Comparison

ActiveCampaign vs Klaviyo

On the evidence we track, ActiveCampaign leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★ActiveCampaign62
Klaviyo50
Score
vioscaleAI score
ActiveCampaign62 / 100medium · 60%
Klaviyo50 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
ActiveCampaign✗
Klaviyo✓
Model
ActiveCampaigncommercial
Klaviyofreemium
Price level
ActiveCampaignunknown
Klaviyolow
Transparent
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✗
Integrations
Count
ActiveCampaign1,000
Klaviyo3
Security
Gdpr
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓
Hipaa
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo–
Soc2
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo–
Reliability
Status page
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓
Content
Faq
ActiveCampaign8 items
Klaviyo7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for marketing automation software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Pricing
Transparent published pricing
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✗
Free tier
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓
Pricing unit
ActiveCampaignDatabase records
Klaviyo-
Orchestration
Visual journey / workflow builder
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓
Lead management
Lead scoring
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo-
Channels
Multichannel beyond email
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓
Web / on-site personalisation
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓
Ads audience sync
ActiveCampaign-
Klaviyo-
Integrations
Native CRM sync
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo-
Data
Built-in CDP / event data
ActiveCampaign-
Klaviyo✓
Optimisation
A/B / multivariate testing
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓
Segment
Lifecycle focus
ActiveCampaignBoth
KlaviyoB2C
Deployment
Self-hostable
ActiveCampaign✗
Klaviyo✗
AI
AI (send-time / content / predictive)
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ActiveCampaign

Leader

An all-in-one platform combining email, SMS, WhatsApp messaging, and built-in CRM with AI-powered features for lead scoring, campaign personalization, and customer lifecycle management.

Independently observed

Klaviyo

A unified customer relationship management system that aggregates customer data and automates personalized campaigns across email, SMS, WhatsApp, and other channels. It combines customer data aggregation, real-time signals, and AI agents to enable intelligent, cross-channel customer engagement at scale.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ActiveCampaign

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Subscription based on contact list size. 14-day free trial available.

  • Pro-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Klaviyo

SubscriptionFree tier

Free plan available. Paid tiers with promotional pricing available.

  • FreeFree
    • Up to 250 profiles
    • 500 emails/month
    • $5 of mobile messages/month
    • 10,000 Composer credits
    • Built-in reporting
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ActiveCampaign✓
Klaviyo✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude

ActiveCampaign

Leader
18 total - 16 not shared
  • WooCommerce
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Inventory
  • Zendesk
  • Freshdesk
  • LiveChat
  • TradeGecko
  • Cin7
  • UPS
  • FedEx
  • ShipStation
  • Stripe
  • Zapier
  • Yoast
Independently observed

Klaviyo

6 total - 4 not shared
  • Figma
  • Shopify
  • Instagram
  • Yotpo
Independently observed
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