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Mailchimp vs Brevo

Mailchimp and Brevo overlap as email platforms but diverge on price, automation, and store data. At 5,000 contacts this example snapshot has Brevo at $18/mo. On the scored dimensions below, Mailchimp leads 0, Brevo leads 4, with 3 ties. This is a dataset tally, not an award.

Dimension winners

  • Price at 5k contactsMailchimp: $80/moBrevo: $18/moBrevo
  • Price at 10k contactsMailchimp: $150/moBrevo: $29/moBrevo
  • Automation depth (1–10)Mailchimp: 6Brevo: 6Tie
  • SMSMailchimp: YesBrevo: YesTie
  • CRMMailchimp: NoBrevo: YesBrevo
  • Ecommerce-nativeMailchimp: NoBrevo: NoTie
  • G2 scoreMailchimp: 4.3Brevo: 4.4Brevo

Brevo wins more of the scored dimensions (4–0). Mailchimp can still be the right buy when beginners outweighs those rows.

Full field dump for Mailchimp and Brevo from the JSON dataset.
ToolFree planPrice @ 1kPrice @ 5kPrice @ 10kAutomationSMSCRMEcommerceLanding pagesG2Trial
MailchimpFree up to 500 contacts$20/mo$80/mo$150/mo6/10YesNoNoYes4.3 (11,000)No listed trial
BrevoFree plan (contacts uncapped in dataset)$9/mo$18/mo$29/mo6/10YesYesNoYes4.4 (4,200)No listed trial
Choose Mailchimp if
  • Choose Mailchimp over Brevo when beginners is the job to be done.
  • Choose Mailchimp over Brevo when small business is the job to be done.
  • Choose Mailchimp over Brevo when newsletters is the job to be done.
  • Choose Mailchimp over Brevo when landing pages is the job to be done.
  • Free up to 500 contacts. No listed trial.
Skip Mailchimp if
  • Do not pick Mailchimp vs Brevo if you specifically need deep automation.
  • Do not pick Mailchimp vs Brevo if you specifically need native Shopify data.
  • Do not pick Mailchimp vs Brevo if you specifically need CRM heavy teams.
Choose Brevo if
  • Choose Brevo over Mailchimp when budget is the job to be done.
  • Choose Brevo over Mailchimp when sms is the job to be done.
  • Choose Brevo over Mailchimp when crm is the job to be done.
  • Choose Brevo over Mailchimp when small business is the job to be done.
  • Choose Brevo over Mailchimp when beginners is the job to be done.
  • Free plan (contacts uncapped in dataset). No listed trial.
Skip Brevo if
  • Do not pick Brevo vs Mailchimp if you specifically need advanced ecommerce segmentation.
  • Do not pick Brevo vs Mailchimp if you specifically need enterprise automation graphs.
Dated pricing snapshot

Figures below are monthly USD list-size prices from data/esp-tools.json, last marked verified . They are example placeholders until you swap in live quotes. Always confirm on the vendor pricing page.

  • Mailchimp1k $20/mo · 5k $80/mo · 10k $150/moModel: contact-tier · row date September 1, 2026
  • Brevo1k $9/mo · 5k $18/mo · 10k $29/moModel: email-tier · row date September 1, 2026

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