How do Amazon SES and Loops prices compare?

Amazon SES: $10/month on À la carte at 100,000 emails. Loops: custom or unlisted usage pricing at 10,000 contacts. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.

What matters for transactional email?

Review SMTP or API integration, domain authentication, bounce and complaint events, suppression handling and delivery-log retention.

Can I compare marketing and agent email by sends?

Only when the published plan actually bills by sends. Contacts, subscribers and inboxes stay in their own billing units.

What features and free access does Amazon SES list?

Usage based, AWS integration, Dedicated IP options. Free access: AWS Free Tier credits may apply. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

What features and free access does Loops list?

SaaS lifecycle email, Event tracking, Modern UI. Free access: Trial. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

Email APIs · side by side

Amazon SES vs Loops

Compare Amazon SES, Loops by sending volume, delivery webhooks, inbound email, domain limits and retention.

Email APIs pricing calculator

These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.

Amazon SES

Monthly emails

100K

Loops

Number of contacts

10K

Amazon SES

$10 / mo

À la carte · 100K emails

Loops

Custom / not listed

Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 10K contacts

Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.

Email APIs overview & pricing

Email APIs	Amazon SES	Loops
Provider	Amazon Web Services	Loops
Billing unit	emails	contacts
Plan at selected usage	À la carte	Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Monthly estimate	$10/mo	Custom / not listed
Workload	100K emails	10K contacts
Free access	AWS Free Tier credits may apply	Trial
Published plans	À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise	Early Stage Plan (Free)
Prices checked	2026-10-08	2026-10-08

Provider

Amazon SES: Amazon Web Services
Loops: Loops

Billing unit

Amazon SES: emails
Loops: contacts

Plan at selected usage

Amazon SES: À la carte
Loops: Custom / unlisted usage pricing

Monthly estimate

Amazon SES: $10/mo
Loops: Custom / not listed

Workload

Amazon SES: 100K emails
Loops: 10K contacts

Free access

Amazon SES: AWS Free Tier credits may apply
Loops: Trial

Published plans

Amazon SES: À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise
Loops: Early Stage Plan (Free)

Prices checked

Amazon SES: 2026-10-08
Loops: 2026-10-08

Email APIs monthly cost

Amazon SES: $10Loops: Not priced

Different workloads, separate estimates

Separate transactional delivery from campaigns, outreach and agent inboxes. Compare monthly sends and daily caps; contacts, seats and inboxes are not sending allowances. Budget separately for dedicated IPs, validation and attachments.

Which email providers fit your needs?

Amazon SES features & plan notes

Usage based
AWS integration
Dedicated IP options

Full pricing Official Pricing

Loops features & plan notes

SaaS lifecycle email
Event tracking
Modern UI

Full pricing Official Pricing

How to compare email providers

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