Klaviyo vs. Zaius (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Klaviyo
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Klaviyo 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
Zaius (discontinued)
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Zaius, or Optimizely Data Platform after being acquired by Optimizely in March 2021, was a a customer data platform, or as the vendor describes it, B2C CRM. It helped B2C marketers grow revenue from their existing customer base using segmentation, personalization, marketing automation, and attribution tools. It is discontinued.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
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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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Klaviyo
Chose Klaviyo
Klaviyo has it all - a lot of the other platforms that I have used do not have all of the following: competent email and SMS sending, easy-to-navigate flow builders, accurate revenue and general metric reporting, and representatives who care and reach out to make sure we are …
Zaius (discontinued)
Chose Zaius (discontinued)
We have a fairly custom business model that includes a subscription membership. Grin wasn't able to tailor their platform to suit our needs. Zaius was able to easily make it happen. We still use Klaviyo as our ESP.
Features
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Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Klaviyo
8.4
134 Ratings
9% above category average
Zaius (discontinued)
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Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor8.4120 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content8.2126 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.6118 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing8.3120 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.6129 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.7132 Ratings00 Ratings
List management8.6132 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.8118 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Klaviyo
7.6
103 Ratings
3% below category average
Zaius (discontinued)
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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 tasks7.353 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Klaviyo
8.2
47 Ratings
10% above category average
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Ratings
Calendaring8.247 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Klaviyo
7.8
129 Ratings
6% above category average
Zaius (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dashboards8.1129 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.7125 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.585 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Klaviyo
8.1
107 Ratings
8% above category average
Zaius (discontinued)
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Ratings
API8.4100 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals8.255 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizability7.474 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com8.320 Ratings00 Ratings
Third-party software integrations8.150 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
OutboundEngine
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Bloomreach
Bloomreach
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
PFL Direct Mail Platform
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Bloomreach
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(134 ratings)
6.7
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(4 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(3 ratings)
2.7
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
2.7
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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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Discontinued Products
Optimizely Data Platform is a great tool for teams who look to use open-source tools over tools with white glove service. You do get a dedicated customer success manager and access to their (almost) 24/7 support team via chat, but the real benefits of the platform stand to be unlocked by teams who enjoy getting their hands dirty.
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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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  • It's relatively simple to use
  • Segment building is quick and can be easily customized with field data
  • Chat support is generally fast to respond
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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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  • Automation of data from other platforms such as our ERP.
  • The approval process needs work. I should be able to flag fields that have issues and give users feedback if a product is rejected.
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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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There's so much that needs to be improved and it seems like not much has happened since Optimizely first took over. When Optimizely did take over, they reduced the UX of campaign reporting.
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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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  • Creating reports can be difficult and they aren't very visual.
  • There is not much control you can have with your imported product catalog. Product filters can be difficult to use.
  • Manually importing customers is a more difficult process from when I was using Mailchimp 10 years ago.
  • Figuring out how to inject a module onto a page is difficult.
  • Figuring out how to get off an email blacklist is near impossible even with ip warming. Very little help here.
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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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Positive - Onboarding was quick and easy. Positive - Access to a Zaius data analyst has been wonderful. Negative - I don't know who our CSM is if we even have one.
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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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We have a home built CRM. From start to finish our implementation was a nightmare loaded with problems that destroyed my initial trust with the platform.
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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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Discontinued Products
Oh my goodness, there were many, including:
  • Klaviyo
  • Salesforce Email Marketing Cloud
  • Bronto
  • Marapost (the worst experience we ever had. We used them for the longest year on earth).
  • Silverpop (IBM)
  • I forgot their name but they are based in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania.
  • Exact Target
  • Active Campaign
  • Get Response
  • Drip
  • SendInBlue
  • And more I cannot remember. We spent over six months looking at everything.
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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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Discontinued Products
  • We hit record numbers this year in regards to sales which is attributed to the launch of our new e-commerce website.
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ScreenShots

Klaviyo Screenshots

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