Brevo vs GetResponse
Both are email marketing tools aimed at creators, coaches and small businesses. They differ most on free plan, value for money and email deliverability.
At a glance
| Brevo | GetResponse | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 71/100 Higher | 67/100 |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Paid from | £6/mo monthly; £5.42/mo billed yearly; from 5,000 emails a month | £13/mo monthly; £10.66/mo billed annually |
| Positioning | multi channel | all in one |
| Launched | — | 1998 |
| Best for | Small businesses that want a free or very cheap start and would rather pay by sending volume than list size. | Businesses that want webinars and courses in the same tool as the email list. |
Where each one leads
| Dimension | Brevo | GetResponse | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 4/5 | 1/5 | Brevo |
| Ease of use | 4/5 | 3/5 | Brevo |
| Breadth of features | 3/5 | 4/5 | GetResponse |
| Value for money | 5/5 | 4/5 | Brevo |
| Email deliverability | 3/5 | 4/5 | GetResponse |
| Selling products | 2/5 | 3/5 | GetResponse |
| Course hosting | 1/5 | 3/5 | GetResponse |
| Automation | 4/5 | 4/5 | Tie |
| Support | 3/5 | 4/5 | GetResponse |
Scores are 1–5 per dimension. Brevo leads on 3 dimensions, GetResponse on 5. The overall figure weights these for email marketing generally — see methodology.
Pricing
Plans are listed per tool rather than paired row by row — tiers rarely line up, and putting one vendor's second plan beside another's implies an equivalence that is not there.
| Tool | Plan | Per month | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brevo | Free | Free | — |
| Starter | £6 | monthly; £5.42/mo billed yearly; from 5,000 emails a month | |
| Standard | £13 | monthly; £11.67/mo billed yearly | |
| Professional | £429 | monthly; £386.25/mo billed yearly; from 150,000 emails a month | |
| GetResponse | Starter | £13 | monthly; £10.66/mo billed annually |
| Marketer | £44 | monthly; £36.08/mo billed annually | |
| Creator | £51 | monthly; £41.82/mo billed annually |
Pricing checked 24 September 2026 and 23 September 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page. Brevo: Shown to UK visitors in GBP. Priced by emails sent each month rather than by contacts; yearly billing saves 10%. GetResponse: Shown to UK visitors in GBP, excluding VAT. Prices are for a 1,000-contact list; annual billing saves 18%.
Verdict
Brevo
- +A free plan that never expires and needs no credit card, with up to 300 emails a day.
- +Standard, at £13 a month, adds unlimited automated workflows and A/B testing and removes the Brevo footer.
- +Email, SMS and transactional messages from one account, priced in pounds for UK customers.
- −Plans are priced by emails sent each month rather than by contacts.
- −On Starter, removing the Brevo logo costs £7.20 a month extra.
GetResponse
- +The cheapest paid entry point here — Starter is £13 a month with unlimited sends.
- +The Creator plan adds webinars, a website builder and courses for up to 500 students.
- +Nearly three decades of deliverability infrastructure behind it.
- −No free plan — only a 14-day trial.
- −Starter allows just one custom automation workflow; unlimited automation starts at £44 a month.
Common questions
Is Brevo cheaper than GetResponse?
Brevo starts at £6/mo (monthly; £5.42/mo billed yearly; from 5,000 emails a month), and GetResponse starts at £13/mo (monthly; £10.66/mo billed annually) — so Brevo is the cheaper entry point. Compare what each includes at that tier, and what it renews at, rather than the headline figure alone.
Does Brevo or GetResponse have a free plan?
Brevo has a free plan, and GetResponse has no free plan.
Which is better, Brevo or GetResponse?
On our weighted scoring across the use cases in this category, Brevo comes out ahead overall. The honest answer is that it depends on the use case — the tables above break the score down by dimension so you can weight it to your own priorities.
Other comparisons
Sources & verification
- brevo.com — checked 24 September 2026Free forever with no credit card; up to 300 emails a day once the account is approved for sending.
- getresponse.com — checked 23 September 2026The pricing page offers a 14-day free trial of premium features and lists no free plan.