Resend vs Mailgun pricing
Both are in transactional email apis. Resend is billed per monthly email volume; Mailgun is billed per monthly email volume. Numbers below are copied from each vendor's pricing page.
ResendFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- 3,000 emails/mo (100/day)
- Billed
- Per monthly email volume
- Best for
- DX-first transactional email for modern stacks
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
MailgunFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- 100 emails/day (forever)
- Billed
- Per monthly email volume
- Best for
- Developer email infrastructure at scale
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
Resend plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 3,000 emails/month with a 100/day limit; full API access, ticket support, 10K automation runs, 5 AI credits. |
| Pro | $20-$35/mo | 50,000-100,000 emails/month (slider); no daily limit, sending & receiving, 10 domains, 30-day data retention, 100 AI credits/mo. |
| Scale | $90-$1,150/mo | 100,000-2,500,000 emails/month; adds Slack support, 1,000 domains, 500 AI credits/mo, optional dedicated IP add-on. |
| Enterprise | Custom | 3M+ emails/month, priority support, dedicated IPs, flexible automation/retention, custom domains and AI credits. |
| Dedicated IP add-on | $30/mo | Available on Scale for customers sending ~3,000+ emails/day. |
- Dedicated IPs and Slack support gated behind higher Scale tier
Source: https://resend.com/pricing
Mailgun plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | Up to 100 emails/day, API access, one sending domain, basic tracking, ticket support |
| Basic | from $15/mo | 10,000 emails/month, no daily limit, webhooks, one custom domain, two API keys; ~$1.80/1K overage |
| Foundation | $35/mo | 50,000 emails/month, email templates, up to 1,000 sending domains, 5-day log retention; ~$1.30/1K overage |
| Scale | $90/mo | 100,000 emails/month, 5,000 validations, dedicated IPs, send-time optimization, live chat, 30-day log retention; ~$1.10/1K overage |
| Enterprise | Custom (contact sales) | High-volume senders, burst/rapid-fire sending SLA, custom infrastructure and response-time SLAs |
- Pricing escalates steeply with volume; reviewers say it has gotten 'pricier and pricier'
- Legacy pay-as-you-go Flex plan doubled to $2.00/1K in Dec 2025 and is closed to new users
- Support quality is inconsistent on lower tiers despite a high review-response rate
Source: https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/