# Resend

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Resend and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Developers recommend Resend for easy setup and a free tier that suits small projects. Critics most often point to costs as sending volume and domains grow.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to set up (2 comments): "It's very easy to get started with Resend, and they have a free tier that basically works for any bootstrapped project" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47795014)) "very convenient and easy to configure" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49798757))
- Used in side projects and stacks (3 comments): "an automation that redesigns prospects’ websites and sends the saved redesign as an offer using Resend." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48185405)) "Other nice options would be Resend and the Cloudflare Email Service" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48300838)) "used boring proven tools (Next.js, Stripe, Resend)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46355702))

## What people warn about

- Costs rise with volume and domains (3 comments): "paying $20/month to Resend et al to send few thousand emails" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47794095)) "Resend will change the pricing - guaranteed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47794037)) "I have to pay extra for each domain I add." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47800613))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [AgentMail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/agentmail.md): 40 recommend
- [Mailgun](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mailgun.md): 8 recommend
- [SendGrid](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sendgrid.md): 8 recommend
- [Posthorn](https://hackerapproved.com/p/posthorn.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://resend.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Resend", https://hackerapproved.com/p/resend/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).