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5,000 emails · 80% tx · EU

Brevo vs Resend vs Scaleway — Free Tier Battle

🏆 Our pick: Brevo

Pre-PMF startups live on free tier. Compare renewal-free allowances and watermarking.

Ranked for this Use Case (Top 6)

Showing the 6 cheapest of 11 quoteable providers — the priciest options are omitted for scanability.

#1 Brevo $0.00/mo Visit ↗
#2 Amazon SES $0.50/mo Visit ↗
#3 Scaleway Transactional Email tx-only $1.10/mo Visit ↗
#4 MailerSend tx-only $7.00/mo Visit ↗
#5 Postmark tx-only $15.00/mo Visit ↗
#6 SMTP2GO tx-only $15.00/mo Visit ↗

Recommendations

🏆 Generous FreeBrevo

9k/mo forever + 300/day free, EU, no credit card day-1.

🥈 Developer FreeResend

3k/mo plus React Email — perfect for onboarding flows.

🥉 Utility PricingScaleway Transactional Email

Only 300 emails included now — wins on $0.29/1k once you pay.

Key Takeaways

  • Brevo’s 300/day cap still covers most pre-PMF volumes when spread.
  • Scaleway’s edge is its per-1k rate, not its (now tiny) allowance.

Gotchas

  • Brevo 300/day free cap throttles single-day signup spikes.
  • Resend rate limits free tier more aggressively.

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