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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

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    Zaius (discontinued)

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AZaius, 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
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    Free Trial
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    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 …
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    107 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    117 Answers
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    104 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    105 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
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    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Klaviyo and Zaius (discontinued)
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.4
    134 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zaius (discontinued)
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    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 Klaviyo and Zaius (discontinued)
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    7.6
    103 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Zaius (discontinued)
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    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 Zaius (discontinued)
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.2
    47 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zaius (discontinued)
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    Calendaring8.247 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Klaviyo and Zaius (discontinued)
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    7.8
    129 Ratings
    4% above category average
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    Dashboards8.1129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.7125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.585 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Klaviyo and Zaius (discontinued)
    Feature
    Klaviyo
    8.1
    107 Ratings
    6% above category average
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    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
    Best Alternatives
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    Small Businesses
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Twilio Segment
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Treasure AI
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Treasure AI
    Score9 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
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    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.
    Incentivized
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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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    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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