Brevovs
GetResponse
On our sovereignty score, GetResponse leads (74 vs 68). Both are European Newsletter tools providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.
Score comparison
| Brevo | GetResponse | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 68 | 74 |
| Privacy | 74 | 76 |
| Open Source | 10 | 10 |
| Business fit | 82 | 86 |
| Migration ease | 70 | 65 |
| Pricing transparency | 78 | 80 |
| Enterprise readiness | 78 | 84 |
Features & facts
| Brevo | GetResponse | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | France | Poland |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Self-Hosting | No | No |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | unknown |
| Data location | EU (own servers as well as OVH and Google Cloud, EU region) | EU (data hosted in the EU per the provider) |
| From | 7 € / Monat | on request |
| Founded | 2012 | 1998 |
Brevo
France
French marketing platform for newsletters, automations, transactional emails and simple CRM.
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
GetResponse
Poland
Polish all-in-one marketing platform with email marketing, automation and landing pages – EU data storage.
Strengths
- All-in-one: email, automation, landing pages and webinars
- European provider (Poland), EU data storage per the provider
- Established and mature (since 1998)
- German-language interface and support
Weaknesses
- Not open source, no self-hosting
- Additional US office (check data flows in detail)
- Can be oversized for very simple newsletters
Choose Brevo if…
- SMEs that want to combine marketing and simple CRM
- Beginners with a small budget
Choose GetResponse if…
- SMBs and marketing teams needing automation
- Users bundling newsletters, landing pages and webinars
- Teams wanting German-language support
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.