Brevo alternatives: eight email tools priced above its Starter plan
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The alternatives, cheapest paid plan first
| Tool | From | Includes | Free trial | Refund | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant Contact Prices Review | $10.20/mo Lite | Not listed | Yes | 30 days | None |
| MailerLite Prices Review | $10.80/mo Comfort | 5,000 emails, 500 contacts | 14 days | 30 days | Yes |
| AWeber Prices | $12.50/mo Lite | Not listed | 14 days | Not shown | None |
| Mailchimp Prices Review | $13/mo Essentials | Not listed | 14 days | 60 days | Yes |
| ActiveCampaign Prices Review | $15/mo Starter | 10,000 emails, 1,000 contacts | 14 days | 30 days | None |
| GetResponse Prices | $15.58/mo Starter | Not listed | 14 days | None | None |
| Klaviyo Prices Review | $20 Email | 5,000 emails, 500 contacts | Not listed | None | Yes |
| Kit Prices | $33/mo Creator | 1,000 contacts | 14 days | None | Yes |
From and Includes are each tool's cheapest paid plan, on its cheaper billing. The other columns cover every plan.
Constant Contact
From $10.20 a month
- Emails
- Not listed
- Contacts
- Not listed
- Users
- Not listed
- Free trial
- Yes
- Refund
- 30 days
- Free plan
- None
Lite costs $10.20 a month billed annually, against $8.08 for Brevo Starter yearly. Standard costs $29.75 and Premium $68.
Sign up and you get a full refund within 30 days. Brevo refunds nothing on prepaid fees.
The catch is overage. Each send past your allowance costs $0.002, so 1,000 extra sends add $2. There is no free plan.
- Best if
- you want a 30-day full refund after signing up.
- Skip it if
- you want a free plan or the lowest entry price.
MailerLite
From $10.80 a month
- Emails
- 5,000
- Contacts
- 500
- Users
- 3 included
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Refund
- 30 days
- Free plan
- Yes
Comfort costs $12 a month, or $10.80 billed annually. Compare that with $9 monthly for Brevo Starter. You get 3 seats, 5,000 emails and 500 contacts.
Free covers 250 contacts and 2,500 emails. Every plan has a two-week trial and a 30-day refund window. Brevo gives you no refund window at all.
The catch is price, since MailerLite costs more than Brevo at each tier. Go past your quota and it upgrades you to the next tier automatically.
- Best if
- you want a free plan and a 30-day refund window.
- Skip it if
- you want the lowest paid price.
AWeber
From $12.50 a month
- Emails
- Not listed
- Contacts
- Not listed
- Users
- 3 included
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Refund
- Not listed
- Free plan
- None
Lite costs $12.50 a month billed annually, against $8.08 for Brevo Starter yearly. Plus and Done For You each cost $20 annually.
You pay more to get a 14-day trial on every plan. Brevo's pricing gives no trial length. Lite includes 3 seats.
The catch is the gaps. AWeber lists no refund, overage or cancellation terms, so ask before you pay. There is no free plan.
- Best if
- you would test it for two weeks before paying.
- Skip it if
- you need a free plan or published refund terms.
Mailchimp
From $13 a month
- Emails
- Not listed
- Contacts
- Not listed
- Users
- Not listed
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Refund
- 60 days
- Free plan
- Yes
Pay annually and you get 60 days to ask for your money back. Brevo gives you none.
On a 12-month plan, Essentials costs $13 a month, against $8.08 for Brevo Starter yearly. Under 250 contacts, Free costs nothing. Standard starts at $20 with 6,000 emails, and Premium costs $350.
The catch is monthly billing, where plans get no refund or credit. Go past Standard's 6,000 emails and you pay extra. Mailchimp's terms also let pricing change without notice.
- Best if
- you will pay annually and want a 60-day refund.
- Skip it if
- you want monthly billing with refund protection.
ActiveCampaign
From $15 a month
- Emails
- 10,000
- Contacts
- 1,000
- Users
- 1 included
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Refund
- 30 days
- Free plan
- None
Starter costs $15 a month billed yearly. You get 1,000 contacts and 10,000 emails. Brevo Starter gives 500 and 5,000. Plus costs $49, Pro $79 and Enterprise $145.
A 30-day money-back promise and a 14-day trial come with it.
The catch is the hard stop. Reach your monthly send limit and sending halts until the next period. Scheduled messages stop too. There is no free plan.
- Best if
- you want a 30-day money-back promise and a trial.
- Skip it if
- a hard stop at your send limit would hurt you.
GetResponse
From $15.58 a month
- Emails
- Not listed
- Contacts
- Not listed
- Users
- Not listed
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Refund
- None
- Free plan
- None
At $15.58 a month billed annually, Starter costs less than Klaviyo Email's $20. Marketer costs $59 and Creator $69 monthly.
A trial of 14 days comes with each plan. You pick monthly or 12-month billing.
The catch is growth and refunds. Go past your list size and you pay $4 per started block of 1,000 contacts. GetResponse issues no refunds, except as its terms provide. There is no free plan.
- Best if
- a trial and a monthly or 12-month term suit you.
- Skip it if
- you want refunds or a free plan.
Klaviyo
From $20
- Emails
- 5,000
- Contacts
- 500
- Users
- Not listed
- Free trial
- Not listed
- Refund
- None
- Free plan
- Yes
Email starts at $20 a month, priced by active profiles. That buys 5,000 emails and 500 contacts, which Brevo Starter gives for $9 monthly.
