Best for
Best for businesses that want email marketing, automation, landing pages and ecommerce tools, along with webinars and a website builder, in one platform.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Email Marketing Comparison
GetResponse vs. Resend
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for product and engineering teams that want transactional email, broadcasts and templates in the same codebase as the application that sends them.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | GetResponse | Resend |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value From $19 / month Starter plan billed monthly; annual billing lowers it to $15.58 / month, and the price scales with list size. | Free tier; Pro from $20 / month Transactional and marketing volume are billed separately. The transactional ladder runs Free, Pro from $20 per month and Scale from $90 per month, priced in bands by monthly email volume; marketing runs Free, Pro Marketing from $40 per month and Enterprise, priced by contact count. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | Free tier: 3,000 emails per month, 100 per day, 3 domains, plus 1,000 marketing contacts |
| API | Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations | Yes, REST API with official SDKs for Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Rust, Elixir, Java and .NET, plus a CLI, webhooks and an official MCP server |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Campaign types | Yes, email newsletters and autoresponders, with landing pages, signup forms and popups; webinars on the Creator plan and SMS on Enterprise | Transactional email over the API, broadcasts to contacts and segments, and inbound email by pointing MX records at Resend |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, a visual drag-and-drop automation builder; 1 workflow on Starter and unlimited workflows from the Marketer plan | Yes, flows triggered by custom events from your own application, built from condition, delay, wait for event, send email, contact update, contact delete and add to segment steps, with a Runs view for debugging |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, data-based audience segmentation, with advanced segmentation from the Marketer plan | Yes, contacts with custom properties grouped into segments, plus Topics so recipients can opt in or out of individual categories |
| Templates and editor | Yes, a drag-and-drop email editor with templates, plus a landing page builder and a website builder on the Creator plan | React Email, a component-based template system written in code; there is no drag-and-drop builder |
| Deliverability and testing | Yes, A/B testing and send-time optimisation (Perfect Timing) | Domain verification with SPF, DKIM and DMARC, delivery event webhooks and event monitoring in the dashboard; dedicated IPs are a $30 per month add-on on Scale and above |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | Yes, abandoned cart recovery, sales funnels, promo codes and revenue reports for connected stores | Contacts are created and updated over the API or bulk-imported by CSV up to 200 MB, with custom properties carrying the data used for personalisation |
| Integrations and API | Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations | Yes, REST API with bearer key authentication, a batch endpoint for up to 100 messages per request, SDKs for nine languages, a CLI, webhooks and an official MCP server |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| MCP-ready | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price GetResponse From $19 / month Resend Free tier; Pro from $20 / month
- Free trial GetResponse 14-day free trial Resend Free tier: 3,000 emails per month, 100 per day, 3 domains, plus 1,000 marketing contacts
- AI features GetResponse Yes Resend No
- MCP-ready GetResponse No Resend Yes
- API GetResponse Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations Resend Yes, REST API with official SDKs for Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Rust, Elixir, Java and .NET, plus a CLI, webhooks and an official MCP server
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
GetResponse
Strengths
- Combines email, automation, landing pages and ecommerce tools in one platform
- AI email and content generators on paid plans
- Creator plan adds a website builder, course creator and webinars
- API with more than 170 integrations
Limitations
- Pricing scales with list size
- SMS marketing and mobile push are reserved for the Enterprise plan
- No permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial
Resend
Strengths
- Transactional sending, broadcasts, contacts and automations on one API and one account
- Official SDKs for Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Rust, Elixir, Java and .NET, plus a CLI
- Standing free tiers on both ladders rather than a time-limited trial
- Inbound email by pointing MX records at Resend, delivered as webhooks
- Official MCP server, so the platform can be driven by AI agents
Limitations
- Templates are React components, so building an email needs a developer
- Two separate price ladders, one for sending volume and one for contacts
- Dedicated IPs, extra domains and SSO are priced as add-ons on top of the plan
- SSO and dedicated IPs require the Scale plan or above
- The free tier caps sending at 100 emails per day
Plans
Pricing
GetResponse
- Starter From $19 / month Unlimited email sends, 1 automation workflow, landing pages, forms and AI content generators. Billed monthly; $15.58 / month billed annually. Scales with list size.
- Marketer From $59 / month Adds unlimited automation workflows, advanced segmentation, abandoned cart recovery, sales funnels and revenue reports. $48.38 / month billed annually.
- Creator From $69 / month Adds a website builder, a course creator for up to 500 students, premium newsletter subscriptions and webinars for up to 100 attendees. $56.58 / month billed annually.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing. Adds SMS marketing, mobile push notifications, a dedicated IP address, single sign-on, unlimited users and a dedicated customer experience manager.
Resend
- Free $0 3,000 emails per month, capped at 100 per day, 3 domains, 10,000 automation runs and 30-day data retention. Marketing side is free up to 1,000 contacts.
- Pro $20 Per month, 50,000 emails and 10 domains, no daily limit, 5 webhook endpoints. $35 per month for 100,000 emails. Overage $0.90 per 1,000 emails.
- Scale $90 Per month, from 100,000 emails and 1,000 domains, 10 webhook endpoints and a dedicated Slack channel. Rises through $160, $350, $650, $825 and $1,150 per month up to 2.5 million emails, with the overage rate falling from $0.90 to $0.46 per 1,000.
- Pro Marketing $40 Per month for 5,000 contacts, rising to $650 per month for 150,000 contacts.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom volume and contact limits, a 99.99% uptime SLA, a dedicated customer success manager, migration support and flexible AI credits.
What users say
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GetResponse
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Resend
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
GetResponse https://www.getresponse.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-20
Resend https://resend.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-07
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.