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title: "Resend vs SendGrid: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Resend or SendGrid? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Transactional email services set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Resend vs SendGrid: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Resend or SendGrid? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Transactional email services set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Resend and SendGrid
- **Competitive set**: Transactional email services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Resend Share of Search**: 9.9%
- **SendGrid Share of Search**: 52.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Resend or SendGrid?

- In August 2026, SendGrid had more branded searches than Resend among transactional email services in New Zealand. SendGrid was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Resend’s 270, and held a 52.4% Share of Search versus Resend’s 9.9%.
- SendGrid was ahead of Resend in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Resend’s estimated Share of Search among transactional email services in New Zealand moved from 3% to 9.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 80 to 270.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SendGrid’s estimated Share of Search among transactional email services in New Zealand moved from 54.7% to 52.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.4K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand transactional email services in August 2026?

- In August 2026, SendGrid gained estimated Share of Search among transactional email services in New Zealand, from 48.7% to 52.4%.
- In August 2026, Resend lost estimated Share of Search among transactional email services in New Zealand, from 12.5% to 9.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Resend estimated searches | Resend Share of Search | Resend rank | SendGrid estimated searches | SendGrid Share of Search | SendGrid rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 80 | 3% | 5 | 1.4K | 54.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 120 | 4.7% | 5 | 1.4K | 55.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 100 | 5.1% | 5 | 1.1K | 55.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 130 | 5.1% | 5 | 1.4K | 54.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 160 | 6.1% | 4 | 1.4K | 53.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 240 | 8.6% | 4 | 1.4K | 51.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 190 | 7.2% | 4 | 1.4K | 54.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 210 | 8.1% | 4 | 1.5K | 56.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 240 | 10.2% | 3 | 1.2K | 49.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 290 | 12.5% | 3 | 1.1K | 48.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 270 | 9.9% | 3 | 1.4K | 52.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Resend’s and SendGrid’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Resend**: Measured on the search terms “resend api”, “resend email”, “resend email api”, “resend email sending”, “resend smtp” and “resend transactional email”, summed into one figure.
- **SendGrid**: Measured on the search terms “sendgrid”, “sendgrid com”, “sendgrid cost”, “sendgrid email api”, “sendgrid email sending”, “sendgrid smtp”, “sendgrid transactional email” and “sendgrid what is”, summed into one figure.

- [Resend profile](/demand/nz/brands/resend)
- [SendGrid profile](/demand/nz/brands/sendgrid-nz)
- [All transactional email services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-transactional-email-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Resend or SendGrid?

In August 2026, SendGrid had more branded searches than Resend among transactional email services in New Zealand. SendGrid was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Resend’s 270, and held a 52.4% Share of Search versus Resend’s 9.9%.

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