The verdict
On the data we hold, Resend comes out ahead. Here is why, point by point.
What the data says
- Only Resend has a free plan to start on.
- Resend starts lower, at $20/mo against $42/mo.
- In our Tech stack ranking, Resend places 34 and Podia 8 of 72.
Side by side
Plans and pricing
Podia
- MoverUp to 100 email subscribers, 50 products, 5% transaction fee. Annual billing shown as $42 per month.$49/mo
- ShakerUp to 500 email subscribers, 150 products, no Podia transaction fee, affiliate marketing and upsells. Annual billing shown as $84 per month.$99/mo
- EarthquakerUp to 1,000 email subscribers, unlimited products, no transaction fee. Annual billing shown as $150 per month.$179/mo
Resend
- FreeFree forever: 3,000 emails per month (100 per day), 3 domains, 1 webhook endpoint.Free
- Pro50,000 emails per month, then $0.90 per 1,000 extra; 10 domains and no daily limit.$20/mo
- Scale100,000 emails per month, then $0.90 per 1,000 extra; 1,000 domains and a dedicated Slack channel.$90/mo
Prices as the vendors list them. They change often; the final price is on their sites.
Who each is for
Choose Podia if…
Solo creators, coaches and educators who sell courses, downloads, coaching or memberships and want the website, email and community under one login instead of several separate tools.
Choose Resend if…
Software teams that want to send transactional email, such as sign-ups, receipts and password resets, and some marketing email from their own code, with a clean API and good developer tooling.
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