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Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by arek_nawo »

paxys wrote: post #16

Help me understand the React selling point. Existing email sending software supports text and HTML because that's what email is . No email client out there supports JavaScript, virtual DOMs, event loops, SSR or any such fancy web technology. Instead of hand-crafting an HTML template with etc I'm supposed to use your custom React components ( ...) which you will promptly compile down to the tags I mentioned above. So.…

I see it more as a way to provide better Developer/User Experience over existing mailing services. It seems to be the main selling point of the entire platform. Given that it's price-competitive with other services, it might be enough to attract users looking for new solutions and possibly even convert those already using other services.

On a side-note though, emails really need an update. No, they don't have to support JS, but at least modern CSS options. Adjusting layout with tables and CSS float just doesn't seem right nowadays. I basically always use an email builder, just because desiging a good email is so tiresome. Using React can help make it easier, but some work has to be done by the email clients to get more up to speed with modern Web standards.

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by zenorocha »

pelcg wrote: post #52

Zeno, is Resend planning to have a CLI (linked to my account), since your product is a developer first email platform. Your thoughts on this would be most welcome.

Yeah, that would be great. Out of curiosity, what's your use case for sending emails via CLI?

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by zenorocha »

rasmus1610 wrote: post #47
simonbarker87 wrote: post #42

Congrats on the launch but I can’t see why I would go to this over Postmark. It’s so easy to get up and running, templates are solid, they have Zapier integration and the monthly fee starts at free for 100 emails and then $15 a month for over 1,000 a month. What am I missing?

Well for one you can send 1000 emails for free with resend instead of 100 with postmark.

It's actually 3,000 emails for free with Resend

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by codegeek »

So I have used Sendgrid, Mandrill, SparkPost and SES in production and dabbled with Mailgun for side projects. The biggest issue I have is with Logs where other than Mandrill, no one shows the actual Body of the email in logs. For our purposes, we need that.

Do you log the Email body ? If yes, I will give it a shot.

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by zenorocha »

santialbo wrote: post #13

I built something using react-mjml and storybook (storybook-server). It takes a bit of plumbing but the devx is very nice.

That's why we built react.email, you should check these examples: https://demo.react.email/preview/airbnb-review

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by 1thrasher »

pelcg wrote: post #30

> Why? When you look at all the biggest competitors like Sendgrid, Mailgun, Postmark, and SparkPost, you'll notice that they were all founded around 2009/2010, and they all have been acquired by now. Because of that, it's common to see them only prioritizing enterprise requirements and optimizing for sales-led growth. So does this mean that Resend won't get acquired? What is your exit strategy other than an acquisiti…

I think this misses the point: regardless of Resend's exit strategy, they are innovating now, unlike the competition (allegedly), and that's the value proposition.
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