Yes, Courier has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 10,000 sends per month included on the free Developer plan. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $50/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Courier is a customer messaging platform for developers that provides APIs, SDKs, a CLI, and an MCP server for sending notifications and orchestrating lifecycle journeys across email, SMS, push, Slack/MS Teams, and in-app channels. The platform includes notification infrastructure, customer journeys, a visual design studio, an in-app inbox, user preferences, observability, and AI agent steps inside workflows.
The free Developer plan includes 10,000 sends per month, Journeys and broadcasts, MCP server, CLI, SDKs, Google and GitHub SSO, and email support. The paid Business plan starts at $0.005 per send, while Enterprise adds custom pricing, volume discounts, dedicated Slack support, observability integrations, role-based access control, and EU data residency.
- 10,000 sends per month
- Journeys and broadcasts
- MCP server, CLI, and SDKs
- Google and GitHub SSO
- Email support
- Multi-channel routing
- In-app inbox components
- 30-day log retention
Free Tier Value
This free tier includes 10,000 sends each month, which at the paid rate of $0.005 per send is worth about $50/month. It also keeps core capabilities like journeys, broadcasts, and developer tooling, but it is capped at 10k sends and the higher-tier support and AI features sit behind the paid plan, so the value is strong but not unlimited.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 10,000 sends per month included on the free Developer plan.
- Journeys and broadcasts included on the free Developer plan.
- MCP server, CLI, and SDKs included on the free Developer plan.
- Google and GitHub single sign-on included on the free Developer plan.
- Email support included on the free Developer plan.
See Courier pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Business
- send
- unlimited
- log retention
- 30 days
- Pay-as-you-go pricing
- All Developer features
- AI Translations
- AI Agent node
- Email & chat support
Enterprise
- send
- unlimited
- log retention
- 1 year
- All Business features
- Volume pricing
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Observability integrations
- Role-based access control
- Enterprise SLA
- EU Data Residency
Pricing extracted from Courier's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Courier free forever?
Yes. Courier has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Courier require a credit card?
No. You can start on Courier's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Courier's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Courier's cheapest paid plan is Business at $0.005 / month.
What is Courier's free tier worth?
Courier's free tier is worth about $50 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 69/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
