Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS

Shocking customer service from the douchebags at Klaviyo. Been with them for 3 years now. Generally all ok. However we've recently reduced the number of contacts/profiles in our email list quite significantly (by around 50,000). We expected this to have a significant effect on our monthly bills, but it seems Klaviyo is still taking out the same monthly amount as they were prior to the reduction in profiles.

I've spoken to them via live chat and email today, and was told that Klaviyo does not automatically adjust its billing down if the amount of profiles is reduced. Convenient. They were capable of automatically increasing our bills when our profile list was growing. But apparently they don't do this when the profile lists decrease.

Even so I thought that once I'd pointed out that we did reduce our list size last month, and therefore this month's bill should be significantly smaller (by about $550), they would agree to refund me the difference, but they basically told me to check my terms and conditions and get lost. They wont refund me the difference.

I am pretty dumbstruck by this. This seems very underhanded to me. Even if it's in the T's and C's to not do the right thing here stinks.

Obviously they've now lost all of our business.

Update 5th January 2025:

after a bit of back and forth with Klaviyo's billing team, and getting nowhere, I decided to leave negative reviews in as many places as I could think. Miraculously 2 days after doing this I had an email from their management offering me the refund they should have given me in the first place. Just goes to show the power of reviews I guess!

Very dishonest company, emails are sent out claiming you can adjust your plan (because they auto upgrade you) I was told I can surpress my lists only to be told later you are no longer able to surpress lists. They refused to give me a refund so I am taking up with the bank!! Do not use them for emails! They make it very complicated to take your money.

I've been using Klaviyo for three years, but I'm switching to Shopify Email due to their recent cost structure changes. The pricing has become unreasonable, especially for small and mid-sized businesses. There are more affordable options that offer similar functionality without the excessive costs. I’d recommend others consider alternatives to avoid the unnecessary expense. Speak with your wallet. Klaviyo's price hikes are unacceptable.

Been using Klaviyo since the very start of the business in 2021. Now, with a change of pricing policy will be forced to move to another service. Absolute scam of charging $1k+ for "active" profiles that I'm not even sending emails to.

With their pricing changes, we have to pay TEN TIMES more than before. I received this message four days before the new price change.

Terrible customer service and it is not worthy for your money! Also, they do not return your money if you pay and decide to cancel the plan (we cancelled at the same day as we were charged and they have told us that are not refunding! !!)

Their new charging rules are very user-unfriendly, and their customer support is very poor, and the response efficiency is very low. Friends who want to use it, please consider carefully!

Klaviyo Inc. regarding unfair and unethical billing practices. For the billing period of December 28, 2024, to January 27, 2025, I was charged $8,180.87, despite being enrolled in a plan clearly outlined at $4,088.50.

I have provided Klaviyo with documentation confirming the agreed-upon amount for my plan. Despite this, the company has refused to issue a refund or offer any resolution. Their refusal to rectify this issue is not only disappointing but raises serious concerns about their billing practices and customer support.

Additionally, upon further investigation, I have discovered numerous similar complaints from other businesses regarding Klaviyo's unfair and unethical billing. This pattern of behavior suggests systemic issues that need to be addressed to prevent further harm to consumers.

I respectfully request that Klaviyo:

Issue a full refund of the overcharged amount ($8,180.87 - $4,088.50 = $4,092.37).
Conduct a review of their billing processes to ensure transparency and accuracy moving forward.

If you need service and no one responds its Klaviyo. I have had the worst customer service or no service from this company.

When you try to get help there is often no one on the chat and you wait and wait and finally give up after an or hour or two.

When they want you to signup they are very fast in responding and you get impressed by how great their service is but after you sign up, no one is there to find you.

Stay away as far as you can because after sweet talk, there is no talk.

Is it usual for the customer (me) to raise a support request and for that request to be closed within 24 hours without any response? Not the serivce I am hoping for looks to be $400USD per month....
update: Opened a second support request and again closed without being contacted....wow...smh.