Best Email Marketing · head-to-head
Brevo vs ActiveCampaign
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for email marketing. Brevo has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Brevo has the lower entry price — Brevo starts at $0/mo, ActiveCampaign at $15/mo. Free tier: Brevo Yes, ActiveCampaign No. HIPAA: Brevo No, ActiveCampaign No.
As of 2026-09-27 · figures link to their source below STALE
Side by side
Brevo
$0/mo entryActiveCampaign
$15/mo entrySources — Brevo: brevo.com (verified 2026-09-27) · ActiveCampaign: activecampaign.com (verified 2026-09-02) STALE · 2026-09-02
Key features
Brevo: Volume-based pricing (not contact-based) — cost-effective for large lists with lower send frequency; Multi-channel platform: email, SMS, WhatsApp, live chat, push notifications in one tool; Transactional email and marketing email in same platform; Send-time optimization and advanced automation workflows (Standard plan)
ActiveCampaign: Custom Objects that store integration data for automation/segmentation (not read-only); Active Intelligence autonomous AI for campaign optimization; 1,000+ integrations including vertical-specific (Mindbody, Square Loyalty); Visual drag-and-drop automation builder with unlimited actions on Plus+