Ecommerce marketing · October 2026 Edition
Klaviyo vs Shopify Email
Zero of fourteen models named Klaviyo first on the direct prompt; zero named Shopify Email. Klaviyo was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Shopify Email by nine and Klaviyo carries 52 labels and Shopify Email 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Boston, United States, founded 2012. Named in thirteen categories this edition.
By Shopify, Ottawa, Canada, founded 2006. Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels5214A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Klaviyo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.HubSpot Marketing Hub was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. HubSpot Marketing Hub vs Klaviyo · HubSpot Marketing Hub vs Shopify Email · Omnisend vs Klaviyo
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the ecommerce marketing page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
KlaviyoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsShopify Email
Direct002 against Klaviyo
Paraphrase003 against Klaviyo
Comparative80
Budget-constrained222 against Klaviyo
Scale-constrained10
Negative103 against Klaviyo
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Klaviyo and Shopify Email stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Klaviyo Shopify Email first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Klaviyo on the left and Shopify Email on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Klaviyo and Shopify Email stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallBigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, Klaviyo, Shopware
DeepSeek V4 FlashBigCommerce alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, Klaviyo, Shopify, Shopware
GLM 4.7 FlashXBigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: Adobe Commerce, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Klaviyo, Shopify Plus with B2B Features
GPT-6 LunaHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Adobe Marketo Engage, Klaviyo
Muse Glimmer 30BHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: BigCommerce, Klaviyo, Omnisend, Shopify
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5BigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: OroCommerce, Shopify
GPT-5.4 miniHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: BigCommerce, Bloomreach, Oracle Eloqua, Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Gemini 3.5 FlashHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, BigCommerce B2B Edition, OroCommerce, Shopify
Perplexity SonarBigCommerce B2B Edition, HubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Salesforce B2B Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Grok 4.1 FastHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign
Llama 4 MaverickBigCommerce B2B Edition, Shopware
Qwen 3.7 FlashHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Adobe Marketo Engage, BigCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Shopify
Kimi K2BigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, Shopify
MiniMax M2.5BigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, Shopify
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Klaviyo leads by fourteen points.
Klaviyo16%#3 of 10Shopify Email2%#– of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Klaviyo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“it is generally not recommended as a primary marketing platform for complex B2B companies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Tools to Avoid for This Use Case - Klaviyo — ... deliberately B2C-focused” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Choose Klaviyo if you have significant revenue and want to maximize the Lifetime Value (LTV) of your existing customers.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“stick with well-established names: Shopify, Klaviyo (for email/SMS), Meta Ads, Google Shopping” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Shopify Email
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If you're already on Shopify, start with Shopify Messaging. It's likely the best fit for a tight budget” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Shopify Email (Best Value *If* You Use Shopify)... its pricing is virtually unbeatable.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“included with every Shopify plan and provides 10,000 email sends per month... making it the simplest budget option” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.