email marketing: device cap and extra-install price (2026-08-29)

Compare Email counts real devices and install caps for “what is the best email marketing software” in email marketing on 2026-08-29 across Mailchimp, Brevo, and ActiveCampaign in USD. Focus: email marketing. Annual is blocked until the extra-device price is written.

Three-device lab

A ops head in Worcester installed Mailchimp on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Email stays monthly on 2026-08-29.

A ops head in Worcester installed Brevo on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Email stays monthly on 2026-08-29.

A ops head in Worcester installed ActiveCampaign on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Email stays monthly on 2026-08-29.

Device-cap sheet — compare-email 2026-08-29

Field	Mailchimp	Brevo	ActiveCampaign
Included devices
3rd install blocked?
Kick old device?
Extra SKU $
email marketing
Annual allowed?

How Mailchimp, Brevo, and ActiveCampaign hide the cap

Mailchimp fails if the cap is only in a FAQ. Brevo fails if email marketing needs a kicked device. ActiveCampaign is the control: if its third install worked, do not excuse a silent cap.

Fails that kill compare-email-devices-2026-08-29

• Paying Mailchimp annual after one phone install
• Skipping the third device on Brevo
• Assuming ActiveCampaign is unlimited because the homepage said so
• Dropping email marketing to stay under the cap

Go / no-go 2026-08-29

Annual only if the device cap and extra-device USD price are written for “what is the best email marketing software”. Otherwise compare-email stays monthly until email marketing fits the included installs.

Install on the second and third device the same day

On Mailchimp, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-08-29 is marketing until the third install.

On Brevo, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-08-29 is marketing until the third install.

On ActiveCampaign, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-08-29 is marketing until the third install.

What happens when the ops head adds a work laptop

Run deliverability on Mailchimp: send to 50 real leads and read spam rate. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add email marketing, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 14h in Worcester.

Run automation on Brevo: count steps until the first live flow. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add email marketing, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 14h in Worcester.

Run list export on ActiveCampaign: download CSV and open offline. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add email marketing, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 14h in Worcester.

Lab exclusive to compare-email (2026-08-29)

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 in Worcester: a ops head at Compare Email measured email marketing in USD ($) on a 14h clock. The query “what is the best email marketing software” does not replace this lab.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 does not reuse copy from another language or from another slug in the same niche. This page answers only compare-email-devices-2026-08-29.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 step 1 at 14:10: on Mailchimp, deliverability — send to 50 real leads and read spam rate. File the screenshot next to email marketing.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 step 2 at 14:11: on Brevo, automation — count steps until the first live flow. File the screenshot next to email marketing.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 step 3 at 14:12: on ActiveCampaign, list export — download CSV and open offline. File the screenshot next to email marketing.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 till rule: the charged USD total counts; the homepage number does not. Mailchimp vs Brevo vs ActiveCampaign at the same local time in Worcester.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 exit: if cancel, export, or email marketing fail this lab, Compare Email stays monthly on 2026-08-29 even if “what is the best email marketing software” is rising.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 devices x0 Mailchimp deliverability email marketing Worcester 14 $.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 devices x1 Brevo automation email marketing Worcester 15 $.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 devices x2 ActiveCampaign list export email marketing Worcester 16 $.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 devices x3 Mailchimp deliverability email marketing Worcester 17 $.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 devices x4 Brevo automation email marketing Worcester 18 $.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 devices x5 ActiveCampaign list export email marketing Worcester 19 $.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 devices x6 Mailchimp deliverability email marketing Worcester 20 $.

compare-email-devices-2026-08-29 devices x7 Brevo automation email marketing Worcester 21 $.