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MBrevo vs Moosend
Moosend wins on features per dollar — everything included at $7. Brevo wins on the free plan and multichannel reach. Here's the budget email marketing verdict.
BMBrevo — for free starts and multichannel roadmaps
Unlimited contacts on every tier, a genuinely usable free plan, and email + SMS + WhatsApp + transactional API in one account. The trade-off: automation starts at Standard, and the richest features wait at Professional.
Moosend — for everything included at the lowest real price
One flat Pro plan with everything — unlimited sends, full automation, landing pages, A/B testing, AI Writer, ecommerce triggers — from $7/month. Among the highest satisfaction ratings in email marketing. The trade-off: no free plan, and email is the only channel.
Bfor free starts and multichannel roadmaps
Unlimited contacts on every tier, a genuinely usable free plan, and email + SMS + WhatsApp + transactional API in one account. The trade-off: automation starts at Standard, and the richest features wait at Professional.
Mfor everything included at the lowest real price
One flat Pro plan with everything — unlimited sends, full automation, landing pages, A/B testing, AI Writer, ecommerce triggers — from $7/month. Among the highest satisfaction ratings in email marketing. The trade-off: no free plan, and email is the only channel.
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Every tool gets the same criteria rubric. Each axis is scored 0–5 under our fixed research protocol — and the bar shows how they stack up directly.
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Skip the rest of the page — if you fit one of these profiles cleanly, the answer is already obvious.
BChoose Brevo if…
You're a fit when:
- Zero-budget starts — 300 free emails/day with unlimited contacts runs a real early-stage business
- Multichannel plans: SMS, WhatsApp, and push live in the same platform when you're ready
- Product businesses — transactional API sends and marketing campaigns in one account
- Big-list/low-frequency senders — unlimited contacts make occasional newsletters cheap
- EU-first operations — European infrastructure and GDPR posture
- You want full automation at the entry price — Moosend's $7 includes it; Brevo's Starter has none
- A/B testing matters early — Moosend bundles it in the base plan; Brevo gates it to Standard
MChoose Moosend if…
You're a fit when:
- Feature-complete on a micro-budget — automation, pages, A/B testing, and AI Writer all in the $7 entry
- Ecommerce stores at SMB scale — cart abandonment and browse triggers in the base plan
- Satisfaction-driven pickers — 84% five-star ratings across hundreds of verified reviews
- Senders who hate feature ladders — one plan, everything on
- Proof-first buyers: 30 days of full Pro access, no card
- You need a permanent free plan — Moosend's trial ends; Brevo's free tier doesn't
- SMS or WhatsApp are on your roadmap — Moosend is email-only at every price
Every feature, side by side.
Grouped by what you actually use day-to-day.
BMBMBMBMBMWhat you'll actually pay.
Listed at full price — both vendors run discount cycles that knock 30–50% off for the first 3 months. Numbers verified June 2026.
BBrevo
MMoosend
What we loved & hated.
From hundreds of verified user reviews and real-world usage reports. The good, the bad, and the deal-breakers.
BBrevo
Pros
- Unlimited contacts on every plan including free.
- Free plan: 300 emails/day forever, no card required.
- SMS, WhatsApp, and push available in-platform.
- Transactional email API included.
- 600,000+ customers and European infrastructure.
- Send-based pricing rewards big quiet lists.
Cons
- Zero automation on the Starter plan.
- A/B testing requires Standard.
- Scoring, AI features, and multi-user are Professional-only (from $449 annual).
- SMS credits are always a separate cost.
- Big price cliff up to the 150K-email Professional tier.
MMoosend
Pros
- Everything in one flat plan — automation, pages, A/B testing, AI Writer, no gating.
- $7/month entry — the cheapest full-featured automation platform in the category.
- 84% five-star ratings — among the highest satisfaction in email marketing.
- Ecommerce automation (cart, browse, cross-sell) in the base plan.
- 30-day full-access trial without a card.
- Proven at enterprise send volumes.
Cons
- No permanent free plan.
- Email-only — no SMS, WhatsApp, or push at any price.
- Transactional email and SSO require custom-priced Moosend+.
- Smaller integration ecosystem than the big platforms.
- Owned by Constant Contact — roadmap independence is a question mark.
The budget battle comes down to free-forever versus everything-for-seven-dollars — and what your second year looks like.
Moosend wins on the promise that matters most at this end of the market: no feature ladder. The $7 plan isn't a teaser — it's the entire platform: unlimited sends, real multi-step automation, landing pages, A/B testing, AI writing, and ecommerce triggers that Brevo distributes across three tiers. The satisfaction numbers (84% five-star) say users notice. For a small business that wants professional email marketing without studying a pricing matrix, Moosend is the cleanest buy in the category.
Brevo's counter is structural: a free plan that never expires and channels Moosend will never have. Starting at literal zero with unlimited contacts is the better on-ramp for pre-revenue projects, and when SMS, WhatsApp, or transactional sends enter the picture, Brevo grows where Moosend stops. The honest trade: Brevo's free-then-tiered path means rebuying features as you climb; Moosend's everything-at-$7 means paying immediately but never hitting a gate. Pick by your second year, not your first month.
Decision rule: pre-revenue or multichannel-bound → Brevo free, upgrade later. Revenue-ready SMB wanting full automation now → Moosend Pro. At $7–18/month, trying both costs less than this read took.
- Official documentation & pricing pages
- Verified user reviews from major review platforms
- Real user discussions in public communities
- Pricing re-verified against the official pricing page
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