Resend for Startups
Resend no longer runs an open startup program. The only remaining offer is a credit deal for Y Combinator companies.
This program no longer exists
Resend no longer runs an open startup program (resend.com/startups returns 404). The only remaining offer is a deal for Y Combinator companies at resend.com/yc: $25,000 in credits for the current batch and $15,000 for YC alumni. Checked October 10, 2026.
See what to apply to insteadApply to these instead of Resend
Live startup programs that cover the same job, each checked against the provider's own page.
How they compare
- Mailazy Startup Program
- Worth
- 65% off Pro for a year ($172 instead of $490)
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- 1 to 3 days
- Customer.io for Startups
- Worth
- Up to 12 months free, up to 30,000 profiles
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- 2 to 7 days
- AWS Activate
- Worth
- Up to $200,000 ($200,000+ for AI)
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- 2 to 10 days
Keep the cost down without a program
Vendors often drop startup offers once they move upmarket to enterprise buyers. These still work for an early team.
- If you are in Y Combinator, claim the YC deal at resend.com/yc before paying.
- Start on Resend's free tier, which is still available at normal pricing, until you hit its limits.
- Use the Mailazy or Customer.io offers in this directory for email.
- Send only the transactional email you need and move marketing email to a cheaper tool.
- Check whether your AWS Activate credits can pay for AWS email sending.
About
Resend no longer runs an open startup program. The resend.com/startups page now returns a 404, and the only startup offer left on Resend's site is a deal for Y Combinator companies at resend.com/yc: $25,000 in credits for the current batch and $15,000 for YC alumni.
If you are not in Y Combinator, there is no Resend startup credit to apply for. Resend's regular free tier and paid plans are still available at normal pricing.
If you need transactional or lifecycle email on a startup budget, the live alternatives are listed below.
Frequently asked about Resend for Startups
Is Resend for Startups still available?
Resend no longer runs an open startup program (resend.com/startups returns 404). The only remaining offer is a deal for Y Combinator companies at resend.com/yc: $25,000 in credits for the current batch and $15,000 for YC alumni. Checked October 10, 2026.
What should startups use instead of Resend for Startups?
The closest live options are mailazy-startup, customerio-startups, aws-activate, Postmark bootstrapped credit. Each one is listed with its current terms and application link on this page.
Why is this page still published if the program ended?
Because founders still search for it. Removing the page would send them to third-party sites that are still republishing the old terms as if they were current. Keeping it, with the offer stripped out, is the only way to correct the record at the place people actually look.
How can I tell whether a startup credit program is still live?
Open the provider's own startup or partner page and look for a working application form with stated eligibility and credit amounts. Aggregator sites routinely keep listings up for years after a program ends, so a deal roundup is not evidence that the program exists.