223 lines
18 KiB
TypeScript
223 lines
18 KiB
TypeScript
import {ComparisonTable, FAQSection, Footer, Navbar} from '../../components';
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import {motion} from 'framer-motion';
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import {DASHBOARD_URI, WIKI_URI} from '../../lib/constants';
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import React from 'react';
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import Link from 'next/link';
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import {NextSeo} from 'next-seo';
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import {ArrowRight, BarChart3, Check, DollarSign, Globe, PackageOpen, Users, Zap} from 'lucide-react';
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import type {ComparisonRow} from '../../components/ComparisonTable';
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import type {FAQ} from '../../components/FAQSection';
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const comparisonData: ComparisonRow[] = [
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{feature: 'Pricing Model', plunk: 'Pay-as-you-go', competitor: 'Monthly subscription tiers'},
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{feature: 'Open Source', plunk: true, competitor: false},
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{feature: 'Self-Hostable', plunk: true, competitor: false},
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{feature: 'Contact Limits', plunk: 'Unlimited', competitor: 'Tier-based limits'},
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{feature: 'Transactional Emails', plunk: true, competitor: true},
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{feature: 'Marketing Campaigns', plunk: true, competitor: true},
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{feature: 'Workflow Automation', plunk: true, competitor: true},
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{feature: 'Dynamic Segmentation', plunk: true, competitor: true},
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{feature: 'API Access', plunk: true, competitor: true},
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];
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const faqs: FAQ[] = [
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{
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question: 'What is the main difference between Plunk and Loops?',
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answer:
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'Plunk is open-source (AGPL-3.0) and self-hostable, while Loops is a proprietary SaaS platform. Plunk uses pay-as-you-go pricing with no contact limits, whereas Loops uses subscription tiers with contact-based limits. Both offer similar features, but Plunk gives you full transparency and control.',
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},
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{
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question: 'Is Plunk cheaper than Loops?',
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answer:
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"It depends on your usage. Plunk's pay-as-you-go model ($0.001 per email) means you only pay for what you send. Loops charges monthly subscriptions based on contact count. For businesses with variable email volume or growing contact lists, Plunk is often more cost-effective.",
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},
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{
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question: 'Can I self-host Plunk unlike Loops?',
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answer:
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'Yes. Plunk is open-source and can be self-hosted using Docker. This gives you full control over your data, infrastructure, and costs. Loops is cloud-only with no self-hosting option.',
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},
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{
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question: 'Does Plunk have the same modern features as Loops?',
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answer:
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'Yes. Plunk offers transactional emails, marketing campaigns, workflow automation, dynamic segmentation, and a modern API, just like Loops. The key difference is Plunk is open-source, self-hostable, and has no contact limits.',
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},
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{
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question: 'How easy is it to migrate from Loops to Plunk?',
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answer:
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"Migration is straightforward. Export your contacts from Loops, import them to Plunk via CSV, and update your application to use Plunk's API. Most migrations can be completed in a few hours.",
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},
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];
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/**
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* Plunk vs Loops comparison page
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*/
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export default function LoopsComparison() {
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return (
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<>
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<NextSeo
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title="Loops Alternative: Open Source & Self-Hostable | Plunk"
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description="Plunk offers an open-source alternative to Loops with pay-as-you-go pricing, self-hosting, and no contact limits. Same modern features, full transparency."
