Sendra vs Klaviyo

Built for stores. Priced like it, too.

Klaviyo is the strongest e-commerce email platform — at $150/month for 10,000 profiles and $720/month at 50,000. If you don't need deep store analytics, Sendra sends the same email for about $22.

How Klaviyo charges

Klaviyo prices by active profiles (since February 2025) with automations, segmentation, and predictive analytics included on every paid tier. Email sends are capped at roughly 10× your profile count per month, SMS is a separate add-on, and if your profile count grows past your tier, Klaviyo automatically upgrades your plan at the next billing cycle. As of 2026 the email plan runs from $30/month at 1,000 profiles to roughly $1,380/month at 100,000; above 250,000 it's custom pricing.

How Sendra charges

Sendra is flat software pricing: free for your first 1,000 contacts, then $20/month for unlimited contacts. Delivery runs through your own Amazon SES account, billed directly by Amazon at roughly $1 per 10,000 emails. Your list can grow 100× without your software bill moving.

The math

Sendra vs Klaviyo, at every list size.

ContactsSendra (Premium)Klaviyo (monthly)
1,000Free$30
5,000$21$100
10,000$22$150
25,000$25$400
50,000$30$720
100,000$40~$1,380

Sendra cost = $20/mo Premium plus estimated Amazon SES delivery at 2 emails per contact per month (about $0.10 per 1,000 emails); 1,000 contacts fits Sendra's free plan. Klaviyo = email-only plan, verified via 2026 pricing sources, July 2026; ~ marks estimates from secondary sources.

Side by side

What you get with each.

SendraKlaviyo
Pricing model$20/mo flat, unlimited contactsPer-active-profile tiers, $30–$1,380+/mo
Sending costs~$1 per 10,000 emails (Amazon bills you directly)Capped at ~10× profiles/mo, auto-upgrade beyond
Automations & segmentationIncludedIncluded on all paid tiers
E-commerce data (orders, catalog, browse behavior)Custom events via APIDeep native sync (Shopify & co.), revenue attribution
Predictive analytics (CLV, churn risk)Not includedIncluded
Unified email + SMS flowsEmail onlyIncluded (SMS billed separately)
Overage handlingNo overages — contacts never affect priceAutomatic plan upgrade at next billing cycle
Deliverability infrastructureYour own Amazon SES account (you own the reputation)Shared/managed by Klaviyo

When Klaviyo is the better choice

For e-commerce brands where email directly drives store revenue, Klaviyo is genuinely the category leader:

  • You run a Shopify (or similar) store and want abandoned-cart, back-in-stock, and post-purchase flows driven by real order data.
  • You need revenue attribution per email and per flow — Klaviyo's e-commerce reporting is unmatched.
  • You want predictive analytics: customer lifetime value, churn risk, expected next order date.
  • You run coordinated email + SMS campaigns from one system.

Comparing other tools too? See the full list of comparisons or the Sendra pricing page.

Klaviyo FAQ

Things people ask before they switch.

How much cheaper is Sendra than Klaviyo?
At 10,000 contacts: Klaviyo is $150/month, Sendra about $22 ($20 software + ~$2 Amazon SES). At 50,000: $720 vs about $30 — a 96% difference. Klaviyo's premium buys e-commerce depth, not better email sending.
Should an e-commerce store use Sendra instead of Klaviyo?
What is an 'active profile' in Klaviyo billing?
Can I migrate from Klaviyo to Sendra?

Join the waitlist. Upgrade when
it pays for itself.

Try Sendra with up to 1,000 contacts. When your list grows, upgrade to Premium for $20/month and keep paying Amazon’s usage-based rates for delivery.