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Loops vs Userlist

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
Userlist

Lifecycle email for SaaS, by a small team.

Paid · $199/moBootstrapped
Visit Userlist
At a glanceLoopsUserlist
Pricing
$49/mo
$199/mo
Pricing model
Freemium
Paid
Founded
2022
2017
Location
USA
Remote
Bootstrapped
Yes
Open source
Category
Newsletters & Email
Indie alternatives
10
0
Founders
Chris Frantz
Jane Portman, Benedikt Deicke

Key differences

  • Pricing

    Loops starts cheaper at $49/mo; Userlist starts at $199/mo.

  • Funding

    Userlist is bootstrapped; Loops is venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Userlist (2017) is 5 years older than Loops (2022).

  • Indie alternatives

    Loops has 10 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Userlist has 0.

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 Userlist

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