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Email & SMS

Lifecycle email, transactional, SMS, segmentation.

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Klaviyo

Featured

Email + SMS built around customer data

Behavior-triggered emails, SMS, signup forms, segmentation. Originally e-commerce-focused; now broader.

Mainline take

Right answer for service businesses with a real CRM and >2,000 contacts. The segmentation engine is the differentiator.

Free–$60/mo at 1k contacts
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Mailchimp

Generalist email + marketing automation

Email lists, automations, signup forms, basic landing pages. Free up to 500 contacts.

Mainline take

Fine for sub-2,000 lists. Past that the pricing curves up fast and the automation builder feels dated. Move to Klaviyo or ConvertKit when you cross 2,000.

Free–$350+/mo
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