Hamlavs Klaviyo

Hamla vs Klaviyo: which one should run your marketing?

Klaviyo is one of the strongest email and SMS platforms for online stores: deep segments, flows and analytics that a marketer builds and tunes. Hamla is an AI marketing team: it plans, writes, launches and measures campaigns across email, WhatsApp, SMS, web push, popups and social, and asks you before anything reaches a customer or spends money. Here is an honest comparison, with Klaviyo's details checked on its own site.

The short answer

Choose Hamla if

  • You want campaigns planned, written and launched for you, not a platform to master
  • You sell on Salla or Zid, or most of your customers are in the Gulf
  • You want WhatsApp, web push, popups and social posts next to email, in one place
  • Your team works in Arabic, English, or both

Choose Klaviyo if

  • You run a large Shopify store and want deep, predictive segmentation
  • Email is your main channel and you have someone to build and tune flows
  • You need SMS in the US, Canada, Europe or Australia
  • You want to start on a free plan with 250 profiles

Hamla vs Klaviyo, feature by feature

Hamla's column comes straight from what the product ships today. Klaviyo's comes from its pricing page, product pages and help center.

Hamla compared with Klaviyo, feature by feature
HamlaKlaviyo
AI plans and launches campaigns for youPlans, writes and schedules; you approveComposer drafts and audits; it never sends on its own
Email campaigns and automated flows15,000 emails a month on StarterIts core product, with 70+ ready-made flows
WhatsApp messagesOffers and reminders from your business numberPaid mobile messaging, priced per message by country
SMSYesUS, Canada, Mexico, parts of Europe, Australia and New Zealand; no Gulf countries
Web push notifications5,000 a month on StarterMobile app push only; no web push
On-site popups and sign-up forms10 active popups on StarterPopups, fly-outs, banners and multi-step forms
Instagram comment-to-DM auto-replyKeyword replies that save interested people with consentPaid Social add-on
Facebook comments and MessengerComment replies that continue in MessengerNot offered
Publish social postsInstagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTokCaptures subscribers; does not publish posts
Revenue per campaignStore orders attributed to each campaignLast-touch attribution with adjustable windows
Salla storeNative appNo Salla app in its marketplace
Zid storeNative appNo Zid app in its marketplace
Shopify storeBeta · Native appDeep two-way integration
Arabic dashboard and Arabic-first copyDashboard and campaigns in Arabic and EnglishNo Arabic dashboard; right-to-left emails need custom CSS
Works inside AI assistants (MCP)Run Hamla from Claude and other MCP clientsMCP server and Claude and ChatGPT apps; drafts only
Entry price$25$20 a month (up to 500 active profiles, 5,000 emails)

Klaviyo details come from its own website and help center, checked October 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.

The real difference

Klaviyo gives a marketer powerful tools. Hamla is the marketer.

01

Hamla does the work; Klaviyo gives you the tools

In Klaviyo you build the segments, flows and forms, and its AI, Composer, drafts campaigns but never sends or schedules on its own. Hamla starts from the outcome you want, like winning back quiet customers, then proposes the plan, writes the messages and launches them once you approve.

02

Built for the Gulf, not adapted to it

Hamla connects to Salla and Zid natively and its dashboard is in Arabic. Klaviyo has no Salla or Zid app in its marketplace, no Arabic dashboard, right-to-left emails need custom CSS, and its SMS does not reach Gulf countries.

03

More channels in one flat plan

Klaviyo prices email by active profiles and charges SMS and WhatsApp from a separate prepaid budget; it does not offer web push. Hamla's plans include email, web push and popups at a flat monthly price, with the limits written on the plan.

Pricing: Hamla Starter vs Klaviyo Email

Klaviyo's price rises with every active profile, and text messages come from a separate budget. Hamla's plans are a flat monthly price with the limits written on the plan.

Hamla Starter

$25/ month

  • 2,500 contacts
  • 15,000 emails and 5,000 push notifications a month
  • 15 campaigns a month, planned and written by AI
  • 7-day trial with a card required; cancel before billing starts
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Klaviyo Email

$20 a month for up to 500 active profiles

  • 5,000 email sends a month at that tier; the price rises with active profiles
  • SMS and WhatsApp come from a prepaid monthly budget, priced per message
  • Free plan: 250 active profiles and 500 emails a month
  • Composer AI is free with limited capacity, or $20 a month for more

Prices in US dollars before tax, as each company lists them.

When Klaviyo is the better choice

We would rather you pick the right tool than switch twice.

Predictions on big customer lists

Klaviyo predicts each customer's lifetime value, churn risk and next order date once you have enough order history. Hamla does not show these predictions.

Deep segmentation

Klaviyo's segments update in real time and can combine unlimited conditions across a customer's whole history.

A very large ecosystem

Klaviyo lists more than 350 built-in integrations and an app marketplace around them.

SMS in the US, Europe and Australia

Where Klaviyo's SMS is available, it is mature and well integrated with its email flows.

Switch from Klaviyo in three steps

  1. 01

    Export your Klaviyo profiles

    In Klaviyo, open Audience, then Lists & segments, and export a list or an all-profiles segment to CSV. Only Owner, Admin and Analyst roles can export.

  2. 02

    Import them and connect your channels

    Upload the CSV to Hamla, then connect your store, WhatsApp and Instagram. Keep Klaviyo running until you are happy.

  3. 03

    Tell Hamla the goal

    For example: win back customers who have not ordered in two months. Hamla proposes the plan and writes the messages; nothing goes out until you approve.

Hamla vs Klaviyo: common questions

Is Hamla a Klaviyo alternative?

Yes, for businesses that want their marketing done for them across more channels. Hamla runs email like Klaviyo does, and also WhatsApp, web push, popups and social posts, planned and written by AI. If you have a marketer who wants to build deep email flows by hand, Klaviyo is the more powerful toolbox.

Is Hamla cheaper than Klaviyo?

Hamla Starter is $25 a month for 2,500 contacts, with email, web push and popups included. Klaviyo's email plan starts at $20 a month for up to 500 active profiles, and SMS and WhatsApp are paid separately per message. Klaviyo also has a free plan for 250 profiles.

Does Klaviyo work with Salla or Zid?

We found no Salla or Zid app in Klaviyo's marketplace or help center. Hamla connects to both natively, reads orders and customers, and attributes revenue to each campaign.

Does Hamla predict lifetime value and churn like Klaviyo?

Not as a feature. Hamla uses your order history to plan who to reach and when, but it does not show predicted lifetime value or churn dates. If those predictions drive your marketing, Klaviyo is stronger there.

Can I use Hamla and Klaviyo together?

Yes. Some businesses keep Klaviyo for email flows they have already built and let Hamla run WhatsApp, web push, popups and social. Just make sure the same customer is not sent the same offer by both.

Does Hamla support Arabic?

Yes. Hamla's dashboard is available in Arabic and English, and it writes campaigns in Arabic, English and many other languages, right to left where needed.

Tell Hamla the goal. It does the marketing.

Try Hamla for 7 days. Nothing is charged until the trial ends.