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    Klaviyo

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AKlaviyo is a marketing automation platform that helps businesses to centralize and use every piece of their customer data. With Klaviyo, businesses can combine customer data with more than 350 native integrations to automate personalized email and SMS communications that make customers feel seen. From mom-and-pop shops to established companies, Klaviyo states businesses like Dermalogica, Living Proof, Solo Stove, Citizen Watches, and more than 143,000 other paying users leverage their platform…

    $20

    per month

    Mailigen

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AMailigen is a web based integrated marketing provider offering email, mobile and social marketing. In the SaaS platform, you can gather subscribers, prepare, send or schedule email campaigns and receive real time reports. One can leverage statistics for behavioral segmentation and lifecycle email marketing. Mailigen offers several integration points including online surveys that you can use to segment your audience and send personalized emails.

    $10

    per month

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    KlaviyoMailigen
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    Mailigen
    $10.00
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    KlaviyoMailigen
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPaid plans start at $20/month and include: 251 - 500 contacts 5,000 monthly email sends 150 SMS/MMS sending credits Applicable SMS carrier fees Mobile push notifications (free beta) Email and chat support Additional contacts, email and text sending credits, and service plans available to meet the needs of any size business. View all of our pricing and estimate your total cost of ownership at klaviyo.com/pricing—
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    KlaviyoMailigen
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    Klaviyo
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    115 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    107 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
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    Features
    KlaviyoMailigen
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Klaviyo and Mailigen
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.4
    134 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Mailigen
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor8.4120 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.2126 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.6118 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Landing pages8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing8.3120 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.6129 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.7132 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    List management8.6132 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.8118 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Klaviyo and Mailigen
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    7.6
    103 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Mailigen
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    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation8.298 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading7.150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management7.860 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks7.253 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Klaviyo and Mailigen
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.2
    47 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Mailigen
    -
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    Calendaring8.247 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Klaviyo and Mailigen
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    7.8
    129 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Mailigen
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Dashboards8.1129 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Standard reports7.7125 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Custom reports7.585 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Klaviyo and Mailigen
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.1
    107 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Mailigen
    -
    Ratings
    API8.4100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.255 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability7.374 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com8.320 Ratings00 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations8.150 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    KlaviyoMailigen
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (134 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KlaviyoMailigen
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Klaviyo
    Klaviyo is a leader in the space, but I might recommend it to a colleague for its price point. There are other options that are more affordable and provide most of the tools Klaviyo offers. I also think it can be complicated to use for a new user.
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    Mailigen
    Mailigen is great for designing and scheduling campaigns that do not require expert knowledge in the field. Creating specific lists, segmentation, & scheduling campaigns are very straightforward and user-friendly. Do not use Mailigen for email marketing blasts! If you are unable to provide documented evidence that the user 'Opt-in' to receive your campaigns, then expect the campaign to be flagged or contacted by your Mailigen Account Manager. You must comply with the CAN-SPAM Act ... no ifs, ands, or buts!
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    Pros
    Klaviyo
    • Klaviyo's template builder is very intuitive yet straightforward enough that an inexperienced user can catch on quickly.
    • Their flow builder is also quite intuitive and allows us to build intricate, highly targeted flows.
    • I appreciate their built-in compliance warnings & checks as they apply to opt-out methods, SMS compliance, and overall deliverability.
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    Mailigen
    • Mail deliverability. MailiGen gets the mail delivered. We have our own data centre hosting and servers but struggled to get our bulk mails reliably delivered. Since we switched to MailiGen delivery rates have more than tripled.
    • Template editor and tools. There is a rich assortment of tools for preparation of mailers. They are easy to use and we often train customers is a single 2 hour session.
