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Featurebase vs Loops

Both stand on indie hacker tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Featurebase

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Featurebase combines support, feedback, and product updates with integrations and developer tools. Its free option has one seat and excludes AI, while Growth pricing is per seat and billed yearly.

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Choose Loops if you need web-based email marketing with automation, segmentation, and A/B testing, and its contact tiers fit your audience. The free plan has a 1,000-contact and 4,000-send rolling 30-day ceiling. Look elsewhere if you need a listed price for a tier above 5,000 contacts.

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The facts

	Featurebase	Loops
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Web	API, Web
Lowest paid plan	Growth: $29 a month	1,001–5,000 contacts: $49 a month
Plans published	4	12
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	featurebase.app	loops.so
On indie hacker tools	#1 of 28	#5 of 28

Featurebase: what it does well

Feedback tools include voting and a public roadmap.
Help center supports content in more than 40 languages.
Growth includes API, MCP, and webhooks.
iOS and Android apps are described.

What to know first

Free plan has one seat.
Free plan does not support AI.
Growth starts at $29 a month per seat, billed yearly.

Loops: what it does well

Free plan includes up to 1,000 subscribed contacts.
Free plan allows 4,000 sends per rolling 30-day window.
Includes email automation, audience segmentation, and A/B testing.
Offers 20 native integrations.
Paid tier covers 1,001–5,000 contacts for $49 a month.

What to know first

Free plan is limited to 4,000 sends per rolling 30-day window.
The $49.00 USD monthly tier starts at 1,001 contacts.
Prices are given only for the free and 1,001–5,000-contact tiers.

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