Brevo
7.0/10Save $48/yrBest Mailchimp alternative for per-send pricing plus bundled stack
The per-send migration alternative shipping unlimited contacts plus SMS plus transactional API in one bill.
| Plan | Monthly | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Unlimited contacts with a 300-send-per-day cap, email templates, and the drag-and-drop editor |
| Starter | $9.00/mo | 20,000 monthly sends with no daily send limit and basic analytics; the realistic entry tier |
| Business | $18.00/mo | Marketing automation, A/B testing, send-time optimization, and multi-user access; the realistic-buyer tier |
| Enterprise | Custom | SSO, tailored onboarding, and custom send volume for high-volume senders |
Brevo is the right Mailchimp alternative when per-send pricing plus bundle math drive the choice. The wedge against Mailchimp is the bundle: Brevo ships email plus SMS plus transactional API plus a working sales CRM all on the same plan, while Mailchimp adds SMS as a paid add-on, transactional via Mandrill at extra cost, and has no native CRM. Per-send pricing flips economics for any list shape that mostly does not send. France-based with GDPR-friendly defaults.
The Free tier carries unlimited contacts plus three hundred daily sends plus the transactional API. Starter at nine dollars monthly removes the daily limit and covers twenty thousand monthly sends. Business at eighteen dollars monthly is the realistic-buyer tier adding marketing automation plus A/B testing plus send-time optimization. Enterprise is sales-priced for high-volume.
The trade-off is editor polish below Mailchimp on visual customization and shallower Shopify integration. For per-send plus bundle math: Brevo wins. For SMB editor polish: MailerLite. For creator workflow: Kit. For ecommerce revenue attribution: Klaviyo. For automation depth: ActiveCampaign.
Pros
- Per-send pricing flips economics for idle Mailchimp lists
- SMS + transactional API + sales CRM in same plan
- Free unlimited contacts (no subscriber cap)
- France GDPR-friendly defaults out of the box
- 86% inbox rate on Email Tool Tester benchmark
Cons
- Editor polish below Mailchimp on visual customization
- Shallower Shopify integration than Klaviyo
Best for: Operators leaving Mailchimp because of per-contact pricing creep on large idle lists or because of separate SMS plus transactional bills.
- Compliance
- 9
- Automation
- 7
- Editor
- 7
- Value
- 10
- Support
- 8