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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Helpshift

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AHelpshift is a help desk software deployed as an in-application SDK to provide users with in-app service.

    $150

    per month issue

    Pypestream

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AFounded in 2015, Pypestream created the Customer Engagement Center (CEC), a conversational AI solution where the core product, the Customer Engagement Center (CEC), is an all-in-one, cloud-based suite of 12 components designed to transform any business into a fully automated digital brand. With headquarters in New York, Pypestream has a customer base that includes Shell, Chase, Procter & Gamble, Google, Sling, and HBO Max. Pypestream provides customer engagement in several key industries,…N/A
    Pricing
    HelpshiftPypestream
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $150.00
    per month Issue
    Enterprise
    Please contact Helpshift
    per month Issue
    Growth
    Please contact Helpshift
    per month Issue
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HelpshiftPypestream
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFlexible Consumption-Based Pricing for Your Changing Needs. Only pay for the number of issues created each month. An issue is a customer problem or inquiry that is directed to an agent or a bot. Customers with greater usage receive a reduced per issue price. All packages come with 1,000 issues per month to get you started.—
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    Features
    HelpshiftPypestream
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Helpshift and Pypestream
    Feature
    Helpshift
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Pypestream
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory3.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation4.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Helpshift and Pypestream
    Feature
    Helpshift
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Pypestream
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Helpshift and Pypestream
    Feature
    Helpshift
    4.5
    4 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Pypestream
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal5.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR2.71 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support2.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
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    HelpshiftPypestream
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HelpshiftPypestream
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HelpshiftPypestream
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Helpshift Inc.
    If you need a good way for players to send in support tickets that propagates in real-time, Helpshift would be a service I'd recommend.
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    Pypestream
    Pypestream is suited for standard chatbot and conversational flows versus more multi-departmental scenarios. They do very well with guided flow bot services which are great for agent bots within a contact center, but less so for those implementations that have a large document management implementation for FAQs. They do well with service integrations; however, at times troubleshooting edge cases that are impacting performance and adoption can take a while to remedy. I want to believe that better monitoring tools on the platform side would alleviate this for them.
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    Pros
    Helpshift Inc.
    • Their customer support is very responsive. If they have any problems, they fix them quickly.
    • They are constantly trying to improve and expand their offering, which is beneficial to our growing company.
    • It is very user-friendly and easy to manage. The analytics are pretty good as well.
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    Pypestream
    • Native live agent platform
    • Managed services for service creation and maintenance
    • Custom analytics
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    Cons
    Helpshift Inc.
    • While I am not an engineer; it is known that Helpshift can be a bit of a pain to get it implemented into our applications.
    • There are some issues with the badge when it comes to the notifications of messages that let the user know they have a reply from customer service.
    • The website dashboard that is used to respond to customers has trouble sometimes and is very slow.
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    Pypestream
    • Generative AI - Large Language Model Support
    • Standardized Reporting
    • Custom UI Support
    • Developer Tools
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    Usability
    Helpshift Inc.
    Helpshift is really easy to use and set up. We enjoy the automation to automatically route certain issues to different smart folders. There's just a lot of flexibility in the functionality to make things work for our team in the best way. I didn't give it a 10/10 just because we need SMS/Apple Business Chat and Helpshift doesn't yet offer that. They also don't currently support social media channels but they are working on releasing that soon.
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    Pypestream
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Helpshift Inc.
    The few times we've had to contact them, they were courteous and gave us the information we needed swiftly.
    Incentivized
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    Pypestream
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Helpshift Inc.
    Zendesk is used for customer communication via email and Helpshift is used for chat, they are for the same purpose but with different response times.
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    Pypestream
    In comparison to Microsoft Bot Framework or now Azure AI service structure, where Pypestream is better suited is in those organizations who want to truly have a partner in development. Pypestream allows the flexibility for your Dev teams to do it themselves, or to be in a managed service where you provide requirements and information and they build and allow you to test and give approvals. They are more willing to work directly with you versus a Microsoft where you will eventually get pushed off to a 3rd party partner to help with advanced implementations.
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    Return on Investment
    Helpshift Inc.
    • The ability to properly organize and delegate work to customer service representatives has been a very positive ROI after using Helpshift.
    • The customer service reps are much happier with this system over the previous system of a general company email address and other CS software tools.
    Incentivized
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    Pypestream
    • Enabled the contact center business lane to grow a chat agent support channel that has a 2 to 1 (customer to agent) support ratio
    • Provides an alternate channel for training, marketing information, and data services which help grow our business and support different value streams
    Incentivized
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