Head-to-head · facts checked 24 Sept 2026
Klaviyo vs Nosto
Klaviyo uniquely has 20 features · Nosto uniquely has 4 features.
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Usage-based (contact-tiered) — paid plans scale by profile count
Free plan
No
The verdict
Klaviyo or Nosto?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Klaviyo
Free
Free
Up to 250 profiles, 500 emails/month, $5 mobile messages, 10,000 Composer credits, email support for 60 days
Marketing
Scales by profile count
Full email + SMS marketing, flows, segmentation, and analytics — price varies by contact list size
Data + Analytics
Scales by usage
Advanced Klaviyo Data Platform, CDP, benchmarks, and marketing analytics add-on
Service
Scales by usage
Customer Hub, Helpdesk, Customer Agent — customer service module
Composer (AI Agent)
Price not published
AI marketing agent for automated campaign creation — separate add-on, 30% off promotional pricing shown 30% OFF promotion noted.
Customer Agent (AI Agent)
Price not published
24/7 AI customer service agent resolving 65% of questions autonomously, 30% off promotional pricing shown 30% OFF promotion noted.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom pricing for large brands — contact sales
Nosto
Nosto does not publish a plan list we could read.
For everything else about each tool, read the full Klaviyo review and Nosto review.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2012 | 2013 |
| HQ | Boston, USA | United States |
| AI model | Proprietary (Klaviyo AI / K:AI) | Proprietary (Experience.AI™ + Huginn agentic AI) |
| User base | 196,000+ | 1,500+ global brands |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Languages | 25+ | 25+ |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | Custom |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No — free plan available indefinitely | No |
| Starting price | Usage-based (contact-tiered) — paid plans scale by profile count | Custom pricing |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom, modular pricing based on GMV, traffic, and selected modules |
| All plans | Free — Free Marketing — Scales by profile count Data + Analytics — Scales by usage Service — Scales by usage Composer (AI Agent) — Price not published Customer Agent (AI Agent) — Price not published Enterprise — Custom | — |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | E-commerce marketing automation | Brands on Shopify, Salesforce or Adobe Commerce that want personalisation, bundles and post-purchase offers as a quoted package with onboarding |
| Differentiator | Usage-based pricing with AI agents including Composer Agent (marketing) and Customer Agent, plus Customer Hub and Helpdesk | Fully modular AI-powered Commerce Experience Platform combining personalization, search, merchandising, and agentic AI (Huginn) with no site speed impact and enterprise-grade 99.99% uptime SLA |
| Competitors | Mailchimp, Attentive, Postscript, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Listrak | Algolia, Dynamic Yield, Bloomreach, Constructor.io, Yotpo |
| Features | ||
| AI Agents | ✓ | — |
| Composer Agent | ✓ | — |
| Customer Agent | ✓ | — |
| Customer Hub | ✓ | — |
| Data & Analysis Plans | ✓ | — |
| Helpdesk | ✓ | — |
| Ab Testing | — | ✓ |
| Ad Copy Gen | — | ✕ |
| AI Agents | ✓ | — |
| API Webhooks | ✓ | — |
| Bulk Upload | — | ✕ |
| Competitor Monitoring | — | ✕ |
| Conditional Logic | ✓ | — |
| Custom Code | ✓ | — |
| Data Transform | ✓ | — |
| Error Handling | ✓ | — |
| Execution Logs | ✓ | — |
| Human in Loop | ✓ | — |
| Image Editing | — | ✕ |
| Inventory Integration | — | ✓ |
| Marketplace Listing | — | ✕ |
| Num Integrations | 350+ | — |
| Pricing Intelligence | — | ✕ |
| Product Data Enrichment | — | ✓ |
| Product Description Gen | — | ✕ |
| Scheduled Runs | ✓ | — |
| SEO Title Optimization | — | ✕ |
| Team Features | ✓ | — |
| Trigger Types | behavioral event / purchase / web activity / email engagement / SMS / schedule / webhook / form submission | — |
| Visual Builder | ✓ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Amazon | — | ✕ |
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Etsy | — | ✕ |
| Google Workspace | ✓ | — |
| Key Integrations | Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, Salesforce, BigCommerce | Shopify, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Magento 2, Commercetools, VTEX, Shopware, PrestaShop |
| Shopify | — | ✓ |
| Slack | ✓ | — |
| Webhook Support | ✓ | — |
Section 02
Klaviyo vs Nosto: common questions
Is Klaviyo or Nosto cheaper?
Klaviyo's cheapest paid plan is Usage-based (contact-tiered) — paid plans scale by profile count and Nosto's is Custom pricing. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
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