To leave, you give 5 days' notice on monthly billing. Brevo Professional asks for 15 calendar days, in writing. Free covers 250 contacts and 500 emails.
The catch is billing. Fees are non-refundable, and plans can upgrade automatically as your usage grows.
- Best if
- you want the shorter notice to cancel.
- Skip it if
- you want refunds or fixed monthly costs.
Kit
From $33 a month
- Emails
- Not listed
- Contacts
- 1,000
- Users
- 2 included
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Refund
- None
- Free plan
- Yes
Creator costs $39 a month, or $33 billed annually. That includes 2 seats and 1,000 contacts. Brevo Starter has 500 contacts at $9 monthly. Pro costs $79, or $66 annually.
A free plan has 1 seat, and a trial comes with each plan. The catch is price, since Kit has the dearest entry here. It also refunds no fees you already paid. Paid Recommendations earnings carry a 23.5% fee on Creator and Pro.
- Best if
- you earn from Paid Recommendations and want a free start.
- Skip it if
- you want the lowest price or refunds.
How this list is built
A tool qualifies when email marketing is its main product. Tools sort by lowest paid plan per month, cheapest first. A tie goes to alphabetical order.
Brevo’s price ladder is flat at the bottom and steep at the top
Starter costs $9 a month. Standard costs $18 and Professional $499, all billed monthly.
Yearly billing takes 10% off each paid plan. Professional then costs $449.08 and includes 10 seats and emails from 150,000 a month.
At its default setting, Starter gives you 5,000 emails and 500 contacts. Standard adds automation, A/B testing and one landing page.
It also drops the “Sent with Brevo” footer, which costs extra on Starter. Professional adds WhatsApp, popups, push and phone support. If you need those channels, you pay for the jump.
Enterprise has a custom price with no figure. Sales Essentials costs $27.92 a month and is a separate product.
Trustpilot showed 3.8 from 7,252 reviews on 2026-11-05. Of those, 962 gave one star. Several of the newest one-star reviews describe account suspensions and slow support.
Stay with Brevo if low price and a free plan decide it
If price decides it, stay. Starter’s yearly $8.08 sits below the entry price of all eight tools here. HubSpot, which missed the list, starts at $7 a seat.
Free is free forever on Brevo. Its FAQ says every plan includes transactional email, with the API and SMTP.
Want automation without a big jump? Standard at $18 monthly adds workflows and A/B testing. Brevo also gives 30 days’ notice before a price change.
If you need a refund window, Brevo is the wrong tool. Its terms commit you for the whole subscription. See what every Brevo plan costs on the Brevo pricing page.
Who missed the list and why: HubSpot, GoHighLevel and Keap sell email inside a CRM
HubSpot sells email inside its Marketing Hub, one hub of a wider CRM platform. Pay $7 a month per seat for Marketing Hub Starter. Professional costs $800 and Enterprise $3,600.
Sales, Service, Content and Data hubs sit beside it. Email is not the main product.
GoHighLevel is a CRM and agency platform first. Its three plans cost $97, $297 and $497 a month. Email and SMS marketing is one feature, and usage bills on top.
Keap is a CRM first too. Its one plan, Platform, costs $320 a month with 2 seats. Email marketing is one feature beside a pipeline and a phone line.
Compare yearly prices with yearly prices
Constant Contact and MailerLite lead with annual prices. Brevo’s $9 is monthly and its $8.08 is yearly. Expect Klaviyo’s price to move with active profiles.
Match the billing basis before you compare. A monthly price against an annual one hides the gap.
Start on a tool with a refund window if you want one
For a refund window, start on Mailchimp’s annual plan or Constant Contact. Otherwise, stay on Brevo until its price stops fitting your list.
Frequently asked questions
Is Brevo cheaper than Mailchimp, MailerLite and the other email tools?
Yes, on entry price. Brevo Starter costs $9 a month, or $8.08 billed yearly. Constant Contact starts at $10.20 a month billed annually, and Kit at $33.
Can I get a refund if I leave Brevo?
No, not on prepaid or unused fees. Brevo's terms say it will not refund them. Three rivals give you 30 days, and Mailchimp gives 60 days on annual paid plans.
Which Brevo alternatives have a free plan?
Four do. Constant Contact, AWeber, ActiveCampaign and GetResponse have none. Brevo's own Free plan costs nothing and needs no credit card.
Will Brevo raise my price after I sign up?
Yes, once a year, with 30 days' notice. Plans renew automatically unless you close your account. Professional needs 15 calendar days' written notice of non-renewal.
Sources
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- Trustpilot, : Brevo's Trustpilot rating of 3.8 from 7,252 reviews, with the share of 5-star and 1-star reviews.
- ActiveCampaign, : terms
- ActiveCampaign, : plan details and prices and terms
- AWeber, : plan details and prices and terms
- Brevo, : terms
- Brevo, : plan details and prices
- Constant Contact, : plan details and prices and terms
- GetResponse, : plan details and terms
- GetResponse, : plan details and prices and terms
- GoHighLevel, : plan details and prices and terms
- GoHighLevel, : terms
- HubSpot, : terms
- HubSpot, : plan details and prices
- HubSpot, : plan details and prices
- HubSpot, : plan details and prices
- Keap, : terms
- Keap, : plan details and prices and terms
- Kit, : plan details and prices and terms
- Kit, : terms
- Klaviyo, : terms
- Klaviyo, : plan details
- Klaviyo, : plan details and prices
- Mailchimp, : terms
- Mailchimp, : plan details and prices and terms
- MailerLite, : terms
- MailerLite, : plan details and prices and terms