Customer support software helps teams answer customers faster and more consistently, from help desks and live chat to tools built for online stores. Compare options by channels, automation and per-agent pricing.
Open-source customer engagement platform you can self-host
Best for: Technical teams that want an open-source, self-hosted support tool
Chatwoot is an open-source customer support platform that unifies live chat, email, social channels and messaging apps in one inbox. Because the Community Edition…
Affordable live chat and unified inbox for small businesses
Best for: Startups and small ecommerce teams wanting affordable live chat
Crisp provides live chat, a shared inbox, a chatbot, a knowledge base and a basic CRM in one product aimed at small businesses and…
Conversational marketing and chat platform, now part of Salesloft
Best for: B2B sales and marketing teams with high-intent web traffic and rep capacity to staff chat
B2B conversational marketing and chat platform, now part of Salesloft. Quote-based annual contracts.
Ecommerce-focused email and SMS automation with revenue attribution
Best for: Online stores that want revenue-focused email and SMS automations
Ecommerce email and SMS automation with a single plan priced by contacts, from $39 per month for 2,500 contacts.
Messaging platform with free plan, AI agent and WhatsApp, SMS and social channels
Best for: Teams already using Freshworks products, and startups that want a free start for chat
Messaging platform from Freshworks with a free plan, Freddy AI agent and WhatsApp, SMS and social channels.
Value-priced help desk with automation, a free starter program and Freddy AI
Best for: Small and mid-sized teams that want strong capability at a lower price
Freshdesk is the help desk product from Freshworks. It collects email, chat, phone and social conversations into one ticket queue and gives agents canned…
Collaborative shared inbox for teams that live in email
Best for: Customer-facing teams that prefer a collaborative inbox over rigid tickets
Front combines email, SMS, chat and social channels into a shared inbox that feels familiar but adds assignment, internal comments, rules and analytics. Teams…
Person-centered customer service platform built around the customer, not the ticket
Best for: Established consumer brands that want a single, continuous conversation per customer
Customer-centric service platform with one continuous conversation per customer across every channel. Quote-based, enterprise-oriented pricing.
Help desk built for ecommerce stores with deep Shopify integration
Best for: Ecommerce brands with high order-related ticket volume
Gorgias is a help desk designed for online stores. It pulls order, customer and shipping data from platforms such as Shopify into each ticket,…
Simple shared inbox and help desk for small support teams
Best for: Small teams that want a simple, email-first help desk
Simple shared inbox and help desk for small teams, with knowledge base, reporting and a 30-day free trial.
Human-feeling shared inbox and help desk for small support teams
Best for: Small teams that want a human-feeling shared inbox
Help Scout is a help desk designed to feel like email rather than a ticket queue. Teams share inboxes, add internal notes, assign conversations…
Ticketing system with AI agents for small teams, from the makers of LiveChat
Best for: Small teams that want an affordable ticketing system with built-in AI assistance
Affordable ticketing system with built-in AI agents, from the LiveChat team. Plans from $19 per user per month billed yearly.
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