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Brevo vs Loops

Brevo and Loops are both email marketing tools. Brevo is aimed at small businesses, while Loops is aimed at small businesses and developers. Brevo costs less, from $9/mo versus $49/mo for Loops. Both have a free plan.

Brevo

Email, SMS and CRM priced by emails sent

Loops

Email for SaaS: marketing and transactional in one

PricingFreemium · $9Freemium · $49
Starting price$9/mo$49/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forSmall businessesSmall businesses, Developers
Platformsweb, ios, androidweb
CountryFR · 2012US · 2022
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Choose Brevo if

SMBs and e-commerce stores with large lists who send a few campaigns a month and need transactional email too.

  • Volume-based pricing, unlimited contacts
  • Transactional and marketing email in one account
  • GDPR-friendly, EU-based

Look elsewhere if: Creators (Kit, beehiiv) or advanced e-commerce segmentation (Klaviyo).

Choose Loops if

Early and growth-stage SaaS teams who want lifecycle and transactional email without complexity.

  • Purpose-built for SaaS lifecycle email
  • Replaces two tools (marketing + transactional)
  • Clean, fast, developer-friendly

Look elsewhere if: E-commerce, multichannel messaging or heavy template design.

Brevo vs Loops pricing

Brevo

  • Free$0300 emails/day
  • Starter$9/moFrom 5,000 emails/mo; 10% off yearly; no Brevo logo
  • Standard$18/moAutomation, A/B tests, send-time optimization
  • Professional$499/moFrom 150,000 emails/mo; 10 seats, WhatsApp, push
  • EnterpriseCustomDedicated IP, SSO, multi-account

Loops

  • Free$01,000 subscribed contacts, 4,000 sends/30 days
  • Growthfrom $49/mo5,000 contacts, unlimited sends, scales by contacts
  • EnterpriseCustom1.5M+ contacts, priority support

Brevo · Key features

  • Email campaigns with drag-and-drop editor and templates
  • Marketing automation workflows and lead scoring
  • Transactional email and SMS APIs
  • SMS, WhatsApp and push campaigns
  • Sales CRM, meetings and live chat
  • Landing pages, forms and Facebook Ads integration

Cons

  • Daily send cap on free plan
  • Templates and editor less polished than Mailchimp
  • Deliverability on shared IPs varies

Loops · Key features

  • Campaigns, event-triggered loops and transactional email in one tool
  • Simple Notion-style editor optimized for deliverability
  • Contact properties and events via API, Segment and Zapier
  • Audience filters and basic segmentation
  • Unsubscribe groups and transactional separation
  • Dashboards for opens, clicks and loop performance

Cons

  • Limited design capabilities
  • No SMS or push
  • Segmentation and testing are basic

Brevo vs Loops: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Brevo or Loops?

Brevo starts at $9/mo and Loops at $49/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Brevo and Loops have a free plan?

Yes, both Brevo and Loops have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?