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Brevo vs Klaviyo vs Visme

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

Visme

3.9

From $0

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Best value

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: Marketers, consultants and small teams who make reports, infographics and presentations full of data and want them to look on-brand.

Klaviyo scores highest overall, but Brevo gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.

Overview

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoVisme
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.Makes infographics, reports, presentations and branded visuals, with AI to draft them.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$0From $20/mo$0
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes No

Rating breakdown

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

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoVisme
Overall rating4.24.3Winner3.9
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.0
4.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
5.0
4.5
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
3.5
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.

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoVisme
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app– Yes–
Desktop app No No–
Browser extension– No–
API access Yes Yes–
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes 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– Yes
Makes video No No–
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations No Yes No
Learns your brand or style– Yes Yes
Works in many languages Yes Yes Yes
Capabilities score7/ 1710/ 178/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoVisme
Plans

Free

$0

Small lists and trying Brevo out.

Free

Free

New stores building their first flows.

Free

$0

Trying the editor and AI tools.

Starter

From about $9/mo

Regular newsletters with no daily limit.

EmailOur pick

From $20/mo

Most stores once they pass 250 contacts.

Starter

$12.25/mo per user, billed yearly ($147/yr)

One person making and downloading visuals.

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.

BusinessOur pick

$24.75/mo per user, billed yearly ($297/yr)

Teams making branded content.

Professional

From about $499/mo

Teams sending high volumes across channels.

Enterprise

Custom

Large brands with many stores or markets.

Enterprise

Custom

Organisations with 6 or more people.

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 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.Try the editor on Free, but expect to pay before you can download anything. Business is the plan to pick if you want your brand fonts and colours locked in or need PowerPoint and video files. Always pay yearly, since monthly billing costs about twice as much.

Key features

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoVisme
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
  • AI designer
  • Charts and data
  • Interactive content
  • Brand Kit
  • Share and track
  • Forms and surveys

Pros and cons

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoVisme
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
  • Excellent for data-heavy infographics and reports
  • AI drafts a design from a description
  • Interactive content and built-in forms
  • Brand Kit keeps a team on-brand
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
  • No downloads on the free plan
  • Priced per person, which adds up for teams
  • Monthly billing costs about twice the yearly price
  • Video and PowerPoint downloads need Business

Who each one is for

AttributeBrevoKlaviyoVisme
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
  • Infographics and data-heavy reports
  • Branded templates for a team
  • Interactive content with forms
  • Proposals, one-pagers and ebooks
You'll find it used by
  • Small business owners
  • Online stores
  • Marketers
  • Developers
  • Agencies
  • Shopify stores
  • Ecommerce marketers
  • Agencies
  • DTC brands
  • Marketers
  • Consultants
  • Sales teams
  • Trainers
  • Small teams

Questions people ask

Which is better, Brevo, Klaviyo or Visme?

Klaviyo scores highest overall in our ratings (Brevo 4.2/5, Klaviyo 4.3/5 and Visme 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. Visme is best for infographics and data-heavy reports and branded templates for a team.

Which is cheaper, Brevo, Klaviyo or Visme?

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

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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