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canonical="https://www.useplunk.com/vs/loops"
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openGraph={{
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title: 'Loops Alternative: Open Source & Self-Hostable | Plunk',
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description:
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'Plunk offers an open-source alternative to Loops with pay-as-you-go pricing, self-hosting, and no contact limits.',
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url: 'https://www.useplunk.com/vs/loops',
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images: [{url: 'https://www.useplunk.com/assets/card.png', alt: 'Plunk vs Loops'}],
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}}
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/>
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<Navbar />
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<main className={'text-neutral-800'}>
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{/* Hero */}
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<section className={'relative overflow-hidden'}>
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<div aria-hidden className={'absolute inset-0 -z-10 h-full w-full bg-white bg-[linear-gradient(to_right,#eeeeee_1px,transparent_1px),linear-gradient(to_bottom,#eeeeee_1px,transparent_1px)] bg-[size:6rem_6rem] [mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse_70%_60%_at_50%_30%,#000_40%,transparent_95%)]'} />
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<div className={'mx-auto max-w-[88rem] px-6 pb-20 pt-20 sm:px-10 sm:pt-28 sm:pb-28'}>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 16}} animate={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}>
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<div style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-mono)'}} className={'mb-6 text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-neutral-500'}>
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Plunk vs Loops
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</div>
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<h1 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'text-[clamp(2.75rem,7vw,6.5rem)] font-extrabold leading-[0.92] tracking-[-0.04em] text-neutral-900'}>
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Open-source alternative
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<br />
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for Loops
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</h1>
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<p className={'mt-6 max-w-2xl text-xl text-neutral-600'}>Same modern features, but open-source and self-hostable. No contact limits, no proprietary lock-in, no hidden costs. Built for transparency.</p>
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<div className={'mt-10 flex flex-wrap gap-3'}>
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<motion.a whileHover={{scale: 1.015}} whileTap={{scale: 0.985}} href={`${DASHBOARD_URI}/auth/signup`} className={'group inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-neutral-900 px-8 py-4 text-base font-semibold text-white shadow-[0_10px_30px_-10px_rgba(23,23,23,0.35)] transition hover:bg-neutral-800'}>
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Get started free <ArrowRight className="h-4 w-4 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-0.5" />
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</motion.a>
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<Link href={WIKI_URI} target={'_blank'} className={'inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-neutral-300 bg-white px-8 py-4 text-base font-semibold text-neutral-900 transition hover:border-neutral-900'}>
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View documentation
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</Link>
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</div>
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</motion.div>
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</div>
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</section>
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{/* Pricing comparison */}
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<section className={'border-t border-neutral-200'}>
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<div className={'mx-auto max-w-[88rem] px-6 py-16 sm:py-20 sm:px-10'}>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'mb-10'}>
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<h2 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'text-[clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem)] font-extrabold leading-[0.95] tracking-[-0.03em] text-neutral-900'}>
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Transparent Pricing vs Vendor Lock-In
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</h2>
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<p className={'mt-4 text-lg text-neutral-600'}>Pay per email, not per contact</p>
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</motion.div>
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<div className={'grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2'}>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, x: -20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, x: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'rounded-[24px] border border-neutral-900 bg-neutral-900 p-10 text-white'}>
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<div style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-mono)'}} className={'text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-neutral-400'}>Plunk</div>
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<h3 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-2xl font-bold tracking-[-0.025em] text-white'}>Pay per email sent</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-300'}>Pay-as-you-go pricing with unlimited contacts. No monthly commitments or contact-based limits.</p>
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<div style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-4xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.03em] text-white'}>$0.001/email</div>
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<ul className={'mt-8 space-y-3'}>
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<li className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-300'}><Check className="h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0 text-neutral-400" />Unlimited contacts at no extra cost</li>
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<li className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-300'}><Check className="h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0 text-neutral-400" />All features included on all plans</li>
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<li className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-300'}><Check className="h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0 text-neutral-400" />Open-source and self-hostable</li>
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</ul>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, x: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, x: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'rounded-[24px] border border-neutral-200 bg-white p-10'}>
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<div style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-mono)'}} className={'text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-neutral-500'}>Loops</div>
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<h3 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-2xl font-bold tracking-[-0.025em] text-neutral-900'}>Subscription tiers by contacts</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>Monthly subscription based on contact count with tier-based limits and feature restrictions.</p>
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<div style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-4xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.03em] text-neutral-900'}>Tiered pricing</div>
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<ul className={'mt-8 space-y-3'}>
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<li className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}><div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 flex-shrink-0 rounded-full bg-neutral-400'} />Contact-based pricing limits</li>
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<li className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}><div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 flex-shrink-0 rounded-full bg-neutral-400'} />Feature limits on lower tiers</li>
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<li className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}><div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 flex-shrink-0 rounded-full bg-neutral-400'} />Proprietary, cloud-only platform</li>
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</ul>
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</motion.div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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{/* Key advantages */}
