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| Metric | HiTide: Grow your SMS List | Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | 21 | ★ 3.3k |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | From $179/month | ★ Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 4 | ★ 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 4 |
| Review velocity (30d) | — | 107 new |
| Languages | 1 supported | 10 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2023 | Sep 2012 |
HiTide: Grow your SMS List edges out Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS on rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
On pricing, Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS offers a free tier (Free to install) while HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS has the larger user base (3,292 reviews vs 21), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. HiTide: Grow your SMS List's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to HiTide: Grow your SMS List; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS's 3,292-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than HiTide: Grow your SMS List's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: HiTide: Grow your SMS List audit • Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS audit
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| Keyword | HiTide | Klaviyo |
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| grow faster | #501 | #1 |
| #123 | #2 |
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| Signal | HiTide | Klaviyo |
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| Average rating | 5.0 ★ (21) | 4.7 ★ (3.3k) |
| Rating distribution | 5— 4— 3— 2— 1— | 592% 42% 30% 21% 16% |
| Reviews · last 7 days | — | +24 |
| Reviews · last 30 days | — | +107 |
| Reviews · last 90 days | — | +342 |
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Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free to install). HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 21 reviews) compared to Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS (4.7★ from 3,292 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS has the deeper published review base (3,292 vs 21), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (21 reviews). Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3,292 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
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Migration support varies by app and category. HiTide: Grow your SMS List and Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from HiTide: Grow your SMS List" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
