Brevo
Starter
$8.08/month
Annual total$97/yr
CapacityWithin limits
Annual billing saves $11/year
Visit Brevo → Independent email pricing calculator
What will email marketing actually cost for your list?
Compare current pricing, send limits and annual costs across Mailchimp, Brevo, Kit, MailerLite and beehiiv using the same audience and send volume.
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Liveplan-limit checks
2026tracked pricing
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Use one scenario across every provider.
Enter your list size and monthly send volume. The engine matches each provider to the lowest modeled paid plan that fits; free tiers remain documented in the provider guides.
Your scenario
What will you actually pay?
Enter your audience and monthly email volume. We match each platform to the lowest modeled paid plan that fits. Free tiers are listed separately on provider pricing pages because their limits are not directly comparable.
people
sends
Pricing result
Current options for your scenario
500 contacts · 1,000 emails/month · annual billing
Lowest modeled paid rate for your scenario
Visit Brevo →Brevo Starter
Fits the entered limits at $8.08/month · $97/year
Lowest paid rate
MailerLite
Comfort
$10.80/month
Annual total$129.60/yr
CapacityWithin limits
Annual billing saves $14.40/year
Visit MailerLite →Mailchimp
Standard
$20/month
Annual total$240/yr
CapacityWithin limits
Kit
Creator
$33/month
Annual total$390/yr
CapacityWithin limits
Annual billing saves $78/year
Visit Kit →beehiiv
Scale
$43/month
Annual total$517/yr
CapacityWithin limits
Annual billing saves $71/year
Visit beehiiv →| Platform | Monthly equivalent | Annual total | $/1k sends | Plan status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BrevoStarterLowest paid rate | $8.08/mo | $97/yrSave $11/yr | $8.08 | Within limits | Visit Brevo → |
MailerLiteComfort | $10.80/mo | $129.60/yrSave $14.40/yr | $10.80 | Within limits | Visit MailerLite → |
MailchimpStandard | $20/mo | $240/yr | $20.00 | Within limits | Visit Mailchimp → |
KitCreator | $33/mo | $390/yrSave $78/yr | $33.00 | Within limits | Visit Kit → |
beehiivScale | $43/mo | $517/yrSave $71/yr | $43.00 | Within limits | Visit beehiiv → |
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Direct comparisons
View all comparisons → Compare two pricing models with the same inputs.
Mailchimp vs Brevo
Contact tiers versus send-volume pricing.
Brevo vs MailerLite
Send-volume pricing versus subscriber tiers.
Mailchimp vs MailerLite
Two contact-based models with different send ceilings.
Kit vs beehiiv
Creator and newsletter pricing at the same audience size.
Mailchimp vs beehiiv
Contact-tier pricing versus subscriber-tier newsletter pricing.
Kit vs MailerLite
Subscriber pricing with different plan structures.
Pricing guides
View all pricing guides → Inspect provider pricing before you switch or upgrade.
Mailchimp
View pricing → Contact tiers · monthly send caps
Brevo
View pricing → Monthly sends · contact limits
MailerLite
View pricing → Subscriber tiers · send ceilings
beehiiv
View pricing → Subscriber tiers · unlimited tracked sends
Kit
View pricing → Subscriber tiers · unlimited tracked broadcasts
How it works
Different billing logic. One comparable output.
We normalize the inputs, then check tier boundaries, contact limits, send ceilings, monthly equivalents and annual totals.
Enter the scenario
Audience size and monthly sends become the shared input for every provider.
Match the eligible plan
The engine checks subscriber brackets, contact caps and send ceilings before pricing the result.
Compare on one scale
Monthly equivalent, annual total, plan status and partner links are shown together.
FAQ
Common pricing questions.
Why can Mailchimp cost more than some alternatives?+
Mailchimp Standard prices by contact tier and includes a monthly send allowance tied to that tier. Providers such as Brevo, MailerLite, and beehiiv use different billing models, so the lower-cost option depends on list size and sending frequency.
How do tier jumps affect total monthly software spend?+
Contact-based providers commonly use stepped pricing brackets. Crossing a tier boundary can move an account to the next recurring price, so small audience growth can sometimes produce a noticeable billing jump.
Are there risks to switching email marketing platforms?+
The primary consideration is domain reputation. Proper DKIM/SPF/DMARC setup and domain warmup ensure deliverability remains stable when migrating between providers.