Updated 11 November 2026
First published 2026-11-11 · Tool Comparison
Checked 11 November 2026. Every price below was read on the vendor’s own page that day and is quoted as printed. A vendor with no printed price says so; we did not fill the gap.
| Tool | Who it suits | One figure, as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Resend | A developer team that wants a flat monthly plan with a clear email count and a modern API. | Free: “Free Recommended $0 / mo 3,000 emails / mo” |
| Amazon SES | A team already on AWS that sends a lot and wants to pay per thousand emails. | First tier: “0 – 10M emails 1 / month $0.16 per 1,000 emails” |
A developer team that wants a flat monthly plan with a clear email count and a modern API.
A team already on AWS that sends a lot and wants to pay per thousand emails.
Our open score gives a tool up to 60 points from signals we can check: rupee pricing, GST invoice, UPI, data in India, a public price, a free plan and the number of alternatives. “Not recorded” means we have not found a vendor statement on that point, not that the answer is no. How the score is worked out.
| Tool | Open score | Prices in ₹ | GST invoice | UPI | Data in India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resend | 30 of 60 (known 4 of 8 signals) | Not recorded | No | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Amazon SES | 20 of 60 (known 5 of 8 signals) | No | No | Not recorded | Not recorded |
We asked three assistants the same 5 buyer questions about transactional email services (9–10 Nov 2026), 15 answers in all. 3 of the 5 questions name no company; question 4 names SendGrid; question 5 names Gmail (the inbox the mail goes to). Named in how many: Resend in 5, Amazon SES in 15. The names that came up most across all answers, the answers to questions 4 and 5 included: Amazon SES (15), Postmark (15), SendGrid (12), Mailgun (11). How the Index is run.
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