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Email marketing · 2026

Brevo·vs·Resend

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 and SMS with send-based pricing.

Best for

Lists where most contacts are inactive.

Pricing

Free 300/day. Starter $9/mo.

Pros

  • Pay for sends, not contacts
  • Includes SMS

Trade-offs

  • Editor less refined

Contender B

Resend

Email for developers with great deliverability.

Best for

Product teams sending transactional + lifecycle email.

Pricing

Free 3,000/mo. Pro $20/mo.

Pros

  • Excellent deliverability
  • React Email support

Trade-offs

  • Marketing features still maturing

The matrix

Side-by-side

Best for

Brevo

Lists where most contacts are inactive.

Resend

Product teams sending transactional + lifecycle email.

Pricing

Brevo

Free 300/day. Starter $9/mo.

Resend

Free 3,000/mo. Pro $20/mo.

Top strength

Brevo

Pay for sends, not contacts

Resend

Excellent deliverability

Biggest trade-off

Brevo

Editor less refined

Resend

Marketing features still maturing

The verdict

Which should you pick?

If…Pick Brevo

Lists where most contacts are inactive.

If…Pick Resend

Product teams sending transactional + lifecycle email.

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