Two transactional email providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated October 2026
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.
Winner cells are tinted, green where Brevo leads, violet where Mailjet does.
FAQ
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.
Brevo pricing is based on email volume sent rather than contact count. Paid plans start with the Starter tier at about $9 per month for 5,000 emails, then scale up with volume, with higher-tier prices varying somewhat depending on when and where you check. A Business tier and custom Enterprise plans with dedicated IPs and SLAs are also available.
Yes. Mailjet's free plan allows up to 6,000 emails per month with no credit card required. However, it is capped at 200 emails per day, and it includes API and SMTP access, the email editor, and up to 1,000 contacts. Teams needing to remove the daily cap must upgrade to a paid plan.
Yes. Many teams route different message types through different providers or fail over between them. Courier lets you send through both behind a single API and switch providers without changing your code.
Why not both?
Use both behind one API.
Route Brevo, Mailjet, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.
Pricing, plans and feature availability as of October 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms. Mailjet is a Sinch product.