Klaviyo
Email MarketingEmail and SMS marketing for e-commerce growth
About Klaviyo
Klaviyo is a marketing automation platform built for e-commerce businesses, offering powerful email and SMS automation with deep data integrations.
Editorial Assessment
Klaviyo was purpose-built for e-commerce from its 2012 founding, differentiating through deep native integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce, and a built-in customer data platform that enables profile-based behavioral segmentation based on purchase history and site behavior. Unlike Mailchimp, which serves a broader SMB market, Klaviyo's features and pricing are optimized for online stores needing revenue attribution, predictive analytics, and granular segmentation. Its pricing model is based on active profiles rather than total list size, which creates predictable costs for smaller lists but can scale quickly as audiences grow. It is the dominant email and SMS platform for Shopify merchants.
- Deep e-commerce integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce
- Built-in customer data platform for behavioral segmentation
- Revenue attribution reporting per campaign and flow
- Combined email and SMS in one account and billing relationship
- Real-time event tracking and predictive analytics
- Strong Shopify App Store presence and merchant adoption
- Pricing based on active profiles can scale costs quickly as lists grow
- No annual discount on self-serve plans
- Free plan limited to 250 profiles and 500 emails/month
- Free support ends after 60 days on the free plan
- Steeper learning curve than simpler email tools
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Founders
- Andrew Bialecki
- Ed Hallen
Products & Tools
An email and SMS marketing platform with a built-in customer data platform, behavioral segmentation, automation flows, and revenue attribution. Billing is based on the number of active profiles in the account.
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- Klaviyo PricingOfficial Pricing
- Klaviyo AboutOfficial Website
- How Klaviyo billing worksOfficial Documentation
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Klaviyo FAQs
Why do e-commerce brands prefer Klaviyo over Mailchimp?
Klaviyo is built specifically for e-commerce with deep Shopify/WooCommerce integration, revenue-attributed analytics, and advanced segmentation based on purchase behaviour.
Is Klaviyo free?
Klaviyo is free for up to 250 contacts and 500 email sends. Pricing scales with contact list size.
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