# Resend vs SendGrid

> Both send email through an API or SMTP. Resend is the developer-first newcomer built around React Email. SendGrid is Twilio's long-running platform for sending at scale.

- Page: https://digidle.com/compare/resend-vs-sendgrid/
- All comparisons: https://digidle.com/compare/

## Side by side

### Resend

- What it is: Developer-focused email API with React Email support.
- Category: Email (https://digidle.com/category/email/)
- Tags: api, transactional
- Free Option: Free plan that doesn't expire: 3,000 emails a month, 100 a day.
- Dedicated IP: $30/mo add-on on the Scale plan.
- Pricing: Pro from $20/mo for 50,000 emails, Scale from $90/mo for 100,000. Marketing email is priced by contacts, from $40/mo for 5,000.
- Official site: https://resend.com
- Listing: https://digidle.com/tools/resend/ (Markdown: https://digidle.com/tools/resend.md)
- Alternatives: https://digidle.com/alternatives/resend/

### SendGrid

- What it is: Twilio's email API for transactional and marketing email.
- Category: Email (https://digidle.com/category/email/)
- Tags: api, marketing
- Free Option: 60-day free trial at 100 emails a day, no card. Sending stops after the trial unless you upgrade.
- Dedicated IP: One included on Pro.
- Pricing: Essentials from $19.95/mo for 50,000 emails. Pro from $89.95/mo for 100,000, with SSO and subuser management. Premier is custom.
- Official site: https://sendgrid.com
- Listing: https://digidle.com/tools/sendgrid/ (Markdown: https://digidle.com/tools/sendgrid.md)
- Alternatives: https://digidle.com/alternatives/sendgrid/

Pricing and plan details checked 2026-10-28 on the official pages: Resend pricing (https://resend.com/pricing), SendGrid pricing (https://www.twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing). Plans change, so confirm before you buy.

## Which one to pick

- Pick Resend if: You write emails in React, want a free tier that never runs out, and want the cleanest path to shipping transactional mail.
- Pick SendGrid if: You need a dedicated IP, SSO and subusers on a mid-tier plan, or your stack already runs on Twilio.

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