Klaviyo’s pricing page references syncing contact and activity data from other tools but does not name a dedicated ActiveCampaign importer; expect to export contacts as CSV and reconnect your store directly to Klaviyo.
Quick verdict: Move to Klaviyo if you run an e-commerce store and want native purchase/browsing event sync and revenue attribution — features ActiveCampaign does not build around.
Most buyers only budget for the new subscription. This estimates the hidden labor, data-cleanup, and retraining cost of actually making the switch.
Estimate assumes: 1 hour of data-mapping/cleaning labor per 2,000 records, a blended $75/hr ops rate, tiered migration & cleaning tooling fees, and 4 hours of retraining per seat at a $45/hr fully-loaded rate.
Purchase and browsing events sync automatically.
Built into every flow and send.
Cart abandonment, browse abandonment, back-in-stock.
You lose ActiveCampaign’s standard CRM and its free contact-migration service; Klaviyo has neither.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1Export your contact list | Export contacts, tags and segments as CSV from the old tool. |
| 2Create your Klaviyo account | Create your Klaviyo account and connect your store (Shopify or otherwise) to sync existing customer and order data. |
| 3Rebuild flows in Klaviyo’s flow builder | Recreate abandoned-cart, welcome and post-purchase flows using Klaviyo’s flow builder, tied to your synced store events. |
| 4Rebuild automations | Recreate email sequences, triggers and automation rules by hand — these do not transfer automatically. |
| 5Reconnect integrations | Reconnect your website forms, e-commerce store or CRM sync to the new tool. |
| 6Run a real send before cancelling | Send one real campaign through the new tool and confirm deliverability before cancelling the old plan. |
What this path doesn’t do for you:
ActiveCampaign’s CRM and free migration service have no Klaviyo equivalent — Klaviyo’s value is entirely in e-commerce event data, not sales-pipeline tooling.
| Plan | ActiveCampaign | Klaviyo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis | Per contact tier, account-wide | Per active-profile tier |
| Entry price | Starter $15/mo (1,000 contacts) | Email $20/mo (500 profiles) |
| CRM | Standard CRM included | None — event/profile data only |
| Free plan | None, 14-day trial | 250 profiles |
Standard list prices checked on each vendor’s pricing page on September 23, 2026. HubSpot price is the $20/seat standing rate, not its current new-customer promo.
| Capability | ActiveCampaign | Klaviyo |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | General marketing + light CRM | E-commerce, Shopify-native |
| Price | $15/mo (1,000 contacts) | $20/mo (500 profiles) |
| CRM | Included | None |
| Revenue attribution | Not core | Built in |
Going the other direction, or want the full comparison first?
Read the ActiveCampaign vs Klaviyo comparison Switching from Klaviyo to ActiveCampaign instead?No dedicated importer is named; export contacts as CSV and connect your store directly to Klaviyo for event data.
Yes, $5/mo more at the entry tier, and Klaviyo bills on active profiles which can grow faster than a simple contact count.
Yes, Klaviyo has no CRM layer — keep ActiveCampaign or another CRM if you relied on it.
No. Automation logic, workflows and segmentation rules are specific to each platform’s builder and are rebuilt by hand in the new tool; only contact data moves via export/import.
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