Brevo is 96% cheaper
than Close
$9/mo (Starter) vs Close Essentials at $245/mo for 5 seats ($49/seat) — covering 50% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
5 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Essentials plan at $245/mo ($49/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Starter: 9 USD/monthly.
Close costs $245/mo on the Essentials plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Brevo covers 50% of the 8 capabilities compared against Close. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Brevo | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI sales assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Close has that Brevo lacks.
- Email sync & tracking — Sync email conversations and track opens with contacts.Missing from Brevo.
- AI sales assistant — Get AI-generated suggestions and summaries for sales activity.Missing from Brevo.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from Brevo.
- Mobile CRM app — Access the CRM from a mobile app.Missing from Brevo.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Close | Brevo |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $147/moEssentials | $9/mocheaperStarter |
| 10 seats | $490/moEssentials | $9/mocheaperStarter |
| 25 seats | $1225/moEssentials | $9/mocheaperStarter |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Starter | $9/mo |
| Starter · 1.5k | $17/mo |
| Starter · 2.5k | $25/mo |
| Starter · 20k emails | $32/mo |
| Starter · 40k emails | $46/mo |
| Starter · 100k emails | $82/mo |
| Standard | $18/mo |
| Standard · 1.5k | $35/mo |
| Standard · 2.5k | $49/mo |
| Standard · 20k emails | $69/mo |
| Standard · 40k emails | $89/mo |
| Standard · 100k emails | $139/mo |
| Standard · 500k emails | $429/mo |
| Professional | $499/mo |
| Professional · 250k emails | $599/mo |
| Professional · 1000k emails | $999/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Pay-as-you-go credits | Contact sales |
| Solo | $19/seat/mo |
| Essentials | $49/seat/mo |
| Growth | $109/seat/mo |
| Scale | $149/seat/mo |
| Custom | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Brevo than Close?
96% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $9/mo on Starter vs $245/mo on Essentials. That is $2832 a year.
What does Brevo lack compared with Close?
Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Custom fields, Mobile CRM app — 4 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Close: 2026-10-26; Brevo: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.close.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Brevo data last verified 2026-10-28