BotSailor vs. Freshchat vs. Hearsay, now part of Yext
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BotSailor | Score4 out of 10 | N/A | BotSailor is a chatbot builder for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DM, and Telegram, and it's free for up to 1,000 subscribers. It's not just a chatbot builder; it's a chatbot marketing software with Live Chat. BotSailor can be used to broadcast unlimited WhatsApp messages for promotions, newsletters, or any kind of business communication. It offers a chat widget that can be used on websites to grow subscribers and provide instant replies to customer queries. User… | $0 1,000 Subscribers |
Freshchat | Score7.7 out of 10 | N/A | A solution to engage customers with smarter conversations on any channel, designed so support, marketing, sales, and even bots to have conversations at scale with customers. | $0 per month free for up to 10 agents |
Hearsay, now part of Yext | Score8.9 out of 10 | N/A | After the August 2024 acquisition, Hearsay Systems joined Yext, combining Yext's digital presence management with Hearsay's compliant customer engagement tools. | N/A |
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No answers on this topic | 95% Would buy again 36 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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No answers on this topic | 94% Delivers good value for the price 33 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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No answers on this topic | 95% Happy with the feature set 36 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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No answers on this topic | 96% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 24 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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No answers on this topic | 95% Implementation went as expected 35 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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| Small Businesses | ZoomInfo Chat Score7.9 out of 10 | Olark Score10 out of 10 | Simplify360 Score7.8 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | SAP Conversational AI (discontinued) Score6.8 out of 10 | Zoho SalesIQ Score9.7 out of 10 | Customer.io Score9.1 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | AWS Chatbot Score8.4 out of 10 | Genesys DX (discontinued) Score10 out of 10 | SAP Service Cloud Score8.5 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 8.2 | - |
| Usability | - | 8.2 | 9.0 |
| Availability | - | 7.3 | - |
| Performance | - | 7.3 | - |
| Support Rating | - | 6.3 | 9.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 7.3 | - |
| Configurability | - | 4.5 | - |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | - | 4.5 | - |
| Ease of integration | - | 7.3 | - |
| Product Scalability | - | 4.5 | - |
| Professional Services | - | 4.5 | - |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 8.2 | - |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 8.2 | - |
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