Postmark versus Resend

Price

• Postmark From $15/mo
  • Free: no subscription charge
  • Basic: $15.00 monthly
  • Pro: $16.50 monthly
  • Platform: $18.00 monthly
  • High volume: 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.

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Sending volume

Postmark Unused emails do not roll over to the next billing period.Free: 100 emails per monthBasic: 10,000 emails per monthPro: 10,000 emails per monthPlatform: 10,000 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

Sender domains

Postmark Free: 10 custom sending domainsBasic: 5 custom sending domainsPro: 10 custom sending domainsPlatform: Unlimited custom sending domains

Resend Pro and Scale can add 100 more domains for USD 20 a month; Enterprise limits are set by contract.Free: 3 verified domainsPro: 10 domainsScale: 1,000 domains

Log retention

Postmark Custom activity retention starts at USD 5 a month and is only available on Pro plans or higher; statistics are kept indefinitely.Basic: 45 daysPro: Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by defaultPlatform: Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by default

Resend Free and Pro: 30-day data retention.Scale: 30 days

Webhooks and events

Postmark Inbound email is converted to JSON and posted to your webhook URL.Pro: Inbound email processing includedPlatform: Inbound email processing included

Resend Pro: 5 webhook endpoints.Free: 1 webhook endpointScale: 10 webhook endpoints

Dedicated IP

Postmark From USD 50 a month per IP, for accounts sending 300,000 or more emails a month on Pro or higher.

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

Postmark Support requests are handled by the customer success team through support tickets.

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

Postmark Extra emails on paid plans are calculated at the end of the billing cycle and added to the next month's charge.Free: No overages are allowed on Free.

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

• Postmark There is no tier between the free 100 emails a month and the 10,000-email paid tier.
• Resend Every account starts at 10 API requests per second, whatever the plan; an increase goes through support.

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Next steps

• Postmark profile and plans · View Postmark pricing
• Resend profile and plans · View Resend pricing