What the evidence answers

A reading of reviewed official documentation for Brevo Transactional Email and SendGrid. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.

Price

  • Brevo Transactional Email From $9/mo
    • Free: no subscription charge
    • Starter: $9.00 monthly
    • Standard: $18.00 monthly
    • Professional: $499.00 monthly
    • Enterprise: Vendor quotation required
  • SendGrid From $19.95/mo
    • Free Trial: no subscription charge
    • Essentials: $19.95 monthly
    • Pro: $89.95 monthly
    • Premier: Vendor quotation required

Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.

Documented for both

Sending volume
Brevo Transactional Email Plans are priced on emails sent; contact-based pricing applies only to marketing features.Free: 300 emails per dayStarter: 5,000 emails per monthStandard: 5,000 emails per monthProfessional: 150,000 emails per month
SendGrid Free Trial: 100 emails per dayEssentials: 50,000 to 100,000 emails a monthPro: 100,000 to 2,500,000 emails a month
Log retention
Brevo Transactional Email Flexible log retention is advertised; a numeric retention window is not stated on this page.
SendGrid Free Trial: 3 days of searchable email activityEssentials: 3 days of searchable email activityPro: 7 days of searchable email activityPremier: 7 days of searchable email activity
Webhooks and events
Brevo Transactional Email Event webhooks and real-time tracking are listed.Free: Webhook support included
SendGrid Free Trial: 1 event webhookEssentials: 2 event webhooksPro: 5 event webhooksPremier: 5 event webhooks
Dedicated IP
Brevo Transactional Email Dedicated IPs with custom warming schedules are offered to high-volume senders; no price is published.Enterprise: Dedicated IPs are part of the custom Enterprise plan
SendGrid Pro and Premier include dedicated IPs; more can be purchased.Pro: 1 dedicated IP includedPremier: 1 dedicated IP included
Support
Brevo Transactional Email Free: Email supportStarter: Email support in 6 languagesProfessional: Phone support plus 3 hours a year with a deliverability specialistEnterprise: Tailored onboarding and CSM support
SendGrid Access to expert services and personalized support is listed as available for purchase.
Overage charges
Brevo Transactional Email Pay-as-you-go email credits are an alternative to a plan: they do not expire and one email uses one credit.
SendGrid Sending past the plan's allowance may add overage charges on top of the monthly rate; the rate is not published on the pricing page.

Limits to check

  • Brevo Transactional Email Attachments are limited to 25 MB per email, and one API request can batch up to 1,000 emails.
  • SendGrid The only free option is a 60-day trial at 100 emails a day, not a permanent free plan.

Not verified yet

No reviewed evidence for either product on sender domains.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

  • Ask Brevo Transactional Email about sender domains; our sources do not establish it yet.
  • Ask SendGrid about sender domains; our sources do not establish it yet.
Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
RequirementBrevo Transactional EmailSendGrid
Pricing
From $19.95/mo

Compare all 4 plans

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

Email API for application email, priced by monthly send volume and feature tier.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SendGrid: official product and plan documentation

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

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

The only free option is a 60-day trial at 100 emails a day, not a permanent free plan.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SendGrid: official product and plan documentation

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

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

  • Free 300 emails per day
  • Starter 5,000 emails per month
  • Standard 5,000 emails per month
  • Professional 150,000 emails per month
  • Free Trial 100 emails per day
  • Essentials 50,000 to 100,000 emails a month
  • Pro 100,000 to 2,500,000 emails a month
Log retention
Flexible log retention is advertised; a numeric retention window is not stated on this page.

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

  • Free Trial 3 days of searchable email activity
  • Essentials 3 days of searchable email activity
  • Pro 7 days of searchable email activity
  • Premier 7 days of searchable email activity
Webhooks and events
Event webhooks and real-time tracking are listed.

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

  • Free Webhook support included
  • Free Trial 1 event webhook
  • Essentials 2 event webhooks
  • Pro 5 event webhooks
  • Premier 5 event webhooks
Dedicated IP
Dedicated IPs with custom warming schedules are offered to high-volume senders; no price is published.

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

  • Enterprise Dedicated IPs are part of the custom Enterprise plan
Pro and Premier include dedicated IPs; more can be purchased.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SendGrid: official product and plan documentation

  • Pro 1 dedicated IP included
  • Premier 1 dedicated IP included
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
Access to expert services and personalized support is listed as available for purchase.

No price is shown.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SendGrid: official product and plan documentation

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

Sending past the plan's allowance may add overage charges on top of the monthly rate; the rate is not published on the pricing page.

SendGrid suggests upgrading if you regularly hit the limit.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SendGrid: official product and plan documentation

Coverage note

Starting volume.

Additional IPs can be bought as an add-on.

More history is available for purchase.

Volume is selected at purchase.

1 requirement without reviewed evidence here

Not verified means the reviewed sources do not establish it; it does not mean a product lacks it or that it costs nothing.

  • Sender domains Brevo Transactional Email: not verified · SendGrid: not verified

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