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# Reloop vs Elastic Email

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Reloop vs Elastic Email compared: Email API and Email Marketing plans, pricing at 3k to 250k emails a month, developer experience, inbound mail, dedicated IPs, self-hosting, and how to switch.

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 Elastic Email

| Feature | Reloop | Elastic Email |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | 6,000 / mo, 200 / day | 3,000 / mo, 100 / day |
| 50,000 emails / mo | $10 | $19 (Starter) or $49 (Pro) |
| 100,000 emails / mo | $20 | Set by a volume slider |
| Dedicated IP | Included on Growth ($20) | Add-on: $40/mo on Starter, $50/mo on Pro |
| Inbound email | Mailboxes with threads, API, MCP, IMAP | Inbound processing on Pro |
| Webhooks | All plans | Pro |
| Log retention | Plan-based | 3 days (Free, Starter), 7 days (Pro) |
| Marketing and automations | Included in the same product | Separate Email Marketing plans |
| Open source | Yes (Apache 2.0) | No |
| Self-host | Yes | No |
| SMTP relay | Yes | Yes |

## FAQ

### Is Reloop cheaper than Elastic Email?

At 50,000 emails a month, yes: $10 on Reloop vs $19 on Elastic Email's Starter API plan, or $49 if you need webhooks and inbound. At millions of emails a month, Elastic Email's volume pricing may be lower, so compare at your real volume.

### Do both have a free plan?

Yes. Reloop's free tier is 6,000 emails a month, capped at 200 a day. Elastic Email's free API plan is 3,000 a month, capped at 100 a day, and keeps logs for 3 days.

### Does Elastic Email support inbound email?

Yes, inbound email processing is part of its Pro API plan ($49/mo). Reloop receives mail on every plan into stored, threaded mailboxes you can read over the API, MCP or IMAP.

### Can I use Reloop over SMTP like Elastic Email?

Yes. Use smtp.reloop.sh on port 587 with STARTTLS, and your API key as both the username and the password.

### Is Elastic Email open source?

No. Elastic Email is a hosted service. Reloop is open source under Apache 2.0 and can run on your own server.

## Related

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