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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Agentforce Marketing

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AMarketing Cloud is a cloud-based digital marketing platform, used by marketers can segment their audience, deliver personalized messages, track campaign performance, engage leads and accounts, and optimize strategies based on real-time insights.

    $1,250

    per month per installation

    Pricing
    KlaviyoAgentforce Marketing
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Account Engagement
    $1,250
    per month
    Engagement
    $1,250
    per month
    Intelligence
    $3,000
    per month
    Loyalty Management
    $20,000
    per month
    Personalization
    $100,000
    per year
    Data Cloud for Marketing
    $108,000
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KlaviyoAgentforce Marketing
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    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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    Community Pulse
    KlaviyoAgentforce Marketing
    Considered Both Products
    Klaviyo
    Chose Klaviyo
    We evaluated MailChimp and Salesforce Marketing Cloud. MailChimp was too basic at the time and didn’t scale well. Salesforce was overly complex, required a large team, and was costly to integrate and manage daily. Klaviyo stood out for its ease of setup, user-friendly …
    Incentivized
    Chose Klaviyo
    Klaviyo is by far the easiest to use with the default segment already to go ao. Marketo and Pardot take a lot to set up and are much more confusing. However, Marketo and Pardot are much more powerful and have better integration with Salesforce. For a small business, I highly …
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
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    88%
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    105 Answers
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    Features
    KlaviyoAgentforce Marketing
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Klaviyo and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.4
    134 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.3
    171 Ratings
    6% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor8.4120 Ratings7.4122 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.2126 Ratings8.1153 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.6118 Ratings6.3112 Ratings
    Landing pages8.02 Ratings7.6121 Ratings
    A/B testing8.3120 Ratings7.0151 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.6129 Ratings6.7111 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.7132 Ratings7.3132 Ratings
    List management8.6132 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.8118 Ratings7.295 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Klaviyo and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    7.6
    103 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    8.1
    124 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation8.298 Ratings8.8109 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading7.150 Ratings8.1110 Ratings
    Data quality management7.860 Ratings7.3116 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks7.253 Ratings8.2101 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Klaviyo and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.2
    47 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.3
    114 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Calendaring8.247 Ratings7.3103 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.497 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Klaviyo and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    7.8
    129 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.6
    124 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Dashboards8.1129 Ratings8.1118 Ratings
    Standard reports7.7125 Ratings7.3123 Ratings
    Custom reports7.585 Ratings7.3100 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Klaviyo and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.1
    107 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.5
    124 Ratings
    0% below category average
    API8.4100 Ratings6.790 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.255 Ratings6.689 Ratings
    Customizability7.374 Ratings6.9111 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com8.320 Ratings7.6113 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations8.150 Ratings7.524 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings8.611 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Klaviyo and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Klaviyo
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    Ratings
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.4
    88 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings7.383 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings7.539 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    KlaviyoAgentforce Marketing
    Small Businesses
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KlaviyoAgentforce Marketing
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (134 ratings)
    8.2
    (329 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (114 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (37 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (36 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    8.1
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (17 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    7.5
    (40 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KlaviyoAgentforce Marketing
    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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    Salesforce
    I think the product, by definition, is meant for marketing — and we use it exactly for that, for running campaigns. That’s the best-suited use case for the product. I don’t think it’s really meant to be used for anything else — that’s just not how it’s designed.
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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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    Salesforce
    • Filter relevant content so you can priorize those that are more relevant and resolve it first
    • Measure the traffic in the different social networks, as well as the response rate, average response time and other relevant metrics
    • Configure automation rules to order the work of those who must interact with the customer
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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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    Salesforce
    • The email builder does not offer any way to catch/check bugs across different email service providers
    • Creating SQL is not as easy as drag-and-drop; a lot of technical knowledge is required
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud is sold as a marketing tool, but to be honest, you need a LOT of technical IT support to run the tool
    • Einstein metrics are across the board; if you have multiple audiences in one instance of Salesforce Marketing Cloud you can't segment the data.
