How Klaviyo's pricing model works
Klaviyo's price depends mainly on how many active profiles you have in your list and which channels you use. Email and SMS are priced separately, so you pay for what you actually send and store.
That means two stores on the same platform can end up with very different Klaviyo bills. A store with a large but passive list can end up paying for profiles that generate no revenue. This is why list hygiene is an important part of keeping costs down.
At Mercive, we see many brands underestimate how quickly the price scales as the list grows. The earlier you put structure into your segments and your flows, the more value you get from every penny you pay to Klaviyo.
Klaviyo's plans in practice
Klaviyo offers a free plan for smaller lists, so you can get started and test the platform before committing to a paid subscription. That makes it easy to validate whether Klaviyo is the right fit for your store.
As the list grows, you move to a paid plan, where the price increases in steps in line with the number of profiles. SMS is billed separately, typically based on usage, so you can combine email and SMS as needed.
For most Shopify stores, it makes sense to start simple and let the price follow your growth. The point is that the plan should match your actual usage, not a list full of inactive contacts.
How to get the most value for the price
The real cost of Klaviyo should always be measured against the revenue the platform generates. A well configured setup with automated flows can pay for the subscription many times over, because it works for you around the clock.
To keep costs healthy, we recommend cleaning up your list regularly so you do not pay for profiles that never open or click. Combined with sharp segmentation, this ensures you pay for value and not for volume.
If you want to dive deeper into the setup, we have gathered our experience in a thorough guide to Klaviyo on Shopify and how to build flows that convert.
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