Resend vs email-template
email-template is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
Resend is an MCP server published by resend. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). email-template is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Resend | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:2a786579214e Forks (GitHub): 90 Pulls (Docker Hub): 21 906 Stars (Docker Hub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 576 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Resend | email-templateno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 576 | 3 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 21 906 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 90 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/resend) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/resend/mcp-send-email | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of email-template
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Design HTML email templates with AI: render to HTML and open them in a visual editor
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Build responsive HTML email campaigns from any brand website: design, QA, export.
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Unlayer: Email, Page & Document Templates for Developers
Generate email, page & PDF document templates as React code (Unlayer Elements) or AI; edit visually.
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Teaches AI to write HTML email that renders in Outlook, Gmail, and Apple Mail. 19 rules, 6 comps.
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APITemplate.io MCP by usefulapi
Generate PDFs and images with APITemplate.io from templates, HTML, Markdown or a URL.
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Lightning-fast HTML generation from AI agents with 15 tools, 22 components, and 25 templates.
What each says it does
Resend
The official MCP server to send emails and interact with Resend.
email-template
Generate responsive HTML email templates
How to run each
Resend As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "RESEND_API_KEY=<YOUR_RESEND_API_KEY>" --transport stdio resend -- docker run -i --rm -e RESEND_API_KEY mcp/resendRequires: RESEND_API_KEY (secret)
email-template
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of email-template publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of email-template publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Resend · What it can do: email-template · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.