ArtMail vs Klaviyo: The Honest Comparison
All the power of a best-in-class email platform, without the sharp price hikes. Pay for software, not volume.
Quick comparison
| Feature | Klaviyo | ArtMail |
|---|---|---|
| BYOS / Bring Your Own SES | ❌ | ✅ |
| AI email generation (prompts, images, Figma) | ❌ | ✅ |
| AI automation generation | ❌ | ✅ |
| AI credits included in plan | ❌ | ✅ |
| Drag-and-drop builder | ✅ | ✅ |
| Visual automation builder | ✅ | ✅ |
| Shopify integration | ✅ | ✅ |
| Revenue attribution | ✅ | ✅ |
| Free plan | 🟡 | ✅ |
Pricing comparison
| Emails/mo | Klaviyo | ArtMail (total w/ AWS) | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $45/mo | $9 + ~$1 AWS = ~$10/mo | 78% |
| 50,000 | $145/mo | $20 + ~$5 AWS = ~$25/mo | 83% |
| 200,000 | $400/mo | $59 + ~$20 AWS = ~$79/mo | 80% |
| 500,000 | $1295/mo | $129 + ~$50 AWS = ~$179/mo | 86% |
ArtMail is the only platform that lets you use your own AWS SES — pay for the software, not the volume.
AI credits included — no competitor does this
Every paid ArtMail plan includes AI credits. Generate templates, automations, and image-to-email without add-on pricing.
Template generation
2 credits
Automation generation
3 credits
Image-to-template
4 credits
Refinement
1 credit
Starter
100 credits ≈ ~50 templates or ~33 automations/mo
Growth
300 credits ≈ ~150 templates or ~100 automations/mo
Pro
600 credits ≈ ~300 templates or ~200 automations/mo
Scale
1500 credits ≈ ~750 templates or ~500 automations/mo
Feature deep-dive
Why users switch to ArtMail
Stopped paying for volume
Klaviyo’s pricing jumped. With BYOS, we pay AWS directly and keep platform fees predictable.
AI that actually builds emails
Generate templates from prompts, images, or Figma. No more starting from scratch.
Works for our whole business
We run courses, newsletters, and e-commerce. One platform instead of Klaviyo + others.
Switching from Klaviyo is easy
Export your contacts and import them into ArtMail. Our AI can help recreate automations from descriptions.