# Resend vs Postmark

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/resend-vs-postmark/

Every value below is read from Resend's and Postmark's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | Resend | Postmark |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | $20/month for Pro, the cheapest paid plan. | $15.00/month for Basic at the 10,000-email tier. Postmark prices by volume, so the figure rises with the slider. |
| Pricing model | 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. | One monthly price per volume tier, chosen on a slider, covering both sent and received email. Overage rates improve as the plan gets larger. |
| Emails included | 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. | 10,000 a month at the $15 Basic tier. The plan price scales with volume — 50,000, 125,000, 300,000, 700,000 and 1.5M are the published steps. The free tier is 100 a month. |
| Price per 1,000 over | $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. | $1.80 per 1,000 on Basic, $1.30 on Pro and $1.20 on Platform. The free tier allows no overage at all. |
| Log retention | 30 days. | 45 days on Basic. Pro and Platform default to 45 days and can be raised to 365. |

## Where they differ

### Entry paid plan

- Resend: $20/month for Pro, the cheapest paid plan. ([source](https://resend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: $15.00/month for Basic at the 10,000-email tier. Postmark prices by volume, so the figure rises with the slider. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing))

### Pricing model

- 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. ([source](https://resend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: One monthly price per volume tier, chosen on a slider, covering both sent and received email. Overage rates improve as the plan gets larger. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing))

### Emails included

- 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. ([source](https://resend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: 10,000 a month at the $15 Basic tier. The plan price scales with volume — 50,000, 125,000, 300,000, 700,000 and 1.5M are the published steps. The free tier is 100 a month. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing))

### Price per 1,000 over

- 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. ([source](https://resend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: $1.80 per 1,000 on Basic, $1.30 on Pro and $1.20 on Platform. The free tier allows no overage at all. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing))

### Log retention

- Resend: 30 days. ([source](https://resend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: 45 days on Basic. Pro and Platform default to 45 days and can be raised to 365. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

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.

Pick Postmark if Teams that need to answer "what happened to this message" weeks later — 45 days of retention as standard, extendable to a year, is the longest window in this set.

Consider something else: 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.

Consider something else: Postmark — The included volume is small for the price and overage is the most expensive here at $1.80 per 1,000 on the entry plan.

## Documented by only one

- Dedicated IP: Resend: Limited
- Inbound email: Postmark: Limited

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: Resend or Postmark?**

Resend: $20/month for Pro, the cheapest paid plan.
Postmark: $15.00/month for Basic at the 10,000-email tier. Postmark prices by volume, so the figure rises with the slider.

**Should I choose Resend or Postmark?**

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.
Pick Postmark if Teams that need to answer "what happened to this message" weeks later — 45 days of retention as standard, extendable to a year, is the longest window in this set.