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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Brevo

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABrevo, formerly known as Sendinblue, is the leading customer relationship management (CRM) suite designed to fully cultivate long-term customer relationships and to empower businesses to expand in a fast changing digital world. With Brevo, businesses have a unified view of the customer journey in one easy-to-use platform thanks to intuitive and scalable marketing and CRM tools such as Email, SMS, WhatsApp, Chat, Marketing Automation, Meetings, and much more.

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    MailerLite

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    MailerLite is an email marketing platform for small businesses, creators, and ecommerce brands, used to automate the customer journey and grow a customer list. Users can send unlimited emails with every plan. Pricing starts at $10/month. MailerLite enables users to: Grow and engage their audience - Build newsletters, forms, pop-ups, landing pages, and even full websites with a Drag and drop builder that offers total creative control over designs. 150 customizable…

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    Pricing
    BrevoMailerLite
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month
    Lite
    $25
    per month
    Premium
    $65
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Free
    $0
    per month 1 user
    Growing
    $10
    per month 3 users
    Advanced
    $20
    per month Unlimited users
    Enterprise
    Custom pricing
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrevoMailerLite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsSendinBlue pricing is based on the number of email messages sent, rather than the number of contacts you keep in your account. Try SendinBlue with a free account and send up to 9,000 emails per month (300 emails per day). As your business grows, you can upgrade to a plan that meets your needs without breaking the bank! Send up to 40,000 emails per month for just $7.37 -- or send even more emails at great prices.Additional 30% discount available to Non-profit organizations. Up to a 10% for paying yearly.
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    BrevoMailerLite
    Considered Both Products
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Chose Brevo
    The free version of Brevo is much more usable and includes more useful and efficient tools

    La versione gratuita di Brevo è molto più utilizzabile e comprende strumenti più utili e efficienti
    Incentivized
    Chose Brevo
    It's much easier to use

