Two transactional email providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Brevo wins price and deliverabilityMailjet wins developer experience and compliance
Updated August 2026
At a glanceBrevoMailjet
Entry priceFreeFree
Cost per 1k @ 100k$0.69—
Free tier300/day6,000/mo
G2 rating4.53.9
THE VERDICT
Brevo wins on price and deliverability. Mailjet wins on developer experience and compliance.
Brevo starts at Free versus Mailjet's Free. Brevo rates higher with developers (4.5 vs 3.9 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Which should you choose?
Pick Brevo
✓You want one platform combining transactional email, marketing, SMS, and CRM
✓You're an EU-based or GDPR-sensitive business valuing EU residency and ISO 27001
✓You have large contact lists but moderate send volume
✓You want a low-cost or free entry point with a drag-and-drop editor
Pick Mailjet
✓You want email marketing and transactional sending in one affordable platform
✓Your team needs real-time collaborative template editing
✓You want an EU-based, GDPR-first email provider
✓You are a startup or small team integrating email into your product
Winner cells are tinted, green where Brevo leads, violet where Mailjet does.
capability
Brevo
Mailjet
Pricing
Starting paid plan
$9/mo
$9/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
$0.69
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Pricing model
Subscription
Subscription
Overage
Email volume is bucketed by plan tier; exceeding the bucket requires moving up a tier rather than per-email overage. Transactional add-on credits ~$0.0014/email referenced by third parties.
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Deliverability
Dedicated IP
Add-on
Plan-gated
Deliverability tooling
Yes
Yes
Automated IP warmup
Yes
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Suppression management
Yes
Yes
SPF / DKIM / DMARC
Yes
Yes
API & sending
Transactional API
Yes
Yes
Marketing campaigns
Yes
Yes
SMTP relay
Yes
Yes
Inbound routing
Yes
Yes
Dynamic templates
Yes
Yes
Batch send
Yes
Yes
Scheduled send
Yes
Yes
Developer experience
Official SDKs
PHP, Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, Java, C#
PHP, Ruby, Python, C#/.NET, Java, Node.js
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
Yes
Custom HTML editor
Yes
Yes
Email validation
No
Plan-gated
Sandbox / test mode
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Yes
Analytics
Open / click tracking
Yes
Yes
Analytics dashboard
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
Yes
Yes
Compliance
EU data residency
Yes
Yes
SOC 2
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Yes
HIPAA
No
No
GDPR
Yes
Yes
ISO 27001
Yes
Yes
Support
Support channels
Email/ticket support all plans; chat and phone on higher (Business/Enterprise) plans
Email/ticket, Chat, Phone
Support SLA
Plan-gated
Plan-gated
FAQ
Common questions
Brevo starts at Free versus Mailjet's Free. Because pricing models differ by tier, the cheaper option depends on your monthly volume, so compare the pricing rows in the scorecard above.
Pricing, plans and feature availability as of August 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms. Mailjet is a Sinch product.