Question 1

What is the best alternative to Resend?

Accepted Answer

The strongest Resend alternatives depend on what you need. OneSignal Email rates highest among the options here; the comparison table covers price, free tier, and rating, and the "what each alternative is best for" section matches each option to a use case.

Question 2

Is there a free alternative to Resend?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Several alternatives offer an ongoing free tier, including OneSignal Email. Check the "Free tier" column above; free allowances and limits vary by provider, and some offers are trials rather than perpetual free tiers.

Question 3

Is Resend for transactional or marketing email?

Accepted Answer

Resend supports both transactional and marketing email through a single developer-focused API. It began as a transactional email tool tightly integrated with the React Email templating library, and later added marketing features such as audiences, contacts, and broadcasts. Transactional volume and marketing contacts are billed on separate meters.

Question 4

Does Resend support HIPAA and sign a BAA?

Accepted Answer

Resend does not publicly offer HIPAA compliance or a Business Associate Agreement as of mid 2026. Its public security page lists SOC 2 Type II and GDPR but does not mention HIPAA. Teams handling protected health information should confirm directly with Resend or choose a provider that explicitly signs a BAA.

Question 5

How much does Resend cost?

Accepted Answer

Resend's paid Pro plan starts at 20 USD per month for 50,000 emails with no daily cap, with a 35 USD per month option for 100,000 emails. Higher-volume Scale plans range from 90 USD per month to 1,150 USD per month, and Enterprise pricing is custom. Marketing contacts are priced separately, starting at 40 USD per month for 5,000 contacts.

Question 6

Can Resend keep my data in the EU?

Accepted Answer

Resend lets you choose a sending region such as eu-west-1 in Ireland so emails are dispatched from Europe, but this controls delivery routing, not data residency. According to Resend's documentation, account data including email metadata, logs, and API records is stored in the United States regardless of the sending region. Full EU data residency is not offered.

Question 7

Can I switch from Resend without rewriting my code?

Accepted Answer

Often, yes. Courier sits in front of these providers behind one API, so you can route through Resend or an alternative, or fail over between them, without rewriting your integration each time.

Provider	Starting price	Free tier	Rating
Resend You're viewing	$20/mo	3,000/mo	4.8
OneSignal Email	$19/mo	10,000/mo	4.7	Compare →
Postmark	$15/mo	100/mo	4.6	Compare →
Brevo	$9/mo	300/day	4.5	Compare →
Loops	$49/mo	4,000/mo	4.5	Compare →
Customer.io	$100/mo	No	4.4	Compare →
AWS SES	Usage-based	3,000/mo (1st yr)	4.3	Compare →
Mailgun	$15/mo	100/day	4.2	Compare →
Mandrill	$20/mo	No	4.2	Compare →
SendGrid	$19.95/mo	Trial	4.0	Compare →
SparkPost	$15/mo	1,000/mo	4.0	Compare →
Mailjet	$9/mo	6,000/mo	3.9	Compare →

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