Two transactional email providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Brevo wins compliance and analyticsResend wins deliverability and developer experience
Updated August 2026
At a glanceBrevoResend
Entry priceFreeFree
Cost per 1k @ 100k$0.69$0.35
Free tier300/day3,000/mo
G2 rating4.54.8
THE VERDICT
Brevo wins on compliance and analytics. Resend wins on deliverability and developer experience.
Brevo starts at Free versus Resend's Free. Resend rates higher with developers (4.8 vs 4.5 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Which should you choose?
Pick Brevo
✓You want one platform combining transactional email, marketing, SMS, and CRM
✓You're an EU-based or GDPR-sensitive business valuing EU residency and ISO 27001
✓You have large contact lists but moderate send volume
✓You want a low-cost or free entry point with a drag-and-drop editor
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
Winner cells are tinted, green where Brevo leads, violet where Resend does.
capability
Brevo
Resend
Pricing
Starting paid plan
$9/mo
$20/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
$0.69
$0.35
Pricing model
Subscription
Hybrid
Overage
Email volume is bucketed by plan tier; exceeding the bucket requires moving up a tier rather than per-email overage. Transactional add-on credits ~$0.0014/email referenced by third parties.
$0.90 per 1,000 emails beyond included volume (lower on higher Scale tiers, down to ~$0.46/1k)
Email/ticket support all plans; chat and phone on higher (Business/Enterprise) plans
Email/ticket support; dedicated Slack channel and direct engineer access on Enterprise
Support SLA
Plan-gated
Plan-gated
FAQ
Common questions
Brevo starts at Free 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.