| 1 | import type { Metadata } from "next"; |
| 2 | import Link from "next/link"; |
| 3 | import { StructuredData } from "@/components/structured-data"; |
| 4 | import { absoluteUrl, genPageMetadata } from "../seo"; |
| 5 | |
| 6 | const comparisonRows = [ |
| 7 | { |
| 8 | label: "Primary job", |
| 9 | smbcloud: |
| 10 | "Manage domain inbox routes, forwarding, and stored inbound mail.", |
| 11 | usesend: |
| 12 | "Run open-source sending infrastructure for transactional and bulk email.", |
| 13 | }, |
| 14 | { |
| 15 | label: "Best fit", |
| 16 | smbcloud: |
| 17 | "Teams that want managed mail workflows without operating the stack.", |
| 18 | usesend: |
| 19 | "Teams that want an open-source email platform they can run and shape themselves.", |
| 20 | }, |
| 21 | { |
| 22 | label: "Product shape", |
| 23 | smbcloud: "Hosted mail service plus inbox workflows and MailX.", |
| 24 | usesend: "Open-source sending stack with dashboard and API.", |
| 25 | }, |
| 26 | { |
| 27 | label: "Why teams pick it", |
| 28 | smbcloud: "Because they want the inbox solved without another ops project.", |
| 29 | usesend: "Because they want more control over the sending stack.", |
| 30 | }, |
| 31 | ]; |
| 32 | |
| 33 | const smbcloudFits = [ |
| 34 | "You want managed inbox routes and forwarding.", |
| 35 | "You do not want to run the email stack yourself.", |
| 36 | "You care about inbound mail more than email infrastructure as a hobby.", |
| 37 | "You want a simple way to keep the messages that came in.", |
| 38 | ]; |
| 39 | |
| 40 | const usesendStillFits = [ |
| 41 | "You want an open-source sending platform you can self-host.", |
| 42 | "Your team wants to own more of the email infrastructure directly.", |
| 43 | "Outbound email is the main job and running the stack is acceptable.", |
| 44 | ]; |
| 45 | |
| 46 | const bestFor = [ |
| 47 | "Founders who want mail handled, not another system to operate", |
| 48 | "Teams with domain inboxes and forwarding rules", |
| 49 | "Projects that need inbound mail stored and easy to review", |
| 50 | "Support and contact inbox workflows", |
| 51 | "Small teams that want hosted mail, not self-hosted mail software", |
| 52 | ]; |
| 53 | |
| 54 | const faqs = [ |
| 55 | { |
| 56 | question: "Is smbCloud Mail a useSend replacement?", |
| 57 | answer: |
| 58 | "For some teams, yes. If you want managed inbox routes, forwarding, and stored inbound mail, smbCloud Mail may fit better. If you want open-source sending infrastructure you can run yourself, useSend is closer to that job.", |
| 59 | }, |
| 60 | { |
| 61 | question: "What is the biggest difference between smbCloud Mail and useSend?", |
| 62 | answer: |
| 63 | "useSend is closer to an open-source sending stack. smbCloud Mail is a hosted inbox-first mail service.", |
| 64 | }, |
| 65 | { |
| 66 | question: "Who should switch from useSend to smbCloud Mail?", |
| 67 | answer: |
| 68 | "Teams that do not want to keep owning the email stack just to get inbox routing and forwarding working cleanly.", |
| 69 | }, |
| 70 | ]; |
| 71 | |
| 72 | export const metadata: Metadata = { |
| 73 | ...genPageMetadata({ |
| 74 | title: "useSend alternative for managed inbox workflows", |
| 75 | description: |
| 76 | "smbCloud Mail is a useSend alternative for teams that want managed domain inbox routes, forwarding, and stored inbound mail instead of running an open-source sending stack.", |
| 77 | path: "/usesend-alternative", |
| 78 | keywords: [ |
| 79 | "useSend alternative", |
| 80 | "open source email alternative", |
| 81 | "managed inbox routing", |
| 82 | "domain inbox routing", |
| 83 | "email forwarding platform", |
| 84 | "hosted mail workflow", |
| 85 | "smbCloud Mail", |
| 86 | ], |
| 87 | }), |
| 88 | }; |
| 89 | |
| 90 | const structuredData = { |
| 91 | "@context": "https://schema.org", |
| 92 | "@graph": [ |
| 93 | { |
| 94 | "@type": "WebPage", |
| 95 | "@id": absoluteUrl("/usesend-alternative#webpage"), |
| 96 | url: absoluteUrl("/usesend-alternative"), |
| 97 | name: "useSend alternative for managed inbox workflows", |
