Brevo vs. Cakemail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brevo
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Brevo, formerly known as Sendinblue, is the leading customer relationship management (CRM) suite designed to fully cultivate long-term customer relationships and to empower businesses to expand in a fast changing digital world. With Brevo, businesses have a unified view of the customer journey in one easy-to-use platform thanks to intuitive and scalable marketing and CRM tools such as Email, SMS, WhatsApp, Chat, Marketing Automation, Meetings, and much more.
$0
per month
Cakemail
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
CakeMail is an email marketing platform from the company of the same name in Montreal with users throughout North America and Europe, designed to be simple and elegant. Dedicated to small businesses and non-technical users, CakeMail's emphasis is the core features of list management, email design (templates), and basic behavior tracking for a modest price. A free trial is available for up to 30 days and 500 sends, after which Cakemail is available starting at $8 per month.N/A
Pricing
BrevoCakemail
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month
Lite
$25
per month
Premium
$65
per month
Enterprise
Contact sales team
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrevoCakemail
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSendinBlue pricing is based on the number of email messages sent, rather than the number of contacts you keep in your account. Try SendinBlue with a free account and send up to 9,000 emails per month (300 emails per day). As your business grows, you can upgrade to a plan that meets your needs without breaking the bank! Send up to 40,000 emails per month for just $7.37 -- or send even more emails at great prices.
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Community Pulse
BrevoCakemail
Considered Both Products
Brevo
Chose Brevo
I selected this for its deliverability. I was testing a couple of software for one of my project's promotions. And the results I got from this tool were very impressive. So I started using it.
Cakemail

No answer on this topic

Features
BrevoCakemail
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Brevo
8.0
212 Ratings
1% above category average
Cakemail
8.6
3 Ratings
8% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.3191 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Dynamic content8.0172 Ratings9.63 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.8164 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Landing pages6.011 Ratings9.02 Ratings
A/B testing6.510 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.6190 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting9.0208 Ratings8.13 Ratings
List management8.9205 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.6121 Ratings6.23 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Brevo
7.9
202 Ratings
4% above category average
Cakemail
9.1
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Dashboards8.019 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Standard reports8.9201 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Custom reports6.810 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Brevo
9.4
142 Ratings
17% above category average
Cakemail
9.3
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Link Tracking9.4142 Ratings10.01 Ratings
URL Validation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
BrevoCakemail
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(231 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrevoCakemail
Likelihood to Recommend
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
Brevo is very suitable for companies and individuals who want to run email marketing campaigns, create a strong corporate image, manage customer relationships, and build customer loyalty. Like any application, there are areas for improvement, such as more templates and a simpler CRM application, but I believe it has more positive features than negative ones, and for us, it has become a strategic partner. Brevo es muy adecuado para empresas y personas que desean realizar campañas de mailing marketing, crear un sólida imagen corporativa, el CRM con los clientes y fidelizarlos. Hay puntos de mejora como toda aplicación como mas plantillas, mejor sencilles en su aplicativo de CRM pero considero que tiene mas funcionalidades positivas que negativas y para nosotros se ha convertido en un aliado estrategico This review was originally written in Spanish and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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Cakemail
Sometimes creativity is lacking in me and that is where Cakemail comes in and saves the day. I am glad that I can receive creative help from this awesome brand. The pricing is very affordable, in my opinion. It makes this platform a no-brainer!
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Pros
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
  • Sendinblue allows you to send emails that do not arrive in spam
  • Sendinblue, through its security measures and filters, helps keep contact databases well organized and up to date
  • Sendinblue offers an easy-to-use newsletter creation tool and, in case of lack of inspiration, many templates
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Cakemail
  • Their templates are easy to use and visually appealing
  • Visibility into our contact information is great
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Cons
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
  • Onboarding can be a bit tricky. As with most WordPress additions, different plugins will have different configurations. Don't expect to install and just click activate.
  • Online support is highly technical. Email is its own beast and even good digital may not know more than the basics.
  • The reporting is strangely not intuitive or even very end-user friendly even with the robust data being tracked.
  • Composing in their editor can sometimes sync differently. Just like a video game, it's helpful to save often despite the autosave.
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Cakemail
  • An external package – like PHP support – Cake's component doesn't have that.
  • I'd like to be able to view my user click rate and click frequency at the same time, to be able to compare it – they don't offer that.
  • There's always room for improvement – but what Cakemail does well, it does very, very well.
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Likelihood to Renew
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
SendinBlue is providing an excellent value to my business by simplifying and speeding up the way that we interact with our customers
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Cakemail
No answers on this topic
Usability
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
I'm not a technical person in web development or marketing, and it's been very easy for me to create communication campaigns for the company. I've been using Brevo for a year now, and it's been a great help. It's very helpful with designing communications and managing each campaign; these two aspects are very important to me as a Brevo user. No soy una persona técnica en desarrollo web ni márketing, y me ha sido muy facil ponder generar las campañas de comunicacion para la empresa, llevo 1 año usando Brevo y me ayuda mucho. Me ayuda mucho con el diseño de las comunicaciones y el control de cada campaña, estos 2 puntos son muy importantes para mi como usuaria de Brevo.
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Cakemail
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
I have never had any planned outages in the time I have been using the software and have had no issues with accessing it.
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Cakemail
No answers on this topic
Performance
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
Everything loads very quickly, it saves as you go along so you're unlikely to loose work if your computer fails. Reports are there immediately too so you're able to act quickly on customer engagement.
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Cakemail
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
These people helped me identify errors when setting up DKIM and were more than helpful in trying to diagnose low open rates with a few campaigns identifying where improvement can be made and how to more effectively manage contact lists. The support is excellent.
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Cakemail
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
If you follow all the steps of the setup process they give you, any one can set this up in about 1 - 2 hours.
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Cakemail
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
Sendinblue not stacking up so great unfortunately. We are considering going back to Constant Contact because of ongoing issues we are having with Sendinblue. We have however just upgraded to Premium with Sendinblue, mainly so we can get Telephone Support. But now it seems Sendinblue do not call you, you have to call them. With Constant Contact they would phone us and talk us through any issues we were having.
We selected Sendinblue initially because of price.
Also, our average Open rate over the last few months we were with Constant Contact was about 20%. Our Open rate - to exactly the same database, has dropped to under 10% with Sendinblue. We can't understand this. Doesn't make sense.
The Click Rate has stayed about the same - averaging about 2-3% on both platforms.
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Cakemail
I have used other email platforms before, but I think Cakemail is easier to use AND provides you with templates. For the other products I have tested out, you had to create your own templates from scratch. I like the ability to create from scratch, but on days where you lack the time or creativity, there are templates ready to go for you
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Scalability
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
They have multiple options for upgrading bigger senders or if you need more emails sent in a month.
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Cakemail
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Return on Investment
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
  • Saved us over 80% of what we used to pay aWeber for the exact same services
  • Maintained similar effectiveness in email blast/newsletter open rates (slightly less than aWeber but within margins)
  • Saves us an incredible amount of time in content creation using Brevo content editor
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Cakemail
  • Easily track the success of your email campaigns
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ScreenShots

Brevo Screenshots

Screenshot of Marketing Automation - DashboardScreenshot of Marketing Automation - Sample WorkflowScreenshot of Sample Email Campaign ReportScreenshot of Integrations and Plugins