AWS SES vs Resend

Two transactional email providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.

AWS SES wins compliance and cost at scaleResend wins developer experience and sending APIs

Updated August 2026

At a glanceAWS SESResend
Entry price$0.10Free
Cost per 1k @ 100k$0.1$0.35
Free tier3,000/mo (1st yr)3,000/mo
G2 rating4.24.8

THE VERDICT

AWS SES wins on compliance and cost at scale. Resend wins on developer experience and sending APIs.

AWS SES starts at $0.10 versus Resend's Free. Resend rates higher with developers (4.8 vs 4.2 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.

Which should you choose?

Pick AWS SES

✓It is suitable for developers on the AWS ecosystem who want to integrate a mailing system into their software.
✓It is suitable for firms or brands to send bulk transactional emails.
✓It is an excellent tool for email marketing.
Set up AWS SES with Courier →

Pick Resend

✓You want a clean, modern API to add transactional email to an app quickly
✓You use React/Next.js and want React Email-based templating
✓You need transactional plus lightweight marketing email from one affordable platform
✓You want a generous free tier and predictable low-cost pricing
Set up Resend with Courier →

Feature by feature

Winner cells are tinted, green where AWS SES leads, violet where Resend does.

capability
AWS SES
Resend
Starting paid plan
$0/mo
$20/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
$0.1
$0.35
Pricing model
Pay-as-you-go
Hybrid
Overage
$0.10 per 1,000 emails (flat Pay-as-you-go)
$0.90 per 1,000 emails beyond included volume (lower on higher Scale tiers, down to ~$0.46/1k)
Dedicated IP
Add-on
Plan-gated
Deliverability tooling
Yes
Yes
Automated IP warmup
Yes
Yes
Suppression management
Yes
Yes
SPF / DKIM / DMARC
Yes
Yes
BIMI
Yes
Yes
Transactional API
Yes
Yes
Marketing campaigns
No
Yes
SMTP relay
Yes
Yes
Inbound routing
Yes
Yes
Dynamic templates
Yes
Yes
Batch send
Yes
Yes
Scheduled send
—
Yes
Official SDKs
Java, Python, JavaScript/Node.js, .NET, Ruby, Go, PHP, C++
Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, Java, PHP, Rust, Elixir, .NET
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop editor
No
Yes
Custom HTML editor
Yes
Yes
Email validation
Add-on
No
Log retention
—
30 days
Sandbox / test mode
Yes
Yes
Open / click tracking
Yes
Yes
Analytics dashboard
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
No
—
EU data residency
Yes
No
SOC 2
Yes
Yes
HIPAA
BAA
No
GDPR
Yes
Yes
ISO 27001
Yes
—
Support channels
Email, Chat, Phone (via AWS Support plans)
Email/ticket support; dedicated Slack channel and direct engineer access on Enterprise
24/7 support
Yes
—
Support SLA
Plan-gated
Plan-gated

FAQ

Common questions

AWS SES starts at $0.10 versus Resend's Free. Because pricing models differ by tier, the cheaper option depends on your monthly volume, so compare the pricing rows in the scorecard above.

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Why not both?

Use both behind one API.

Route AWS SES, Resend, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.

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Pricing, plans and feature availability as of August 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms.

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