Resend
Email API for developers to send transactional and marketing email, with React-based templates.
Pricing FreemiumPaid from $20 a month for the Pro plan (50,000 emails a month)Open source noStars 964npm a week 15M
Loops alternatives
5 tools you can use instead of Loops, ranked by live GitHub stars and npm downloads. Resend, SendGrid and Postmark are the most used. Stats updated 17 hours ago.
When Loops is not a good fit
Loops is an email sending platform for SaaS teams that handles marketing, product and transactional email in one product. It is made by Astrodon Corporation. A free plan allows up to 4,000 emails in any rolling 30 days, and paid plans are priced by subscribed contacts.
It is a weaker choice for:
- Teams that only need a plain SMTP or API relay for system email
- E-commerce stores that need catalog and storefront email features
- Senders that need open source or self-hosting: Loops is a hosted service
- Teams that need to see exact paid prices without picking a contact count: plan prices are not listed as fixed tiers
The alternatives
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SendGrid
Twilio's email API and delivery platform for transactional and marketing email.
Pricing FreemiumPaid from $19.95 a month for the Essentials plan (50,000 to 100,000 emails a month)Open source noStars 3.1knpm a week 5.7M
Postmark
Email delivery service for transactional and broadcast email, owned by ActiveCampaign.
Pricing FreemiumPaid from $15 a month for Basic (10,000 emails)Open source nonpm a week 1.4M
Amazon SES
Amazon Web Services email service billed by usage, from $0.10 per 1,000 emails.
Pricing Pay as you goPaid from $0.10 per 1,000 emails sent on à la carteOpen source no
Mailgun
Transactional email API and SMTP service, with inbound parsing and email validation, part of Sinch.
Pricing FreemiumPaid from $15 a month for Basic (10,000 emails)Open source no
Loops and its alternatives, side by side
| Tool | Pricing | Free plan | Paid from | Open source | GitHub stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loops | Freemium | Yes: up to 4,000 emails in any rolling 30 days, sent to your 1,000 newest contacts, with all features and a Powered by Loops footer. | Not listed | No | None |
| Resend | Freemium | Yes: 3,000 emails a month, 100 a day, 3 custom domains, 10,000 automation runs | $20 a month for the Pro plan (50,000 emails a month) | No | 964 |
| SendGrid | Freemium | Trial only: 100 emails a day for 60 days, no ongoing free tier | $19.95 a month for the Essentials plan (50,000 to 100,000 emails a month) | No | 3.1k |
| Postmark | Freemium | Yes: 100 emails a month, no credit card, does not expire. | $15 a month for Basic (10,000 emails) | No | None |
| Amazon SES | Pay as you go | Yes: a free plan for 6 months after account creation, plus up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits that must be used within 12 months. | $0.10 per 1,000 emails sent on à la carte | No | None |
| Mailgun | Freemium | Yes: 100 emails a day, 1 custom sending domain, 2 API keys, 1 inbound route, 1 user. | $15 a month for Basic (10,000 emails) | No | None |
Pricing facts come from each tool's official pricing page, with the checked date on the tool's own page.
Questions
What is the most popular alternative to Loops?
By GitHub stars, Resend is the most used alternative to Loops listed on ScratchDB, with 964 stars.
Which Loops alternatives are open source?
None of the Loops alternatives listed here are open source.
Which Loops alternatives have a free plan?
Resend, Postmark, Amazon SES and Mailgun have a free plan. The table on this page shows what each one includes.