| 98 | description: |
| 99 | "Compare smbCloud Mail and useSend for managed inbox workflows and email infrastructure choices.", |
| 100 | isPartOf: { |
| 101 | "@id": absoluteUrl("/#website"), |
| 102 | }, |
| 103 | }, |
| 104 | { |
| 105 | "@type": "BreadcrumbList", |
| 106 | itemListElement: [ |
| 107 | { |
| 108 | "@type": "ListItem", |
| 109 | position: 1, |
| 110 | name: "Home", |
| 111 | item: absoluteUrl("/"), |
| 112 | }, |
| 113 | { |
| 114 | "@type": "ListItem", |
| 115 | position: 2, |
| 116 | name: "useSend alternative", |
| 117 | item: absoluteUrl("/usesend-alternative"), |
| 118 | }, |
| 119 | ], |
| 120 | }, |
| 121 | { |
| 122 | "@type": "FAQPage", |
| 123 | mainEntity: faqs.map((faq) => ({ |
| 124 | "@type": "Question", |
| 125 | name: faq.question, |
| 126 | acceptedAnswer: { |
| 127 | "@type": "Answer", |
| 128 | text: faq.answer, |
| 129 | }, |
| 130 | })), |
| 131 | }, |
| 132 | ], |
| 133 | }; |
| 134 | |
| 135 | export default function UseSendAlternativePage() { |
| 136 | return ( |
| 137 | <div> |
| 138 | <StructuredData data={structuredData} /> |
| 139 | |
| 140 | <section className="relative overflow-hidden px-6 pt-24 pb-16 sm:pt-32 sm:pb-20 lg:px-8"> |
| 141 | <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-0 -z-10 h-[520px] bg-[radial-gradient(ellipse_75%_50%_at_50%_0%,rgba(99,102,241,0.18),transparent)] dark:bg-[radial-gradient(ellipse_75%_50%_at_50%_0%,rgba(99,102,241,0.12),transparent)]" /> |
| 142 | |
| 143 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-4xl"> |
| 144 | <div className="mb-6 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-indigo-200 bg-indigo-50 px-4 py-1.5 dark:border-indigo-500/30 dark:bg-indigo-500/10"> |
| 145 | <span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 146 | <span className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-indigo-700 dark:text-indigo-400"> |
| 147 | smbCloud Mail |
| 148 | </span> |
| 149 | </div> |
| 150 | |
| 151 | <h1 className="max-w-3xl text-4xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white sm:text-6xl leading-[1.05]"> |
| 152 | Looking for a useSend alternative? |
| 153 | </h1> |
| 154 | |
| 155 | <p className="mt-6 max-w-3xl text-lg leading-8 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 156 | useSend is an interesting open-source sending stack. smbCloud Mail |
| 157 | is for the team that would rather not run the stack at all, because |
| 158 | the inbox workflow is the thing they actually care about. |
| 159 | </p> |
| 160 | |
| 161 | <div className="mt-8 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row"> |
| 162 | <Link |
| 163 | href="https://console.smbcloud.xyz/signup-mailx" |
| 164 | target="_blank" |
| 165 | rel="noopener noreferrer" |
| 166 | className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-indigo-600 px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-lg shadow-indigo-500/20 transition-all hover:bg-indigo-500 hover:shadow-indigo-500/30 active:scale-[0.98]" |
| 167 | > |
| 168 | Get a free @smbcloud.xyz inbox |
| 169 | </Link> |
| 170 | <Link |
| 171 | href="/services" |
| 172 | className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-slate-300 px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-slate-700 transition-colors hover:bg-slate-50 dark:border-white/[0.12] dark:text-slate-200 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.04]" |
| 173 | > |
| 174 | Explore smbCloud Mail |
| 175 | </Link> |
| 176 | </div> |
| 177 | </div> |
| 178 | </section> |
| 179 | |
| 180 | <section className="px-6 pb-24 lg:px-8"> |
| 181 | <div className="mx-auto grid max-w-5xl gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[0.95fr_1.05fr]"> |
| 182 | <div> |
| 183 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 184 | Why teams compare them |
| 185 | </p> |
| 186 | <h2 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 187 | This is mostly a question of whether you want to run the email stack yourself. |
| 188 | </h2> |
