Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS vs Kudosity SMS Messaging
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026.
The short answer
- Klaviyo is detected on 2578× as many Shopify stores as Kudosity SMS Messaging: 257,822 vs 100 as of Nov 4, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Klaviyo 4.7 from 3,431 reviews and Kudosity SMS Messaging 5.0 from 6 reviews.
- Klaviyo lists 51 features Kudosity SMS Messaging’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Abandoned cart, AI generation.
- 84 stores run Klaviyo and Kudosity SMS Messaging together.
Head to head
Email, SMS, and more - a unified customer platform
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Australia
- New Zealand
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · AI-assisted, on-brand content
- · Built-in dashboard & reporting
- · Guided onboarding setup
- · One place for forms, emails, and flows
- · Seamless migration to full platform
- · Set up directly in Shopify Admin
SMS
- · Automated two-way conversations
- · Branded SMS links
- · Customizable multi-channel attribution
- · Multi-channel A/B testing
- · Multi-channel segmentation and flows
- · SMS AI for campaign creation
- · 160+ campaign templates
- · Email AI for campaign creation
- · Multi-channel A/B testing
- · Multi-channel segmentation and flows
- · Personalized product recommendations
- · Predictive analytics
Get started
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGo beyond the basics with the Klaviyo marketing app. New stores get a guided setup — sign-up form, welcome email, and abandoned-checkout flow — without leaving Shopify Admin. Unify data from 350+ integrations and boost marketing performance with campaigns, smart segmentation, and automated workflows from Klaviyo’s AI Agents.
Know exactly what your SMS marketing makes you. Kudosity tracks revenue per message in real time — not just clicks. Automate abandoned cart SMS, birthday reminders, transactional SMS order updates and send high-volume campaigns. Built for bulk SMS at scale and peak events. SMS-compliant and brand Sender ID-ready. Australian-owned & supported. Live in 10 minutes.
- Use data from Shopify and other apps – web activity, tags, catalog, coupon codes
- Create segments and triggers using complete historical and real-time data
- Use omnichannel templates for Welcome, Back in Stock, Abandon, Price Drop & more
- Get real-time revenue data per automation, campaign, segment, and channel
- Message broadcast with real time campaign reporting
- Custom URL link tracking with conversion attribution
- Send to any Shopify segment utilising shopify personalisation data
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Klaviyo |  Kudosity SMS Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 257,822(ahead) | 100 |
| Net store change, 28 days | +347 | +10 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 2,999(ahead) | 10 |
| Big-brand share | 15% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Australia, New Zealand |
Reviews
| Measure | Klaviyo | Kudosity SMS Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 3,431(ahead) | 6 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 74 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 45% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Klaviyo | Kudosity SMS Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Klaviyo | Kudosity SMS Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2 | #25 |
| Shopify App Charts | #2 on the Shoplist 100 | #12 in SMS marketing |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 20, 2012 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | Klaviyo | Kudosity Co |
FAQ
Klaviyo and Kudosity SMS Messaging: common questions
- Which is more popular, Klaviyo or Kudosity SMS Messaging?
- Klaviyo is detected on 2578× as many Shopify stores as Kudosity SMS Messaging: 257,822 vs 100 as of Nov 4, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, Klaviyo or Kudosity SMS Messaging?
- On the Shopify App Store: Klaviyo 4.7 from 3,431 reviews and Kudosity SMS Messaging 5.0 from 6 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Klaviyo lists 51 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Abandoned cart, AI generation, Analytics. Kudosity SMS Messaging lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as One-time password (OTP), Payment reminders, Subscription renewals. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Can you use Klaviyo and Kudosity SMS Messaging together?
- Yes. 84 stores run Klaviyo and Kudosity SMS Messaging together. Shoplist detects both apps on those storefronts.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 4, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 4, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.