MailerSendvsBrevo

MailerSend vs Brevo

Transactional specialist vs all-in-one

TL;DR

MailerSend ($25/mo for 50k) specializes in transactional with email verification. Brevo ($25/mo unlimited contacts) offers marketing, CRM, SMS, and transactional. Choose MailerSend for clean transactional. Choose Brevo for all-in-one budget solution.

Key Differences

The main things that set these tools apart

Focus

MailerSend specializes in transactional with clean APIs and email verification. Brevo is a jack-of-all-trades with marketing, CRM, and transactional.

Email Verification
MailerSend wins

MailerSend includes email verification. Brevo doesn't. For validating addresses, MailerSend wins.

Platform Breadth
Brevo wins

Brevo has marketing automation, CRM, SMS, and transactional. MailerSend focuses on transactional only.

DX Quality
MailerSend wins

MailerSend has cleaner, more modern APIs. Brevo's interface and APIs feel dated. For DX, MailerSend wins.

Pricing Comparison

At 50,000 emails/month

MailerSend
$25/month

Transactional with verification.

Visit MailerSend
Brevo
$25+/month

Unlimited contacts, pay per email.

Visit Brevo
Sequenzy

The SaaS alternative

$49/month

Best for SaaS, Stripe integration.

Feature Comparison

Side-by-side feature breakdown

Feature
MailerSend
Brevo
Sequenzy
Transactional Features
API quality
Modern, clean
Good, dated feel
Modern
Email verification
Built-in
Deliverability focus
Specialized
General
Good
Platform Features
Marketing automation
Basic (use MailerLite)
Full automation
Full automation
CRM
Built-in
Basic
SMS marketing
Add-on
Built-in
Pricing Model
Contact pricing
Per email
Unlimited contacts
Per contact
Cost at 50k emails
$25/month
$25+/month
$49/month

Best For

When to choose each tool

Choose MailerSend if you...
  • Clean transactional API needs
  • Email verification requirement
  • MailerLite ecosystem users
  • DX-focused teams
Choose Brevo if you...
  • All-in-one budget needs
  • Marketing + transactional combined
  • CRM requirement
  • Large lists with lower frequency
Choose Sequenzy if you...
  • SaaS companies
  • Subscription businesses
  • Founders using Stripe
  • Modern marketing + transactional

When to Consider Sequenzy Instead

SaaS Focus

Neither MailerSend nor Brevo has native Stripe integration. Sequenzy is built for SaaS with Stripe.

Modern Platform

Brevo can feel dated. Sequenzy offers modern marketing automation with cleaner interface.

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Overview

MailerSend and Brevo take different approaches. MailerSend specializes in transactional with email verification. Brevo is an all-in-one platform with marketing, CRM, and transactional.

Specialization vs Breadth

MailerSend focuses entirely on transactional email with clean APIs and email verification. Brevo offers marketing automation, CRM, SMS, and transactional in one package.

Email Verification

MailerSend includes email verification to validate addresses. Brevo doesn't. For clean transactional with validation, MailerSend wins.

Platform Features

Brevo has full marketing automation and CRM. MailerSend is transactional-only and suggests MailerLite for marketing. For all-in-one needs, Brevo is more complete.

For SaaS Companies

Neither has native Stripe integration. Sequenzy offers Stripe integration for subscription businesses with modern marketing automation.

Making the Choice

Choose MailerSend for specialized transactional with email verification. Choose Brevo for budget all-in-one with marketing, CRM, and transactional.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. MailerSend specializes in transactional with cleaner APIs and email verification. Brevo is more general-purpose.

No. MailerSend includes email verification. You'd need a separate service with Brevo.

Brevo. It has full marketing automation, while MailerSend focuses on transactional (suggests MailerLite for marketing).

Yes. Brevo includes a basic CRM. MailerSend doesn't have CRM features.

Brevo with unlimited contacts if you send less frequently. MailerSend if you need verification and better DX.

Both. Brevo includes SMS. MailerSend offers SMS as add-on.

Export contacts. Import into Brevo. Set up marketing automations. Note that email verification won't be available.

Export contacts. Set up MailerSend for transactional. Marketing automations will need MailerLite or another platform.

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Sequenzy - Complete Pricing Guide

Pricing Model

Sequenzy uses subscriber-based pricing. You only pay for subscribers active in sequences (automations). Inactive subscribers are free to store.

All Pricing Tiers

  • 0-100 subscribers: Free (Free annually) - 2k emails/month
  • 101-1,000 subscribers: $19/month ($205/year annually) - 15k emails/month
  • 1,001-5,000 subscribers: $29/month ($313/year annually) - 60k emails/month
  • 5,001-10,000 subscribers: $49/month ($529/year annually) - 120k emails/month
  • 10,001-25,000 subscribers: $99/month ($1069/year annually) - 300k emails/month
  • 25,001-50,000 subscribers: $199/month ($2149/year annually) - 600k emails/month
  • 50,001-100,000 subscribers: $349/month ($3769/year annually) - 1.2M emails/month
  • 100,000+ subscribers: Custom pricing (Custom annually) - Unlimited emails/month

Yearly billing: All plans offer a 10% discount when billed annually.

Free Plan Features (0-100 subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Paid Plan Features (1,000 - 100,000 subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations (Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy)
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Enterprise Plan Features (100,000+ subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Important Pricing Notes

  • You only pay for subscribers who are active in automations/sequences
  • Storing inactive subscribers is free
  • No hidden fees - all features included in the price
  • No credit card required for free tier

Contact

  • Pricing Page: https://sequenzy.com/pricing
  • Sales: hello@sequenzy.com