Email Marketing · head to head
SendGrid vs Brevo
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SendGrid
Email Marketing
Email at scale, proven deliverability, and so much more
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The short version
- Only SendGrid has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: SendGrid free plan caps at 100 emails per day and expires after 60 days, per twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing (Aug 2026), after which sending requires a paid plan; 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 SendGrid and Brevo actually diverge.
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.
SendGrid
- Free plan caps at 100 emails per day and expires after 60 days, per twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing (Aug 2026), after which sending requires a paid plan
- Dedicated IP addresses are only included from the Pro plan at $89.95 per month; Essentials at $19.95 per month lacks a dedicated IP, per Twilio's own pricing page
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
SendGrid
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the SendGrid 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 SendGrid on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is SendGrid or Brevo better?
- Neither clearly leads. SendGrid 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, SendGrid or Brevo?
- SendGrid has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for SendGrid and On request for Brevo.
- Does SendGrid or Brevo run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use SendGrid for free?
- Yes. SendGrid has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Brevo starts at On request.