Email APIs · side by side
Amazon SES vs Resend
Compare Amazon SES, Resend by sending volume, delivery webhooks, inbound email, domain limits and retention.
Email APIs pricing calculator
100K
Amazon SES
$10 / mo
À la carte · 100K emails
Resend
$90 / mo
Scale · 100K emails
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Email APIs overview & pricing
| Email APIs | Amazon SES | Resend |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Web Services | Resend |
| Billing unit | emails | emails |
| Plan at selected usage | À la carte | Scale |
| Monthly estimate | $10/mo | $90/mo |
| Workload | 100K emails | 100K emails |
| Free access | AWS Free Tier credits may apply | 3,000 emails/mo |
| Published plans | À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise | Free, Pro, Scale, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Amazon SES
- Amazon Web Services
- Resend
- Resend
Billing unit
- Amazon SES
- emails
- Resend
- emails
Plan at selected usage
- Amazon SES
- À la carte
- Resend
- Scale
Monthly estimate
- Amazon SES
- $10/mo
- Resend
- $90/mo
Workload
- Amazon SES
- 100K emails
- Resend
- 100K emails
Free access
- Amazon SES
- AWS Free Tier credits may apply
- Resend
- 3,000 emails/mo
Published plans
- Amazon SES
- À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise
- Resend
- Free, Pro, Scale, Enterprise
Prices checked
- Amazon SES
- 2026-10-08
- Resend
- 2026-10-08
Email APIs monthly cost
Amazon SES: $10Resend: $90
Cost by emails
Cost curve data
| emails | Amazon SES | Resend |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 25K | $2.50 | $20 |
| 50K | $5.00 | $20 |
| 100K | $10 | $90 |
| 200K | $20 | $155 |
| 500K | $50 | $425 |
| 1M | $100 | $875 |
0
- Amazon SES
- $0
- Resend
- $0
25K
- Amazon SES
- $2.50
- Resend
- $20
50K
- Amazon SES
- $5.00
- Resend
- $20
100K
- Amazon SES
- $10
- Resend
- $90
200K
- Amazon SES
- $20
- Resend
- $155
500K
- Amazon SES
- $50
- Resend
- $425
1M
- Amazon SES
- $100
- Resend
- $875
Email APIs feature comparison
| Email APIs | Amazon SES | Resend |
|---|---|---|
| Sending methods | Not listed | Not listed |
| Inbound processing | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sending domains | Not listed | Not listed |
| Activity retention | Not listed | Not listed |
| Webhooks & events | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dedicated IP | Not listed | Not listed |
| Single sign-on | Not listed | With add-on |
| Support | Not listed | Not listed |
| Outbound Email | Not listed | Not listed |
| Virtual Deliverability Manager - SES deliverability | Not listed | Not listed |
| Virtual Deliverability Manager - Global deliverability | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dedicated IPs - Managed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Email Validation | Not listed | Not listed |
| Global Endpoints | Not listed | Not listed |
| Tenants | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dedicated IPs - Standard/BYOIP | Not listed | Not listed |
| Email Processing | Not listed | Not listed |
| Authenticated Ingress Endpoint | Not listed | Not listed |
| Open Ingress Endpoint | Not listed | Not listed |
| Email Add-Ons | Not listed | Not listed |
| Archiving | Not listed | Not listed |
| Daily limit | Not listed | No limit |
| Inbound emails | Not listed | |
| RESTful API | Not listed | |
| SMTP relay | Not listed | |
| Official SDKs | Not listed | |
| Schedule emails | Not listed | |
| Batch sending | Not listed | |
| Open tracking | Not listed | |
| Link tracking | Not listed | |
| React Email | Not listed | |
| Custom domains | Not listed | 1,000 |
| Additional domains | Not listed | With add-on |
| Dedicated IPs | Not listed | With add-on |
| Dedicated IP warming | Not listed | |
| Pristine shared IPs | Not listed | |
| Automatic suppression list | Not listed | |
| Bounce details | Not listed | |
| Multi-region | Not listed | |
| Data retention | Not listed | 30 days |
| Deliverability insights | Not listed | |
| DKIM, SPF, DMARC authentication | Not listed | |
| Webhook endpoints | Not listed | 10 endpoints |
| Webhook events | Not listed | All events |
| Social login | Not listed | |
| GDPR compliance | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Type II certification | Not listed | |
| Penetration testing | Not listed | |
| DDoS protection | Not listed | |
| Automated backups | Not listed | |
| Multi-factor authentication | Not listed | |
| API key permissions | Not listed | |
| Signed webhook endpoints | Not listed | |
| Ticket support | Not listed | |
| Slack support | Not listed | |
| Urgent response SLA | Not listed | |
| Deliverability expertise | Not listed | |
| In-app documentation | Not listed | |
| AI assistant | Not listed | |
| AI credits / mo | Not listed | 500 |
Sending methods
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Inbound processing
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Sending domains
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Activity retention
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Webhooks & events
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Dedicated IP
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Single sign-on
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- With add-on
Support
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Outbound Email
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Virtual Deliverability Manager - SES deliverability
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Virtual Deliverability Manager - Global deliverability
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Dedicated IPs - Managed
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Email Validation
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Global Endpoints
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Tenants
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Dedicated IPs - Standard/BYOIP
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Email Processing
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Authenticated Ingress Endpoint
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Open Ingress Endpoint
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Email Add-Ons
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Archiving
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- Not listed
Daily limit
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- No limit
Inbound emails
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
RESTful API
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
SMTP relay
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Official SDKs
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Schedule emails
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Batch sending
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Open tracking
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Link tracking
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
React Email
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Custom domains
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- 1,000
Additional domains
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- With add-on
Dedicated IPs
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- With add-on
Dedicated IP warming
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Pristine shared IPs
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Automatic suppression list
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Bounce details
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Multi-region
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Data retention
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- 30 days
Deliverability insights
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
DKIM, SPF, DMARC authentication
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Webhook endpoints
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- 10 endpoints
Webhook events
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- All events
Social login
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
GDPR compliance
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
SOC 2 Type II certification
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Penetration testing
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
DDoS protection
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Automated backups
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Multi-factor authentication
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
API key permissions
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Signed webhook endpoints
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Ticket support
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Slack support
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Urgent response SLA
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
Deliverability expertise
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
In-app documentation
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
AI assistant
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
AI credits / mo
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Resend
- 500
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Which email providers fit your needs?
Amazon SES features & plan notes
- Usage based
- AWS integration
- Dedicated IP options
Resend features & plan notes
- React Email
- Simple API
- Webhooks
- All Pro features
- 1,000 domains
- Dedicated Slack channel
- 10 webhook endpoints
- 500 AI credits / mo
- SSO with add-on
- Dedicated IP with add-on
How to compare email providers
Separate transactional delivery from campaigns, outreach and agent inboxes. Compare monthly sends and daily caps; contacts, seats and inboxes are not sending allowances. Budget separately for dedicated IPs, validation and attachments.
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