Verified comparison

MailerLite is an alternative
to Brevo

$33/mo (Comfort · 2.5k) vs Brevo Starter · 2.5k at $25/mo — covering 70% of the 10 compared capabilities.

Not cheaper than Brevo in this scenarioVisit MailerLite ↗

Same job. Compare the fees.

Comparison scenario

Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.

Scenario

2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.

Brevo basis

Starter · 2.5k plan at $25/mo, the cheapest paid plan.

MailerLite basis

Comfort · 2.5k: 33 USD/monthly.

The short version

Brevo costs $25/mo on the Starter · 2.5k plan at 2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month, monthly billing. MailerLite costs $33/mo (Comfort · 2.5k plan), which is not cheaper than Brevo Starter · 2.5k at $25/mo in this scenario.

Capability comparison

MailerLite covers 70% of the 10 capabilities compared against Brevo. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.

CapabilityMailerLiteBrevo
A/B testing✓✓
Landing pages✓✓
Remove branding✓✓
Dedicated IP↑ Enterprise✓
Marketing automation✓✓
Audience segmentation✓✓
Email templates✓✓
Transactional email API◐✓
SSO (SAML)✗✓
Send-time optimization✗✓

What you give up

Capabilities Brevo has that MailerLite lacks.

  • Dedicated IP — Send email from an IP address dedicated to your account.
    Missing from MailerLite.
  • SSO (SAML) — Sign in through your company's SAML SSO.
    Missing from MailerLite.
  • Send-time optimization — Automatically send each email at the recipient's best time to open it.
    Missing from MailerLite.

Price at your volume

The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.

UsageBrevoMailerLite
1,000 contacts, 4,000 emails/month$17/moStarter · 1.5k$19/mocosts moreComfort
2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month$25/moStarter · 2.5k$33/mocosts moreComfort · 2.5k
10,000 contacts, 40,000 emails/month$46/moStarter · 40k emails$89/mocosts moreComfort · 10k

Plans & pricing, side by side

Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.

MailerLite
FreeFree
Comfort$19/mo
Comfort · 2.5k$33/mo
Comfort · 10k$89/mo
Power$39/mo
Power · 2.5k$49/mo
Power · 10k$129/mo
EnterpriseContact sales
Brevo
FreeFree
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
EnterpriseContact sales
Pay-as-you-go creditsContact sales

Frequently asked

What does MailerLite lack compared with Brevo?

Dedicated IP, SSO (SAML), Send-time optimization — 3 of the 10 compared capabilities.

When were these prices checked?

Brevo: 2026-10-28; MailerLite: 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.

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