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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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    Salesforce
    As of right now we have not seen any other program that integrates as seamlessly into our Salesforce platform. We have barely scratched the surface of all the features and use cases. It would be irresponsible to make a move to another platform in the near future. We have not come up against any limitations that would prompt a need to switch
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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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    Salesforce
    You won't find another solution that has as many features as Salesforce Marketing Cloud Interaction Studio. We all know Salesforce, we all know how big they are and it's not for nothing... Their tools do most of the things you want, need and even imagine. Using it is complicated, but the usability is infinite.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Klaviyo
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Upgrades and timing of the upgrades were communicated well and planned during off hours for our work. If we did have a campaign scheduled during that time, it would kick-off after the system was back active. There were a few unplanned system down times, but it was a rare occurrence and those times were also short in duration.
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    Performance
    Klaviyo
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Though the make up of MA apps is not built this way today, it would be nice to see them become more real-time. The integration between Salesforce and Pardot is not a true real-time integration. If I modify something in Salesforce, those changes are not automatically reflected in Pardot immediately. There is a delay of about 15 minutes before the systems sync. This delay, although not long, is less than ideal We would love the systems to be integrated real time such that changes are propagated from one system to the other immediately.
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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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    Salesforce
    They are really responsive and more than not solve the problem or give you insight to how you can manage the solution yourself. I do find however sometimes a long delay on the more complex issues when they need to loop in other departments. but overall a good experience with support
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    In-Person Training
    Klaviyo
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    The trainers at the Pardot user conference (Elevate and Connections) were very knowledgeable and presented the material well. Again, the content was targeted to more of a new user audience, and was not really relevant for folks who had been using the product for 2+ years.
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    Online Training
    Klaviyo
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Pardot's online training touches on all topics briefly and vaguely without much indepth exploration into how a final outcome could look, such as Nurturing Campaigns, Email templates, landing page templates, etc... The only true way to uncover Pardot's full capabilities is to have Front End design and coding experience. Without this key skill set, I would not recommend Pardot to another business.
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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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    Salesforce
    From an IT perspective, once you set up the Javascript beacon and start collecting data there is a waiting game. During this time you can start labeling your site actions which can be labor intensive for a single person, but you don't really have the final end-users on the platform yet. We did a lot of training so users were experienced, but it wasn't until they had their first tasks to accomplish that they started using the system and had questions. I'd recommend setting up some immediate goals for an end-user to start segmenting for the purpose of displaying message campaigns so you can jump start end-user action.
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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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    Salesforce
    We use Salesforce Marketing Cloud for lead management, generating reports, tracking customer and dealer information, inputting orders, and more. I prefer HubSpot for email marketing and automation because it is easier to use and the emails are designed much better. We currently use Salesforce and HubSpot, and we are very happy to have both, as they have different pros/cons.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Klaviyo
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    was not involved with this part but i have not heard about clompaints
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    Scalability
    Klaviyo
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Prior to this, we had no solution and literally were doing things on paper in a world where technology is outpacing paper. Having this process optimized has made it easier for the sales and marketing people to change information. From the training perspective, it has allowed us to see holes in where we could create additional support training, so the ROI here has been a lot more than just the optimization of a process.
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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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    Salesforce
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to more efficiently reach out to a higher number of prospects.
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to nimbly communicate important messages in a timely fashion to facilitate conversion.
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to track who is opening our messages so that we can stop sending to those not interested and focus on the most engaged audiences.
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    Screenshot of Web forms to grow contact listsScreenshot of Personalized recommendations that resonateScreenshot of Smarter targeting. Deeper personalization.Screenshot of Display of how performance stacks up against peers

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    Screenshot of Pardot Analytics - Pardot's reporting and analytics can be used to perform true revenue impact analysis and closed-loop reporting.Screenshot of Pardot Email Analytics - The reach and impact of  email marketing efforts are displayed in real-time with advanced reporting and analytics by device, and email client.Screenshot of Pardot Forms and Landing Pages - Pardot's form and landing page builders are used to turn online traffic to leads with targeted offers and content marketing.Screenshot of Pardot Email Marketing - Lead nurturing flows are defined via an interface that enables definition of the simplest or most complex segmented and targeted campaigns.