ActiveCampaign offers a free contact-migration service on every plan, making this one of the more supported paths in this category — though store-event data (purchase history, browse behavior) still needs to be reconnected separately.
Quick verdict: Move to ActiveCampaign if you want a lower entry price plus a standard CRM, and your automation needs are not centered on e-commerce revenue attribution.
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.
$15/mo against Klaviyo’s $20/mo.
A feature Klaviyo does not offer.
Included on every ActiveCampaign plan.
You lose Klaviyo’s native Shopify sync and built-in revenue attribution — ActiveCampaign’s ecommerce integrations are standard, not purpose-built for attribution.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1Export your contact list | Export contacts, tags and segments as CSV from the old tool. |
| 2Create your ActiveCampaign account | Create your ActiveCampaign account and use its free contact-migration service, or import your list as CSV. |
| 3Rebuild automations in ActiveCampaign’s builder | Recreate your automation logic using ActiveCampaign’s automation builder, and set up basic CRM/deal tracking if you plan to use it. |
| 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:
Klaviyo’s native store-event sync and revenue attribution per flow have no ActiveCampaign equivalent — expect to lose that level of e-commerce-specific reporting.
| Plan | Klaviyo | ActiveCampaign |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis | Per active-profile tier | Per contact tier, account-wide |
| Entry price | Email $20/mo (500 profiles) | Starter $15/mo (1,000 contacts) |
| CRM | None — event/profile data only | Standard CRM included |
| Free plan | 250 profiles | None, 14-day trial |
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 | Klaviyo | ActiveCampaign |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | E-commerce, Shopify-native | General marketing + light CRM |
| Price | $20/mo (500 profiles) | $15/mo (1,000 contacts) |
| CRM | None | Included |
| Migration service | Not named | Free, every plan |
Going the other direction, or want the full comparison first?
Read the ActiveCampaign vs Klaviyo comparison Switching from ActiveCampaign to Klaviyo instead?Contacts move via its free migration service or CSV import; store event history (purchases, browsing) is not part of that and reconnects separately.
Yes, $5/mo at the entry tier.
Yes, Klaviyo’s per-flow revenue attribution has no ActiveCampaign equivalent.
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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