A Belgian alternative to Brevo
2Mail is a Belgian alternative to Brevo for businesses that mainly want to send email: campaigns, SMTP relay and REST API on our own servers in Belgium, priced per sending domain, with support in Dutch. If you need a free tier or also use Brevo's CRM, chat and SMS features, Brevo is the better fit.
Brevo, formerly Sendinblue, is a French platform that offers email marketing, transactional email, SMS and CRM in one suite. Businesses looking for an alternative usually have a narrower need: sending email reliably from the web shop, the CRM and the newsletter, without learning or paying for a full suite.
Follow-up matters as well. When delivery goes wrong, you want to be able to call someone who knows your domain and can read the logs with you. 2Mail offers support in Dutch, French and English by phone, from Zelzate.
Why companies switch from Brevo to 2Mail
Own servers in Belgium
2Mail runs on JAAN bv's own servers in Belgium. Sending, storage, statistics and open tracking stay inside the EU. A data processing agreement is available on request. The platform has an SLA of 99.99% availability with 24/7 monitoring.
Priced per volume tier and per sending domain
For each sending domain you choose a volume tier from 1,000 to 250,000 emails a month. There is no price per email or per contact and no setup fee. Sharing volume across several domains is possible on request, which is useful if you manage several brands or web shops. The tiers are listed on the pricing page.
Support by phone, in your language
Support in Dutch, French and English on +32 9 328 03 83. During onboarding, 2Mail follows the build-up of your sending volume with you. The dashboard shows per message whether it was delivered, deferred, rejected or bounced, so a support question is answered with a single lookup.
Everything for email, without a suite
Campaigns with a drag & drop template builder and contact groups, SMTP relay on port 587, REST API with signed webhooks and automatic bounce handling. You generate and check the DKIM key and DNS records from the dashboard. Each application gets its own SMTP login or API key. SMS is available through our sister brand SMSBOX if you need it.
Brevo and 2Mail side by side
Brevo is a marketing and transactional email platform (CRM suite) based in France. Below are the points on which an email platform really differs in practice. The Brevo column only reflects what the brand publishes itself; always check the current terms on its own website.
| Criterion | Brevo | 2Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters and data location | France; processing inside the EU according to its own website | Belgium (JAAN bv, Zelzate); own servers in Belgium, processing and storage inside the EU |
| Pricing model | Subscription based on monthly email volume, with add-ons, according to its website | Per volume tier and per sending domain; no price per email, no setup fee; 12-month term |
| Sending channel (SMTP, API, campaigns) | Campaigns, SMTP and API within a broader suite with CRM and SMS, according to its website | Campaigns, SMTP relay (port 587, STARTTLS) and REST API with signed webhooks, in one account |
| Support and language | Ticket, email or chat depending on the plan, according to its website | Phone and email in Dutch, French and English; personal follow-up during onboarding |
| Authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) | SPF, DKIM and DMARC configurable according to its documentation | DKIM key and DNS records generated and checked from the dashboard; you publish them with your own DNS provider |
| Per-message visibility | Logs and statistics according to its website | Status per message with the reply from the receiving server; dashboard per domain; CSV export of the reports |
Information about Brevo is general and may change; 2Mail is not affiliated with this brand. Brand names belong to their respective owners.
Switching from Brevo to 2Mail
A migration is not a big bang. These three steps keep your deliverability intact while you move.
Set up your domain and authentication
Add your sending domain in the 2Mail dashboard. The dashboard generates the DKIM key and shows the SPF, DKIM and DMARC records. Publish them with your DNS provider and then check them from the dashboard. Leave the Brevo records in place until the last campaign and the last transactional email have gone out there.
Move your contacts and connect your applications
Export your contacts from Brevo and import the file into 2Mail. The columns are recognised automatically. Take only active, confirmed addresses and keep the export as your own proof of consent. Then connect your web shop or CRM with a separate SMTP login or API key per application.
Build up volume gradually
Move the transactional email first and send the first campaigns spread over batches. 2Mail follows up personally during the first weeks.
Who is 2Mail the better choice for — and who isn't it for?
2Mail suits you if…
- Belgian SMEs and web shops that mainly send email and want a Dutch-speaking contact by phone
- Businesses with several brands or domains that pay per sending domain and share volume where needed
- Developers who want a separate SMTP login or API key per application, with signed webhooks
Stay with Brevo if…
- Anyone who needs a free tier: 2Mail works with a subscription per volume tier and a 12-month term
- Anyone who actively uses Brevo's CRM, chat and automation features alongside email
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