Email Marketing · head to head
MailerLite vs Brevo
MailerLite
Email Marketing
Email marketing tools priced by subscriber count
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only MailerLite has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: MailerLite free plan caps at 250 subscribers, 2,500 monthly emails and 2 user seats; Brevo paid plans are priced by email volume sent per month, with higher tiers running past $100 per month as list and send volume grows
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which MailerLite and Brevo actually diverge.
| Attribute | MailerLite | Brevo |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Email Marketing).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
MailerLite
- Free plan caps at 250 subscribers, 2,500 monthly emails and 2 user seats
- Comfort plan is limited to 3 user seats; unlimited seats require the Power plan
- Pricing scales with subscriber count and email volume rather than a flat seat rate, and resets to the plan's subscriber ceiling each billing anniversary
- Annual billing earns only a 10% discount versus monthly, smaller than many competitors' annual discounts
Brevo
- Paid plans are priced by email volume sent per month, with higher tiers running past $100 per month as list and send volume grows
Pricing, plan by plan
MailerLite
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the MailerLite review.
Brevo
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Brevo review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Brevo if
Nothing in the data separates Brevo from MailerLite on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is MailerLite or Brevo better?
- Neither clearly leads. MailerLite starts at Free and Brevo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, MailerLite or Brevo?
- MailerLite has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for MailerLite and On request for Brevo.
- Does MailerLite or Brevo run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use MailerLite for free?
- Yes. MailerLite has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Brevo starts at On request.