Courier Undergoes Major Pricing Restructure, Introducing Developer Tier with Enhanced Features and Simplified Model
What happened
Between the Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024 captures of Courier's pricing page, Pulse recorded 10 changes: Automations platform added to Developer (free) tier; Design studio added to Developer (free) tier; SSO via Google and Github added to Developer (free) tier; Free plan renamed to 'Developer' tier; Batch & digest support added to Developer (free) tier; Complete pricing restructure from 3-tier model (Free/Pro/Business+Enterprise) to clearer 3-tier model (Developer/Pro/Enterprise) with significant feature democratization; Email support added to Developer (free) tier; Enterprise tier introduced as separate offering with custom pricing; Pro tier support expanded from email-only to 'Email & chat support'; Business and Enterprise combined tier discontinued. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, plan renamed, package change, new plan, feature change, plan removed) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 7, 2026) lists Business at $0.01 per send.
Courier's previous recorded change was "Courier Enhances Business and Enterprise Plans with Comprehensive New Features Including Channel Analytics and Automation Tools" (Q2 2024). Courier has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Upstage also changed their Collaboration & Productivity pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Developer · FeatureAddedNo Automations platformAutomations platform
- Developer · FeatureAddedNo Design studioDesign studio
- Developer · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterSSO via Google and Github
- Developer · PlanRenamedFree plan'Developer' tier
- Developer · FeatureAddedNot listedBatch & digest support
- Business, Enterprise, Developer · PackagingPackage change
Complete pricing restructure from 3-tier model (Free/Pro/Business+Enterprise) to clearer 3-tier model (Developer/Pro/Enterprise) with significant feature democratization
- Developer · FeatureAddedNo Email supportEmail support
- Enterprise · PlanAddedNo Enterprise tierEnterprise tier
- Pro · FeatureChangedemail-only'Email & chat support'
- Business, Enterprise · PlanRemoved
BeforeBusiness and Enterprise combined tier
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | Feature | No Automations platform | Automations platform | Added |
| Developer | Feature | No Design studio | Design studio | Added |
| Developer | Feature | Not listed | SSO via Google and Github | Added |
| Developer | Plan | Free plan | 'Developer' tier | Renamed |
| Developer | Feature | Not listed | Batch & digest support | Added |
| Business, Enterprise, Developer | Packaging | Complete pricing restructure from 3-tier model (Free/Pro/Business+Enterprise) to clearer 3-tier model (Developer/Pro/Enterprise) with significant feature democratization | Package change | |
| Developer | Feature | No Email support | Email support | Added |
| Enterprise | Plan | No Enterprise tier | Enterprise tier | Added |
| Pro | Feature | email-only | 'Email & chat support' | Changed |
| Business, Enterprise | Plan | Business and Enterprise combined tier | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Courier's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Courier's pricing page (courier.com) from Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Automations platform now appears.
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Courier, the last 90 days
Full history- Q3 2025improvedCourier Updates Pricing Metric to 'Per Send' and Introduces Click Tracking in Pro Plan
- Q2 2025packagingCourier Removes PCI DSS Certification from Enterprise Plan Features
- Q4 2024improvedCourier Enhances Enterprise Plan with Dedicated Slack Channel, Replacing PCI & HIPAA Certifications
- Q3 2024packagingCourier Undergoes Major Pricing Restructure, Introducing Developer Tier with Enhanced Features and Simplified Model · this change
- Q2 2024improvedCourier Enhances Business and Enterprise Plans with Comprehensive New Features Including Channel Analytics and Automation Tools
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Questions about this change
Did Courier raise prices in October 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, plan renamed, package change, new plan, feature change, plan removed.
What changed on Courier's pricing page between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024?
Developer feature: No Automations platform → Automations platform, added; Developer feature: No Design studio → Design studio, added; Developer feature: Not listed → SSO via Google and Github, added; Developer plan: Free plan → 'Developer' tier, renamed; Developer feature: Not listed → Batch & digest support, added; Complete pricing restructure from 3-tier model (Free/Pro/Business+Enterprise) to clearer 3-tier model (Developer/Pro/Enterprise) with significant feature democratization; Developer feature: No Email support → Email support, added; Enterprise plan: No Enterprise tier → Enterprise tier, added; Pro feature: email-only → 'Email & chat support', changed; Business, Enterprise plan: Business and Enterprise combined tier → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Courier change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Courier in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Courier Enhances Business and Enterprise Plans with Comprehensive New Features Including Channel Analytics and Automation Tools" in Q2 2024; Courier has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
