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Omnisend

Email and SMS marketing for online stores, a cheaper alternative to Klaviyo.

4.1our rating
FreemiumFrom $0Works with Claude Code

Quick take

  • Email and SMS built for online stores, with ready-made cart, welcome and post-purchase automations.
  • Free covers 250 contacts and 500 emails a month. Standard is $16 a month for 500 contacts, often discounted for the first 3 months.
  • Pro (from $59 a month for 2,500 contacts) adds unlimited emails, product recommendations and AI send times.
  • Cheaper and simpler than Klaviyo for small stores, with 24/7 live chat even on free.

What is Omnisend?

Omnisend is email and SMS marketing built for online stores on Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Wix. It pulls in your products and orders, so you can drop products into emails, send abandoned cart and browse reminders, and set up welcome, post-purchase and win-back automations from ready-made templates. Pop-ups and forms grow your list, and Social Capture collects emails from your Instagram followers.

Its AI tools build sign-up forms from a description, spot audience trends, answer questions about your results and, on Pro, choose the right products for each customer and the best send time. The Omnisend MCP lets you check results, create campaigns and manage segments from Claude or another AI tool. Support is 24/7 by live chat and email on every plan, including free.

It covers most of what a small store uses Klaviyo for at a lower price, though Klaviyo goes deeper on data and reporting for bigger brands. Standard caps sends at 12 times your list size each month, and SMS needs credits on top of your plan.

Who's using it, and who it's for

  • Online stores
  • Shopify merchants
  • Ecommerce marketers
  • Agencies

Small and mid-sized online stores that want ready-made email and SMS automations without Klaviyo's price.

Key features

  • Store automations

    Pre-built abandoned cart, browse abandonment, welcome, post-purchase and win-back flows.

  • Email and SMS

    Send emails and texts from the same automations, with SMS credits added to your plan.

  • Product blocks

    Pull products straight from your store into emails, with AI recommendations on Pro.

  • Forms AI and Social Capture

    Describe a pop-up and AI builds it, or collect emails from your Instagram followers.

  • Omnisend MCP

    Check results, create campaigns and manage segments from Claude or another AI tool.

  • 24/7 support

    Live chat and email support around the clock on every plan.

How we rate it

4.1 / 5

Our rating

From using the tool ourselves. The average of the five scores.

Ease of use
4.5

How quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.

Features
4.0

How completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.

Output quality
4.0

How good the results are before you fix them.

Value for money
4.0

What you get for the price, including the free plan.

Speed & reliability
4.0

How fast it is and how often it falls over.

Omnisend pricing

  • Free

    $0

    New stores testing email marketing.

    • 250 contacts and 500 emails a month
    • 500 web push notifications
    • Omnisend MCP
    • 24/7 support
  • Our pick

    Standard

    From $16/mo

    Small stores focused on email.

    • Price shown for 500 contacts
    • Sends up to 12 times your list size each month
    • Forms AI and AI insights
    • Unlimited web push and no Omnisend branding
  • Pro

    From $59/mo

    Growing stores that send a lot and want SMS.

    • Price shown for 2,500 contacts
    • Unlimited emails
    • AI product recommendations and send times
    • Dynamic content and advanced reports

Which plan should you pick?

Start on Free while your list is small, then move to Standard. Pick Pro when you send several emails a week or want product recommendations chosen by AI. Stores paying $400 a month or more get a free account expert.

Prices in USD unless noted, checked 3 November 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.

Best use cases

Ways Omnisend can slot into your week.

  1. 1

    Recover abandoned carts

    Send an email an hour after someone leaves their cart, then a text the next day if they still haven't bought.

  2. 2

    Welcome new subscribers

    A pop-up offers 10% off, then a short welcome series shows your best sellers.

  3. 3

    Post-purchase follow-up

    Thank buyers, ask for a review a week later and suggest a matching product a month after that.

  4. 4

    Campaign recap in Claude

    With the MCP connected, ask Claude which campaign made the most revenue last month and draft the next one.

How it fits your tech stack

Omnisend plugs into your store platform and handles email and SMS. Write campaign copy in Claude, design in Canva, and use Manychat for Instagram DMs. Stores outgrowing it usually move to Klaviyo.

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Pros and cons

Pros

  • Built for online stores, with ready-made automations
  • Cheaper than Klaviyo for small and mid-sized stores
  • 24/7 live chat on every plan, including free
  • MCP server for Claude on every plan

Cons

  • Standard caps monthly sends at 12 times your list
  • SMS costs extra on top of your plan
  • Reporting is lighter than Klaviyo's
  • Pro's price is based on 2,500 contacts, so it's a big step up

Omnisend alternatives

The closest alternatives to Omnisend in the library, best rated first.

Why it made the list

It's the most common lower-cost alternative to Klaviyo for online stores, with 24/7 support on every plan and an MCP server for Claude.

Omnisend FAQ

How much does Omnisend cost?

There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Prices checked 3 November 2026 against Omnisend's pricing page.

Is Omnisend free?

Yes, Omnisend has a free option. Start on Free while your list is small, then move to Standard. Pick Pro when you send several emails a week or want product recommendations chosen by AI. Stores paying $400 a month or more get a free account expert.

What is Omnisend best for?

Omnisend is best for abandoned cart and browse reminders, Shopify and WooCommerce stores and email and SMS from one tool. Small and mid-sized online stores that want ready-made email and SMS automations without Klaviyo's price.

What are the best Omnisend alternatives?

The closest alternatives are Klaviyo, Manychat, beehiiv and Brevo. Klaviyo is best for abandoned cart recovery.

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