The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures and review sites, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose Brevo if…
- • You want Brevo's edge on what it costs to start and what the next plan up costs
Choose Beehiiv if…
- • You want Beehiiv's edge on how many emails you can send and how many people can log in
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startBrevo wins
Brevo wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2What the next plan up costsBrevo winsBrevo8/10
Standard $16.17/mo billed yearly
Starter (priced by email volume: 5,000 emails/month, not by contacts), Yearly (-10%) billing (default; click Monthly for $9); next plan = Standard ($18 monthly)
Source: brevo.com ↗
Beehiiv5/10Pro $95/mo, yearly billing
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
- Pro $95/mo, yearly billing, against Standard $16.17/mo billed yearly
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Brevo wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 3How big the free plan isBrevo winsBrevo8/10
Free: up to 100K contacts
Starter (priced by email volume: 5,000 emails/month, not by contacts), Yearly (-10%) billing (default; click Monthly for $9); next plan = Standard ($18 monthly)
Source: brevo.com ↗
Beehiiv5/10Free: up to 2,500 subscribers
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
- Free: up to 2,500 subscribers, against Free: up to 100K contacts
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Brevo wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 4How many emails you can sendBeehiiv winsBrevo5/10
5,000 emails/mo
Starter (priced by email volume: 5,000 emails/month, not by contacts), Yearly (-10%) billing (default; click Monthly for $9); next plan = Standard ($18 monthly)
- 5,000 emails/mo, against Unlimited email sends
Source: brevo.com ↗
Beehiiv8/10Unlimited email sends
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Beehiiv wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5How many people can log inBeehiiv winsBrevo5/10
Single user
Starter (priced by email volume: 5,000 emails/month, not by contacts), Yearly (-10%) billing (default; click Monthly for $9); next plan = Standard ($18 monthly)
- Single user, against 2 team seats
Source: brevo.com ↗
Beehiiv8/102 team seats
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Beehiiv wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Testing which email works betterBeehiiv winsBrevo5/10
No A/B testing on Starter
Starter (priced by email volume: 5,000 emails/month, not by contacts), Yearly (-10%) billing (default; click Monthly for $9); next plan = Standard ($18 monthly)
- No A/B testing on Starter, against A/B testing included
Source: brevo.com ↗
Beehiiv8/10A/B testing included
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Beehiiv wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Email support, against 24/7 email & chat support
- 150+ integrations, against 300+ integrations
- 5,000 emails/mo, against 10x contacts (15,000 at 1,500 tier)
- Single user, against 3 seats
- $49, against $8.73
- $109, against $13.06
- 2 team seats, against 3 seats
- $109, against $35