Dinesurf vs Brevo: The Best Brevo Alternative for Restaurants
Brevo, formerly Sendinblue, is a French marketing platform for email, SMS and WhatsApp campaigns with a sales CRM, used by businesses of every kind. It can text Nigerian numbers, which many email tools cannot. What it does not have is the restaurant around the marketing: the bookings, deposits and visits that a guest list should come from. Here is how Brevo and Dinesurf compare.
Quick Comparison:
| Feature | Dinesurf | Brevo |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletters & Email Campaigns |  | |
| Birthday & Win-Back Automations | | (unlimited on Standard) |
| Guest List That Fills Itself From Bookings & Visits | |  (import or Zapier) |
| Reservations & Deposits | | |
| Restaurant Website on Your Own Domain | | Landing pages only |
| Loyalty | | Enterprise plan |
| SMS to Nigerian Numbers | | (paid per message) |
| Campaigns on Professional, from $499 | |
| Naira Pricing | | |
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
Newsletters and Automations
Both send newsletters from your own domain and both have birthday automations; Brevo’s are unlimited from its Standard plan. Dinesurf’s automations run on what happened in your restaurant: a birthday two weeks ahead, a guest who has not been back in 60 days, a thank-you after a first visit.
Where the Guest List Comes From
Brevo starts with your contacts: a spreadsheet import, sign-up forms, its API, or a Zapier or Make connection to your booking system. On Dinesurf, every guest who books, orders or is seated lands in your Guestbook with their visits, spend, birthday and notes, with nothing to connect.
Reservations and Deposits
Brevo does not take restaurant reservations or deposits. Its Meetings feature books one-to-one appointments, not tables. Dinesurf takes bookings with deposits on your own website and keeps them next to your marketing, so you can see which newsletter filled which night.
SMS, WhatsApp and Loyalty
Brevo sends SMS to Nigerian numbers, at about $0.54 a message with a registered sender name. WhatsApp campaigns start on its Professional plan, from $499 a month, and its loyalty programme on Enterprise, from $2,499 a month. Dinesurf messages guests by SMS and WhatsApp and includes loyalty in its Standard plan.
Pricing for a Restaurant’s List
Brevo charges by emails sent, but its cheapest tiers cap the number of contacts you can keep, so a restaurant with more than 2,500 guests starts at its 20,000-email tier, $69 a month on Standard, in US dollars. Dinesurf is priced in naira for Nigeria, with newsletter sends included.
Pricing Comparison
Standard plan: ₦68,000 a month in Nigeria, $82 a month elsewhere, with 1,000 newsletter sends a month (up to 30,000 on higher tiers), the Guestbook, automations, loyalty, reservations and deposits, your website, a POS and AI staff. 30-day free trial.
Free: 300 emails a day, with Brevo branding. Standard from $18 a month for 5,000 emails and up to 500 contacts, or $69 once you have more than 2,500. SMS to Nigeria about $0.54 each; WhatsApp campaigns from $499 a month; loyalty from $2,499. In US dollars, as published on 30 September 2026.
For email and SMS to a list you already have, Brevo costs less. For a restaurant, the list, the automations, the loyalty, the bookings and the deposits come together in Dinesurf’s one plan, in naira.
Which Platform Is Better for Restaurants?
Choose Dinesurf if you want:
- A guest list that fills itself from every booking, order and visit
- Birthday, win-back and thank-you emails based on real visits
- Reservations, deposits and your website in the same plan
- Loyalty without an enterprise contract
- Naira pricing
Choose Brevo if you want:
- Email and SMS marketing for a business beyond your restaurant
- A sales CRM with deals and pipelines
- An online shop on Shopify or WooCommerce to connect it to
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Brevo send SMS in Nigeria?
Yes, at about $0.54 a message, from a registered letters-only sender name. Dinesurf also messages Nigerian guests by SMS and WhatsApp.
Does Brevo take restaurant reservations?
No. Brevo’s Meetings feature books one-to-one appointments, not tables, and it does not take deposits. Dinesurf takes bookings with deposits on your own website.
Is Brevo priced in naira?
No. Brevo bills in US dollars and other currencies that do not include naira. Dinesurf is priced in naira for Nigeria.
Does Brevo have a loyalty programme?
Yes, as part of its Enterprise plan, from $2,499 a month. Dinesurf includes loyalty and one coupon that works everywhere in its Standard plan.
Want marketing that knows who came to dinner?
Dinesurf builds your guest list from every booking and visit, sends newsletters and automations from your own domain, and takes the bookings they bring in.