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Courier vs Loops

Notification API with multi-channel orchestration, templates, and preferences
vs. Email marketing for SaaS — loops, transactional, campaigns in one

Courier websiteLoops website

Pricing tiers

Courier

Free
Up to 10,000 notifications/month. All channels. Community support.
Free
Business
From $99/mo. Higher volumes, advanced routing, preference center, branding removal.
$99/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SOC 2, SSO, dedicated support, volume discounts, SLA.
Custom
Courier website

Loops

Free
1,000 subscribed contacts. 4,000 sends/month. All features. Loops footer on emails.
Free
Paid — 1.5k
1,500 contacts. Unlimited sends. No footer.
$15/mo
Paid — 5k
5,000 contacts. Unlimited sends.
$49/mo
Paid — 10k
10,000 contacts.
$99/mo
Paid — 25k
25,000 contacts.
$199/mo
Paid — 50k
50,000 contacts.
$349/mo
Custom
>100k contacts — contact sales.
Custom
Loops website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Courier vs free on Loops.

MetricCourierLoops
notifications monthly10000 notifications/mo

Features

Courier · 13 features

  • ChatSlack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Mattermost.
  • EmailSendGrid, Postmark, Mailgun, AWS SES, Resend, SMTP.
  • Inbox (In-App)React/JS drop-in in-app inbox component.
  • ListsSegment recipients for bulk notification sends.
  • Logs + AnalyticsPer-message delivery timeline + engagement.
  • Multi-channel RoutingProvider failover + preferred channel per user.
  • Notification DesignerVisual editor for templates across channels.
  • PreferencesPer-user notification preferences hub.
  • PushAPNs, FCM, Expo, OneSignal.
  • Send APIPOST /send with template + recipients + data.
  • SMSTwilio, MessageBird, Vonage, Plivo, Telnyx.
  • Templates + VersioningTemplate brands, variants, localization, version history.
  • WebhooksDelivery + engagement event webhooks.

Loops · 12 features

  • API KeysScoped keys for testing vs production.
  • Audiences (Segments)Filter contacts by properties + event behavior.
  • Campaign AnalyticsOpen/click/unsubscribe rates, heatmaps, A/B significance.
  • CampaignsOne-off broadcasts to audience segments. Schedule + A/B test subject.
  • ContactsContact records with custom properties (strings, numbers, booleans, dates).
  • Email EditorVisual block-based + Markdown + HTML modes.
  • EventsSend events to trigger loops/journeys or filter audiences.
  • Loops (Automations)Event-triggered automation flows with delays + conditions.
  • Mailing ListsOpt-in lists with subscribe/unsubscribe preferences per list.
  • Template LibraryPre-built templates for SaaS use cases (onboarding, digest, launch).
  • Transactional APISend transactional emails (receipts, password resets) via /transactional endpoin
  • WebhooksSubscribe to contact/event changes.

Developer interfaces

KindCourierLoops
CLICourier CLI
SDKcourier-go, courier-java, @trycourier/courier, trycourier (Python), @trycourier/react-inbox, trycourier (Ruby)@loops/loops, loops-py
RESTCourier REST APILoops REST API
OTHERCourier Studio, Outbound WebhooksWebhooks
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