Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
RequirementBrevo Transactional EmailPostmark
Pricing
Who it is for
Transactional email sent by API or SMTP from your application, inside an all-in-one platform that also runs marketing campaigns.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Brevo Transactional Email: official product and plan documentation

Sends transactional email and keeps bulk or broadcast email on separate Message Streams.

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Coverage limits
Attachments are limited to 25 MB per email, and one API request can batch up to 1,000 emails.

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There is no tier between the free 100 emails a month and the 10,000-email paid tier.

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Sending volume
Plans are priced on emails sent; contact-based pricing applies only to marketing features.

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  • Free 300 emails per day
  • Starter 5,000 emails per month
  • Standard 5,000 emails per month
  • Professional 150,000 emails per month
Unused emails do not roll over to the next billing period.

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  • Free 100 emails per month
  • Basic 10,000 emails per month
  • Pro 10,000 emails per month
  • Platform 10,000 emails per month
Sender domainsNot verified
  • Free 10 custom sending domains
  • Basic 5 custom sending domains
  • Pro 10 custom sending domains
  • Platform Unlimited custom sending domains
Log retention
Flexible log retention is advertised; a numeric retention window is not stated on this page.

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Custom activity retention starts at USD 5 a month and is only available on Pro plans or higher; statistics are kept indefinitely.

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  • Basic 45 days
  • Pro Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by default
  • Platform Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by default
Webhooks and events
Event webhooks and real-time tracking are listed.

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  • Free Webhook support included
Inbound email is converted to JSON and posted to your webhook URL.

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  • Pro Inbound email processing included
  • Platform Inbound email processing included
Dedicated IP
Dedicated IPs with custom warming schedules are offered to high-volume senders; no price is published.

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  • Enterprise Dedicated IPs are part of the custom Enterprise plan
From USD 50 a month per IP, for accounts sending 300,000 or more emails a month on Pro or higher.

Fully managed by Postmark.

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Support
  • Free Email support
  • Starter Email support in 6 languages
  • Professional Phone support plus 3 hours a year with a deliverability specialist
  • Enterprise Tailored onboarding and CSM support
Support requests are handled by the customer success team through support tickets.

The pricing page lists no support level per plan.

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Overage charges
Pay-as-you-go email credits are an alternative to a plan: they do not expire and one email uses one credit.

Pay-as-you-go does not include phone support; the credit price is not shown.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Brevo: official pricing page

Extra emails on paid plans are calculated at the end of the billing cycle and added to the next month's charge.

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  • Free No overages are allowed on Free.
Coverage note

Starting volume.

Starting tier; unlimited emails per day.

Not listed on the Basic card.