Acumbamail vs Brevo (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Acumbamail if

• Fits if you send few emails to a big list and want to pay by sends, not subscribers
• Makes sense if you want email, SMS and landing pages in one account

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 250 subscribers and 2,000 emails a month
• Pricey if you need list cleaning, automatic resend or Facebook audiences, which start at $100 on Pro
• Skip it if you need a dedicated IP, which only comes with Enterprise at $316
• Watch out: the page shows euros first, and its annual dollar prices display in euros
• Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as it is web only

Pick Brevo if

• Fits if you have thousands of contacts but only email them a few times a month
• Works for apps or shops that need receipt and password emails as well as newsletters

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay on Starter, which has 1 seat, no automations and the Brevo logo unless you pay $12 more
• Pricey if you want WhatsApp, popups or push, which start on the $499 Professional plan
• Skip it if you mail a growing list every day, since the price follows the emails you send
• Watch out: Starter and Standard cap contacts by volume, at 500 for 5,000 emails a month and 2,500 for 15,000
• Watch out: the free plan stops at 300 emails a day, and SMS credits are bought separately by destination

Acumbamail

• The pricing page shows euros by default and has a Dollar switch; its annual dollar prices display in euros, so only monthly dollar prices are recorded here.
• Annual billing is shown on the page as 20% off, but its dollar amounts could not be read; the figures above are monthly billing.
• The Free plan is capped at 250 subscribers and 2,000 emails a month.
• Pro features such as list cleaning, automatic resend and Facebook audiences are not on Basic, and a dedicated IP needs Enterprise.

Brevo

• Starter and Standard cap contacts by email volume: 500 contacts at 5,000 emails a month, 2,500 at 15,000, and 500,000 from 20,000.
• The Free plan is limited to 300 emails a day.
• Starter has a single seat and shows the Brevo logo unless you pay $12 a month; extra seats on Standard cost $12 a month each, up to 3.
• SMS credits are bought separately and priced by volume and destination; WhatsApp campaigns start at the $499 Professional plan.

Acumbamail

Email editor and templates

A drag-and-drop editor with more than 850 customizable templates, A/B testing and reports on paid plans.

Automations and SMTP

Automated campaigns are on Basic and up, and the plans include SMTP sending for transactional email.

SMS campaigns

SMS is sold alongside email so one account can run both channels.

Landing pages and surveys

Websites and landing pages are built inside the platform, and surveys can be added to emails, SMS and landing pages.

Agency accounts and white label

Pro and above include an agency account for managing several clients, and the site describes white label use.

Brevo

Email campaigns and transactional email

A drag-and-drop editor and templates for campaigns, plus transactional email over an API and SMTP relay on every plan, Free included.

Marketing automation

Standard and above allow unlimited multi-step workflows triggered by sign-ups, website activity and custom events.

SMS and WhatsApp

SMS campaigns are sold as credits priced by volume and destination on every plan. WhatsApp, popups and web and mobile push come with Professional.

Sales CRM

Sales seats add pipelines, deals and sales automation to the same contact database, sold as a separate monthly charge per seat.

Segments and forms

Paid plans can save unlimited segments filtered by website activity, campaign engagement and custom events, and build branded sign-up forms.

AI tools

An AI writer drafts subject lines and copy from Starter, send-time optimization comes with Standard, and Aura AI segmentation and data questions come with Professional.

Acumbamail

• Free$0

  Up to 250 subscribers and 2,000 emails a month, with the email editor and one content source.

• Basic$35

  per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed monthly

  Templates, automations, websites, A/B testing, reports and SMTP. By subscribers instead: $56 a month for up to 2,500 and $138 at 10,000.

• Pro$100

  per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed monthly

  Adds agency accounts, automatic resend, list cleaning, Facebook audiences, surveys and priority in the sending queue. $121 a month by subscribers up to 2,500.

• Enterprise$316

  per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed monthly

  Adds priority support, consulting, an account manager, unlimited campaign previews and a dedicated IP. $337 a month by subscribers up to 2,500.

Brevo

• Free$0

  300 emails a day, 1 seat, campaigns and transactional email. Upgrading removes the daily sending limit.

• Starter$9

  per month for 5,000 emails and up to 500 contacts, billed monthly

  1 seat, forms, segmentation and AI writing help; removing the Brevo logo costs $12 a month. Price rises with volume: $17 a month at 10,000 emails.

• Standard$18

  per month for 5,000 emails and up to 500 contacts, billed monthly

  Automation workflows, A/B testing, send-time optimization, no Brevo logo, up to 3 seats. $69 a month at 20,000 emails, where the contact cap rises to 500,000.

• Professional$499

  per month for 150,000 emails, billed monthly

  10 seats, WhatsApp, popups and push, contact scoring, AI segmentation, phone support and up to 2 million contacts.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For 1 million or more contacts: multiple brands under one account, dedicated IP, SSO and SAML, custom data integrations.

Acumbamail

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  The pricing page marks yearly billing as 20% cheaper than monthly billing.

Brevo

• Annual discount

  Save 10% with yearly billing

  Brevo's pricing page takes 10% off Starter, Standard and Professional when billed yearly: Starter at 5,000 emails is $97 a year instead of $108.