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Email marketing · 2026

Brevo·vs·Loops

Two solid choices in email marketing. Here's how they stack up on pricing, fit, and trade-offs — so you can decide in a minute.

Reviewed by Switchpoint Editors ·

Take on Brevo

Brevo's pricing on emails-sent rather than contacts-stored is genuinely better economics for any list with low send frequency. The product is broad and slightly cluttered — you'll use 40% of it. For dedicated newsletter publishers, Beehiiv is better; for SaaS transactional, Resend is better; for everything-in-one SMBs, Brevo is the value pick.

Contender A

Brevo

Email, SMS, and WhatsApp on send-based pricing.

Best for

Large lists where most contacts are inactive — you pay per send, not per contact.

Pricing

Free 300 emails/day, unlimited contacts. Starter $9/mo for 5k sends.

Pros

  • Send-based pricing — duplicates and dormant contacts are free
  • Includes SMS, WhatsApp, and a simple CRM in one plan
  • Free tier has no contact cap

Trade-offs

  • Drag-and-drop editor is less refined than Mailchimp's
  • Daily send cap on free plan blocks bursty campaigns

Contender B

Loops

Modern email purpose-built for SaaS lifecycle and product marketing.

Best for

SaaS founders running onboarding, trial, and re-engagement sequences.

Pricing

Free up to 1,000 contacts. Pro from $49/mo.

Pros

  • Beautiful, opinionated UX — onboarding flows take minutes
  • Loops Transactional unifies marketing and product email
  • Strong defaults so SaaS teams ship without an email manager

Trade-offs

  • Not aimed at ecommerce blasts or commerce automation
  • Pricing climbs faster than Brevo or MailerLite past 10k contacts

The matrix

Side-by-side

Best for

Brevo

Large lists where most contacts are inactive — you pay per send, not per contact.

Loops

SaaS founders running onboarding, trial, and re-engagement sequences.

Pricing

Brevo

Free 300 emails/day, unlimited contacts. Starter $9/mo for 5k sends.

Loops

Free up to 1,000 contacts. Pro from $49/mo.

Top strength

Brevo

Send-based pricing — duplicates and dormant contacts are free

Loops

Beautiful, opinionated UX — onboarding flows take minutes

Biggest trade-off

Brevo

Drag-and-drop editor is less refined than Mailchimp's

Loops

Not aimed at ecommerce blasts or commerce automation

The verdict

Which should you pick?

If…Pick Brevo

Large lists where most contacts are inactive — you pay per send, not per contact.

If…Pick Loops

SaaS founders running onboarding, trial, and re-engagement sequences.

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