Documentation-based comparison
Mailjet versus Resend
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | Mailjet | Resend |
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| Pricing | From $9/mo | From $20/mo |
| Who it is for | Email API, SMTP relay and webhooks, sold in plans that also cover marketing contacts and an email editor. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation | Sends application email, such as password resets and order confirmations, through the /emails API; marketing broadcasts use a separate API. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend: official product and plan documentation |
| Coverage limits | Unused emails do not roll over; they expire at the end of each billing cycle. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation | Every account starts at 10 API requests per second, whatever the plan; an increase goes through support. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend help: account quotas and limits |
| Sending volume |
| Paid plans have no daily cap, but received emails and every To, CC and BCC recipient count toward the monthly quota. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend help: account quotas and limits
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| Sender domains | Not verified | Pro and Scale can add 100 more domains for USD 20 a month; Enterprise limits are set by contract. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend help: account quotas and limits
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| Log retention | Not verified | Free and Pro: 30-day data retention. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend: official product and plan documentation
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| Webhooks and events | APIs, SMTP relay and webhooks on Free and paid plans. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation | Pro: 5 webhook endpoints. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend: official product and plan documentation
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| Dedicated IP | Premium: available on request from the 100,000-send tier. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation
| USD 30 a month add-on on Scale for customers sending more than 3,000 emails a day; Resend warms up, monitors and scales the IP. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend: official product and plan documentation |
| Support | Phone and chat support start from the 50k plans. The page does not say which plan names qualify. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation
| Slack support and an urgent-response SLA are not included on Free or Pro. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend: official product and plan documentation
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| Overage charges | You can keep sending after the plan's emails run out; extra emails are billed per 1,000, at a price the page text does not show. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation | Paid plans can keep sending past the monthly quota with pay-as-you-go, capped by default at 5 times the quota; sending then pauses until the next billing cycle. Support can adjust the cap. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Resend help: account quotas and limits
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| Coverage note | No daily sending limit. | All webhook event types are available on every plan. |
