo, Postmark at $15/mo. Verified 2026-09-03.
Does Resend support HIPAA?
Resend HIPAA support: —. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Resend have a free plan?
Resend free tier: Yes.
Resend vs alternatives
Compare all transactional email · True cost of transactional email · SOC 2-certified transactional email · GDPR-compliant transactional email · Open data · MCP
Cheaper transactional email alternatives
- Twilio SendGrid from $19.95/mo
- Postmark from $15/mo
- Mailgun from $15/mo
- Mailtrap from $15/mo
- SMTP2GO from $10/mo
- MailerSend from $7/mo
More transactional email tools
Related categories
Display this standing
Resend currently holds a bronze deskmark here — Rank 7 of 8 · Transactional Email. Anyone may show it. There is nothing to apply for, nothing to pay, and displaying it changes no score: the standing comes from the published algorithm and money never touches it.
The image is drawn from our live data, so it follows the standing rather than freezing it: if Resend moves up or down a tier, the plaque on your own site says so at our next publish. Nothing is tracked beyond the ordinary web-server log that records any image request.