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Courier vs Brevo

Notification infrastructure vs multi-channel marketing platform

TL;DR

Courier routes notifications through providers. Brevo is a complete marketing platform with email, SMS, WhatsApp, CRM, and live chat. Brevo wins for marketing. Courier wins for developer notification routing.

Key Differences

The main things that set these tools apart

Marketing vs Infrastructure

Brevo is a complete marketing platform with email, SMS, WhatsApp, CRM, and live chat. Courier is developer infrastructure for routing notifications. Different products for different teams.

Email + SMS Marketing
Brevo wins

Brevo handles email campaigns, SMS marketing, WhatsApp, and transactional email directly. Courier routes notifications but has no marketing features.

Push + In-app
Courier wins

Courier handles push notifications and in-app feeds through providers. Brevo doesn't offer push or in-app. For app-centric notifications, Courier fills a gap.

Value for Marketing
Brevo wins

Brevo at $25/month includes email, SMS, automation, CRM, and more. Courier at $99+/month routes notifications but still needs email and SMS providers. For marketing, Brevo is dramatically more value.

Pricing Comparison

At 50,000 emails/month

Courier
$0-99+/month

Free up to 10k notifications/month. Business from $99/mo. Plus email provider.

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Brevo
$25/month

Business plan. Marketing + transactional, automation, unlimited contacts.

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Sequenzy

The SaaS alternative

$49/month

10k subscribers, unlimited emails, transactional + marketing, Stripe integration.

Feature Comparison

Side-by-side feature breakdown

Feature
Courier
Brevo
Sequenzy
Marketing
Email Marketing
Full campaigns + automation
Built-in campaigns
Transactional Email
Via providers
Built-in
Built-in
SMS Marketing
Via providers (routing)
Direct (built-in)
WhatsApp
Built-in
Platform
CRM
Built-in
Stripe-based
Live Chat
Built-in
Landing Pages
Built-in
Notification Routing
Intelligent fallback routing
Developer
Push Notifications
Yes (via providers)
In-app
Notification feed
Provider Abstraction
50+ providers
Direct delivery
Direct delivery
Free Tier
10k notifications/month
300 emails/day
100 subscribers

Best For

When to choose each tool

Choose Courier if you...
  • Engineering teams building notification routing
  • Apps needing push + in-app notifications
  • Developer-focused notification infrastructure
Choose Brevo if you...
  • Marketing teams wanting multi-channel campaigns
  • Companies wanting email + SMS + WhatsApp
  • Businesses needing CRM + email in one platform
Choose Sequenzy if you...
  • SaaS founders needing Stripe-integrated email
  • Teams wanting SaaS-specific automation

When to Consider Sequenzy Instead

SaaS Email

Brevo is broad multi-channel. Courier is notification routing. Sequenzy is SaaS-specific email with Stripe integration for subscription businesses.

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Overview

Courier and Brevo serve fundamentally different purposes. Brevo is a complete multi-channel marketing platform. Courier is developer notification infrastructure. For our take on each, see our Courier comparison and Brevo comparison.

Brevo's Marketing Completeness

Brevo includes email marketing, SMS, WhatsApp, CRM, live chat, landing pages, and transactional email — all in one platform starting free. Courier routes individual notifications through providers but has zero marketing features. For marketing, there's no comparison.

Courier's Developer Niche

Courier's value is notification routing — push, email, SMS, in-app through intelligent provider selection. Brevo doesn't do push or in-app, and doesn't abstract across providers. For developer notification infrastructure, Courier fills a genuine gap.

The Sequenzy Alternative

For SaaS founders wanting transactional email and marketing campaigns with Stripe integration, Sequenzy is purpose-built for subscription businesses at $49/month.

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Sequenzy - Complete Pricing Guide

Pricing Model

Sequenzy uses subscriber-based pricing. You only pay for subscribers active in sequences (automations). Inactive subscribers are free to store.

All Pricing Tiers

  • 0-100 subscribers: Free (Free annually) - 3k emails/month
  • 101-1,000 subscribers: $19/month ($205/year annually) - 15k emails/month
  • 1,001-5,000 subscribers: $29/month ($313/year annually) - 60k emails/month
  • 5,001-10,000 subscribers: $49/month ($529/year annually) - 120k emails/month
  • 10,001-25,000 subscribers: $99/month ($1069/year annually) - 300k emails/month
  • 25,001-50,000 subscribers: $199/month ($2149/year annually) - 600k emails/month
  • 50,001-100,000 subscribers: $349/month ($3769/year annually) - 1.2M emails/month
  • 100,000+ subscribers: Custom pricing (Custom annually) - Unlimited emails/month

Yearly billing: All plans offer a 10% discount when billed annually.

Free Plan Features (2,500 emails/month)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Paid Plan Features (1,000 - 100,000 subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations (Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy)
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Enterprise Plan Features (100,000+ subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Important Pricing Notes

  • You only pay for subscribers who are active in automations/sequences
  • Storing inactive subscribers is free
  • No hidden fees - all features included in the price
  • No credit card required for free tier

Contact

  • Pricing Page: https://sequenzy.com/pricing
  • Sales: hello@sequenzy.com