OntraportvsBrevo

Ontraport vs Brevo

All-in-one business platform vs affordable multi-channel marketing

TL;DR

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) offers email, SMS, WhatsApp, and CRM starting at $9/month with a generous free tier. Ontraport bundles CRM, payments, membership sites, and affiliates starting at $79/month. Brevo for budget-conscious businesses wanting multi-channel. Ontraport for service businesses wanting everything in one tool.

Key Differences

The main things that set these tools apart

Price
Brevo wins

Brevo at $18/month vs Ontraport at $297/month. Brevo is 16x cheaper. Even with Brevo's paid SMS and WhatsApp credits, the total cost is a fraction of Ontraport.

Channel Variety
Brevo wins

Brevo offers email, SMS, WhatsApp, and live chat. Ontraport has email and SMS. If multi-channel marketing matters, Brevo covers more ground.

Business Operations
Ontraport wins

Ontraport includes payments, membership sites, CRM, and affiliate management. Brevo is marketing-focused. For businesses that need operations alongside marketing, Ontraport bundles more.

Pricing Comparison

At 10,000 contacts

Ontraport
$297/month

Pro plan. CRM, email, payments, membership sites, affiliate management.

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Brevo
$18/month

Business plan. Unlimited contacts, marketing automation, landing pages.

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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
Ontraport
Brevo
Sequenzy
Channels & Communication
Email Marketing
Full
Full
Full
SMS Marketing
Built-in
Built-in
WhatsApp
Built-in
Live Chat
Built-in
Transactional Email
Limited
Built-in
Built-in
Business Platform
CRM
Full CRM
Basic CRM
Stripe-based
Payment Processing
Native
Via Stripe
Membership Sites
Built-in
Affiliate Management
Built-in (Pro)
Value & Access
Free Tier
Yes (300 emails/day)
Yes (100 subscribers)
Unlimited Contacts
No (contact-based)
Yes (all paid plans)
No (subscriber-based)
Price at 10k contacts
$297/mo
$18/mo
$49/mo
API Quality
Basic REST API
Full REST API + SMTP
Modern REST API

Best For

When to choose each tool

Choose Ontraport if you...
  • Service businesses needing CRM + email + payments
  • Course creators with membership sites
  • Businesses running affiliate programs
Choose Brevo if you...
  • Budget-conscious businesses wanting affordable marketing
  • Teams needing multi-channel (email + SMS + WhatsApp)
  • Businesses wanting unlimited contacts
  • Developers needing transactional email API
Choose Sequenzy if you...
  • SaaS founders needing Stripe-integrated email
  • Teams wanting transactional + marketing combined
  • Businesses wanting AI-generated sequences

When to Consider Sequenzy Instead

SaaS-Focused

Neither platform is built for SaaS. Sequenzy syncs with Stripe for subscription-aware automation — trial expiry, churn prevention, upgrade nudges.

Best of Both Worlds

Brevo's affordability with better SaaS features than Ontraport. Transactional + marketing at $49/month with Stripe integration.

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Overview

Ontraport and Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) compete at very different price points. Brevo is one of the most affordable marketing platforms with email, SMS, WhatsApp, and transactional email. Ontraport is a premium all-in-one business platform. For our take on each, see our Ontraport comparison and Brevo comparison.

The Price Gap Is Huge

Brevo Business at $18/month with unlimited contacts vs Ontraport Pro at $297/month. That's not a small difference — it's $3,348/year. Unless you desperately need Ontraport's membership sites and affiliate management, Brevo delivers more marketing value for dramatically less money.

Multi-Channel: Brevo's Edge

Brevo covers email, SMS, WhatsApp, live chat, and transactional email from one dashboard. Ontraport only covers email and SMS. If you communicate with customers across channels, Brevo's breadth at its price point is hard to beat.

The Sequenzy Alternative

For SaaS founders, Sequenzy combines transactional + marketing email with Stripe integration at $49/month. More SaaS-focused than Brevo, more affordable than Ontraport.

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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