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Moosend vs Resend

Moosend logo

Moosend

Email Marketing

Low-cost email marketing from 9 US dollars a month, owned by Sitecore since 2021

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Resend logo

Resend

Email Marketing

Email API for developers to send transactional and marketing email

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Resend has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Moosend there is no free forever plan, only a 30-day trial, so a very small list that would sit inside Mailchimp or MailerLite free tiers has to start paying immediately.; Resend free tier is capped at 100 emails per day, which is restrictive for apps with bursty transactional volume.
  • They diverge on capability: Moosend covers All features at every tier, Resend covers Email API and SDKs.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Moosend and Resend actually diverge.

Attributes where Moosend and Resend differ
AttributeMoosendResend
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelPer month by contact countfreemium
Free tierNoYes

Identical on both: platforms (Web, API), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Email Marketing).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Moosend

  • All features at every tier
  • Drag-and-drop email builder
  • Landing pages and forms
  • Segmentation
  • SMTP relay
  • Credit model
  • Ecommerce tracking
  • A/B testing

Only in Resend

  • Email API and SDKs
  • Domain management
  • Audience and contacts
  • Email analytics
  • Dedicated IPs

Both cover

  • Automation workflows

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Moosend

  • A small ecommerce store that wants abandoned cart automation without paying for a tier upgrade to unlock itnot Resend
  • A charity or seasonal business that sends heavily twice a year and would waste a monthly subscription, using the credit packs insteadnot Resend
  • An agency managing several small client lists that needs automation on every account without per-account tier jumpsnot Resend
  • A business moving off Mailchimp purely on cost that still needs landing pages and a working automation buildernot Resend

Resend

  • Sending transactional emails from a web appnot Moosend
  • Running marketing email campaigns to contact listsnot Moosend
  • Automating onboarding or lifecycle email sequencesnot Moosend
  • Tracking deliverability and engagement analyticsnot Moosend

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Moosend

  • There is no free forever plan, only a 30-day trial, so a very small list that would sit inside Mailchimp or MailerLite free tiers has to start paying immediately.
  • Sitecore acquired Moosend in 2021 and Moosend is a low-price product inside an enterprise digital experience vendor, so it competes for investment against products with far higher deal values.
  • The prices for higher contact tiers are not shown as a table; you must select your contact count to reveal a figure, which makes comparing the cost curve against competitors tedious.
  • The integration catalogue is small compared with Klaviyo or ActiveCampaign, and deep ecommerce features such as predictive segmentation and advanced product recommendations are shallow by comparison.
  • Deliverability on shared infrastructure at the entry tier is adequate rather than good, and dedicated IP access sits in the quoted Enterprise tier, which matters if you send high volume to cold-ish lists.

Resend

  • Free tier is capped at 100 emails per day, which is restrictive for apps with bursty transactional volume.
  • Marketing and transactional plans are billed and priced separately, so a product needing both must budget for two tiers.
  • Dedicated IPs are only available on the Scale plan and require a minimum daily send volume.

Pricing, plan by plan

Moosend

On request
  • Pro$9/month
    • 500 contacts at this price, scaling with list size
    • Unlimited emails
    • Automation workflows
  • Moosend+$undefined/month
    • Pro features plus selected enterprise add-ons
    • Configured per customer
    • Pricing quoted, not published
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Dedicated account management and SLA
    • Custom reporting and priority support
    • Dedicated IP options
  • Email credits$350/month
    • 350,000 credits for 350 US dollars, scaling to 1,000,000 for 1,000
    • No monthly subscription required
    • Suited to businesses that send in bursts rather than continuously

Resend

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 3,000 emails/month
    • 100 emails/day
    • 3 domains
  • Pro$20/month
    • 50,000 emails/month
    • 10 domains
    • 100 AI credits/month
  • Scale$90/month
    • 100,000 emails/month
    • 1,000 domains
    • Slack and ticket support

Which should you pick?

Choose Moosend if

  • You need all features at every tier.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want drag-and-drop email builder.
Moosend review

Choose Resend if

  • You need email api and sdks.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on web, api.
  • You also want domain management.
Resend review

Questions people ask

Is Moosend or Resend better?
Neither clearly leads. Moosend starts at On request and Resend at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Moosend or Resend?
Resend has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Moosend and Free for Resend.
Does Moosend or Resend run on more platforms?
Moosend runs on Web, API. Resend runs on web, api.
Can I use Resend for free?
Yes. Resend has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Moosend starts at On request.
What is Moosend best used for?
Moosend is most often used for a small ecommerce store that wants abandoned cart automation without paying for a tier upgrade to unlock it, a charity or seasonal business that sends heavily twice a year and would waste a monthly subscription, using the credit packs instead, an agency managing several small client lists that needs automation on every account without per-account tier jumps, a business moving off mailchimp purely on cost that still needs landing pages and a working automation builder. Of those, a small ecommerce store that wants abandoned cart automation without paying for a tier upgrade to unlock it and a charity or seasonal business that sends heavily twice a year and would waste a monthly subscription, using the credit packs instead are not what Resend is typically brought in for.
What can Moosend do that Resend cannot?
Moosend covers All features at every tier, Drag-and-drop email builder, Landing pages and forms, Segmentation. Resend covers Email API and SDKs, Domain management, Audience and contacts, Email analytics. Both handle Automation workflows.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Moosend: Does Moosend have a free plan?

No. It has a 30-day trial with unlimited sends to 1,000 contacts, then you must move to a paid plan or buy credits.

Resend: What does Resend cost?

Transactional email starts free for 3,000 emails/month, then Pro is $20/month for 50,000 emails and Scale ranges from $90 to $1,150/month for up to 2.5M emails. Marketing email is priced separately by contact count, starting free for 1,000 contacts.

Source
Moosend: Are features restricted on the cheapest plan?

No, and this is the main reason to choose it. Every Pro feature is available at every contact tier; only list size changes the price.

Resend: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?

Yes, the free transactional plan allows 3,000 emails per month capped at 100 per day across 3 domains, and the free marketing plan allows up to 1,000 contacts.

Source
Moosend: Who owns Moosend?

Sitecore, which acquired it in 2021. The product remains sold under the Moosend name at its own pricing.

Resend: How is usage metered?

Transactional plans are metered by number of emails sent, with overage billed per 1,000 emails. Marketing plans are metered by number of contacts rather than emails sent.

Source
Moosend: What are email credits for?

Irregular senders. 350 US dollars buys 350,000 credits with no monthly subscription, which is cheaper than a year of subscription for a business that sends in bursts.

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