To offer you a better experience when building automations, we launched a new version of the automation editor in September 2024. This new version offers more flexibility with a drag-and-drop canvas, an easily accessible step library, and the ability to design messages directly within the editor.
To support your transition from the classic editor to the new one, we’ve included two helpful tables in this article:
- A comparison table that highlights the key differences between the two editors
- A feature equivalence table to help you locate matching features across both editors
Comparison table
This comparison table highlights the key differences between the new and classic automation editors ⬇️:
| New automation editor | Classic automation editor | |
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| Design | |
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| Availability | Available to all users |
Only users who have used the classic editor at least once since early 2025 can create new automations with it. All others can only use the new editor for new automations. Existing automations created with the classic editor remain available and can still be edited or activated. |
| User interface and experience |
A user-friendly editor with:
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A legacy editor with:
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| Type of automations |
Contact-based automations
🔈 Coming soon
Object-based automations (only available to users on an Enterprise plan) |
Contact-based automations |
| Pre-built automations |
8 pre-built automations with guided setup:
🔈 Coming soon
Back-in-stock (only available to eCommerce users) |
No pre-built automation |
| Triggers |
More trigger options with:
🔈 Coming soon
Trigger an automation when a contact clicks an external link |
Fewer trigger options with:
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| Actions |
Actions available only in the new editor:
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Action available only in the classic editor: |
| Channels |
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| Rules |
Same rules, with more flexibility:
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Same rules, but with limited options:
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| Audience management | Centralized menu for audience re-entry, exit, and restart rules |
Scattered options that are harder to find and use |
| Message creation and personalization |
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| Testing messages |
The new editor makes testing messages easier:
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The classic editor has limitations when testing:
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| Sharing |
Not possible yet |
Possible to share automations between different accounts and sub-accounts |
| Statistics and reporting |
A dedicated workspace provides access to statistics and email reports
🔈 Coming soon
A dedicated report for percentage split (only available to users on an Enterprise plan) |
Only basic statistics and reporting are available |
Feature equivalence table
This feature equivalence table will help you locate matching features across both editors ⬇️:
| Classic editor feature | Equivalent in new editor |
|---|---|
| Entry points/Triggers | |
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Email Marketing and Transactional Activity:
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Email:
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Contact details:
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Contacts:
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A contact submits a form |
Forms:
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An event happens |
All the events are available as different triggers |
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Website activity
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Website:
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| Actions | |
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Send an email |
Messaging:
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Send an SMS |
Messaging:
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Send a WhatsApp message |
Messaging:
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Send a notification |
Messaging:
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Add the contact into a list |
Contacts:
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Remove the contact from a list |
Contacts:
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Call a webhook |
Webhooks:
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Update contact attribute |
Contacts:
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Blocklist a contact |
Contacts:
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Start another workflow |
Automations:
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Go to another step |
Automations:
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Perform a CRM action:
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Deals:
Contacts:
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| Record a conversion | — (only available in the classic editor for now) |
| Conditions/Rules | |
| Add a delay | Time delay |
| Wait until | Wait until an event happens |
| If/Else condition | Conditional split |
| A/B split | Percentage split |
| Exit and restart conditions/Audience entry and exit | |
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Exit & Restart the workflow:
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Settings:
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Workflow settings:
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Settings:
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FAQs
General FAQs
All Brevo users have access to the new editor.
Only users who have used the classic editor at least once since early 2025 can create new automations with it. All others can only use the new editor for new automations.
Existing automations created with the classic editor remain available and can still be edited or activated.
From the Automations page, your automations have a specific tag based on the editor they were created with.
About the new editor
Yes, the new editor includes all the features of the classic editor, with added improvements such as:
- Refined triggers with advanced conditions based on contact and event data
- Wallet and push notifications
- Manual additions of contacts to automations
The only options not available in the new editor are the Contact clicks an external link trigger (coming soon) and the Record a conversion action.
The new editor offers several improvements, including:
- 8 pre-built automations for easy setup
- A flexible canvas to organize automation steps more intuitively
- More messaging channels, including wallet and push notifications
- Advanced conditions and filtering for triggers and rules
- Built-in email and SMS creation directly within the editor
- The ability to manually add contacts to an automation
Yes, automations created with the classic editor will continue to work. You can use both editors simultaneously if needed. However, we recommend gradually migrating to the new editor to take advantage of its improvements.
To get started with the new editor, we recommend reading our introductory article About the new automation editor. Then, try one of our pre-built automations to familiarize yourself with the editor and learn how to create an automation:
Yes, we offer documentation for the new editor, including feature overviews, use cases, and step-by-step technical guides.
To learn more, check our dedicated help section New automation editor.
Yes, the new editor will be continuously enhanced with new features and improvements over time.
About the classic editor
Only users who used the classic editor in the last six months can create new automations with it. All others can only use the new editor for new automations.
Existing automations created with the classic editor remain available and can still be edited or activated. However, we recommend gradually migrating to the new editor to take advantage of its improvements.
No, the classic editor will not receive any new updates or improvements.
Yes, the classic editor will eventually be deprecated, but no specific date has been set. The transition will be gradual, and you’ll be notified in advance before any changes are made.
⏭️ What's next?
- About the new automation editor
- Available triggers, actions, and rules in an automation
- Send an email from an automation
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