Overview
Systeme.io and Brevo serve different needs. Systeme.io is a all-in-one marketing platform with funnels, courses, and email. Brevo is a budget all-in-one marketing platform with email, SMS, and CRM.
The All-in-One Proposition
Systeme.io bundles email marketing, sales funnels, online courses, membership sites, blog, and automation into one platform starting at $0 (free for 2,000 contacts). For solopreneurs and course creators, this eliminates the need to pay for and integrate multiple tools.
Brevo focuses on unlimited contacts and email + sms + crm. While Brevo does email well, Systeme.io bundles more tools under one roof.
The Trade-off: Breadth vs Depth
Systeme.io's email marketing features are functional but basic compared to dedicated email platforms. If you need advanced automation, beautiful templates, or sophisticated segmentation, Brevo will likely do a better job at unlimited contacts.
The question is whether you'd rather have one platform that does everything adequately, or multiple specialized tools that each excel at their niche.
Pricing
Systeme.io offers a genuinely generous free plan: 2,000 contacts with unlimited emails. Paid plans start at $27/month. Brevo costs $25/month. For pure email marketing, Brevo may offer better value. For an all-in-one platform, Systeme.io is hard to beat on price.
For SaaS Founders
Neither platform is built for SaaS subscription businesses. If you need Stripe integration for billing-aware automation, Sequenzy handles that with AI sequences and unified transactional + marketing email at $49/month.