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Courier vs Plain

Our take

Pick Courier if product teams who will stay on Developer at $0 (10,000 sends / month) while they publish a first Design Studio template, then pay $0.005 / send when the list outgrows the free pack. Pick Plain if product teams who will stay on Foundation at $45 / user / month billed annually (up to 5 member seats, 1,000 credits) while they open a first Threads list, then buy Horizon at $99 / user / month when they

Courier

Courier

hosted notification desk

Plain

Plain

hosted support-workspace desk

Best for

Courier Templates and journeys you start at $0

Plain Threads you start on a printed $ seat

Free plan

Courier No free plan

Plain No free plan

Lowest paid

Courier Business $0.005

Plain Horizon $99/mo yearly

Coding agent

Courier

Plain Sidekick

Runs where

Courier Local or hosted

Plain Hosted

Watch out

Courier Free is 10,000 sends / month

Plain Foundation annual $45 is a member seat, not unlimited humans

Last checked

Courier 2026-10-23 · courier.com/pricing

Plain 2026-10-23 · plain.com/pricing

Which one, then?

Pick Courier if

product teams who will stay on Developer at $0 (10,000 sends / month) while they publish a first Design Studio template, then pay $0.005 / send when the list outgrows the free pack.

Read the Courier page

Pick Plain if

product teams who will stay on Foundation at $45 / user / month billed annually (up to 5 member seats, 1,000 credits) while they open a first Threads list, then buy Horizon at $99 / user / month when they need more complex workflows.

Read the Plain page

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