Buttondown is 100% cheaper
than Brevo
$0/mo (Free (first 100 subscribers)) vs Brevo Starter at $9/mo — covering 0% of the 11 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Starter plan at $9/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free (first 100 subscribers): 0 USD/monthly.
Brevo costs $9/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 11 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Buttondown covers 0% of the 11 capabilities compared against Brevo. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Buttondown | Brevo |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sales automation & sequences | ✗ | ✓ |
| Lead management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Event tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ |
| A/B testing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Landing pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Remove branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Brevo has that Buttondown lacks.
- Contact management — Store and organize contact records in one place.Missing from Buttondown.
- Sales pipeline management — Track deals through customizable pipeline stages.Missing from Buttondown.
- Sales automation & sequences — Automate outreach sequences and follow-up tasks.Missing from Buttondown.
- Lead management — Capture, score, and organize incoming leads.Missing from Buttondown.
- Reports & forecasting — View reports and forecasts on pipeline and sales performance.Missing from Buttondown.
- Event tracking — Track specific user actions like clicks or sign-ups.Missing from Buttondown.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Buttondown.
- A/B testing — Test variations of an email to see which performs better.Missing from Buttondown.
- Landing pages — Build landing pages to pair with email campaigns.Missing from Buttondown.
- Remove branding — Remove the provider's branding from sent emails.Missing from Buttondown.
- Dedicated IP — Send email from an IP address dedicated to your account.Missing from Buttondown.
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 (first 100 subscribers) | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Starter | $9/mo |
| Standard | $18/mo |
| Professional | $499/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Pay-as-you-go credits | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Buttondown than Brevo?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free (first 100 subscribers) vs $9/mo on Starter. That is $108 a year.
What does Buttondown lack compared with Brevo?
Contact management, Sales pipeline management, Sales automation & sequences, Lead management, Reports & forecasting, Event tracking, API access, A/B testing, Landing pages, Remove branding, Dedicated IP — 11 of the 11 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Brevo: 2026-09-07; Buttondown: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.brevo.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.brevo.com/pricing/# (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.brevo.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Buttondown data last verified 2026-08-31