Updated April 2026

Tool Stack Configurations

Common tool stack configurations organized by business stage. Each stack lists the platforms typically used at that level.

Starter Stack

The Unified Foundation

What This Stack Includes

All-in-one platform:Funnels, email, courses, and CRM in one tool

No integrations needed:Everything runs from a single platform

Free tier available:Start with 2,000 contacts at no cost

Systeme.io

Free tier available

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Stack Overview

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│        SYSTEME.IO PLATFORM          │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────┐   │
│   │      UNIFIED DATA LAYER     │   │
│   │   • Customer Records        │   │
│   │   • Transaction History     │   │
│   │   • Engagement Metrics      │   │
│   └─────────────────────────────┘   │
│              ↓                      │
│   ┌──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┐   │
│   │Funnel│ Email│Course│  CRM │   │
│   │Engine│Autom.│ Host │ Data │   │
│   └──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┘   │
│              ↓                      │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────┐   │
│   │     UNIFIED REPORTING       │   │
│   └─────────────────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Growth Stack

The Scale Infrastructure

What This Stack Includes

Dedicated e-commerce:Shopify handles products, checkout, and fulfillment

Specialized email/SMS:Klaviyo provides advanced segmentation and automation

Native sync:Shopify and Klaviyo integrate directly

Shopify

Commerce Platform

Klaviyo

Email/SMS Platform

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Stack Overview

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│           SHOPIFY CORE              │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────┐   │
│   │    COMMERCE ENGINE          │   │
│   │  • Product Catalog          │   │
│   │  • Checkout/Payments        │   │
│   │  • Inventory/Fulfillment    │   │
│   └──────────────┬──────────────┘   │
└──────────────────┼──────────────────┘
                   │ NATIVE SYNC
                   ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│           KLAVIYO LAYER             │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────┐   │
│   │    COMMUNICATION HUB        │   │
│   │  • Email Automation         │   │
│   │  • SMS Campaigns            │   │
│   │  • Predictive Segments      │   │
│   └─────────────────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Enterprise Stack

The Data Integrity Layer

What This Stack Includes

Enterprise commerce:Shopify Plus with extended API access and custom checkout

Attribution tracking:Triple Whale unifies ad data and customer journeys

Advanced email/SMS:Klaviyo for predictive segmentation at scale

Shopify Plus

Enterprise Commerce

Triple Whale

Attribution Platform

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Stack Overview

┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│            SHOPIFY PLUS                   │
│   [Extended API] [Flow] [Scripts]         │
└─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┘
                      │
        ┌─────────────┴─────────────┐
        ↓                           ↓
┌───────────────┐           ┌───────────────┐
│  TRIPLE WHALE │           │    KLAVIYO    │
│  ───────────  │           │  ───────────  │
│ • Server-Side │           │ • Email Flow  │
│   Tracking    │           │ • SMS Trigger │
│ • Ad Data     │           │ • Profiles    │
│   Unified     │           │               │
└───────┬───────┘           └───────┬───────┘
        │                           │
        └───────────┬───────────────┘
                    ↓
    ┌───────────────────────────────┐
    │   UNIFIED CUSTOMER GRAPH      │
    │   Single Source of Truth      │
    └───────────────────────────────┘

These configurations are for reference only. Implementation details vary by business.

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