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Privy vs. Omnisend: Grow Smarter, Not Harder

Privy is the #1 Omnisend Alternative Built for Growing Ecommerce Brands

Omnisend is built for huge marketing teams.

Privy is made just for you — the growing, fast-moving ecommerce brand that wants to capture more emails, sell more products, and save time doing it.

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Why Merchants Are Switching from Omnisend to Privy

Privy gives you everything you need to grow your store — without the bloat, steep learning curve, or expensive plans.

Comparing Privy vs. Omnisend

Key feature comparison.

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Privy is built for growing businesses.

Omnisend is a platform built for large enterprise businesses.

Ease of Use

Simple, beginner-friendly interface

Perfect for scale

More complex, suited for experienced marketers

Difficult to learn

Setup time

Same-day launch possible

Very fast

Longer setup, depending on automation complexity

Slow

Lead Capture Tools

Built-in pop-ups, banners, flyouts, embedded forms

Robust

Basic pop-ups and forms; limited customization

Simple

Pricing

Affordable for growing brands

Scales with you

Higher starting cost

Cost prohibitive

Support

Live chat + coaching + onboarding help

Top-tier

Ticket-based; live support on higher tiers

Poor experience

Popups & Lead Capture

Best-in-class

A+ options

Basic

B- at best

Automation Templates

Prebuilt flows for ecommerce

Scalable

Custom logic available

Clunky, slow

Learning curve

Low

Easy

Medium to high

High

Shopify Integration

Native, 2-minute setup

Time-saver

Available, but setup required

Extra step.

Capture, Convert, and Keep Customers — All in One Place

Not Overbuilt for Enterprise

BUILT FOR SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH

Not Overbuilt for Enterprise

Omnisend is packed with enterprise-level complexity you might never use. Privy gives you exactly what you need to capture leads, send campaigns.

QUICK ROI FROM DAY ONE

Fast Setup, Immediate Wins

While Omnisend takes time to master, Privy’s tools are simple enough to start driving sales the same day you sign up.

HANDS-ON SUPPORT & ONBOARDING

Real People, Real Answers

Omnisend’s support is mostly ticket-based. Privy’s team is here with coaching and live help, so you’re never left guessing.

CONVERSION-FIRST PLATFORM

Beyond Just Email & SMS

Privy’s built-in pop-ups, banners, and flyouts are designed to capture more leads and recover abandoned carts—no extra software required.

COST-EFFECTIVE PRICING

Pay for What You Use

With Omnisend, you can end up paying for advanced automations you don’t need. Privy’s pricing is transparent and tailored to smaller, fast-growing stores.

MARKETING THAT ANYONE CAN RUN

Send Emails that Actually Sell

Create and send beautiful emails in minutes with our drag-and-drop builder. No design experience required — just pick a template and go.

What Merchants are saying

“We tried Omnisend, but it was too much for our team. Privy gave us everything we needed — popups, emails, and texts — without the learning curve.”

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Josh, Apparel Brand

Amazing experience! Support were so helpful, and really kind, given I was responsible for the issue! So impressed at how quickly my issue was resolved, and the communication was top notch!

The Three Little Floofs

The Three Little Floofs

Privy has generated me over $30k in the last 6 months alone. Customer service is top notch. Would recommend to anyone!!

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