Documentation-based comparison
Mailjet versus Resend
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
What the evidence answers
A reading of reviewed official documentation for Mailjet and Resend. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.
Price
- Mailjet From $9/mo
- Free: no subscription charge
- Starter: $9.00 monthly
- Essential: $19.00 monthly
- Premium: $29.00 monthly
- Custom: Vendor quotation required
- Resend From $20/mo
- Free: no subscription charge
- Pro: $20.00 monthly
- Scale: $90.00 monthly
- Enterprise: Vendor quotation required
Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.
Documented for both
- Sending volume
- Mailjet Free: 6,000 emails per monthStarter: 8,000 emails per monthEssential: 15,000 emails per monthPremium: 15,000 emails per month
- Resend Paid plans have no daily cap, but received emails and every To, CC and BCC recipient count toward the monthly quota.Free: 3,000 emails per monthPro: 50,000 emails per monthScale: 100,000 emails per month
- Webhooks and events
- Mailjet APIs, SMTP relay and webhooks on Free and paid plans.
- Resend Pro: 5 webhook endpoints.Free: 1 webhook endpointScale: 10 webhook endpoints
- Dedicated IP
- Mailjet Premium: available on request from the 100,000-send tier.Custom: One dedicated IP, with the option to buy more
- Resend 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.
- Support
- Mailjet Phone and chat support start from the 50k plans.Free: Online support in the first month onlyStarter: Online supportPremium: Priority support
- Resend Slack support and an urgent-response SLA are not included on Free or Pro.Free: Ticket supportScale: Dedicated Slack channelEnterprise: Guaranteed response times, a dedicated CSM and personalized migration support
- Overage charges
- Mailjet 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.
- Resend 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.Pro: Pay-as-you-go is switched on in team settings and bills extra emails in buckets of 1,000; without it, Resend notifies you and offers an upgrade.
Limits to check
- Mailjet Unused emails do not roll over; they expire at the end of each billing cycle.
- Resend Every account starts at 10 API requests per second, whatever the plan; an increase goes through support.
Not verified yet
Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.
Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Resend: sender domains and log retention.
Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.
Next steps
- Ask Mailjet about sender domains and log retention; our sources do not establish them yet.
| Requirement | Mailjet | Resend |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |