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Best Brevo alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated October 31, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Brevo alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/brevo

9 direct alternatives to Brevo, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

HubSpot is the top alternative to Brevo on our list, followed by ActiveCampaign and Mailchimp.
5 of the 9 alternatives have a free plan, starting with HubSpot.
Highest rated: Klaviyo, 4.6 out of 5 from 1,901 ratings, Sep 2026.

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9 alternatives
5 with a free plan

HubSpot
#1 Top pick
CRM platform for scaling businesses
Starting price
From $20 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of October 2026
3.9 /5 across Trustpilot, TrustRadius, PeerSpot and more · 19,150 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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ActiveCampaign
#2
Autonomous marketing platform with AI-powered email, SMS, and WhatsApp automation.
Starting price
From $15 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of October 2026
4.5 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 17,363 ratings, Sep 2026
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Mailchimp
#3
Grow your business with email, SMS, and AI marketing
Starting price
From $13 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of October 2026
3.9 /5 across Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra · 31,997 ratings, Sep 2026
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Brevo vs 9 alternatives

Brevo and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of October 2026), free plan and average user rating.
Tool	Starting price (Oct 2026)	Free plan	Rating
Brevo Compared tool	Price: $9/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 6,219 ratings across G2 and Capterra (6,219)
HubSpot	Price: $20/mo	Free plan: Yes	3.9 out of 5, from 19,150 ratings across Trustpilot, TrustRadius, PeerSpot and more (19,150)
ActiveCampaign	Price: $15/mo	Free plan: No	4.5 out of 5, from 17,363 ratings across G2 and Capterra (17,363)
Mailchimp	Price: $13/mo	Free plan: Yes	3.9 out of 5, from 31,997 ratings across Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra (31,997)
Constant Contact	Price: $12/mo	Free plan: No	4.2 out of 5, from 10,413 ratings across G2 and Capterra (10,413)
Zoho CRM	Price: $20/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.2 out of 5, from 9,945 ratings across G2 and Capterra (9,945)
Klaviyo	Price: $20/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 1,901 ratings across G2 and Capterra (1,901)
Customer.io	Price: $100/mo	Free plan: No	4.5 out of 5, from 988 ratings across G2 and Capterra (988)
ConvertKit	Price: $33/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.5 out of 5, from 480 ratings across G2 and Capterra (480)
Drip	Price: $39/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 480 ratings on G2 (480)

Why people consider alternatives to Brevo

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) is an all-in-one marketing platform offering email marketing, SMS campaigns, chat, CRM, and marketing automation.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in marketing automation.

The 9 alternatives below cover the same core job (marketing automation) with different trade-offs.

See full Brevo review Best marketing automation tools How we rank

Brevo by the numbers

Toolradar data: Brevo's entry paid plan ($9/mo, billed monthly) ranks #3 of 10 (joint) for price among the Transactional Email tools with a verified entry price and no stated unit, where the median is $13.50/mo. It is listed as an alternative to 31 other tools on Toolradar, ranking #1 of 14 in Transactional Email. As of Oct 2026.

Brevo compared with 14 Transactional Email tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
Metric	Brevo	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Entry paid plan	$9/mo, billed monthly	$13.50/mo	#3 of 10 (joint) tools with no stated price unit, verified price
Free plan	Yes	12 of 14 have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	31 tools	0	#1 of 14

Listed as an alternative to: #1 on 2026-10-16 to #1 on 2026-10-31 (rank among 14 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. A lower entry price ranks higher; prices are read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis. How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Brevo by the numbers”, Oct 2026.

Marketing Automation leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks Marketing Automation tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Oct 2026.

CSV

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 149 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, Marketing Automation tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	LadderFlow	$1.58/mo, billed yearly
2	Repostit	$4/mo, billed yearly
3	Moosend	$7/mo, billed monthly
4	Multilogin	$7.08/mo, billed yearly
5	Pic-Time	$8/mo, billed monthly

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 148 of 357 Marketing Automation tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “Marketing Automation leaderboards”, Oct 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All Marketing Automation statistics.

9 alternatives to Brevo

Ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review, plus how directly they replace Brevo.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Brevo?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Brevo are HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Brevo?

There is no fully free alternative in this list. HubSpot is freemium: a permanent free tier plus paid plans (CRM platform for scaling businesses).

Why do people look for Brevo alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Brevo: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in marketing automation. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Brevo versus each alternative.

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Top 3 alternatives to Brevo

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