MailerLite
Focus: newsletter, automations and landing pages. Shares email marketing and mailchimp alternative with Brevo. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.6 (Brevo: 4.4).
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit
Web App
Brevo
Email, SMS and marketing automation with a free plan of 300 emails a day.
Rating
4.4 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Web
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What is Brevo?
Brevo, formerly Sendinblue, is a marketing platform for email campaigns, transactional email, SMS, automations and a lightweight CRM. Its free plan lets you send up to 300 emails a day. Paid plans add higher sending limits, remove Brevo branding and unlock more automation.
Pros: what Brevo does well
- Free plan sends up to 300 emails a day
- Email, SMS and CRM in one place
- Strong transactional email API
Cons: where it falls short
- Daily sending cap on the free plan
- Many features can feel complex at first
Who Brevo is for
Small businesses that want email, SMS and a basic CRM together.
Who can skip it
Writers who only need a simple newsletter.
Brevo alternatives
Not sold on Brevo? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
listmonk
Focus: newsletter, self-hosted and open source. Shares mailchimp alternative with Brevo. Free (Brevo: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Brevo: 4.4).
Web AppFreeCross-Platform, Linux
4.6Visit
Kit
Focus: newsletter, creators and landing pages. Shares email marketing and mailchimp alternative with Brevo. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.5 (Brevo: 4.4).
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
httpSMS
Focus: android, http api and webhooks. Shares sms with Brevo. Adds Android. Rated 4.3 (Brevo: 4.4).
Web AppFree planWeb, Android
4.3Visit
FastAI
Focus: ai, lead qualification and forms. Shares crm with Brevo. An AI tool, not a web app. Same 4.4 rating.
AI ToolFree planWeb
4.4Visit
Proton Mail
Focus: encrypted email, email and privacy. Also in Email and Communication, like Brevo. Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Rated 4.6 (Brevo: 4.4).
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit
Free alternatives to Brevo
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
OpenWA
Focus: whatsapp, api and self-hosted. Also in Communication and Automation, like Brevo. Free (Brevo: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.5 (Brevo: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit
Apprise
Focus: notifications, alerts and command line. Also in Automation and Communication, like Brevo. An automation tool, not a web app. Free (Brevo: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Brevo: 4.4).
Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.6Visit
VoiceStudio
Focus: voice ai, text to speech and voice cloning. Also in Automation and Communication, like Brevo. An AI tool, not a web app. Free (Brevo: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Brevo: 4.4).
AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.6Visit
explainroo
Focus: explainer videos, product demos and ai video. Also in Automation and Communication, like Brevo. An AI tool, not a web app. Free (Brevo: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Brevo: 4.4).
AI ToolFreeCross-Platform, macOS
4.5Visit
Google Workspace MCP
Focus: mcp server, google workspace and ai assistant. Also in Automation and Email, like Brevo. An AI tool, not a web app. Free (Brevo: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Brevo: 4.4).
AI ToolFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit
Gotify
Focus: push notifications, self-hosted and alerts. Also in Automation and Communication, like Brevo. An automation tool, not a web app. Free (Brevo: Freemium). Adds Android. Rated 4.5 (Brevo: 4.4).
Automation ToolFreeWeb, Android
4.5Visit
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