Resend is an alternative
to Mailgun
$20/mo (Pro) vs Mailgun Basic at $15/mo — covering 54% of the 9 compared capabilities.
Same job. Compare the fees.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Basic plan at $15/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Pro: 20 USD/monthly.
Mailgun costs $15/mo on the Basic plan at 1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. Resend costs $20/mo (Pro plan), which is not cheaper than Mailgun Basic at $15/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
Resend covers 54% of the 9 capabilities compared against Mailgun. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Resend | Mailgun |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom sending/tracking domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email address validation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Inbound email parsing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event webhooks | ✗ | ✓ |
| Deliverability SLA / support | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMTP & REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Mailgun has that Resend lacks.
- Email address validation — Validate an email address before sending to it.Missing from Resend.
- Event webhooks — Get notified of email events like opens or bounces via webhook.Missing from Resend.
- Email templates — Start a transactional email from a pre-built template.Missing from Resend.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Pro | $20/mo |
| Scale | $90/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $15/mo |
| Foundation | $35/mo |
| Scale | $90/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
Frequently asked
What does Resend lack compared with Mailgun?
Dedicated IP, Send-time optimization, SSO (SAML), Email address validation, Event webhooks, Email templates — 6 of the 9 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Mailgun: 2026-10-26; Resend: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/#navSearch (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Resend data last verified 2026-10-26