    • Mail List security and manageability. Cloud based mail lists are important best practices for some of our corporate customers, who often store mail address lists in Excel. These lists get lost, damaged and stolen. The MailiGen list management tools centralize list storage and provide tools for segmentation, importing and exporting.
    • Stats!! The mail campaign stats that MailiGen provides are world class. They are simple to understand and rich in depth. Our customers love the stats.
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    Cons
    Klaviyo
    • Needs more visible critical notifications as we once exceeded our monthly email limit right during the Black Friday campaign. The notification was not visible enough for us to catch it on time, as a result, some emails scheduled to be sent over the weekend were never sent
    • Better library of dynamic values available for use inside emails
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    Mailigen
    • Segment creating could be more functional and may include statistics from previous mails. Time to time I need to use more advanced functions like "send information to people who clicked on link A".
    • It does not allow the user to choose mobile/tablet friendly templates. I'd like to decide myself.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Klaviyo
    Klaviyo is simply a great solution for e-com email marketing & customer relationship management:
    1. User journey visibility: We can see our clients' customers on their individual user journeys (open email, site visits) to better understand and accommodate your customers.
    2. Flow automation: Creating automated emails that follow up with new leads, those who abandoned carts, purchased.
    3. Email design: So easy to use, and more friendly than some other visual builders that we've used.
    4. Metrics visibility: We can see our clients' metrics very easily and adjust efforts accordingly.
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    Mailigen
    We are satisfied with this cooperation and we don't see why we should change email marketing service provider at this point. Excellent service and rapid new feature development keeps us very satisfied.
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    Usability
    Klaviyo
    The only reason why I did not give it a 10/10 is that it cannot distinguish purchases that came through subscription recharges instead of purchases that were driven directly by email sends. Other than that, the automation qualities, design features, and segmentation options make this an incredible email platform, and I am very happy with it
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    Mailigen
    Although it is easy to use for basic users and people with no experience in e-mail marketing, but for more advanced users it still lacks functionality - really advanced filtering - on it's web interface. However everything is possible once you use API.
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    Support Rating
    Klaviyo
    Their support is always quick and we have recurring meetings with our advisor. they were great when we first started at walking us through the platform and helping us understand how to do the overall setup. They also have a wide variety of articles that cover must issues in a very clear manner that will get you out of a predicament really fast.
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    Mailigen
    Although time to time I send a support ticket, but more frequently I use the live support option on their website. I get instant feedback and feel that my problem is addressed immediately.
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    Implementation Rating
    Klaviyo
    Don't cut corners, do it right the first time, if you take your time to build everything the way you want it then it will run itself. The platform will help you increase revenue as long as you use the tools it provides. Don't be scared to ask questions, the support team will help you get to the next level
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    Mailigen
    With most systems it is faily easy. It offers CSV import so transferring contacts should be easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Klaviyo
    Klaviyo's ability to really tackle the entire marketing contact ecosystem on one platform is what really won us over. The price for everything was competitive, not necessarily the cheapest but competitive, and the ability to see that data flow from every interaction was what was crucial to us. Additionally, Klaviyo is the core of our B2C business. We were not focused on anything other than how we interact with customers directly, and Klaviyo was a direct win for us. The one negative is Klaviyo's ability to work with our B2B side of our business, because it doesn't integrate with platforms like HubSpot. That is a massive downside, but the upside justified the investment.
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    Mailigen
    Mailigen falls short to Listrak due to Listrak's far superior contact, conversion, and message analytics. Some features are unavailable or not easily integrated with the Mailigen platform compared to its competition, but features such as model acquisition & shopping cart abandonment are available. The ability to integrate such features into your website may be easier when using a competitors platform, but easy usability comes with a price. Extra perks such Coupon managers & etc. are useful features that allow you to generate Barcodes & QR codes, as well as track various data analytics when implementing this feature. Small items as such are what Mailigen lacks in comparison to its competitors, but their price point kicks the rest out of the water if you can live without some of the bells and whistles.
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    Return on Investment
    Klaviyo
    • Klaviyo brought our email channel to the top performing channel over Paid Ads several times (according to G Analytics), before Klaviyo Paid Ads were always top and the email channel struggled to even stay in 2nd place.
    • Klaviyo did cost quite a bit more than our old email platform but the ROI was much higher so it paid for itself.
    • Klaviyo implemented tools that allowed us to have a higher customer satisfaction with things like letting customers choose to receive less emails instead of unsubscribing.
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    Mailigen
    • Better delivery of mail campaigns giving better ROI numbers
    • Better stats so that we can assess what works and what does not.
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