Resend vs SendGrid

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

Resend wins developer experience and free tierSendGrid wins scale and enterprise readiness

Updated August 2026

At a glanceResendSendGrid
Entry priceFree$14.95
Cost per 1k @ 100k$0.35$0.35
Free tier3,000/moTrial
G2 rating4.84.0

THE VERDICT

Resend wins on developer experience and free tier. SendGrid wins on scale and enterprise readiness.

Resend is the modern, developer-first choice, a clean API, React Email templating, nine SDKs, and a 3,000-emails/month free tier from $20/mo. SendGrid is the established platform with EU data residency, ISO 27001, 24/7 support, and a deeper marketing suite. Neither offers HIPAA. Pick Resend for greenfield app email; SendGrid when compliance, EU residency, or enterprise support matter.

Which should you choose?

Pick Resend

✓Clean, modern API with React Email templating
✓Generous 3,000-emails/month free tier
✓Nine official SDKs, including Rust and Elixir
Set up Resend with Courier →

Pick SendGrid

✓EU data residency and ISO 27001
✓24/7 support and enterprise track record
✓Deeper marketing-campaign tooling
Set up SendGrid with Courier →

Feature by feature

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

capability
Resend
SendGrid
Starting paid plan
$20/mo
$19.95/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
$0.35
$0.35
Pricing model
Hybrid
Subscription
Overage
$0.90 per 1,000 emails beyond included volume (lower on higher Scale tiers, down to ~$0.46/1k)
upgrade tier / per-block overage
Dedicated IP
Plan-gated
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
Yes
Yes
SMTP relay
Yes
Yes
Inbound routing
Yes
Yes
Dynamic templates
Yes
Yes
Batch send
Yes
Yes
Scheduled send
Yes
Yes
Official SDKs
Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, Java, PHP, Rust, Elixir, .NET
Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Java, C#
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
Yes
Custom HTML editor
Yes
Yes
Email validation
No
Plan-gated
Log retention
30 days
3 days default; 30 days add-on
Sandbox / test mode
Yes
Yes
Open / click tracking
Yes
Yes
Analytics dashboard
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
—
Yes
EU data residency
No
Yes
SOC 2
Yes
Yes
HIPAA
No
No
GDPR
Yes
Yes
ISO 27001
—
Yes
Support channels
Email/ticket support; dedicated Slack channel and direct engineer access on Enterprise
Email/Ticket, Chat, Phone
24/7 support
—
Yes
Support SLA
Plan-gated
Plan-gated
Migration assistance
—
Yes

FAQ

Common questions

Resend starts at Free versus SendGrid's $14.95. 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 Resend, SendGrid, 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. SendGrid is a Twilio product.

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