Two transactional email providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Brevo wins price and developer experienceOneSignal Email wins support
Updated August 2026
At a glanceBrevoOneSignal Email
Entry priceFreeFree
Cost per 1k @ 100k$0.69$1.39
Free tier300/day10,000/mo
G2 rating4.54.7
THE VERDICT
Brevo wins on price and developer experience. OneSignal Email wins on support.
Brevo starts at Free versus OneSignal Email's Free. OneSignal Email rates higher with developers (4.7 vs 4.5 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 OneSignal Email
✓You already use OneSignal for push or in-app and want to add email from the same dashboard
✓You want a free tier to start sending marketing or transactional email
✓You need to manage subscribers across push, in-app, and email in one place
✓You want a simple setup rather than a dedicated deliverability or template platform
Winner cells are tinted, green where Brevo leads, violet where OneSignal Email does.
capability
Brevo
OneSignal Email
Pricing
Starting paid plan
$9/mo
$19/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
$0.69
$1.39
Pricing model
Subscription
Hybrid
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.
$1.50 / 1,000 sends
Deliverability
Dedicated IP
Add-on
Plan-gated
Deliverability tooling
Yes
Yes
Automated IP warmup
Yes
Yes
Suppression management
Yes
Yes
SPF / DKIM / DMARC
Yes
Yes
API & sending
Transactional API
Yes
Yes
Marketing campaigns
Yes
Yes
SMTP relay
Yes
—
Inbound routing
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#
Node.js, Python, Java, Go, PHP, Ruby, C#, Rust
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
Yes
Custom HTML editor
Yes
Yes
Email validation
No
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Analytics
Open / click tracking
Yes
Yes
Analytics dashboard
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
Yes
Yes
Compliance
EU data residency
Yes
—
SOC 2
—
Yes
HIPAA
No
BAA
GDPR
Yes
Yes
ISO 27001
Yes
Yes
Support
Support channels
Email/ticket support all plans; chat and phone on higher (Business/Enterprise) plans
Email, Community
24/7 support
—
Yes
Support SLA
Plan-gated
Plan-gated
FAQ
Common questions
Brevo starts at Free versus OneSignal Email'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.