| 189 | <p className="mt-5 text-base leading-8 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 190 | Some teams want open-source control. Others just want domain |
| 191 | inboxes, forwarding, and stored inbound mail without turning mail |
| 192 | into another infrastructure project. |
| 193 | </p> |
| 194 | </div> |
| 195 | |
| 196 | <div className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 p-8 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 197 | <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 198 | What smbCloud Mail does well |
| 199 | </p> |
| 200 | <ul className="mt-5 space-y-4 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 201 | <li className="flex gap-3"> |
| 202 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 203 | <span>Route inboxes under your domain.</span> |
| 204 | </li> |
| 205 | <li className="flex gap-3"> |
| 206 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 207 | <span>Forward mail and keep the received copy.</span> |
| 208 | </li> |
| 209 | <li className="flex gap-3"> |
| 210 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 211 | <span>Keep mail managed instead of self-hosted.</span> |
| 212 | </li> |
| 213 | </ul> |
| 214 | </div> |
| 215 | </div> |
| 216 | </section> |
| 217 | |
| 218 | <section className="border-t border-slate-200 px-6 py-24 dark:border-white/[0.06] lg:px-8"> |
| 219 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl"> |
| 220 | <div className="mb-12 max-w-3xl"> |
| 221 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 222 | smbCloud Mail vs useSend |
| 223 | </p> |
| 224 | <h2 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 225 | The trade is hosted inbox workflows versus open-source sending control. |
| 226 | </h2> |
| 227 | </div> |
| 228 | |
| 229 | <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 dark:border-white/[0.06]"> |
| 230 | <div className="grid grid-cols-[0.8fr_1fr_1fr] bg-slate-50 text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:bg-white/[0.03] dark:text-white"> |
| 231 | <div className="border-b border-slate-200 px-5 py-4 dark:border-white/[0.06]"> |
| 232 | Area |
| 233 | </div> |
| 234 | <div className="border-b border-l border-slate-200 px-5 py-4 dark:border-white/[0.06]"> |
| 235 | smbCloud Mail |
| 236 | </div> |
| 237 | <div className="border-b border-l border-slate-200 px-5 py-4 dark:border-white/[0.06]"> |
| 238 | useSend |
| 239 | </div> |
| 240 | </div> |
| 241 | {comparisonRows.map((row) => ( |
| 242 | <div |
| 243 | key={row.label} |
| 244 | className="grid grid-cols-[0.8fr_1fr_1fr] text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400" |
| 245 | > |
| 246 | <div className="border-b border-slate-200 bg-white px-5 py-5 font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02] dark:text-white"> |
| 247 | {row.label} |
| 248 | </div> |
| 249 | <div className="border-b border-l border-slate-200 bg-white px-5 py-5 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 250 | {row.smbcloud} |
| 251 | </div> |
| 252 | <div className="border-b border-l border-slate-200 bg-white px-5 py-5 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 253 | {row.usesend} |
| 254 | </div> |
| 255 | </div> |
| 256 | ))} |
| 257 | </div> |
| 258 | </div> |
| 259 | </section> |
| 260 | |
| 261 | <section className="px-6 py-24 lg:px-8"> |
| 262 | <div className="mx-auto grid max-w-5xl gap-6 lg:grid-cols-2"> |
| 263 | <div className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 264 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 265 | Pick smbCloud Mail if |
| 266 | </p> |
| 267 | <ul className="mt-6 space-y-4 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 268 | {smbcloudFits.map((item) => ( |
| 269 | <li key={item} className="flex gap-3"> |
| 270 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 271 | <span>{item}</span> |
| 272 | </li> |
| 273 | ))} |
| 274 | </ul> |
| 275 | </div> |
| 276 | |
| 277 | <div className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 p-8 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 278 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 279 | Stay with useSend if |
