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Listmonk vs Resend
Resend is a hosted email API service, while listmonk is self-hosted and includes a UI and analytics.
Which to pick
Pick Listmonk if you want…
- Self-hosted email campaigns and transactional mail
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Vue, Buefy or Docker (on Listmonk's list, not Resend's)
Pick Resend if you want…
- Simple email API with built-in analytics
- Hosted email API
- Integrations with Node.js, Ruby or Python (on Resend's list, not Listmonk's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Listmonk:Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager for campaigns and transactional messages.
- Resend:Resend provides a developer-focused email API for sending transactional and marketing emails at scale.
- Best for
- Listmonk:Self-hosted email campaigns and transactional mail
- Resend:Simple email API with built-in analytics
- Who it’s for
- Listmonk:Developers and teams needing on-premise email marketing and transactional mail.
- Resend:Developers building apps that need reliable email sending.
- Pricing
- Listmonk:Free
- Resend:Freemium
- Plans
- Listmonk:—
- Resend:Free $0 · Pro $20 per month · Scale $90 per month
- Open source
- Listmonk:Yes, 23,714 GitHub stars
- Resend:—
- Works with
- Listmonk:Go, Vue, Buefy, Docker, SMTP, SMS, WhatsApp, FCM
- Resend:Node.js, Ruby, Python, PHP, Go, Rust, Java, .NET
Listmonk features
- One-binary deployment. Single binary with low CPU and memory usage runs on all major OSes.
- High-performance queues. Multi-threaded, multi-SMTP queues with rate limiting for millions of emails.
- SQL-based segmentation. Query and segment subscribers using SQL expressions.
- Rich templating. Go templating language with drag-and-drop builder, Markdown, HTML and 100+ functions.
- Built-in analytics. Visualize campaign performance, bounces, top links and more.
- Transactional API. Simple API to send transactional messages via email, SMS, WhatsApp or other messengers.
- Extensible webhooks. Messenger HTTP webhooks for SMS, WhatsApp, FCM notifications and custom channels.
- Full privacy & auth. OIDC SSO, granular roles, permissions and API tokens; media library with S3-compatible backend.
Resend features
- SDKs & REST API. Official SDKs for Node, Ruby, Python, PHP, Go, Rust, Java, .NET and a REST endpoint.
- Test mode. Simulate email events without sending real messages.
- Modular webhooks. Real-time notifications for deliveries, opens, clicks, bounces, etc.
- React Email editor. Create email templates with React components instead of hand-crafted HTML tables.
- Contact management. Import lists, view attributes and segment contacts via the dashboard.
- Analytics & reporting. Track opens, clicks, bounces and view broadcast performance.
- Domain authentication. DKIM, SPF and DMARC setup plus BIMI support for brand logos.
- Dedicated IPs (add-on). Managed IP warming and autoscaling for high-volume senders.
Listmonk vs Resend FAQ
Is Listmonk or Resend free?+
Listmonk is free. Resend has a free plan; paid plans start at $20/month (Pro).
Which is cheaper, Listmonk or Resend?+
Listmonk is free, so it costs less. Resend starts at $20/month (Pro).
Is Listmonk or Resend open source?+
Listmonk is open source (knadh/listmonk on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Resend.
Do Listmonk and Resend integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Go and SMTP. Listmonk also lists Vue, Buefy, Docker, SMS and 3 more; Resend also lists Node.js, Ruby, Python, PHP and 4 more.
On DevHunt
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