Brevo
EU verifiedFrench marketing platform for newsletters, automations, transactional emails and simple CRM.
Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) combines email marketing, automations, SMS and a lightweight CRM in one platform. As a French company with EU data processing and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, it is an obvious GDPR-oriented alternative to US providers such as Mailchimp. Data is stored in the EU (own servers as well as OVH and Google Cloud in the EU region). Entry is possible for free; the cheapest paid Starter plan starts at €7 per month (5,000 emails, unlimited contacts).
Note on ownership: French company (Sendinblue SAS, Paris). According to the provider, data processing takes place entirely in the EU – on its own servers as well as via OVH (primary) and Google Cloud in the EU region. The latter means EU data residency, but partly on US hyperscaler infrastructure.
Strengths
- Broad feature set (email, SMS, automation, CRM)
- Generous free plan, low-cost entry (€7/month)
- EU data processing, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified
Weaknesses
- Not open source
- Cloud partly on Google Cloud infrastructure (EU region)
- Can become expensive at very high sending volumes
Best for
- • SMEs that want to combine marketing and simple CRM
- • Beginners with a small budget
Less suited for
- • Teams with highly complex CRM requirements
Sovereignty Score & weitere Bewertungen
EU-Datenverarbeitung und ISO 27001, aber teils auf Google-Cloud-Infrastruktur (EU-Region) statt rein europäischer Infrastruktur.
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