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<section className={'border-t border-neutral-200 bg-neutral-50/60'}>
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<div className={'mx-auto max-w-[88rem] px-6 py-16 sm:py-20 sm:px-10'}>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'mb-10'}>
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<h2 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'text-[clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem)] font-extrabold leading-[0.95] tracking-[-0.03em] text-neutral-900'}>Why Choose Plunk Over Loops</h2>
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<p className={'mt-4 text-lg text-neutral-600'}>Open-source transparency meets modern SaaS features</p>
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</motion.div>
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<div className={'grid gap-px bg-neutral-200 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3'}>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.1, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'bg-white p-10'}>
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<div className={'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white'}><PackageOpen className="h-5 w-5" /></div>
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<h3 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-xl font-bold tracking-[-0.02em] text-neutral-900'}>Open Source & Transparent</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>AGPL-3.0 licensed. Inspect the code, contribute features, understand exactly how your emails are sent. No black boxes.</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.2, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'bg-white p-10'}>
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<div className={'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white'}><Globe className="h-5 w-5" /></div>
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<h3 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-xl font-bold tracking-[-0.02em] text-neutral-900'}>Self-Hostable</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>Run on your infrastructure with Docker. Full data control, compliance-ready, cost-optimized for scale. Loops is cloud-only.</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.3, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'bg-white p-10'}>
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<div className={'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white'}><Users className="h-5 w-5" /></div>
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<h3 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-xl font-bold tracking-[-0.02em] text-neutral-900'}>Unlimited Contacts</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>No contact-based limits. Grow your audience without worrying about tier upgrades or surprise charges. Pay for emails, not contacts.</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.4, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'bg-white p-10'}>
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<div className={'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white'}><DollarSign className="h-5 w-5" /></div>
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<h3 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-xl font-bold tracking-[-0.02em] text-neutral-900'}>Predictable Pricing</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>Pay-as-you-go per email. No surprise costs as you grow. No forced tier upgrades. No sales calls. Just simple, transparent pricing.</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.5, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'bg-white p-10'}>
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<div className={'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white'}><Zap className="h-5 w-5" /></div>
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<h3 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-xl font-bold tracking-[-0.02em] text-neutral-900'}>Full API Access</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>Complete API access on all plans. No feature restrictions, no "contact sales" for API access. Everything documented and ready to use.</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.6, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'bg-white p-10'}>
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<div className={'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white'}><BarChart3 className="h-5 w-5" /></div>
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<h3 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'mt-6 text-xl font-bold tracking-[-0.02em] text-neutral-900'}>All Features Included</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>Transactional emails, campaigns, workflows, segmentation. All included. No artificial feature gating based on your plan.</p>
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</motion.div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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{/* Feature comparison table */}
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<section className={'border-t border-neutral-200'}>
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<div className={'mx-auto max-w-[88rem] px-6 py-16 sm:py-20 sm:px-10'}>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'mb-10'}>
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<h2 style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'text-[clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem)] font-extrabold leading-[0.95] tracking-[-0.03em] text-neutral-900'}>Feature comparison</h2>
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</motion.div>
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<ComparisonTable competitorName="Loops" rows={comparisonData} />
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</div>
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</section>
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{/* FAQ */}
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<FAQSection faqs={faqs} schemaId="faq-schema-loops" />
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{/* CTA */}
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<section className={'relative overflow-hidden border-t border-neutral-900 bg-neutral-900 text-white'}>
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<div className={'mx-auto max-w-[88rem] px-6 py-24 sm:px-10 sm:py-32'}>
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<div className={'flex flex-col items-start gap-12 lg:flex-row lg:items-end lg:justify-between'}>
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<motion.h2 initial={{opacity: 0, y: 16}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.9, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} style={{fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)'}} className={'text-[clamp(2.5rem,7vw,6rem)] font-extrabold leading-[0.95] tracking-[-0.035em]'}>
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Switch to open source
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</motion.h2>
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<motion.div initial={{opacity: 0, y: 16}} whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}} viewport={{once: true}} transition={{duration: 0.9, delay: 0.15, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}} className={'flex max-w-md flex-col gap-6'}>
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<p className={'text-base text-neutral-300 sm:text-lg'}>Join developers choosing transparency and control over proprietary platforms. Start free, no credit card required.</p>
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<div className={'flex flex-wrap gap-3'}>
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<motion.a whileHover={{scale: 1.015}} whileTap={{scale: 0.985}} href={`${DASHBOARD_URI}/auth/signup`} className={'inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-white px-7 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-900 transition hover:bg-neutral-100'}>
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Get started free <ArrowRight className="h-4 w-4" />
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</motion.a>
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<Link href={'/pricing'} className={'inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-neutral-700 px-7 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white transition hover:border-white'}>
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View pricing
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</Link>
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</div>
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</motion.div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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</main>
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<Footer />
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</>
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);
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}
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