Brevo
Nutshell
| Feature | Brevo | Nutshell |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $25/mo | From $16/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | small-businesses, startups, ecommerce, developers-needing-transactional-email | small-businesses, sales-teams, b2b-companies, non-technical-teams |
| Founded | 2012 | 2009 |
| Email Campaigns | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sms Marketing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Whatsapp Campaigns | ✓ | ✗ |
| Marketing Automation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Crm | ✓ | ✗ |
| Transactional Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Landing Pages | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pipeline Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email Sequences | ✗ | ✓ |
| Web Forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reporting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email Marketing | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Brevo Pros
- Generous free plan with 300 emails per day
- Multi-channel: email, SMS, WhatsApp, push in one tool
- Built-in CRM included in all plans
- Transactional email/SMS API for developers
✗ Brevo Cons
- Email editor less polished than Mailchimp
- Automation features less advanced than ActiveCampaign
- Customer support can be slow on free plan
✓ Nutshell Pros
- CRM + email marketing in one platform
- Very intuitive for non-technical users
- Unlimited contacts on all plans
- Great customer support
✗ Nutshell Cons
- Fewer integrations than HubSpot
- Limited customization
- No free plan
The Verdict
Brevo is built for small businesses and startups, with a focus on email-campaigns and sms-marketing. Nutshell targets small businesses and sales teams and leads with pipeline-management and email-sequences.
On pricing, Nutshell is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $16/mo compared to $25/mo for Brevo. That $9/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Brevo has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Nutshell requires a paid subscription from day one.
Feature-wise, Brevo offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Nutshell takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Both tools are a solid fit for small businesses — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.