Resend
Email API for developers to send transactional and marketing email, with React-based templates.
Pricing FreemiumPaid from $20 a month for the Pro plan (50,000 emails a month)Open source noStars 966npm a week 15M
Brevo alternatives
6 tools you can use instead of Brevo, ranked by live GitHub stars and npm downloads. Resend, SendGrid and Postmark are the most used. Stats updated 5 hours ago.
When Brevo is not a good fit
Brevo, formerly Sendinblue, is a customer engagement platform for email and SMS marketing, automation, CRM and transactional messaging. The free plan lets you send up to 300 emails a day once your account is approved. Paid plans start at Starter, from 5,000 emails a month, and yearly billing is 10% cheaper.
It is a weaker choice for:
- Teams that only need a developer-first transactional email API: much of the product is marketing and CRM tooling
- Projects that need to send more than 300 emails a day on the free plan
- Buyers who want fixed prices on the page: plan prices depend on volume
The alternatives
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SendGrid
Twilio's email API and delivery platform for transactional and marketing email.
Pricing FreemiumPaid from $19.95 a month for the Essentials plan (50,000 to 100,000 emails a month)Open source noStars 3.1knpm a week 5.7M
Postmark
Email delivery service for transactional and broadcast email, owned by ActiveCampaign.
Pricing FreemiumPaid from $15 a month for Basic (10,000 emails)Open source nonpm a week 1.4M
Amazon SES
Amazon Web Services email service billed by usage, from $0.10 per 1,000 emails.
Pricing Pay as you goPaid from $0.10 per 1,000 emails sent on à la carteOpen source no
Loops
Email platform for SaaS teams covering marketing, product and transactional email.
Pricing FreemiumOpen source no
Mailgun
Transactional email API and SMTP service, with inbound parsing and email validation, part of Sinch.
Pricing FreemiumPaid from $15 a month for Basic (10,000 emails)Open source no
Brevo and its alternatives, side by side
| Tool | Pricing | Free plan | Paid from | Open source | GitHub stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevo | Freemium | Yes: free forever, up to 300 emails a day once approved, no credit card | Starter plan, from 5,000 emails a month | No | None |
| Resend | Freemium | Yes: 3,000 emails a month, 100 a day, 3 custom domains, 10,000 automation runs | $20 a month for the Pro plan (50,000 emails a month) | No | 966 |
| SendGrid | Freemium | Trial only: 100 emails a day for 60 days, no ongoing free tier | $19.95 a month for the Essentials plan (50,000 to 100,000 emails a month) | No | 3.1k |
| Postmark | Freemium | Yes: 100 emails a month, no credit card, does not expire. | $15 a month for Basic (10,000 emails) | No | None |
| Amazon SES | Pay as you go | Yes: a free plan for 6 months after account creation, plus up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits that must be used within 12 months. | $0.10 per 1,000 emails sent on à la carte | No | None |
| Loops | Freemium | Yes: up to 4,000 emails in any rolling 30 days, sent to your 1,000 newest contacts, with all features and a Powered by Loops footer. | Not listed | No | None |
| Mailgun | Freemium | Yes: 100 emails a day, 1 custom sending domain, 2 API keys, 1 inbound route, 1 user. | $15 a month for Basic (10,000 emails) | No | None |
Pricing facts come from each tool's official pricing page, with the checked date on the tool's own page.
Questions
What is the most popular alternative to Brevo?
By GitHub stars, Resend is the most used alternative to Brevo listed on ScratchDB, with 966 stars.
Which Brevo alternatives are open source?
None of the Brevo alternatives listed here are open source.
Which Brevo alternatives have a free plan?
Resend, Postmark, Amazon SES, Loops and Mailgun have a free plan. The table on this page shows what each one includes.