AWeber vs Brevo
Both are on our shortlist for course creators. They part company on several things that matter more than the monthly price.
AWeber
BrevoWhich one, for whom
- Starting out with no budgetBrevoBrevo can run an automated welcome sequence on its free plan. AWeber cannot, so a new subscriber hears nothing from you until you pay.Start free on Brevo
- Worried about being locked inBrevoAWeber's terms cut off access to your contact data when you cancel. Brevo does not do that.
- Selling the course from the same toolAWeberAWeber can take the payment itself, so you do not need a separate checkout.See AWeber pricing
Side by side
| AWeber | Brevo | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | None | 100,000 subscribers |
| Free sends | 14-day trial only | 300 emails/day |
| Welcome sequence on free | No | Yes |
| Connects to Teachable | Direct | Not listed |
| Connects to Kajabi | Direct | Not listed |
| Connects to Podia | Direct | Not listed |
| Connects to Thinkific | Direct | Through Zapier |
| Paid from | $12.49/mo | $9/mo |
| At 5,000 subscribers | $60 | Not published |
| At 25,000 subscribers | $210 | Not published |
| The catch | The paid Lite plan allows one email list and three automations, so the second funnel you build is what pushes you up to Plus, not the size of your list. | Sending is the limit, not your list. The free plan stops at 300 emails a day, so a campaign to more than 300 people has to be resent by hand, 300 a day, and free emails always carry the Sent with Brevo logo. On its three smallest paid tiers, passing 500, 1,500 or 2,500 contacts moves you up a tier automatically and the price rises. |
| G2 score | 4.2 out of 5, from 650 reviews | Could not be read |
| Trustpilot score | 4.3 out of 5, from 176 reviews | 4.0 out of 5, from 7,204 reviews |
Figures read off each vendor's own pricing page between 9 and 12 September 2026. Where a row says not published, that vendor does not state a price at that list size and we will not invent one.
The last two rows are other people's scores, not ours, read between 6 and 12 September 2026. Check them yourself:AWeber on G2, AWeber on Trustpilot, Brevo on Trustpilot.
- Brevo: G2 refused to load its Brevo reviews page for us on 12 September 2026, in two separate browser attempts, so there is no G2 score to show. Missing is not the same as low.
Getting your list back out
AWeberHard to leave
Read this before you sign up. Their service agreement says AWeber has "the right to delete all data, files or other information that is stored in the subscriber's account" if the account is terminated, for any reason, by either side. Export your list before you cancel, not after. Source
Brevo
Cancelling is self-serve from the My plan page and moves you to the Free plan at the end of the billing period. Their help page says cancelling does not delete any data, though automations drop back to the 2,000-contact limit. The catch comes later: their help page says you have to log in every four months, or the Free account is deleted automatically. Their terms of service give six months instead, so Brevo's own pages disagree. Plan around the shorter one. Source
AWeber vs Brevo, answered
- Is AWeber or Brevo better for an online course?
- Neither is better outright, and anyone who says so is guessing on your behalf. Brevo if you are starting out with no budget. Brevo if you are worried about being locked in. AWeber if you are selling the course from the same tool.
- Which of AWeber and Brevo has the better free plan?
- Brevo allows more free subscribers (100,000 against none). A bigger allowance is not automatically the better plan: check the welcome sequence row above, because that is where the two usually part company. Brevo's free plan also sends at most 300 emails a day, so check the free sends row too.
- Can I move from AWeber to Brevo later?
- Yes, and you should assume you will. Export your list before you cancel anything, and keep whatever marks who bought from you. We wrote the whole running order up separately.
Try either one
AWeberAutomation from day one of the trial, no free plan behind it
$12.49/mopaid plans start here. No free plan. Read off their pricing page between 9 and 12 September 2026.
See AWeber pricingRead the full AWeber breakdownBrevoStores a big free list, but sends only 300 emails a day
$9/mopaid plans start here. Free up to 100,000. Read off their pricing page between 9 and 12 September 2026.
Start free on BrevoRead the full Brevo breakdownMoving between them? Read the switching guide first, or answer 5 questions to check neither of these is the wrong shortlist.
Neither of these? See all 14, including which ones connect straight to Teachable, Kajabi, Podia or Thinkific, or compare what they cost as your list grows.