Brevo vs. VerticalResponse

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brevo
Score 8.5 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
VerticalResponse
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
VerticalResponse is an email campaign management software and services platform from Deluxe. In addition to providing email marketing tools, VerticalResponse offers fully managed email marketing services from campaign launch and management to reporting and analysis.
$9
per month
Pricing
BrevoVerticalResponse
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month
Lite
$25
per month
Premium
$65
per month
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Basic
$11.00
per month
Pro
$16.00
per month
Pro Plus
$196.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrevoVerticalResponse
Free Trial
YesYes
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
BrevoVerticalResponse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BrevoVerticalResponse
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Brevo
8.0
190 Ratings
1% below category average
VerticalResponse
9.9
8 Ratings
20% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.4170 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Dynamic content8.1154 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.6148 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Landing pages6.011 Ratings10.04 Ratings
A/B testing6.510 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.3168 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.6186 Ratings10.08 Ratings
List management8.6183 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.5106 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Brevo
7.8
182 Ratings
1% above category average
VerticalResponse
10.0
9 Ratings
26% above category average
Dashboards8.019 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Standard reports8.6181 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Custom reports6.810 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Brevo
9.1
121 Ratings
7% above category average
VerticalResponse
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Link Tracking9.1121 Ratings10.01 Ratings
URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Spam Testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
BrevoVerticalResponse
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(210 ratings)
10.0
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(10 ratings)
8.6
(19 ratings)
Usability
9.8
(7 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(13 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrevoVerticalResponse
Likelihood to Recommend
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
Brevo is an excellent email subscriber service provider for startups, small businesses, and budget-conscious users. BUT it's real strength is that as your business scales, so too does Brevo's services. As mentioned in my review, when compared to over-hyped, and super-expensive AWeber, Brevo wins out in every singly department. Not every 1000, 10000, etc. sub list generates thousands in revenue. So why do other companies charge as if it's a large profitable corporation based on the sub number thresholds? Brevo is reasonably priced without sacrificing solid service. HIGHLY recommended.
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VerticalResponse
For businesses requiring advanced email marketing features like sophisticated automation, in-depth analytics, and extensive customization, VerticalResponse might fall short due to its limited featuresVerticalResponse is ideal for small businesses or freelancers who need a simple, straightforward email marketing tool. Its ease of use and basic features make it suitable for those without extensive technical expertise in email marketing
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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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VerticalResponse
  • I love the ease of list builder because we often times have a lot of data to import. It would be simply impossible without this tool, considering the amount of customer data we have for any one given email.
  • We really enjoy the ease of use of the HTML wizard as well. It helps even a novice be able to make a beautiful and attention grabbing email.
  • The dashboard is functional and easy to find when you need with a quick search.
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Cons
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
  • not easy to move/duplicate sections. much easier to just drag and drop. still working this out.
  • don't like the logo or text included with the newsletter sign up form. have now upgraded, but think this should not be included for lower pricing plans
  • not getting issues completely answered by support team. currently have an issue with email sign up not working on mobile. have been told it is not working, but not given any suggestions on how to fix this.
  • have had unusual issue come up with a link. On 2 separate occasions, with 2 separate newsletters that went out, and 2 different images/articles/links, the link was wrong. Even though we checked it, previewed it and sent test email before we sent out these newsletters and these links were correct. It is the section at the bottom of our current newsletter. On both these occasions, when the customer has forwarded the email they received to us, the link was was to an old link - and it was the same old link on both occasions. We have asked for this to be looked into and are waiting on reply. We are going to try to delete this section this week and re-create. It is not a good look for us.
  • We have another issue with how our newsletter is previewing in Outlook. The images and the text are not lining up - not on every section, but on 2 sections out of the 5 sections. Also, the Read Full Article text in the button is not showing properly. Again, not a professional look for us which we are not happy with.
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VerticalResponse
  • The type face is small. Not sure if this is to avoid overwhelming the reader, but I could see this being an issue with vision-impaired people or people who don't see small print well.
  • Sometimes I find it takes multiple clicks to make one simple change. I wish there was a search field at the top of the screen that allowed me to jump directly to a client's entry to update it there.
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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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VerticalResponse
Product is easy for both technical and non-technical people to use. A cost effective solution for sending out large number of messages. We can manage unsubscribes by individual accounts, so we can have multiple multiple accounts combined to maximize our buying power on credits. Effective API for sending/receiving data makes tool a valuable asset.
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Usability
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
I am a web designer and systems admin. I have not found anything with this system that was hard to use. Other systems make it hard to do simple tasks and is very limiting. SendinBlue doesn't limit you.
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VerticalResponse
I truly love this product. We are moving to an all-in-one system next year and my greatest fear in doing so is how much I will miss this platform. Although we are excited for things ahead, I will always keep Vertical Response in my back pocket incase I don't love the new platform as much
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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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VerticalResponse
Never had an issue with uptime
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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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VerticalResponse
No issues
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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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VerticalResponse
At Vertical Response the help desk associates are courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. You can tell they enjoy what they do. And clearly, they are well trained because most times, the first point of contact is able to resolve any issue you may have. There have been very few times where an associate has needed to get back to me or escalate me to a supervisor
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Online Training
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
No answers on this topic
VerticalResponse
Basic functions and online help...we used what was needed, at the time, and will continue to explore other online trainings as our functional needs expand
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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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VerticalResponse
Salesforce integration never worked right. We had to abandon.
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Alternatives Considered
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
I selected Sendinblue because my users and customers don't speak and read English, so the french version of an email solution was the best way to answer them. Since 2017, I always recommended Sendinblue to my customers and partners, even if they use another solution, I convert them and never go back again.
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VerticalResponse
In addition to using Vertical Response personally I also manage email marketing for clients that already use Mailchimp, Robly and Constant Contact. While most of these platforms all offer similar features I choose Vertical Response first if the client does not have a platform in place. Typically I am also teaching the client how to use this tool and the Vertical Response visual interface is very easy for me to teach a client how to navigate and create their own campaigns.
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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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VerticalResponse
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
  • The ROI has been very positive - We have been able to bring the entire process in-house to the marketing department
  • We are saving time and money by not involving outside contractors
  • We save resources by not involving I.T.
  • The amount of time we save by being able to create the email from concept to completion, all by one person, is astronomical.
  • We save some cost by using the Sendinblue stock image options
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VerticalResponse
  • We were able to blast out promotions our company was having to customers which created an increase in business.
  • By blasting out any service issues, it keeps our customers informed so that they are not wondering what is going on.
  • Allows us to store unsubscribed emails so that we are not constantly pestering people who do not want to be emailed.
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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