Loops vs SavvyCal
Email marketing for SaaS — loops, transactional, campaigns in one
vs. The indie-darling scheduling tool — polished UX, overlay-first design
Pricing tiers
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
SavvyCal
Basic
$12/user/mo (or $120/year). Unlimited event types, round-robin, single signatures.
$12/mo
Premium
$20/user/mo (or $200/year). Custom branding, custom domain, ranked/round-robin routing, webhooks.
$20/mo
Lifetime
$199 one-time. Full Premium forever (for early supporters / occasional offers).
$199/mo
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Loops vs basic on SavvyCal.
| Metric | Loops | SavvyCal |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Loops · 12 features
- API Keys — Scoped keys for testing vs production.
- Audiences (Segments) — Filter contacts by properties + event behavior.
- Campaign Analytics — Open/click/unsubscribe rates, heatmaps, A/B significance.
- Campaigns — One-off broadcasts to audience segments. Schedule + A/B test subject.
- Contacts — Contact records with custom properties (strings, numbers, booleans, dates).
- Email Editor — Visual block-based + Markdown + HTML modes.
- Events — Send events to trigger loops/journeys or filter audiences.
- Loops (Automations) — Event-triggered automation flows with delays + conditions.
- Mailing Lists — Opt-in lists with subscribe/unsubscribe preferences per list.
- Template Library — Pre-built templates for SaaS use cases (onboarding, digest, launch).
- Transactional API — Send transactional emails (receipts, password resets) via /transactional endpoin…
- Webhooks — Subscribe to contact/event changes.
SavvyCal · 15 features
- Automations — Reminders + follow-ups.
- Buffer Time — Before/after meetings.
- Calendar Overlay — See recipient cal overlayed on yours.
- Collective — Find time that works for all hosts.
- Collective Round-Robin — Best of both.
- Custom Branding — Logo + colors.
- Custom Domain — cal.yourbrand.com.
- Embed Widget — Inline + popup for websites.
- Group Events — Many attendees → 1 host.
- One-on-One — Standard solo meetings.
- Paid Bookings — Stripe integration.
- Ranked Availability — Suggest preferred times.
- Round-Robin — Distribute across hosts.
- Teams — Shared scheduling for teams.
- Webhooks — Real-time events (Premium).
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Loops | SavvyCal |
|---|---|---|
| SDK | @loops/loops, loops-py | — |
| REST | Loops REST API | SavvyCal API |
| OTHER | Webhooks | Embed + Popup Widget, SavvyCal Dashboard, SavvyCal Webhooks |
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