    Es mucho más fácil de usar
    Incentivized
    Chose Brevo
    We love the simple design that Brevo has as well as the price.
    Incentivized
    Chose Brevo
    I've been using Sendinblue for a few months now and I love it. It's easy to use and it makes it easy to send out emails to our customers. I love being able to see analytics for each campaign so I know what's working and what isn't. I have been able to set up campaigns that send …
    Incentivized
    Mailerlite
    Chose MailerLite
    cost effective
    tagging
    easy list management
    Incentivized
    Chose MailerLite
    I've researched over a dozen and used a few different email marketing services (I have several websites using email marketing) and have yet to find an email marketing tool offering automation workflows in the free version of the product. Others almost force you to purchase a …
    Incentivized
    Chose MailerLite
    I implemented many types of software. So I'm used to work with several software. In terms of email marketing Mailerlite is just great to work with. The overall feeling is the best.
    Incentivized
    Chose MailerLite
    To be fair, I had a great experience with Myemma. But it's $70 a month for the most basic plan. Mailerlite has everything I need in a forever-free plan. I used Myemma for a for-profit business 4 years ago. Deliverability was excellent but not any better than Mailerlite. I …
    Incentivized
    Chose MailerLite
    Aside from ConvertKit which I feel is very much a different type of tool, Mailerlite kills the competition on price, design, functionality and features. I have used several email marketing tools trying to find out which one would work best for me and my business, as well as …
    Incentivized
    Chose MailerLite
    MailerLIte is streamlined and overall nicer to use than Mailchimp. This may have changed since I used it last, but emails sent by MailerLite seemed to not get as many opens as those sent by Mailchimp. For that reason, I switched back to Mailchimp. I would be willing to give …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    152 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    74 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    147 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    73 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    151 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    137 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    134 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    66 Answers
    Features
    BrevoMailerLite
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Brevo and MailerLite
    Feature
    Brevo
    7.9
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    MailerLite
    8.9
    69 Ratings
    11% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor6.0177 Ratings9.761 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.7160 Ratings9.154 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.8153 Ratings7.448 Ratings
    Landing pages6.011 Ratings7.755 Ratings
    A/B testing6.510 Ratings9.443 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.7177 Ratings8.553 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.5194 Ratings9.562 Ratings
    List management9.3191 Ratings9.561 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.7111 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Brevo and MailerLite
    Feature
    Brevo
    8.1
    189 Ratings
    5% above category average
    MailerLite
    7.0
    62 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Dashboards8.019 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Standard reports9.4188 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Custom reports6.810 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Brevo and MailerLite
    Feature
    Brevo
    8.5
    128 Ratings
    6% above category average
    MailerLite
    9.0
    53 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Link Tracking8.5128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.053 Ratings
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    BrevoMailerLite
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    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Everest (Return Path + 250ok)
    Score10 out of 10
    Everest (Return Path + 250ok)
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrevoMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (218 ratings)
    9.1
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (15 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrevoMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    I wanted to pull a publication from MailChimp and park it elsewhere. Brevo was a bit of a pain to set up, but after I invested the onboarding time, it's been a cost-effective way to produce this newsletter. I would encourage someone to build in the time with both templates and editor. After that, using Brevo is as easy as using other services.
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    Mailerlite
    I didn't have much luck when testing other similar tools and since we tested with free plan, we couldn't commit to something else if we couldn't get basic stuff fixed. That's when we switched to MailerLite, and their support was great and super helpful all the way (during our free plan, especially). Plus, they're super budget-friendly for startups, so I highly recommend.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • Sendinblue allows you to send emails that do not arrive in spam
    • Sendinblue, through its security measures and filters, helps keep contact databases well organized and up to date
    • Sendinblue offers an easy-to-use newsletter creation tool and, in case of lack of inspiration, many templates
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    Mailerlite
    • Offers a user-friendly interface, making it simple to create beautiful forms, group subscribers, and automate emails.
    • Includes email automation workflows in their free plan - the only provider I know of that doesn't charge you after one month or hit you with "transaction fees".
    • Excellent video tutorial library so you can learn email marketing as a beginner without feeling overwhelmed.
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    Cons
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • not easy to move/duplicate sections. much easier to just drag and drop. still working this out.
    • don't like the logo or text included with the newsletter sign up form. have now upgraded, but think this should not be included for lower pricing plans
    • not getting issues completely answered by support team. currently have an issue with email sign up not working on mobile. have been told it is not working, but not given any suggestions on how to fix this.
    • have had unusual issue come up with a link. On 2 separate occasions, with 2 separate newsletters that went out, and 2 different images/articles/links, the link was wrong. Even though we checked it, previewed it and sent test email before we sent out these newsletters and these links were correct. It is the section at the bottom of our current newsletter. On both these occasions, when the customer has forwarded the email they received to us, the link was was to an old link - and it was the same old link on both occasions. We have asked for this to be looked into and are waiting on reply. We are going to try to delete this section this week and re-create. It is not a good look for us.
    • We have another issue with how our newsletter is previewing in Outlook. The images and the text are not lining up - not on every section, but on 2 sections out of the 5 sections. Also, the Read Full Article text in the button is not showing properly. Again, not a professional look for us which we are not happy with.
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    Mailerlite
    • EVERYONE should be allowed to at least use the AI bot chat feature. This doesn't take a person and is such basic customer service that it should be offered at all levels.
    • It would be nice if MailerLite worked better with AddEvent icons
    • When emailing support it took days to get a response (after an agent escalated the issue). Some concerns are more urgent and email support shouldn't mean bad support.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    SendinBlue is providing an excellent value to my business by simplifying and speeding up the way that we interact with our customers
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    Mailerlite is awesome and it does everything I need and then some. They're always innovating and adding new features, and their team is flippin' amazing. Can't see myself ever switching. They may not have everything, but looking at how well their team works, they'll get there for sure and I'm willing to wait.
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    Usability
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Very user-friendly. I don't know how to code, but the program allows me to create visually appealing things with numerous options. Fairly intuitive. I have used it for a few years and have been happy. Works well for what we need.
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    I can't express how happy and satisfied I've been with recent email exchange with Ivan from MailerLite support. He answered promptly, clearly and assisted me with urgent issue I needed to be taken care of asap. HUGE satisfaction! Excellent customer service! Thank you, Ivan!
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    Reliability and Availability
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    I have never had any planned outages in the time I have been using the software and have had no issues with accessing it.
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    Mailerlite
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Everything loads very quickly, it saves as you go along so you're unlikely to loose work if your computer fails. Reports are there immediately too so you're able to act quickly on customer engagement.
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    Mailerlite
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    These people helped me identify errors when setting up DKIM and were more than helpful in trying to diagnose low open rates with a few campaigns identifying where improvement can be made and how to more effectively manage contact lists. The support is excellent.
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    Mailerlite
    Timely responses, quality answers to my questions, showing that the support are knowledgeable and cares about my results. I've had other experiences with competitors, so I'm delighted that this team cares about my business. It's good to know there are real experts ready to jump in when you need help
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    Implementation Rating
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    If you follow all the steps of the setup process they give you, any one can set this up in about 1 - 2 hours.
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    I selected Sendinblue because my users and customers don't speak and read English, so the french version of an email solution was the best way to answer them. Since 2017, I always recommended Sendinblue to my customers and partners, even if they use another solution, I convert them and never go back again.
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    Mailerlite
    MailerLite has similar features to the tools mentioned above. The main advantage is that it is very complete in its free version. This is ideal for those who are starting out and want to try a complete email marketing platform.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    They have multiple options for upgrading bigger senders or if you need more emails sent in a month.
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    Mailerlite
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • Saved us over 80% of what we used to pay aWeber for the exact same services
    • Maintained similar effectiveness in email blast/newsletter open rates (slightly less than aWeber but within margins)
    • Saves us an incredible amount of time in content creation using Brevo content editor
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    Mailerlite
    • Gives us the ability to track the popularity of content in our email as well as who has read the content.
    • The customizable layout gives us the opportunity to be creative and have our culture shine through our company communication.
    • The ability to see who has un-subscribed helps our HR department to see who isn't receiving important company information so we can ask them to re-subscribe.
    • Helps our company to be more transparent and communicate more effectively.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Brevo Screenshots

    Screenshot of Marketing Automation - DashboardScreenshot of Marketing Automation - Sample WorkflowScreenshot of Sample Email Campaign ReportScreenshot of Integrations and Plugins

    MailerLite Screenshots

    Screenshot of reports, that can include unsubscribe count, spam complaints, bounces, link activity and other metrics that are critical to measuring success.Screenshot of automations for every subscriber journeyScreenshot of the MailerLite landing page builderScreenshot of an example newsletterScreenshot of some of the over 150 templates availableScreenshot of where to find MailerLite's integrations