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Klaviyo vs Sprout Social vs Stripo

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Best overall

Klaviyo

4.3

From From $20/mo

Sprout Social

4.0

From $79/seat/mo

Stripo

4.2

From $20/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Best overall

Pick it if: Online stores that want their email and SMS to run on real customer behaviour.

Pick it if: Marketing teams and agencies managing several brands' social accounts who need a shared inbox and client-ready reports.

Best value

Pick it if: Email marketers, agencies and designers who make lots of branded emails for one or more email platforms.

Klaviyo scores highest overall, but Stripo gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.

Overview

AttributeKlaviyoSprout SocialStripo
In one lineEmail and SMS for online stores, with AI that writes, segments and predicts.Plans social posts, answers comments and reports results for brands and agencies.Builds responsive email templates by drag and drop, then exports them to your email tool.
Pricing modelFreemiumPaidFreemium
Starting priceFrom $20/mo$79/seat/mo$20/mo
Free plan Yes No Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeKlaviyoSprout SocialStripo
Overall rating4.3Winner4.04.2
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.5
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
5.0
4.5
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.5
4.5
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.5
2.5
4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.5
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeKlaviyoSprout SocialStripo
Access & platform
Free plan Yes No Yes
Mobile app Yes Yes No
Desktop app No No No
Browser extension No Yes–
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes– Yes
Understands images–––
Makes images– No Yes
Makes video No No No
Writes code No No Yes
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes–
Learns your brand or style Yes– No
Works in many languages Yes Yes Yes
Capabilities score10/ 178/ 179/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeKlaviyoSprout SocialStripo
Plans

Free

Free

New stores building their first flows.

Essentials

$79/seat/mo billed yearly, or $99 monthly

Small businesses that mainly schedule and publish.

Free

Free

Trying it out.

EmailOur pick

From $20/mo

Most stores once they pass 250 contacts.

Standard

$199/seat/mo billed yearly

Small teams that need the shared inbox.

Basic

$20/mo, or $200/yr

A small business sending a few campaigns a month.

Email and SMS

From $35/mo

Stores that want text messages in the same flows.

ProfessionalOur pick

$299/seat/mo billed yearly

Agencies and teams managing many brands.

MediumOur pick

$45/mo, or $450/yr

In-house teams and small agencies.

Enterprise

Custom

Large brands with many stores or markets.

Advanced

$399/seat/mo billed yearly

Customer care teams with high message volume.

Pro

$125/mo, or $1,250/yr

Agencies with many clients.

Enterprise

Custom

Large brands with security and onboarding needs.

Prime

Custom

Large teams.

Which plan to pickStart on Free and build your welcome and abandoned cart flows before you pay anything. Move to Email when you cross 250 contacts, and only add SMS once email is working, because text messages cost extra per send.A small business that mostly posts can stop at Essentials. Agencies and teams with more than five profiles need Professional. Paying monthly costs more than the yearly prices shown, and add-ons like Listening are quoted separately.Basic covers a business sending a few campaigns a month. Medium is the better fit for teams and small agencies, where 50 exports and two seats run out quickly. Extra members cost $10 each a month.

Key features

AttributeKlaviyoSprout SocialStripo
Standout features
  • Flows
  • Segments from plain English
  • Predictive analytics
  • Email and SMS in one
  • AI writing and campaign builder
  • Customer Agent
  • Publishing and calendar
  • Smart Inbox
  • Reports
  • Trellis and AI Assist
  • Listening
  • Review management
  • Drag-and-drop and HTML editor
  • 1,600+ templates
  • Modules and brand library
  • AI copy and images
  • Testing
  • Export to 90+ platforms

Pros and cons

AttributeKlaviyoSprout SocialStripo
Pros
  • Deepest store integration of any email tool, so targeting runs on real purchase data
  • Flows and segments are quick to set up from templates and plain English
  • Email and SMS live in one place with one set of customer data
  • Predictive analytics tell you who to spend effort on
  • Huge ecosystem of Shopify apps and agencies that already know it
  • Clear, easy interface that new team members learn quickly
  • Reports that agencies and managers rate among the best
  • Shared inbox with assignment, tagging and review replies
  • Strong approval workflows for teams and clients
  • Responsive support and good onboarding, by most accounts
  • Easy to use, with high ratings for ease of setup on G2
  • Large template library and reusable modules
  • Exports to almost any email platform
  • AI helpers for copy, images, alt text and translation
  • API and MCP connection
Cons
  • Gets expensive fast as your list grows, and every profile counts toward the bill
  • SMS is a separate cost on top of the plan
  • Email support stops after 60 days on the free plan
  • Overkill for service businesses and plain newsletters
  • Expensive, and per-seat pricing makes bigger teams costly
  • Essentials and Standard cap you at five social profiles
  • Listening and premium analytics are extra add-ons with sales-quoted prices
  • Annual contracts auto-renew with a short cancellation window, a common complaint
  • Monthly prices for most plans are not shown openly on the pricing page
  • Free plan's four exports a month is very limited
  • Paid plans are capped by exports, which agencies hit fast
  • AI image credits are small on lower plans
  • An extra tool to pay for if your email platform's own editor is good enough

Who each one is for

AttributeKlaviyoSprout SocialStripo
Best for
  • Abandoned cart recovery
  • Segments from plain English
  • Post-purchase flows
  • SMS campaigns
  • Predicting customer value
  • Agencies reporting to clients
  • Teams answering comments and DMs together
  • Tracking brand mentions and competitors
  • Scheduling across many networks
  • Designing responsive emails without code
  • Agencies working across many email platforms
  • Reusable branded email modules
  • Translating emails into other languages
You'll find it used by
  • Shopify stores
  • Ecommerce marketers
  • Agencies
  • DTC brands
  • Marketing teams
  • Agencies
  • Social media managers
  • Customer care teams
  • Multi-location businesses
  • Email marketers
  • Agencies
  • Designers
  • E-commerce teams

Questions people ask

Which is better, Klaviyo, Sprout Social or Stripo?

Klaviyo scores highest overall in our ratings (Klaviyo 4.3/5, Sprout Social 4.0/5 and Stripo 4.2/5). Klaviyo is best for abandoned cart recovery and segments from plain English. Sprout Social is best for agencies reporting to clients and teams answering comments and DMs together. Stripo is best for designing responsive emails without code and agencies working across many email platforms.

Which is cheaper, Klaviyo, Sprout Social or Stripo?

Klaviyo: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $20/mo. Sprout Social: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $79/seat/mo. Stripo: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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