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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HelpCrunch

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAll-in-one software for better customer communication HelpCrunch toolset includes: Live chat Email marketing automation Simple Helpdesk It's a perfect solution for customer support, sales & marketing teams at SaaS, E-commerce, and any other online businesses. Acquire, convert more leads, and support your customers better.

    $12

    per month

    Unblu

    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Swiss company unblu offers their eponymous live chat tool that features co-browsing, document sharing, and more.N/A

    Zendesk Chat

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) is a live chat tool developed by the Singaporean company also called Zopim, acquired by Zendesk in April 2014.

    $11.20

    per month

    Pricing
    HelpCrunchUnbluZendesk Chat
    Editions & Modules
    Basic - Live chat
    $12.00
    per month
    Premium - Live chat
    $21.00
    per month
    Basic - Live chat+Emails
    $25.00
    per month
    Premium - Live chat+Emails
    $43.00
    per month
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    Lite
    $0
    per user
    Basic
    $14
    per user
    Advanced
    $25
    per user
    Premium
    $55
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HelpCrunchUnbluZendesk Chat
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequiredOptional
    Additional DetailsUnlike most competitors, HelpCrunch's pricing is agent-based (not contacts-based) which gives you a full transparency of your chosen pricing plan and straightforward billing. Free 14-day trial is available to take the solution for a test drive. We're pretty flexible in terms of pricing. If you need a custom pricing plan - just message us via our website chat and we'll come up with a suitable pricing for your needs.—The pricing above is price per user per month. You will get a discount when you opt for annual payment.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    HelpCrunchUnbluZendesk Chat
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of HelpCrunch and Unblu and Zendesk Chat
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    HelpCrunch
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    Ratings
    Unblu
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    Zendesk Chat
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Chat reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HelpCrunchUnbluZendesk Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    -
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    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HelpCrunchUnbluZendesk Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HelpCrunch
    Pros: - It is very easy to deploy out of the box. - Has good integration with most large scale platform and Operating Systems. Cons: - Because it is SaaS based, the used cases are very specific.
    Incentivized
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    unblu
    We recommend the use of Unblu for working with mostly professional meetings, as there are many advantages to the platform over private teams, especially when it comes to coding and sharing data, keeping everyone involved in business transactions properly [organized].
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Chat is suited for all the support teams that provide real-time assistance. Like if someone wants to block the debit/credit card, it is a high-priority case that needs real-time assistance. Whereas issues like close my account, and invoice request doesn't need real-time assistance, where Zendesk tickets support will be perfect.
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    Pros
    HelpCrunch
    • Fastest time to market - set up the application fast and easy.
    • The tags, filters, automated messaging and pop-ups are the best way to keep the potential customers engaged and achieve higher productivity.
    • Coolest dashboard where I can find all tabs, data, analytics, and insights to make better decisions and provide ultimate customer experience.
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    unblu
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    • Extremely fluid chat interface allows for easy communication.
    • It can be used directly on a website page or as a widget.
    • Allows the end user to translate the chat into their own native language.
    • Notifies you with pending chats via on-screen notifications and sound effects.
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    Cons
    HelpCrunch
    • Not found any so far
    Read full review
    unblu
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    • Linking with a telephone, so the agent is only working on 1 channel at a time
    • More simplified way to create and use templates
    • Link users who may have provided us a new/different email from what we have on file for them
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HelpCrunch
    No answers on this topic
    unblu
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Due to staffing issues, we have temporarily stopped offering chat as an available channel. We're also interested in the best ways to integrate chat with our FAQs and AI to provide quick responses, either during off-hours or prior to speaking with a live agent. I've also found that reporting is rather limited where some of the interesting and useful data made available and visible during the chat cannot be pulled post-chat; it would be great to pull a high-level report so we can analyze this data.
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    Usability
    HelpCrunch
    No answers on this topic
    unblu
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    As mentioned previously, it's a clunky product that lacks user-friendliness. It feels old and behind the times compared to other products we have used. The inability to have a wrap-up time before a new chat comes in is also a big issue for our team.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    HelpCrunch
    Always available, very knowledgeable, faster resolution.
    Read full review
    unblu
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Getting assistance and/or troubleshooting anything with Zendesk can be quite frustrating. In my years of experience with Zednesk, I have almost never found the answer to my question without going through multiple articles, ultimately getting frustrated and reaching out to our contact for more assistance. So for a consumer, the support is not as relieving as Zendesk Chat is to our customers in getting the questions answered by us.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    HelpCrunch
    HelpCrunch is more affordable than other alternatives on the market and offers better customer support.
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    unblu
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Chat is far more user friendly than some of the other competitors on the market. It has a very all the features that you require to ensure your customers are contacted in 'real time'. Its main tools include a live chat interface for quick communication, customisable chat widgets to fit your brand, mobile responsiveness for all devices, and canned responses for common questions. The platform can also start chats based on visitor actions, like time on a page or exit intent. A real must for any leading company
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    Return on Investment
    HelpCrunch
    • Great price point.
    • Effective self service platform.
    • Good alerting solution.
    Incentivized
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    unblu
    • Thanks to Unblu, digital interactions with our customers and general visitors to our website have greatly improved, allowing us to better identify those who might become loyal to the company, and therefore helping us to close sales much more consistently, not only increasing our profits but also securing more revenue in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Positive impact - Compared to our old system, this newly updated system provides features and functionality that has increased our agent productivity and provided customer insight like we've never had before. This has resulted in fewer hold times and higher customer satisfaction.
    • Negative impact - Our reporting team still struggles with obtaining the right information from time to time with the chats. This leads to loss of productivity and more resources dedicated to reporting.
    • Positive impact - Due to Zopim's embed, we are able to more successfully place them on the appropriate self-service portals and pages, reaching a larger audience, and being more readily available to answer our client's questions. This has resulted in an increase in our self-service portal usage, driving down the phone and email support channels, which in turn reduces support costs.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    HelpCrunch Screenshots

    Screenshot of HelpCrunch - Main chat dashboardScreenshot of HelpCrunch - auto messagesScreenshot of HelpCrunch - setting up trigger rules for new auto message

    Zendesk Chat Screenshots

    Screenshot of How Zopim Chat Widget looks on the website.Screenshot of This is how the chat window looks like to your visitorsScreenshot of This is a screenshot of the visitor list.Product screenshot