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Brevo vs Klaviyo vs Postiz

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

Best overall

Klaviyo

4.3

From From $20/mo

Postiz

3.9

From $29/mo

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.

Best overall

Pick it if: Online stores that want their email and SMS to run on real customer behaviour.

Pick it if: Creators and small businesses who want Claude or another AI agent to handle their social posting, and technical users who'd rather host their own scheduler.

Overview

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoPostiz
In one lineEmail, SMS and WhatsApp marketing in one place, priced by emails sent, not contacts.Email and SMS for online stores, with AI that writes, segments and predicts.Open-source social media scheduler that Claude and other AI agents can run for you.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$0From $20/mo$29/mo
Free plan Yes Yes No
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

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

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoPostiz
Overall rating4.24.3Winner3.9
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.0
3.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
5.0
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.5
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.5
3.5
4.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.5
3.5

Feature comparison

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

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoPostiz
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes No
Mobile app– Yes–
Desktop app No No No
Browser extension– No–
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes–
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No Yes
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images–––
Makes images No– Yes
Makes video No No Yes
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations No Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style– Yes–
Works in many languages Yes Yes–
Capabilities score7/ 1710/ 178/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoPostiz
Plans

Free

$0

Small lists and trying Brevo out.

Free

Free

New stores building their first flows.

Self-hosted

Free

Technical users happy to run their own server.

Starter

From about $9/mo

Regular newsletters with no daily limit.

EmailOur pick

From $20/mo

Most stores once they pass 250 contacts.

Standard

$29/mo, or $23/mo billed yearly

A creator with a few accounts.

StandardOur pick

From about $18/mo

Small businesses ready to automate.

Email and SMS

From $35/mo

Stores that want text messages in the same flows.

TeamOur pick

$39/mo, or $31/mo billed yearly

Small brands with a team.

Professional

From about $499/mo

Teams sending high volumes across channels.

Enterprise

Custom

Large brands with many stores or markets.

Pro

$49/mo, or $39/mo billed yearly

Businesses with lots of accounts.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies with 1 million+ contacts.

Ultimate

$99/mo, or $79/mo billed yearly

Agencies.

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 build your welcome and abandoned cart flows before you pay anything. Move to Email when you cross 250 contacts, and only add SMS once email is working, because text messages cost extra per send.Most small businesses should take the hosted Team plan for the team access and AI images. Standard works for a solo creator. Self-host only if you or someone on your team is comfortable running a server.

Key features

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoPostiz
Standout features
  • Email campaigns
  • SMS and WhatsApp
  • Transactional email
  • AI content generator
  • Automations
  • MCP connector
  • Flows
  • Segments from a description
  • Predictive analytics
  • Email and SMS in one
  • AI writing and campaign builder
  • Customer Agent
  • MCP, CLI and API
  • 30+ channels
  • AI copilot and Smart Agent
  • AI video clipping
  • Plugs and repeats
  • Self-hosting

Pros and cons

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoPostiz
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
  • Deepest store integration of any email tool, so targeting runs on real purchase data
  • Flows and segments are quick to set up from templates or a short description
  • Email and SMS live in one place with one set of customer data
  • Predictive analytics tell you who to spend effort on
  • Huge ecosystem of Shopify apps and agencies that already know it
  • MCP, CLI and API on every plan, built for AI agents
  • Open source and free to self-host
  • Connects to more networks than most schedulers
  • AI video clipping included
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
  • Gets expensive fast as your list grows, and every profile counts toward the bill
  • SMS is a separate cost on top of the plan
  • Email support stops after 60 days on the free plan
  • Overkill for service businesses and plain newsletters
  • Small company with far less traffic than Buffer
  • Less polished than the big schedulers
  • No free hosted plan, just a 7-day trial
  • Standard doesn't include team members

Who each one is for

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoPostiz
Best for
  • Large lists you email occasionally
  • Email plus SMS from one tool
  • Order confirmations and other transactional emails
  • Managing campaigns from Claude
  • Abandoned cart recovery
  • Segments from a description
  • Post-purchase flows
  • SMS campaigns
  • Predicting customer value
  • Letting Claude schedule your social posts
  • Hosting your own scheduler for free
  • Posting to Reddit, Discord and other less common networks
  • Turning YouTube videos into short clips
You'll find it used by
  • Small business owners
  • Online stores
  • Marketers
  • Developers
  • Agencies
  • Shopify stores
  • Ecommerce marketers
  • Agencies
  • DTC brands
  • Creators
  • Small businesses
  • Developers
  • Agencies

Questions people ask

Which is better, Brevo, Klaviyo or Postiz?

Klaviyo scores highest overall in our ratings (Brevo 4.2/5, Klaviyo 4.3/5 and Postiz 3.9/5). Brevo is best for large lists you email occasionally and email plus SMS from one tool. Klaviyo is best for abandoned cart recovery and segments from a description. Postiz is best for Letting Claude schedule your social posts and hosting your own scheduler for free.

Which is cheaper, Brevo, Klaviyo or Postiz?

Brevo: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Klaviyo: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $20/mo. Postiz: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $29/mo.

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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