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Fromly vs Resend
Resend is a developer-first email API with SDKs in many languages, and above about 20,000 transactional emails a month it costs less, $35 for 100,000 against $100 for Fromly. Fromly is built for lifecycle email on top of your Supabase users and Stripe billing, with campaigns, automations and transactional email on one per-email price instead of a separate plan priced by contacts.
At a glance
| Fromly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best for | SaaS teams on Supabase and Stripe who want emails driven by product data. | Developers who mostly send transactional email from code. |
| Pricing | $0.001 per email, first 1,000 free | Transactional plans by volume, 3,000 free; marketing priced by contacts |
| Starts at | Free, then $0.001 per email | $20/mo for 50,000 emails |
| Contacts | Unlimited | Counted in the price |
Fromly vs Resend pricing
Pick a monthly volume to see both bills. Resend's prices are the ones on its pricing page on October 10, 2026.
10,000
Fromly
$0.001 per email, first 1,000 free
$10
per month
Resend
Transactional plans by volume, 3,000 free; marketing priced by contacts
$20
per month
Fromly costs $10 less at this volume.
How Fromly charges
- Your first 1,000 emails are free. After that, every email costs $0.001, prepaid. Unlimited contacts.
How Resend charges
- Free up to 3,000 transactional emails a month, with at most 100 a day.
- Pro costs $20 for 50,000 emails or $35 for 100,000. Scale goes from $90 for 100,000 to $350 for 500,000 and adds more domains, Slack support and dedicated IPs as an add-on. Extra emails cost $0.70 to $0.90 per 1,000 depending on the plan.
- Marketing email (broadcasts) is a separate plan priced by contacts: free up to 1,000, then from $40 a month for 5,000 contacts to $650 for 150,000.
- Automations include 10,000 runs a month, then $0.0015 per run on paid plans. Billing is monthly only.
Features compared
What each tool includes today. "Not stated" means Resend's pages do not say, not that it is missing.
FeatureFromlyResend
Pricing
- Billed on emails sent, not contacts$0.001 per email on the paid plan.Transactional email by volume tiers; marketing email by contacts.
- Unlimited contactsYesMarketing plans are priced by number of contacts.
- Free plan1,000 free emails at sign-up, no credit card.3,000 emails a month, 100 a day.
Sending
- Campaigns to a filtered audienceFilter by tags, plan, MRR or custom properties.On a separate marketing plan.
- Scheduled and spread-out sendsYesYes
- A/B testingNoNot stated
- Transactional email APITemplates with variables and idempotency keys.API and SMTP relay, with batch sending.
- AttachmentsNoNot stated
Automations
- Visual automation builderYesNot stated
- Triggered by product and billing eventsSign-ups, Stripe events, tags and custom events from the API.Not stated
- Conditions and branchesYesNot stated
- Wait until an event happensNoNot stated
Data and integrations
- SupabaseConnected in one click: new sign-ups arrive in real time, plus an hourly sync.Not stated
- StripeMRR, plan and lifecycle on every contact, as tags you can target.Not stated
- Other billing tools (Paddle, Lemon Squeezy…)NoNot stated
- Zapier or n8nNoNot stated
- CSV importYesNot stated
- Signup forms and landing pagesNoNot stated
Developers
- REST APIScoped API keys for contacts, events, emails, campaigns and flows.Yes
- MCP server for AI agentsYesNot stated
- Official SDKBuilt, not yet published on npm.Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP and more.
- Outgoing webhooksNo1 to 10 endpoints depending on the plan.
Deliverability
- Your own domain with SPF, DKIM and DMARCYesYes
- One-click unsubscribe (Gmail and Yahoo rules)YesNot stated
- Campaigns pause on high bounce ratesYesNot stated
- Reputation kept apart from other customersEach workspace sends under its own reputation.Not stated
- Dedicated IPNo$30 a month add-on on Scale, above 3,000 emails a day.
Analytics and team
- Opens, clicks and bounces per contactYesOpens, clicks and bounce details on every plan.
- Revenue attributionNoNot stated
- Team membersRoles exist; inviting teammates is coming.Not stated
Other channels
- SMSNoNot stated
- Shared inbox for repliesNoInbound email delivered through webhooks.
Fromly or Resend: which one should you choose?
Choose Resend if
- You mostly send transactional email from code, at more than about 20,000 emails a month
- You want SDKs in many languages, React Email templates, SMTP or a test mode
- You need outgoing webhooks, inbound email or a dedicated IP
- You want 3,000 free emails a month and can live with 100 a day
Choose Fromly if
- You send campaigns to many contacts and do not want a second plan priced by contacts
- Your users live in Supabase and you want new sign-ups to arrive on their own, without setting up webhooks
- You want Stripe MRR, plan and lifecycle on every contact, ready to target in campaigns and flows
- You want campaigns to pause on their own when bounces climb, with each workspace sending under its own reputation
How to switch from Resend to Fromly
- 1Export your contacts from Resend.
- 2Import them in Fromly as a CSV file: map columns to tags and custom properties as you go.
- 3Connect Supabase and Stripe so new users and billing changes keep flowing in.
- 4Verify your sending domain (SPF, DKIM and DMARC) in Fromly.
- 5Move your templates to Fromly and point your transactional calls at the Fromly API, then rebuild your automations as flows.
Resend checked on October 10, 2026 from pricing, pricing, all tiers, home. Prices change: check the vendor's page before deciding.
FAQ
Fromly vs Resend: questions, answered
Is Fromly cheaper than Resend?
It depends on volume and on what you send. For transactional email, Fromly is cheaper below 20,000 emails a month (10,000 emails cost $10 against $20), and Resend is cheaper above it: 100,000 emails cost $35 against $100, and 500,000 cost $350 against $500. For campaigns, Resend charges by contacts on a separate plan, from $40 a month for 5,000 contacts, while Fromly charges the same $0.001 per email with unlimited contacts.
Which free plan is bigger?
Resend's: 3,000 transactional emails a month, at most 100 a day, plus marketing email to up to 1,000 contacts. Fromly offers 1,000 emails once at sign-up, with unlimited contacts.
Does Fromly have everything Resend has?
No. Resend has outgoing webhooks, inbound email, dedicated IPs, published SDKs in many languages and React Email, which Fromly does not have today. Fromly has a built-in Supabase connection, Stripe data on every contact and campaigns that pause on high bounce rates.
Can I use Resend and Fromly together?
Yes. You can keep Resend for high-volume transactional email and use Fromly for onboarding, lifecycle and campaign emails driven by Supabase and Stripe data.
Which one is better for a Supabase app?
Fromly connects to your Supabase project in one click and receives new sign-ups in real time, with an hourly sync as a safety net. Resend sends what your code tells it to send, so you write the code that adds each new user as a contact.
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