Email Marketing · head to head
Klaviyo vs EmailOctopus

Klaviyo
Email Marketing
The email and SMS marketing platform for ecommerce
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- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Klaviyo the free plan caps active profiles at 250 and sends at 500 emails a month; EmailOctopus paid plans scale from about $4 to $19 per month by subscriber count, and the free plan caps at 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails per month
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Klaviyo and EmailOctopus actually diverge.
| Attribute | Klaviyo | EmailOctopus |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | Unknown |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Email Marketing).
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 Klaviyo
- Email marketing
- SMS marketing
- Push notifications
- Marketing automation
- Segmentation
- A/B testing
- Reporting & analytics
- Ecommerce integrations
Only in EmailOctopus
Nothing recorded that Klaviyo does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Klaviyo
- Email and SMS marketing automation for ecommerce storesnot EmailOctopus
- Segmenting customers on purchase and behaviour datanot EmailOctopus
EmailOctopus
No use cases recorded yet. See the EmailOctopus review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Klaviyo
- The free plan caps active profiles at 250 and sends at 500 emails a month
- Pricing scales with stored profile count rather than with messages sent, so an unengaged list costs the same as an active one
- SMS is metered separately, with only $5 of mobile messages included on the free plan
- Paid tier prices are not published on the pricing page and depend on profile count
EmailOctopus
- Paid plans scale from about $4 to $19 per month by subscriber count, and the free plan caps at 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails per month
Pricing, plan by plan
Klaviyo
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 500 contacts
- Unlimited campaigns
- Basic automation
- Pro$20/month
- Unlimited contacts
- SMS campaigns
- Advanced automation
EmailOctopus
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the EmailOctopus review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Klaviyo if
- You need email marketing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want sms marketing.
Questions people ask
- Is Klaviyo or EmailOctopus better?
- Neither clearly leads. Klaviyo starts at Free and EmailOctopus at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Klaviyo or EmailOctopus?
- Klaviyo starts at Free and EmailOctopus at Free.
- Does Klaviyo or EmailOctopus run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Klaviyo for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Klaviyo best used for?
- Klaviyo is most often used for email and sms marketing automation for ecommerce stores, segmenting customers on purchase and behaviour data. Of those, email and sms marketing automation for ecommerce stores and segmenting customers on purchase and behaviour data are not what EmailOctopus is typically brought in for.
- What can Klaviyo do that EmailOctopus cannot?
- Klaviyo covers Email marketing, SMS marketing, Push notifications, Marketing automation.
Related pages
More on EmailOctopus
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