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title: "Reloop vs Cloudflare Email Service"
description: "Reloop vs Cloudflare Email Service compared: pricing at 3k to 250k emails a month, the Workers binding vs an HTTP API, DNS requirements, events, inbound email, marketing mail and lock-in."
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# Reloop vs Cloudflare Email Service

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> Reloop vs Cloudflare Email Service compared: pricing at 3k to 250k emails a month, the Workers binding vs an HTTP API, DNS requirements, events, inbound email, marketing mail and lock-in.

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Reloop vs Cloudflare Email Service compared: pricing at 3k to 250k emails a month, the Workers binding vs an HTTP API, DNS requirements, events, inbound email, marketing mail and lock-in.

Reloop is the email service / infrastructure (ESP + MTA). It is not a multi-ESP connector that sits on SendGrid, Mailgun, Resend, or SES.

## Reloop vs Cloudflare Email Service

| Feature | Reloop | Cloudflare Email Service |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Status | Generally available | Sending in public beta, Routing GA |
| Free tier | 6,000 / mo, 200 / day | Sending to your own verified addresses only |
| Paid entry point | $10 / mo for 50k | Workers Paid ($5 / mo minimum), 3,000 emails included |
| Price per extra 1,000 | $0.50 | $0.35 |
| Domain DNS | Any DNS provider | Must use Cloudflare DNS |
| Marketing email | Yes (campaigns) | No, transactional only |
| Templates | Yes, {{{variables}}} | Not documented |
| Contacts, campaigns, automations | Yes | No |
| Events | Signed HTTP webhooks | Cloudflare Queues |
| Inbound email | Stored mailboxes, API, MCP, IMAP | Email Routing to addresses or Workers |
| Dedicated IP | Included on Growth ($20) | Not documented |
| Open source / self-host | Yes (Apache 2.0) | No |

## FAQ

### Is Cloudflare Email Service free?

Inbound Email Routing is free and unlimited. Sending to arbitrary recipients requires the Workers Paid plan ($5 a month minimum), which includes 3,000 emails a month, then $0.35 per 1,000. On the free plan you can only send to destination addresses verified in your account.

### Can I use Cloudflare Email Service without Cloudflare DNS?

No. Cloudflare's docs say you must be using Cloudflare DNS to use Email Service. Reloop works with any DNS provider.

### Can I send newsletters with Cloudflare Email Service?

No. Cloudflare says Email Service supports transactional email only. Reloop supports both transactional email and marketing campaigns.

### Can I use Reloop from Cloudflare Workers?

Yes. Call the HTTP API with fetch, or use the reloop-email SDK with the nodejs_compat flag. Our Workers guide covers secrets, waitUntil, retries and Queues.

### Which is cheaper?

Reloop below roughly 200,000 emails a month ($10 for 50k, $20 for 100k). Cloudflare above that, because $0.35 per 1,000 is lower than our $0.50 overage. Self-hosted Reloop has no per-email cost.

## Related

- Pricing: https://reloop.sh/pricing.md
- Compare index: https://reloop.sh/compare.md
- License (Apache 2.0): https://reloop.sh/license