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Loops vs Resend

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Loops

Modern email for startups — marketing + transactional.

Newsletters & EmailFreemium · $49/mo
Visit Loops
Resend

Email API for developers with great DX.

Transactional EmailFreemium · $20/mo
Visit Resend
At a glance
Pricing
Loops$49/mo
Resend$20/mo
Pricing model
LoopsFreemium
ResendFreemium
Founded
Loops2022
Resend2023
Location
LoopsUSA
ResendSan Francisco, USA
Bootstrapped
Loops
Resend
Open source
Loops
Resend
Category
LoopsNewsletters & Email
ResendTransactional Email
Indie alternatives
Loops10
Resend6
Founders
LoopsChris Frantz
ResendZeno Rocha, Bu Kinoshita

Key differences

  • Pricing

    Resend starts cheaper at $20/mo; Loops starts at $49/mo.

  • Funding

    Both are venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Loops (2022) is 1 year older than Resend (2023).

  • Category

    Loops sits in Newsletters & Email; Resend sits in Transactional Email.

  • Indie alternatives

    Loops has 10 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Resend has 6.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founder of Loops

  • Chris FrantzCo-founder & CEO

Founders of Resend

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