Resend Alternative

Did you know Resend actually uses AWS SES to deliver emails but charges you a LOT more for doing that? The combined cost of using SENDUNE + AWS SES is a lot lesser than what you will pay for Resend.

SENDUNE and Resend are in a similar space; Email Delivery. What makes both even more similar is - behind the scenes - both use AWS SES to send emails. The only difference is Resend uses their own SES account for all their clients. SENDUNE operates on a bring-your-own SES basis. The end goal for both companies is the same - to safely deliver transactional and marketing emails on behalf of companies that use us.

Here is a comparison of SENDUNE with Resend. You can decide which one to use.

Comparison Table

Comparison Table (24-Feb-2025)

Company SENDUNE Resend
Launch Year 2018 2023
Key Features Transactional and marketing emails, SMS, AWS SES integration, customer data platform, tagging, automation, team management, REST API. Email for developers, REST API, SMTP Relay, SDKs, scheduled emails, batch sending, open/link tracking, webhooks, contact management.
Free Plan Limits 5,000 contacts, 50,000 emails, 50,000 SMS. All features included, no expiry. 100 transactional emails/day, 1,000 marketing contacts with unlimited emails.
Starting Plan $24/month for 100,000 contacts, 250,000 emails & SMS.
AWS SES charges extra at $1 per 10,000 emails. 		20,000 transactional emails at $20/month.
Unlimited marketing emails for 5,000 contacts at $40/month.
Resend charges upwards of $500 for the same limits SENDUNE offers at $24.
Normalized Cost $39 for 50,000 users + 150,000 emails $270+ for 50,000 users + 150,000 emails
Website SENDUNE Resend
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