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Marketing Automation

ActiveCampaign vs Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)

Which marketing automation tool is right for you? Compare features, pricing, and user reviews to make the best choice.

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ActiveCampaign

4.611,000 reviews

Small to mid-sized businesses and ecommerce brands that want powerful, flexible marketing automation (email-first) with strong segmentation and workflow capabilities, and optionally a built-in CRM for sales follow-up.

Starting at From ~$15/month (Lite) for 1 user (billed monthly; pricing scales by contacts)
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Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)

4.0100 reviews

SMBs and mid-market teams that want an all-in-one platform for email marketing plus automation, transactional messaging, and basic CRM—especially when pricing by email volume is preferable to per-seat pricing.

Starting at From ~$25/month (Starter; pricing often based on email volume)

Side-by-Side Comparison

FeatureActiveCampaignBrevo (formerly Sendinblue)
PricingFrom ~$15/month (Lite) for 1 user (billed monthly; pricing scales by contacts)From ~$25/month (Starter; pricing often based on email volume)
G2 Rating4.6 (11,000 reviews)4.0 (100 reviews)
Capterra Rating4.64.0
Best ForSmall to mid-sized businesses and ecommerce brands that want powerful, flexible marketing automation (email-first) with strong segmentation and workflow capabilities, and optionally a built-in CRM for sales follow-up.SMBs and mid-market teams that want an all-in-one platform for email marketing plus automation, transactional messaging, and basic CRM—especially when pricing by email volume is preferable to per-seat pricing.

Pros & Cons

ActiveCampaign

Pros

  • + Very capable automation and segmentation for the price compared with many enterprise tools
  • + Large integration ecosystem and solid API/webhooks for connecting data and events
  • + Good balance of email marketing + automation + (optional) CRM in one platform
  • + Mature feature set for lifecycle marketing (nurture, onboarding, win-back, lead scoring on higher tiers)

Cons

  • Pricing scales with contact count and can rise quickly as lists grow or advanced tiers are needed
  • Learning curve for building and maintaining complex automations and data hygiene
  • Some advanced features (attribution, predictive, SSO, dedicated support) are gated behind higher tiers

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)

Pros

  • + Strong value for money for email-volume-based pricing and bundled channels
  • + All-in-one suite (marketing automation + transactional messaging + basic CRM)
  • + Good automation and segmentation for common SMB lifecycle use cases
  • + Solid API/SMTP options for product-led and eCommerce transactional messaging

Cons

  • Advanced automation, attribution, and analytics can be less robust than enterprise MAPs
  • Some features and support levels are gated behind higher tiers/usage add-ons
  • UI and feature depth can feel uneven across modules (marketing vs CRM vs conversations)