usesend/useSend
Open source alternative to Resend, Sendgrid, Postmark etc. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 64
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 4.0
- age_days: 902
- days_rel: 10
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 63
Adoption not part of the score
4640 stars · 419 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
useSend is an open-source, self-hostable email sending platform built on Amazon SES, offering transactional and marketing email delivery with a dashboard, REST API, SDKs, and SMTP relay. It serves as an open alternative to Resend, SendGrid, Postmark, and Mailgun, including contact management, campaign editing, analytics, and suppression lists.
Use cases
- send transactional emails from my app without vendor lock-in
- self-host an alternative to SendGrid or Resend
- send newsletters and marketing campaigns to a contact list
- track email deliveries, opens, clicks, and bounces
- send emails via SMTP relay from any framework
- manage email contacts and subscription consent
- monitor Amazon SES email sending with a dashboard
When to choose
- you want an open-source, self-hosted email platform backed by Amazon SES
- you need both transactional and marketing email in one tool
- you want to avoid per-contact pricing of SaaS email providers
- you need SMTP relay plus REST API and typed SDKs
- you want real-time delivery analytics and suppression handling
When to avoid
- you need inbound email processing (not yet supported)
- you don't have or want an AWS account since it relies on Amazon SES
- you need SMS, push, or WhatsApp sending (planned but not available)
- you require a fully mature, battle-tested product as it is still in beta
- you need a service with AGPL-unfriendly licensing terms for commercial embedding
Facets
application · maturity active
email api-framework analytics webhook self-hosted developer-tools email self-hosted web-development developer-tools self-hosted email-sending transactional-email marketing-email smtp-relay amazon-ses resend-alternative sendgrid-alternative newsletter contact-management suppression-list marketing web-server docker nodejs typescript
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/usesend/useSend · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9e3f5dbc292c
- homepage: https://useSend.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · c337543350bb
- site_page: https://docs.usesend.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2061d6784714
- site_page: https://usesend.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · c337543350bb
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| usesend/useSend | main | 88 |
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