Brevo alternative
A Brevo alternative focused on transactional email and business mailboxes
Rovela is a transactional email API built for developers, not a marketing suite you have to navigate around. Unlike Brevo, Rovela ships business mailboxes on your own domain, idempotency keys to prevent duplicate sends, and HMAC-signed webhooks — all behind a single POST endpoint with a permanent free tier. No marketing dashboard, no contact-list pricing, no card required.
How Rovela compares
| Rovela | Brevo | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 300 emails / day | |
| Send from your own domain | ||
| Business mailboxes included | ||
| Receive inbound email | ||
| Signed delivery webhooks | ||
| Idempotency keys | ||
| Single REST endpoint | REST + SMTP, separate marketing and transactional APIs | |
| DKIM / SPF / DMARC on every send | ||
| 100 emails/month + 5 mailboxes, no card | 300 emails / day |
Why developers switch
Priced on sends, not contacts
Brevo prices by contact count, which means your bill grows with your list even if you send nothing. Rovela prices on email volume — 100 free sends every month, and your contact list costs nothing.
One API for sending and receiving
Brevo splits transactional and marketing across separate APIs and dashboards. Rovela uses a single endpoint for every send, and adds inbound mail on the same domain — no second product to learn.
Business mailboxes, not just sending
Brevo is a sending and marketing platform. Rovela includes real mailboxes — hello@yourcompany.com readable in the browser and any IMAP client — so one provider covers both sides of the conversation.
Common questions
- How long does it take to migrate to Rovela?
- Most teams are sending through Rovela within 30 minutes. You add a sending domain, update one DNS record for DKIM, swap the API endpoint and key in your code, and you are live. Business mailboxes take a few minutes more to set up DNS and verify.
- Do I need to change my DNS records when switching?
- Yes, but usually only two: the DKIM TXT record and the SPF TXT record. Rovela's dashboard shows the exact values, and suggests a DMARC record only if your domain has none. If your domain is on Cloudflare, Aliyun, or DNSPod, Rovela can apply the records in one click.
- Can I keep the same sending domain I use today?
- Yes. Rovela sends from any domain you own. You verify it by adding one DKIM TXT record and one SPF TXT record, and all messages go out signed and aligned with that domain. You can migrate gradually by sending some traffic through Rovela while keeping the existing provider for the rest.
- What is the difference between the free plan and a paid plan?
- The free plan includes 100 emails per month and 5 business mailboxes with no card required and no expiry. Paid plans raise the email and mailbox limits. Every plan, including free, gets DKIM signing, delivery webhooks, idempotency keys, inbound mail, and full delivery logs.