Loops is cheaper, but covers only 0 of 5 compared capabilities
$0/mo (Free (Early Stage Plan)) vs Amazon SES Pro at $105/mo — covering 0% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro plan at $105/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free (Early Stage Plan): 0 USD/monthly.
Amazon SES costs $105/mo on the Pro plan at 1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Loops covers 0% of the 5 capabilities compared against Amazon SES. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Loops | Amazon SES |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ↑ Growth | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✗ | ✓ |
| Inbound email parsing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email address validation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Amazon SES has that Loops lacks.
- Transactional email API — Send transactional emails programmatically via an API.Missing from Loops.
- Dedicated IP — Send email from an IP address dedicated to your account.Missing from Loops.
- Inbound email parsing — Parse incoming email into your application.Missing from Loops.
- Email address validation — Validate an email address before sending to it.Missing from Loops.
- Dedicated IP — Send transactional email from an IP address dedicated to your account.Missing from Loops.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free (Early Stage Plan) | Free |
| Growth | $49/mo |
| Growth · 10k | $99/mo |
| À la carte | Contact sales |
| Essentials | Free |
| Pro | $105/mo |
| Enterprise | $500/mo |
| Free plan (AWS Free Tier) | Free |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Loops than Amazon SES?
100% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free (Early Stage Plan) vs $105/mo on Pro. That is $1260 a year. But it covers only 0 of 5 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Loops lack compared with Amazon SES?
Transactional email API, Dedicated IP, Inbound email parsing, Email address validation, Dedicated IP — 5 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Amazon SES: 2026-10-26; Loops: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/#aws-page-content-main (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Loops data last verified 2026-10-28