| 280 | </p> |
| 281 | <ul className="mt-6 space-y-4 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 282 | {usesendStillFits.map((item) => ( |
| 283 | <li key={item} className="flex gap-3"> |
| 284 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-slate-400" /> |
| 285 | <span>{item}</span> |
| 286 | </li> |
| 287 | ))} |
| 288 | </ul> |
| 289 | </div> |
| 290 | </div> |
| 291 | </section> |
| 292 | |
| 293 | <section className="border-t border-slate-200 px-6 py-24 dark:border-white/[0.06] lg:px-8"> |
| 294 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl grid gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[0.95fr_1.05fr]"> |
| 295 | <div> |
| 296 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 297 | Best fit |
| 298 | </p> |
| 299 | <h2 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 300 | A good fit if mail should stay managed and boring. |
| 301 | </h2> |
| 302 | </div> |
| 303 | <ul className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02] dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 304 | {bestFor.map((item) => ( |
| 305 | <li |
| 306 | key={item} |
| 307 | className="flex gap-3 border-b border-slate-200 py-3 last:border-0 last:pb-0 first:pt-0 dark:border-white/[0.06]" |
| 308 | > |
| 309 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 310 | <span>{item}</span> |
| 311 | </li> |
| 312 | ))} |
| 313 | </ul> |
| 314 | </div> |
| 315 | </section> |
| 316 | |
| 317 | <section className="px-6 pb-24 lg:px-8"> |
| 318 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl"> |
| 319 | <div className="mb-10"> |
| 320 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 321 | FAQ |
| 322 | </p> |
| 323 | <h2 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 324 | Common questions |
| 325 | </h2> |
| 326 | </div> |
| 327 | <div className="space-y-4"> |
| 328 | {faqs.map((faq) => ( |
| 329 | <div |
| 330 | key={faq.question} |
| 331 | className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-6 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]" |
| 332 | > |
| 333 | <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 334 | {faq.question} |
| 335 | </h3> |
| 336 | <p className="mt-3 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 337 | {faq.answer} |
| 338 | </p> |
| 339 | </div> |
| 340 | ))} |
| 341 | </div> |
| 342 | </div> |
| 343 | </section> |
| 344 | |
| 345 | <section className="px-6 pb-20 lg:px-8"> |
| 346 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl"> |
| 347 | <div className="relative overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-indigo-600 px-8 py-14 text-center shadow-2xl shadow-indigo-500/20"> |
| 348 | <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(ellipse_at_top,rgba(255,255,255,0.1),transparent)]" /> |
| 349 | <h2 className="relative text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white"> |
| 350 | If the inbox matters more than the stack, try smbCloud Mail. |
| 351 | </h2> |
| 352 | <p className="relative mt-4 text-indigo-200"> |
| 353 | Get a free @smbcloud.xyz inbox and see if managed mail feels better than owning another email system. |
| 354 | </p> |
| 355 | <div className="relative mt-8 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 sm:flex-row"> |
| 356 | <Link |
| 357 | href="https://console.smbcloud.xyz/signup-mailx" |
| 358 | target="_blank" |
| 359 | rel="noopener noreferrer" |
| 360 | className="inline-flex rounded-lg bg-white px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-indigo-700 shadow-sm transition-colors hover:bg-indigo-50" |
| 361 | > |
| 362 | Get a free inbox |
| 363 | </Link> |
| 364 | <Link |
| 365 | href="/resend-alternative" |
| 366 | className="inline-flex rounded-lg border border-white/20 px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white transition-colors hover:bg-white/10" |
| 367 | > |
| 368 | Compare Resend alternative |
| 369 | </Link> |
| 370 | </div> |
| 371 | </div> |
| 372 | </div> |
| 373 | </section> |
| 374 | </div> |
| 375 | ); |
| 376 | } |