Brevo vs NewsMAN (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, NewsMAN grades higher than Brevo: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
NewsMAN grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Brevo
Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing priced by emails sent, with a CRM
NewsMAN
Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing priced by subscriber count
Which one is for you
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
Pick NewsMAN if
- Fits if you run a small shop on WooCommerce, PrestaShop or Magento
- Works for lists under 5,000 where the published steps are clear
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: limited features and 5,000 emails a month
- Skip it if your list is over 7,500, since we couldn't read those steps
- Watch out: SMS, SMTP credits and prepaid email packs are billed apart from the plans
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the annual column wasn't readable
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABrevoGood | 2.8GPANewsMANGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $9 a month for 5,000 emails, inside the cheaper quarter of email tools, and from 20,000 emails the contact cap jumps to 500,000. Automations and A/B tests need Standard at $18, and taking the Brevo logo off Starter is $12 a month more. | B€5 a month for up to 1,000 subscribers, €12.50 to 2,500 and €20 to 5,000, which is inside the cheaper quarter at the start and ordinary by 5,000. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good with no card: 300 emails a day, campaigns and transactional email by API. Once your list passes 300 people, though, a single newsletter can't all go out on the same day. | BFree for up to 1,000 subscribers and 5,000 emails a month, with a limited feature set. One person could live on that. |
| Features | BCampaigns, transactional email, automations, SMS, segments, forms, AI writing and a sales CRM, all from one contact list. That covers the whole job. WhatsApp, popups and push wait for the $499 Professional plan. | BEditor, automation, SMS and WhatsApp, transactional email, segments, forms and shop integrations. Nothing in the listing shows a gap. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. It's a big web app with campaigns, automations, a CRM and SMS in it, so you'll be setting things up before it earns its keep. | CNo store rating on record. A web app where you build templates, automations and shop connections. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Shopify, WordPress, Stripe, Zapier, ChatGPT and Claude connections and an API. No desktop or phone app is listed. | BWeb with Magento, Opencart, PrestaShop, WooCommerce, Zapier and Microsoft Dynamics 365. |
| Best for | big lists you only email now and then | email, SMS and WhatsApp for shops |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Brevo and NewsMAN. How we grade
Price against what you get
Brevo starts at $9 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. NewsMAN starts at about $5.59 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and NewsMAN starts $3.41 a month lower. Of the other email marketing and newsletter tools on the chart, none scores higher than Brevo for less, and none scores higher than NewsMAN for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Brevo also covers sales pipeline, forms and live chat.
- NewsMAN also covers sMS marketing, whatsApp messaging, transactional email and a/B testing.
At a glance
| Brevo | NewsMAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per month for 5,000 emails and up to 500 contacts, billed monthly | €5 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Up to 300 emails a day (campaigns and transactional), 1 marketing seat and transactional email by API and SMTP. No credit card needed. | Free for up to 1,000 subscribers with a limited feature set and up to 5,000 emails a month. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Brevo | Dazoot Software |
| Price read from | brevo.com | newsman.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
NewsMAN
- Prices are in euros; the steps above 7,500 subscribers were not readable and are not listed here.
- The free plan is limited in features and in monthly emails.
- A 20% saving is shown for annual billing; the yearly price column was not readable.
- SMS, SMTP credits and prepaid email packs are billed separately from the plans.
Key features
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.
NewsMAN
- Editor and templates
- A drag-and-drop responsive editor, a custom HTML editor, a template library and a photo editor for campaign design.
- Automation
- A scenario builder with event triggers, shop automation and tracking, A/B or multivariate tests and send-time optimization.
- SMS and WhatsApp
- SMS and WhatsApp campaigns use the same segments as email; SMS is sold by package at about €0.03 to €0.035 each.
- Transactional email
- SMTP is sold as prepaid credits, for example 50,000 emails for €10, separate from the newsletter plans.
- Segmentation and forms
- Segments by custom fields and behavior, plus embedded, pop-up and landing page subscribe forms.
- Shop integrations
- Lists integrations with Magento, Opencart, PrestaShop, CS-Cart and WooCommerce, plus Zapier and an API.
Plans
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.
NewsMAN
Free€0
Up to 1,000 subscribers and 5,000 emails a month, with a limited feature set.
1-1,000 subscribers€5
per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed monthly
Unlimited emails and the full feature set. Price rises with the list.
2,501-5,000 subscribers€20
per month for up to 5,000 subscribers, billed monthly
Same features as smaller tiers. The 1,001-2,500 step is €12.50; 5,001-7,500 is €30.
Ways to pay less
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.
NewsMAN
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
The pricing page offers an Annually option marked as 20% off the monthly price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Brevo or NewsMAN?
As of Nov 13, 2026, NewsMAN is cheaper to start with: about $5.59 a month, against $9 a month for Brevo. Brevo starts at $9 per month for 5,000 emails and up to 500 contacts, billed monthly, and NewsMAN starts at €5 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Brevo or NewsMAN?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Brevo and NewsMAN have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.