OptiMonk Essential is $19 a month billed yearly with a 10,000-pageview free plan (optimonk.com/pricing, 29 August 2026). Privy new accounts pay $24/month for Displays or $30/month for Email (privy.com/pricing). No free plan after 8 July 2025. The 2023 $15 Starter is gone.
Pick OptiMonk if you already pay Klaviyo and you want wheels. Pick Privy if Shopify + email + SMS in one bill is the brief.
OptiMonk vs Privy at a glance
| OptiMonk | Privy | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting paid | $29/mo or $19 yearly Essential | $24 Displays / $30 Email |
| Meter | Site pageviews | Pageviews or contacts |
| Free plan | 10k pageviews, A/B on Free | No. 15-day trial |
| Email / SMS | Hand off to Klaviyo | Email plan sends; SMS add-on |
| Shopify | Native app, 4.8 / 420 | Native, 4.5 / 3,969 |
| Gamification | First-class on every plan | Quizzes and displays |
Sources: both vendor pricing pages, 23–29 August 2026.
Who should pick which?
OptiMonk if the sender is already paid for. Privy if you will not keep Klaviyo and you want SMS in the same app.
Does Privy still start at $15?
Not for new accounts after 8 July 2025. Displays is $24. Email is $30. Email + SMS is $45 at 1,500 contacts.
Related: OptiMonk pricing, Privy pricing.
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Written and reviewed by
SEO Executive at Flatart
Emel Dalabasmaz graduated in Advertising and Public Relations from Anadolu University. She began in social media and carried that grounding — content, brand communication and performance — into SEO. For more than ten years she has worked on growth for brands across a range of industries, pairing a communications perspective with data and technical analysis to build a digital presence that holds up over time.
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