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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 glance
Pricing
Loops$49/mo
Userlist$199/mo
Pricing model
LoopsFreemium
UserlistPaid
Founded
Loops2022
Userlist2017
Location
LoopsUSA
UserlistRemote
Bootstrapped
Loops
UserlistYes
Open source
Loops
Userlist
Category
LoopsNewsletters & Email
Userlist
Indie alternatives
Loops10
Userlist0
Founders
LoopsChris Frantz
UserlistJane 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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