MailerSend vs Resend
A comparison of MailerSend and Resend built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
- Pick MailerSend if
- Teams sending email and SMS from one provider who need a longer activity window than a debugging log — 30 days of activity data against 7 days of API logs is a distinction the rest of this category does not draw.
- Pick Resend if
- Projects that want a generous paid allowance for the money — 50,000 emails at $20 is several times what the same spend buys at Postmark or Mailgun.
5 sourced criteria separate them:
- Entry paid plan
- MailerSend: $31.50/month for Starter, billed $378 a year. Professional is $99/month, billed $1,188.
- Resend: $20/month for Pro, the cheapest paid plan.
- Pricing model
- MailerSend: Volume plans quoted in USD, EUR or GBP, with SMS metered separately from email and a 500,000 daily API request ceiling on Professional. Annual billing is twelve months at a discount rather than ten.
- Resend: Monthly plan with an included allowance, then $0.90 per 1,000 beyond it. Domains, dedicated IPs and SSO are priced as separate add-ons at $20, $30 and $150 a month.
- Emails included
- MailerSend: 50,000 a month on both Starter and Professional — the plans differ on features and SMS allowance rather than email volume.
- Resend: 50,000 emails a month on Pro, the cheapest paid plan; 100,000 on Scale. The free plan allows 3,000 a month and caps the day at 100.
- Price per 1,000 over
- MailerSend: $1.30 per 1,000 emails on both Starter and Professional.
- Resend: $0.90 per 1,000 on Pro and Scale, charged automatically in buckets of 1,000. Paid plans only — the free plan stops at its limit.
- Log retention
- MailerSend: Two windows, which no other provider here separates: 7 days of API logs and 30 days of activity data on Professional; 7-day activity data on Starter.
- Resend: 30 days.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
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At a glance.
| Criterion | MailerSend | Resend |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Entry paid plan | $31.50/month for Starter, billed $378 a year. Professional is $99/month, billed $1,188. | $20/month for Pro, the cheapest paid plan. |
| Pricing model | Volume plans quoted in USD, EUR or GBP, with SMS metered separately from email and a 500,000 daily API request ceiling on Professional. Annual billing is twelve months at a discount rather than ten. | Monthly plan with an included allowance, then $0.90 per 1,000 beyond it. Domains, dedicated IPs and SSO are priced as separate add-ons at $20, $30 and $150 a month. |
| Emails included | 50,000 a month on both Starter and Professional — the plans differ on features and SMS allowance rather than email volume. | 50,000 emails a month on Pro, the cheapest paid plan; 100,000 on Scale. The free plan allows 3,000 a month and caps the day at 100. |
| Price per 1,000 over | $1.30 per 1,000 emails on both Starter and Professional. | $0.90 per 1,000 on Pro and Scale, charged automatically in buckets of 1,000. Paid plans only — the free plan stops at its limit. |
| Log retention | Two windows, which no other provider here separates: 7 days of API logs and 30 days of activity data on Professional; 7-day activity data on Starter. | 30 days. |
Where they differ.
Entry paid plan
- MailerSend
- $31.50/month for Starter, billed $378 a year. Professional is $99/month, billed $1,188.
- Resend
- $20/month for Pro, the cheapest paid plan.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — MailerSend ↗
“Starter [...] $ 31.50 /month $378.00 billed yearly [...] Professional [...] $99.00 /month $1,188.00 billed yearly”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Resend ↗
“Pro [...] $20 / mo [...] 50,000 emails / mo”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Pricing model
- MailerSend
- Volume plans quoted in USD, EUR or GBP, with SMS metered separately from email and a 500,000 daily API request ceiling on Professional. Annual billing is twelve months at a discount rather than ten.
- Resend
- Monthly plan with an included allowance, then $0.90 per 1,000 beyond it. Domains, dedicated IPs and SSO are priced as separate add-ons at $20, $30 and $150 a month.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — MailerSend ↗
“USD EUR GBP [...] 50,000 emails /month 150 SMS /month Extra usage $1.30 /1,000 emails [...] 500,000 daily API requests”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Resend ↗
“Domains - $20 / mo [...] Dedicated IPs - $30 / mo [...] Single Sign-On - $150 / mo [...] Extra emails: $0.90 / 1,000”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Emails included
50,000 a month on both Starter and Professional — the plans differ on features and SMS allowance rather than email volume.
50,000 emails a month on Pro, the cheapest paid plan; 100,000 on Scale. The free plan allows 3,000 a month and caps the day at 100.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — MailerSend ↗
“Starter [...] 50,000 emails /month 100 SMS /month [...] Professional [...] 50,000 emails /month 150 SMS /month”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Resend ↗
“Pro [...] $20 / mo 50,000 emails / mo [...] Scale [...] $90 / mo 100,000 emails / mo [...] Free [...] 3,000 emails / mo 100 emails a day”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Price per 1,000 over
- MailerSend
- $1.30 per 1,000 emails on both Starter and Professional.
- Resend
- $0.90 per 1,000 on Pro and Scale, charged automatically in buckets of 1,000. Paid plans only — the free plan stops at its limit.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — MailerSend ↗
“Extra usage $1.30 /1,000 emails”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Resend ↗
“Extra emails: $0.90 / 1,000 [...] Resend automatically charges your plan's overage rate for each additional bucket of 1,000 emails. Available to paid subscriptions.”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Log retention
Two windows, which no other provider here separates: 7 days of API logs and 30 days of activity data on Professional; 7-day activity data on Starter.
30 days.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — MailerSend ↗
“7-days API logs retention [...] 30-day activity data retention [...] 7-day activity data retention”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Resend ↗
“30-day data retention”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Which should you choose?
Choose MailerSend if…
Teams sending email and SMS from one provider who need a longer activity window than a debugging log — 30 days of activity data against 7 days of API logs is a distinction the rest of this category does not draw.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Resend if…
Projects that want a generous paid allowance for the money — 50,000 emails at $20 is several times what the same spend buys at Postmark or Mailgun.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- MailerSend: Both paid tiers include the same 50,000 emails, so paying three times more buys features rather than volume, and the entry price is the highest here.
- Resend: Log retention is 30 days and not extendable, and a dedicated IP needs the Scale plan plus 3,000 emails a day before it is offered at all.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Entry paid plan: MailerSend or Resend?
MailerSend: $31.50/month for Starter, billed $378 a year. Professional is $99/month, billed $1,188.
Resend: $20/month for Pro, the cheapest paid plan.
Should I choose MailerSend or Resend?
Pick MailerSend if Teams sending email and SMS from one provider who need a longer activity window than a debugging log — 30 days of activity data against 7 days of API logs is a distinction the rest of this category does not draw.
Pick Resend if Projects that want a generous paid allowance for the money — 50,000 emails at $20 is several times what the same spend buys at Postmark or Mailgun.