ActiveCampaign vs Brevo

Detailed comparison between ActiveCampaign and Brevo. Which one to choose for your project?

Our verdict

ActiveCampaign wins this comparison with a rating of 4.5/5. ActiveCampaign stands out for its most powerful automations on the market.

Head to Head

Our recommendation

ActiveCampaign

AI-powered marketing automation platform

4.5/5 (17,176 reviews)
Price
Starting from $15/mo
Key features
  • Email campaigns with AI-optimized content and timing
  • Advanced visual workflows
  • Sales pipeline with AI scoring
  • Sending at the optimal time for each contact
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Brevo

The all-in-one marketing CRM platform with generative AI

4.5/5 (2,400 reviews)
Price
Free plan available
Key features
  • Responsive templates, advanced segmentation and built-in AI Email Writer
  • Visual workflows with unlimited triggers, conditions and actions
  • Native multi-channel communication in the same tool
  • Contact, pipeline and sales task management at no extra cost
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ActiveCampaign β€” Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Most powerful automations on the market
  • Truly effective predictive AI
  • Competitive pricing for the depth of features
  • 900+ integrations

Cons

  • No free plan
  • Complex interface for beginners
  • CRM less complete than dedicated CRMs

Brevo β€” Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Free plan with 300 emails/day, unlimited contacts
  • Pricing by send volume (vs Mailchimp by contacts), much cheaper
  • Native GDPR compliance (based in France)
  • AI Email Writer included in all paid plans
  • CRM, SMS and WhatsApp included at the same price

Cons

  • Variable deliverability on new accounts
  • Templates less polished than Mailchimp
  • Advanced reporting on higher plans
  • Support limited to chat on lower plans

Our choice: ActiveCampaign

AI-powered marketing automation platform

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