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Notify vs Resend
Both are developer email APIs. Resend’s happy path is an official SDK plus a bloated product surface around templates and extras. Notify is cheaper at Pro ($10 / 10k) with a minimal surface for transactional send: notifycx or fetch, webhooks, logs — plus notifycx-mcp for IDE agents.
| Feature | Notify | Resend |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Transactional send + webhooks + logs | Transactional API plus a bloated DX stack (SDK, React Email templates, marketing surface) |
| Recommended client | `notifycx` SDK, `notifycx-mcp`, or one `fetch` | `resend` Node SDK (`resend.emails.send`) is the documented default |
| Auth | `x-api-key` header | `Authorization: Bearer re_…` (SDK wraps this) |
| Send body | `to`, `from`, `subject`, `html` (aliases `message` / `text`) | `to`, `from`, `subject`, `html` / `text` (plus template / React fields) |
| Entry paid pricing | Pro: $10/mo for 10,000 emails | Pro starts ~$20/mo |
| Free tier | 1,000 emails/mo, 1 domain, 48h logs | 3,000 emails/mo (100/day cap on Free) |
| Product surface | Deliberately small dashboard | SDK, React Email templates, inbound, broadcasts / marketing plans |
Choose Notify if…
You already render HTML and need send + logs + webhooks, flat $10 Pro pricing, without a template studio.
Choose Resend if…
You plan on managing email templates in React Email, or prefer a larger product surface over a focused send pipe.
Best for
Indie hackers and startups who want password resets, onboarding, and receipts without ESP bloat.
Not for
Teams that want a rich template product or newsletter tooling built into the ESP.
Same job, different product surface
Resend documents resend.emails.send via their SDK. Notify’s notifycx client is the same idea for a smaller product: to, from, subject, html — then logs and webhooks.
Migration walkthrough: Migrate from Resend.
Frequently asked questions
Is Notify a Resend clone?
No. Same audience — developers sending transactional email — but Notify deliberately skips template studios and marketing surface. One HTTP call, then logs and webhooks.
Do I need an SDK?
Resend’s docs lead with their Node SDK. Notify offers notifycx (same shape: send with html), plain fetch, or notifycx-mcp for IDE agents.
How do I migrate?
Replace resend.emails.send with notify.send or a Notify fetch — html maps cleanly. Verify your domain and update webhooks. See the migrate-from-Resend docs.