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Brevo vs Salesforce Sales Cloud

A side-by-side look at Brevo and Salesforce Sales Cloud: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.

Which should you choose?

Choose Brevo if

  • Businesses with large contact lists and moderate sending volume
  • European SMBs that need GDPR-friendly email and SMS
  • Teams wanting transactional and marketing email in one place

Choose Salesforce Sales Cloud if

  • Mid-sized and enterprise sales organizations with complex processes
  • Companies with a dedicated CRM administrator
  • Businesses that need compliance, territories and advanced forecasting

Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

Brevo

Highest editor rating

Tied

Comparison of Brevo and Salesforce Sales Cloud
CompareBrevo
Free planYes
Free trialNo
Starting priceFrom $9/mo
Editor rating4.3
Ease of useEasy (4/5)
CategoryMarketing
Pricing modelFree forever plan, no card required. Paid tiers are priced by email volume: Starter $9/month (from 5,000 emails), Standard $18/month adding automation, A/B testing and a landing page, and Professional $499/month from 150,000 emails with 10 seats. Enterprise is priced on contact. Yearly billing saves 10 percent.
Plans
  • Free Free
  • Starter $9/mo
  • Standard $18/mo
  • Professional $499/mo
  • Enterprise Custom
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, API
IntegrationsGoogle Analytics, HubSpot, Make, Salesforce, Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, Zapier
Best for
  • Businesses with large contact lists and moderate sending volume
  • European SMBs that need GDPR-friendly email and SMS
  • Teams wanting transactional and marketing email in one place
Pros
  • Volume-based pricing suits large lists mailed infrequently
  • Email, SMS, WhatsApp and transactional email under one account
  • Capable automation builder on the Standard plan
  • EU-based company with a strong GDPR posture
  • Free plan with 300 emails per day and no contact-based fee
Cons
  • 300-per-day cap on the Free plan rules out larger sends
  • Branding removal and dedicated IPs cost extra
  • Built-in CRM is basic compared with dedicated tools
  • Template library is smaller than Mailchimp's
A/B testingYes
AI agentsNo
AI assistantNo
API accessYes
Audience segmentationYes
Custom fieldsNo
Drag-and-drop email builderYes
Email sync (Gmail / Outlook)No
Forms & surveysYes
Landing page builderYes
Lead scoringNo
Live chatYes
Mobile appNo
Reporting & dashboardsYes
Roles & permissionsNo
SMS marketingYes
SSO / SAMLNo
Visual pipelineYes
WhatsApp channelYes
Workflow automationYes

Common questions

Does Brevo or Salesforce Sales Cloud have a free plan?
Brevo has a free plan. Salesforce Sales Cloud does not, though it offers a free trial.
How long is the Brevo and Salesforce Sales Cloud free trial?
Salesforce Sales Cloud offers a 30-day free trial. Brevo does not offer one.
Which is easier to use, Brevo or Salesforce Sales Cloud?
In VERILO's editorial assessment Brevo is the easier of the two, scoring 4 out of 5 against 2 for Salesforce Sales Cloud. That is a judgement about how quickly a new team gets productive, not a measured benchmark.

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