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Brevo vs Kit vs Metricool

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Brevo

4.2

From $0

Kit

4.2

From $0

Metricool

4.2

From $0

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Small businesses with a large contact list, or that want email, SMS and WhatsApp in one tool without paying per contact.

Kit4.2
Easiest to use

Pick it if: Creators, coaches and solo businesses who grow an audience and sell courses, products or a paid newsletter through email.

Pick it if: Small businesses, freelancers and agencies who post across several networks and need clear reports on what's working, including ads.

Overview

AttributeBrevoKitMetricool
In one lineEmail, SMS and WhatsApp marketing in one place, priced by emails sent, not contacts.Email newsletters for creators, free up to 10,000 subscribers, with sales and automations.Schedule posts and track results across every social network and ad account in one place.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$0$0$0
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeBrevoKitMetricool
Overall rating4.24.24.2
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.5
4.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.0
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.0
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.5
4.0
4.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.5
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeBrevoKitMetricool
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app–– Yes
Desktop app No No–
Browser extension–––
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes––
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images–––
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations No No No
Learns your brand or style–––
Works in many languages Yes– Yes
Capabilities score7/ 175/ 177/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeBrevoKitMetricool
Plans

Free

$0

Small lists and trying Brevo out.

Free

$0

Creators starting out or with a simple newsletter.

Free

$0

One small business testing it.

Starter

From about $9/mo

Regular newsletters with no daily limit.

CreatorOur pick

$39/mo, or $33/mo billed yearly

Creators ready to automate their emails.

StarterOur pick

From $25/mo, or $20/mo billed yearly

A business or freelancer managing a few brands.

StandardOur pick

From about $18/mo

Small businesses ready to automate.

Pro

$79/mo, or $66/mo billed yearly

Bigger creator businesses with a team.

Advanced

From $67/mo, or $53/mo billed yearly

Agencies with a team and clients.

Professional

From about $499/mo

Teams sending high volumes across channels.

Custom

Custom

Large agencies.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies with 1 million+ contacts.

Which plan to pickTry Free first. Most small businesses should go straight to Standard, because it removes Brevo's logo and adds automations. Pick your email volume carefully, since that's what you pay for. Yearly billing saves 10%, and prices vary by country.Start on Free and stay there while you're only sending a newsletter. Move to Creator once you want a welcome sequence or automations, which is usually the moment a list starts making money. Prices rise with subscriber count, and Kit often runs first-year discounts on Pro.Test on Free with one brand. Starter is the right plan for most small businesses and freelancers, and yearly billing saves about 20%. Agencies that need client approvals and their own report templates should go to Advanced. Add the X add-on only if you post there.

Key features

AttributeBrevoKitMetricool
Standout features
  • Email campaigns
  • SMS and WhatsApp
  • Transactional email
  • AI content generator
  • Automations
  • MCP connector
  • Landing pages and forms
  • Broadcasts and tags
  • Visual automations
  • Commerce
  • Kit MCP
  • Recommendations
  • Planner
  • Analytics
  • Ads reporting
  • Competitor tracking
  • Reports
  • AI assistant and MCP

Pros and cons

AttributeBrevoKitMetricool
Pros
  • Priced by emails sent, so big lists stay cheap
  • Email, SMS, WhatsApp and transactional email in one tool
  • Free plan includes a CRM
  • Official MCP connector for Claude
  • AI writing from the Starter plan
  • Free up to 10,000 subscribers
  • Built around how creators work: tags, sequences and selling
  • Official MCP connector for Claude
  • Simple to learn
  • Sell products and paid newsletters without another tool
  • Much stronger analytics than most schedulers at this price
  • Ads and organic results in one place
  • Client-ready PDF and PowerPoint reports
  • MCP server for Claude, even on the free plan
Cons
  • The free plan caps you at 300 emails a day
  • Starter emails keep Brevo's logo unless you pay extra
  • WhatsApp, multiple users and the bigger AI features need Professional
  • SMS credits cost extra on every plan
  • Automations and sequences need a paid plan
  • Paid plans cost more than MailerLite for the same list
  • Email designs are fairly plain
  • Light on shop features compared with Klaviyo or Omnisend
  • Free plan leaves out LinkedIn and X
  • X needs a paid add-on on every plan
  • AI captions run on monthly credits
  • More to learn than Buffer

Who each one is for

AttributeBrevoKitMetricool
Best for
  • Large lists you email occasionally
  • Email plus SMS from one tool
  • Order confirmations and other transactional emails
  • Managing campaigns from Claude
  • Creators starting a newsletter for free
  • Selling digital products and paid newsletters
  • Email courses and welcome sequences
  • Managing your list from Claude
  • Scheduling across many social networks
  • Monthly social media reports for clients
  • Seeing organic and paid results together
  • Keeping an eye on competitors
You'll find it used by
  • Small business owners
  • Online stores
  • Marketers
  • Developers
  • Agencies
  • Creators
  • Coaches
  • Course creators
  • Authors
  • Podcasters
  • Small business owners
  • Freelancers
  • Agencies
  • Social media managers
  • Creators

Questions people ask

Which is better, Brevo, Kit or Metricool?

They tie on our overall rating (Brevo 4.2/5, Kit 4.2/5 and Metricool 4.2/5). Brevo is best for large lists you email occasionally and email plus SMS from one tool. Kit is best for creators starting a newsletter for free and selling digital products and paid newsletters. Metricool is best for scheduling across many social networks and monthly social media reports for clients.

Which is cheaper, Brevo, Kit or Metricool?

Brevo: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Kit: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Metricool: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0.

Which is easier to use, Brevo, Kit or Metricool?

Kit rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Creators, coaches and solo businesses who grow an audience and sell courses, products or a paid newsletter through email.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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