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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Chatfuel

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AChatfuel headquartered in San Francisco provides their AI chatbot building tool for Facebook Messenger.

    $15

    per month

    Twilio Zipwhip (discontinued)

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AZipwhip, a texting-for-businesses application for two-way text between a company and its customers, was acquired by Twilio, and discontinued.

    $19

    per month

    Pricing
    ChatfuelTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $15
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Premium
    Contact sales team
    Starter
    $19.00
    per month
    Unlimited
    $49.00
    per month
    Premium
    $99.00
    per month
    Commercial
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChatfuelTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ChatfuelTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Chatfuel
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    User Ratings
    ChatfuelTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    4.5
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    1.4
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChatfuelTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Chatfuel
    Chatfuel is great for a small team looking to easily implement and set up Facebook chatbots for their clients for ease of community management, etc. Chatfuel is not necessarily meant for large scale operations that require complex workflows and chatbot requirements, it is limited to Facebook Messenger and is not 100% intuitive in this regard.
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    Discontinued Products
    Zipwhip is well suited for many scenarios. Not only do we save money and time with integrations with other programs we have, but we can follow up with a client regarding a trip, should we need further information. A client makes an online reservation and we receive a notification. While we have most of the trip details, the number portion for the drop-off location is missing, so we can reach out directly to the client via Zipwhip and request this information. All aspects of the booking can be done online and with texting and without emails or calls, which is often what many clients who book online prefer. Zipwhip has improved its images/ photos which is fantastic as we use this to send vehicle images to clients, which helps secure bookings. Our employees also use it to send us images of receipts, vehicle engine warning lights that may come on, and other issues (such as a client who may have left a mess in a vehicle). We're also able to send clients documents too, which is great. Obviously, if we have a client with an issue or who is upset, texting is not the best platform on which to address their issues, but it helps us to assess the situation/ issue and gather information before we call the client in person.
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    Pros
    Chatfuel
    • Easy to use without experience
    • Cost vs. benefit ratio very good
    • Integrations possible through API
    • Conversion funnels can be created
    Incentivized
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    • API to allow triggered text messaging.
    • Tied to a direct phone number that people can also call.
    • Easy to track a conversation in a thread.
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    Cons
    Chatfuel
    • Setting it up is time-consuming.
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    • I would like the quick-use app that pulls from the taskbar to be able to hold more characters- It can only do 250 while the main screen can do 600.
    • The ability to send video through this program would significantly enhance its functionality for us.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Chatfuel
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    It was very easy for users to use, straight forward, and user friendly. The desktop app is very basic but easy to reply to an incoming text, but the user had to know to allow Chrome notifications to see new incoming text via the web browser, which is how they mainly used it.
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    Support Rating
    Chatfuel
    I haven't dealt with the support channel, so I cannot provide a full review for this
    Incentivized
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    Swift response time, multiple people have been willing to help with any issue, really anything you could be looking for from a service standpoint, they offer.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Chatfuel
    Both offer bot service to reply to messages from Facebook. The difference is that Chatfuel gives you the option of being able to create conversion funnels or fixed conversation changes.
    Connecting to our API is free from Chatfuel and integration with other providers has an additional cost.
    AIVO has no option to create conversation flows if not through keywords.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Zipwhip is just a little bit more user-friendly than AliveChat because it allows you to text people on more scale. AliveChat has a great website chat function, but its texting platform is a little more clunky than Zipwhip. Zipwhip is a little more expensive but definitely the better product.
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    Return on Investment
    Chatfuel
    • It helped overall with visitor engagement.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Less confusing worker experience for our customers
    • Less back and forth communication
    • Less need for documentation about things communicated over text
    Incentivized
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