Is Klaviyo or RingCentral Video better?

Neither clearly leads. Klaviyo starts at Free and RingCentral Video at $19.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Klaviyo or RingCentral Video?

Klaviyo has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Klaviyo and $19.99/month for RingCentral Video.

Does Klaviyo or RingCentral Video run on more platforms?

Klaviyo runs on Web. RingCentral Video runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.

Can I use Klaviyo for free?

Yes. Klaviyo has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. RingCentral Video starts at $19.99/month.

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 RingCentral Video is typically brought in for.

What can Klaviyo do that RingCentral Video cannot?

Klaviyo covers Email marketing, SMS marketing, Push notifications, Marketing automation. RingCentral Video covers HD video conferencing, Voice and video calling, Screen sharing, Virtual backgrounds.

Email Marketing · head to head

Klaviyo vs RingCentral Video

Klaviyo

Email Marketing

The email and SMS marketing platform for ecommerce

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

RingCentral Video

Communication & Collaboration

Connected cloud communications

From: $19.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Klaviyo has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Klaviyo the free plan caps active profiles at 250 and sends at 500 emails a month; RingCentral Video unlimited calling is limited to the US and Canada markets; other international calls are charged per minute at the published international rates table
They diverge on capability: Klaviyo covers Email marketing, RingCentral Video covers HD video conferencing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Klaviyo and RingCentral Video actually diverge.

Attributes where Klaviyo and RingCentral Video differ
Attribute	Klaviyo	RingCentral Video
Starting price	Free	$19.99/month
Pricing model	freemium	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android
Category	Email Marketing	Communication & Collaboration
Founded	2012	1999

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 RingCentral Video

HD video conferencing
Voice and video calling
Screen sharing
Virtual backgrounds
Recording and transcription
Chat and messaging
Calendar integration
Meeting attendee controls

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 RingCentral Video
Segmenting customers on purchase and behaviour datanot RingCentral Video

RingCentral Video

Cloud business phone system with video meetings and team messagingnot Klaviyo
Replacing on-premise PBX hardware for distributed teamsnot Klaviyo

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

RingCentral Video

Unlimited calling is limited to the US and Canada markets; other international calls are charged per minute at the published international rates table
The free trial is only for new subscribers and is capped at five users and two desktop phones, with SMS unavailable during the trial
Trial hardware must be returned within 21 days of trial cancellation to avoid hardware charges
Phone rental is available only with a multi-year contract
Automated, high volume or marketing SMS costs extra as RingCentral High Volume SMS, and TCR registration is required for SMS and MMS
A Mobile User extension is free to add but is billed at the same monthly rate as a Digital Line in any month it is used to make or receive a call
The Webinar 500 discount lasts one year on a one year commitment, after which pricing reverts to $75 per host per month or the then current retail price
Taxes and recovery fees including the Federal Universal Service Recovery Fee, E911 Service Fee and Compliance and Administrative Cost Recovery Fee are added on top
The advertised savings of up to 33% require paying annually

Pricing, plan by plan

Klaviyo

Free

FreeFree
- Up to 500 contacts
- Unlimited campaigns
- Basic automation
Pro$20/month
- Unlimited contacts
- SMS campaigns
- Advanced automation

RingCentral Video

$19.99/month

Essentials$19.99/month
- Video meetings
- Phone service
- Text messaging
Standard$27.99/month
- Everything in Essentials
- Advanced meeting controls
- Call recording
Premium$34.99/month
- Everything in Standard
- Advanced security features
- Compliance recording
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited everything
- Custom deployment
- Dedicated account manager

Which should you pick?

Choose Klaviyo if

You need email marketing.
You want to start without paying.
You also want sms marketing.

Klaviyo review

Choose RingCentral Video if

You need hd video conferencing.
You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
You also want voice and video calling.

RingCentral Video review

Questions people ask

Is Klaviyo or RingCentral Video better?: Neither clearly leads. Klaviyo starts at Free and RingCentral Video at $19.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Klaviyo or RingCentral Video?: Klaviyo has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Klaviyo and $19.99/month for RingCentral Video.
Does Klaviyo or RingCentral Video run on more platforms?: Klaviyo runs on Web. RingCentral Video runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
Can I use Klaviyo for free?: Yes. Klaviyo has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. RingCentral Video starts at $19.99/month.
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 RingCentral Video is typically brought in for.
What can Klaviyo do that RingCentral Video cannot?: Klaviyo covers Email marketing, SMS marketing, Push notifications, Marketing automation. RingCentral Video covers HD video conferencing, Voice and video calling, Screen sharing, Virtual backgrounds.

Klaviyo vs RingCentral Video

Klaviyo

RingCentral Video

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Klaviyo

Only in RingCentral Video

What people use each for

Klaviyo

RingCentral Video

Where each one falls short

Klaviyo

RingCentral Video

Pricing, plan by plan

Klaviyo

RingCentral Video

Which should you pick?

Choose Klaviyo if

Choose RingCentral Video if

Questions people ask

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