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Free, then ~$45/month
Klaviyo pricing.
Content updated: January 2026· January 2026 Editorial Baseline
Plans, real costs, and a straight answer on whether Klaviyo is worth paying for.
The short answer
Klaviyo is free up to 250 contacts and scales with list size. It's worth it for any e-commerce brand doing meaningful revenue — the segmentation and flow ROI usually clears the cost within a month.
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What is Klaviyo pricing?
Klaviyo is e-commerce founders running real flows, priced from Free, then ~$45/month.
Klaviyo plans
$45+ /month
Growing stores
- ·Scales with contacts
- ·All flows and segmentation
Best pick if: You ship marketing emails weekly.
Is it worth it?
Top-tier ESP for e-commerce. Expensive at scale; if you're under a few hundred contacts you'll pay nothing.
When to upgrade
Klaviyo's price scales automatically with contacts — keep your list clean to control cost.
Pay for Klaviyo if…
- ✓You run a Shopify or WooCommerce store
- ✓You rely on email as a revenue channel
- ✓You want SMS in the same platform
Don't pay if…
- ×You don't sell e-commerce — pick ConvertKit or Beehiiv
- ×Your store does negligible email revenue
Cheaper or better alternatives to Klaviyo
ConvertKit and Beehiiv are cheaper but lack deep e-commerce integration.
Klaviyo vs the competition
Klaviyo vs Mailchimp
Klaviyo for any real e-commerce brand. Mailchimp for everyone else. If you sell physical or DTC products, Klaviyo every time.
Klaviyo vs ConvertKit
Klaviyo if the product ships in a box. ConvertKit if the product is your knowledge. Don't blur the two.
Klaviyo vs Beehiiv
Beehiiv if the newsletter is the business. Klaviyo if a store is the business. These solve completely different problems — don't blur them.
Klaviyo vs HubSpot
Klaviyo for stores. HubSpot for deals. Pick by whether you ship products or close contracts.
Klaviyo vs Substack
Klaviyo if a store is the business. Substack if the newsletter is the business.
How consensus ranks Klaviyo
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