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Clavio vs Shopify

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Clavio

E-commerce & Retail

SMS marketing platform for ecommerce

From
$50/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Shopify

Print & Publishing

The most trusted ecommerce platform to start, grow, and scale your business

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Clavio covers SMS campaigns, Shopify covers Hosted ecommerce platform.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clavio and Shopify actually diverge.

Attributes where Clavio and Shopify differ
AttributeClavioShopify
Starting price$50/month$29/month
CategoryE-commerce & RetailPrint & Publishing

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), founded (2006).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Clavio

  • SMS campaigns
  • Push notifications
  • Segmentation
  • A/B testing
  • Reporting & analytics
  • SMS templates
  • Compliance tools

Only in Shopify

  • Hosted ecommerce platform
  • Payment processing
  • Inventory management
  • Order tracking
  • Apps and integrations
  • Multi-channel selling
  • SSL certificate

Both cover

  • Marketing automation

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Clavio

No use cases recorded yet. See the Clavio review.

Shopify

  • Running a hosted ecommerce store with payments and fulfilmentnot Clavio
  • Selling across online, in person and social channels from one cataloguenot Clavio

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Clavio

Nothing recorded yet. See the Clavio review.

Shopify

  • Using any payment provider other than Shopify Payments adds a transaction fee on top of the card rate, at 2% on Basic falling to 0.2% on Plus
  • That fee makes the cheapest plan the most expensive place to use an outside processor, which is the opposite of how plans usually work
  • Card rates also improve with the plan, from 2.9% on Basic to 2.7% on Advanced
  • Amex is charged at a higher rate than other cards on every plan below Plus
  • Plus starts at $2,300 a month
  • The advertised lower monthly prices require paying a year up front

Pricing, plan by plan

Clavio

$50/month
  • Starter$50/month
    • SMS campaigns
    • Basic automation
    • Up to 5000 contacts
  • Advanced$200/month
    • Unlimited contacts
    • Advanced automation
    • API access

Shopify

$29/month
  • Starter$5/month
    • Buy Button & Sales Channel
    • Abandoned checkout recovery
    • Basic reporting
  • Basic$29/month
    • Online store
    • Up to 2 staff accounts
    • Basic reports
  • Standard$79/month
    • Professional reports
    • Gift cards
    • Up to 15 staff accounts

Which should you pick?

Choose Clavio if

  • You need sms campaigns.
  • You also want push notifications.
Clavio review

Choose Shopify if

  • You need hosted ecommerce platform.
  • You also want payment processing.
Shopify review

Questions people ask

Is Clavio or Shopify better?
Neither clearly leads. Clavio starts at $50/month and Shopify at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clavio or Shopify?
Clavio starts at $50/month and Shopify at $29/month.
Does Clavio or Shopify run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Clavio do that Shopify cannot?
Clavio covers SMS campaigns, Push notifications, Segmentation, A/B testing. Shopify covers Hosted ecommerce platform, Payment processing, Inventory management, Order tracking. Both handle Marketing automation.
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