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Resend

by Resend · San Francisco, United States

Email platform for developers with sending APIs, automations and shared inboxes for agents

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Starting price
$20
Free trial / plan
Free plan
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Deployment
Cloud
Web
App Advisor rating
4.2
transparency & India fit

What is Resend?

Resend is an email platform for developers and teams, with APIs for sending, receiving and automating email. One product, Inboxes, lets you create inboxes programmatically, give an app a dedicated email address, share inboxes with a team, assign conversations and connect your own agents through MCP or skills. Automations adds event-triggered, multi-step email workflows. The address listed on the site is in San Francisco, California.

Automations can be triggered by custom events and combine conditional paths, wait-for-event steps and time delays, and every run is saved so you can see what happened at each step. Marketing emails go out through Broadcasts, while transactional emails use the emails API, and the Batch Email API sends up to 100 emails in one request. The security page describes encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 or higher in transit, backups kept for 7 days, and SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.

Resend has Free, Pro, Scale and Enterprise plans, and it says it offers a free-forever plan but no free trial. Only monthly plans are offered, and registered nonprofits can apply for 50% off paid plans. Pay-as-you-go lets a paid plan keep sending beyond its quota, billed in buckets of 1,000 emails at the plan's overage rate. Add-ons are priced at $20 / mo for 100 more domains, $30 / mo for dedicated IPs and $150 / mo for Single Sign-On. Check the pricing page for current Pro and Scale rates.

Before buying, check how inboxes and add-ons are charged. Every plan includes 3 inboxes, extra inboxes are billed at $1 per month on paid plans with pay-as-you-go, and every email sent or received through an inbox counts toward the transactional email quota. Dedicated IPs are offered to Scale customers sending more than 3,000 emails a day. The pricing FAQ lists major credit cards as the accepted payment method, prices are shown in dollars, and education pricing is not offered. HIPAA is listed as in progress.

What works well

  • +Inbox API creates inboxes programmatically and lets an app receive email and work with conversations
  • +Agents can connect to inboxes through MCP or skills, and inboxes can be shared with a team with assigned conversations
  • +Automations support custom events, conditional paths, wait-for-event steps and time delays, with every run saved
  • +A free-forever plan is offered, and registered nonprofits can apply for 50% off paid plans
  • +Pay-as-you-go lets a paid plan keep sending past its monthly quota instead of stopping
  • +SOC 2 and GDPR compliance are stated, with data encrypted at rest and TLS 1.3 or higher in transit

What to watch out for

  • −Only monthly plans are offered, with no annual discount, and there is no free trial
  • −Extra inboxes cost $1 per month on paid plans with pay-as-you-go, and inbox emails count toward the transactional quota
  • −Dedicated IPs ($30 / mo) are offered to Scale customers above 3,000 emails per day, and Single Sign-On is a $150 / mo add-on
  • −Prices are shown in dollars and the pricing FAQ lists major credit cards for payment

Best suited for: Developer teams that want to send, receive and automate email by API, including inboxes that AI agents can use

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Resend features

Researched from Resend's official product pages · updated October 2026.

Inboxes

  • Inbox API to create inboxes programmatically
  • Dedicated email address for an app in one call
  • Shared inboxes with assigned conversations
  • Agent access through MCP or skills
  • Replies to existing threads from an app, agent or workflow

Automations

  • Event-triggered emails
  • Multi-step workflows
  • Custom events with typed schemas
  • Conditional paths
  • Wait-for-event steps and time delays
  • Saved run history for every automation run

Sending

  • Transactional emails through the emails API
  • Marketing emails through Broadcasts
  • Batch Email API for up to 100 emails per request
  • Open and click tracking as a per-domain setting

Resend pricing (USD)

Source

Every edition as published by the vendor. Prices exclude GST unless stated. Full Resend pricing breakdown

Free plan

Free

free-forever plan, no free trial

  • 3 inboxes included on every plan

Domains add-on

$20

per month, adds 100 more domains (Pro and Scale)

    Dedicated IPs add-on

    $30

    per month, for Scale customers above 3,000 emails per day

      Single Sign-On add-on

      $150

      per month (Scale; included on Enterprise)

        Buying for a team? App Advisor can get you a volume quote and any partner discount available.

        Integrations, security & India

        Integrations

        • MCP
        • Claude Code

        Security & compliance

        • All datastores encrypted at rest
        • TLS 1.3 or higher in transit
        • Point-in-time backups kept for 7 days
        • Penetration testing performed
        • Customer data deleted upon leaving

        For Indian businesses

        • Add-on prices are shown in dollars and the pricing FAQ lists major credit cards for payment

        Trust, compliance & who uses Resend

        Certifications & compliance

        Each claim links to the vendor's own published statement. Always confirm current certificate validity directly with the vendor.

        Customers named by the vendor

        Warner BrosGumroadTailwindBeast IndustriesRepliteBayValentinoTOTVSRaycastAnghami

        Is Resend the best choice for you?

        Best choice if you are…

        • Developer teams that want to send, receive and automate email by API, including inboxes that AI agents can use

        Look elsewhere if you are…

        • Buyers who want annual billing, since only monthly plans are offered
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        Specifications

        Category
        Email marketing software, Workflow automation & integration, Developer tools & APIs, Marketing automation
        Vendor
        Resend
        Headquarters
        San Francisco, United States
        Founded
        Not published
        Pricing model
        Freemium
        Starting price
        Free plan
        Deployment
        Cloud
        Platforms
        Web
        Best for
        Startup, Small business, SMB
        Made in India
        No

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        Resend — frequently asked questions

        Does Resend have a free plan or trial?+

        There is no free trial, but Resend provides a free-forever plan.

        Is there an annual discount?+

        No. Resend only provides monthly plans.

        Does Resend offer nonprofit or education pricing?+

        Registered nonprofits can apply for 50% off paid plans. Education pricing is not offered.

        How are inboxes priced?+

        Every plan includes 3 inboxes. On paid plans with pay-as-you-go enabled, each additional inbox is billed at $1 per month, and inbox emails count toward the transactional emails quota.

        What happens if I send more than my plan allows?+

        With pay-as-you-go you can keep sending and pay for what you use, billed in buckets of 1,000 emails at the plan's overage rate. Without it, you are notified and given the option to upgrade.

        Can AI agents use Resend inboxes?+

        Yes. Resend says you can connect the agents you already use through MCP or skills.

        Which compliance standards does Resend state?+

        The security page states SOC 2 and GDPR compliance, and lists HIPAA as in progress.

        Where is Resend based?+

        The site lists an address in San Francisco, California.

        What is Resend?+

        Resend is email marketing software by Resend. Email platform for developers with sending APIs, automations and shared inboxes for agents

        How much does Resend cost?+

        Resend has a free plan. Check the vendor's pricing page for current plans.

        Does Resend offer a free trial or free plan?+

        Yes — Resend offers a free plan you can start with.

        Is Resend made in India?+

        No. Resend is developed by Resend in San Francisco, United States.

        Who is Resend best suited for?+

        Resend suits startup, small business, smb buyers looking for email marketing software with workflow automation & integration and developer tools & apis and marketing automation.

        What are the best alternatives to Resend?+

        Popular alternatives in email marketing software include Pepipost by Netcore, Zoho Campaigns, listmonk. Use App Advisor's compare tool to see them side by side.

        How is Resend deployed?+

        Resend is available as a cloud (SaaS) product, with web access.

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