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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HubSpot Service Hub

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AHubSpot Service Hub aims to bring customer service data and channels together in one place, and helps scale support through automation and self-service. According to the vendor, Service Hub provides more time for proactive service that delights, retains, and grows your customer base.

    $15

    per month per seat

    LiveChat

    Score6.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    LiveChat serves as a customer service platform with live chat support, help desk and web analytics functionalities, with the goal of allowing users to provide 24/7 support to customers. The core feature of the software is its chat tool, where both service and sales team can answer customers' questions in real time. Online businesses can interact with customers on their website, to be more accessible. With LiveChat, users can identify people on the website and engage…

    $25

    per month per user

    Pricing
    HubSpot Service HubLiveChat
    Editions & Modules
    Service Hub Starter
    $15
    per month per seat
    Professional
    $100
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $150
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Starting at $1,200
    per month
    Starter
    $25
    per month
    Team
    $59
    per month per person
    Business
    $89
    per month per person
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HubSpot Service HubLiveChat
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.Discount available for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    HubSpot Service HubLiveChat
    Considered Both Products
    HubSpot
    Chose HubSpot Service Hub
    Hubspot Live chat is not the most feature backed but its core service is solid and gets the job. Other live chat software like Live Chat or Zendesk has more features but most of those features are not needed for the everyday biz user.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    HubSpot Service HubLiveChat
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of HubSpot Service Hub and LiveChat
    Feature
    HubSpot Service Hub
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    4% below category average
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets7.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.316 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of HubSpot Service Hub and LiveChat
    Feature
    HubSpot Service Hub
    8.7
    16 Ratings
    8% above category average
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.616 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of HubSpot Service Hub and LiveChat
    Feature
    HubSpot Service Hub
    8.1
    6 Ratings
    1% above category average
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HubSpot Service HubLiveChat
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Olark
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Zoho SalesIQ
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Genesys DX (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HubSpot Service HubLiveChat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (18 ratings)
    8.0
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HubSpot Service HubLiveChat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HubSpot
    I'd recommend HubSpot Service Hub for sure. When switching from a different platform to HubSpot Service Hub orgs and admins can count with a vast number of trainings in HubSpot Academy and most of them are free. This means users will find the resources they need without needing to reach for their superiors for training sessions or guidance.
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    We needed a mechanism in place to make contact with visitors to our website easier. What we discovered is that it's an excellent tool for creating reports and dashboards that show how soon issues are handled. Our website can now be updated in real-time, and all of our internal teams are really excited to use this fantastic technology. I really recommend [LiveChat] to many friends and past colleagues.
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    Pros
    HubSpot
    • It makes it easier for us to keep track of customer awareness and review in one spot.
    • The great thing about how easy it is to use all of its fantastic tools.
    • The ability to check customer retention.
    • It's easy to track and measure the success of our organization's sales team.
    • This is a fantastic all-in-one customer success suite that includes ticketing.
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    • The most important factor of Livechat is their own chat support, I had many requirement from the Sales Head, Support Head to implement features that I was unsure if the product could do. However, as I did the implementation one by one I constantly used the chat support which helped me step by step all the way.
    • The UX of the product is pretty simple and intuitive to use. There are quite a few features that we could easily plug and play. We tried going to the market to find a solution that could help us but they did not have as many out of the box features and simple to use
    • Their integration between LiveChat and Chatbot is pretty seamless and since both of them are from the same company, it's works pretty well.
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    Cons
    HubSpot
    • We've had some issues setting up the Client Portal functionality because we merged with another company and are still operating under two domains; Setting up the Client Portal could be easier or they could provide better support to help us work through it
    • We've been able to do everything we need to do with HubSpot Service Hub
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    • It has a limited amount of agents, so when you have many customer care employees during one shift it is hard to manage the quantity of active agents.
    • When system is overloaded and many customers are waiting in a queue it starts to works slowly (sometimes the program even lags) and you need to refresh the system to write a message.
    • Occasionally when you open a new tab, you might lose your current conversation.
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    Usability
    HubSpot
    I'd give it a 9 or 10 for the survey functionality because that is what we use regularly. I left it at an eight because we don't yet have experience with some of the other functionalities within the ServiceHub. Based on our demos, the ticketing system and the ChatBot are great, and we look forward to adding them soon.
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    Support Rating
    HubSpot
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    The only issues I have had with LiveChat are the technical glitches within the program. These are not common as in everyday occurrences but when the glitches do happen they tend to have very negative repercussions. This is due to chats with customers being dropped, this may be an internal server issue though and may not happen for everyone.
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    Alternatives Considered
    HubSpot
    HubSpot [Service Hub] had many integrations we needed to connect to our CRM, and the cost was just right from them VS the others. We had to look at all the features, and HubSpot CRM just had way more than the others and more bang for your buck. So the Service Hub was just a bonus with their CRM tools.
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    Overall very similar in design, but LiveChat had a better interface, better reporting and analytic tools, better mobile support, and just an easier overall feel. The two products are very much alike in the vast majority of ways, but I ended up preferring this product overall. Price points were similar as well, as well as the allowed number of users.
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    Return on Investment
    HubSpot
    • Easy to keep track of leads and track their journey into becoming a customer. For example, we can tell which leads open what emails and target people differently to help increase sales.
    • Even though HubSpot Service Hub is very expensive, I do think it is worth the price because we can keep track of all leads/ customers very easy, track the customer journey, rework emails with AI, etc.
    • HubSpot Service Hub also has reporting so you can track everything which helps to improve our sales
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    • We have a small team so the overall impact is that it is easy for one or two employees to handle a large number of tickets without hiring more people. Plus, you can use this software remotely, save a ton on traveling to and from and office.
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    ScreenShots

    HubSpot Service Hub Screenshots

    Screenshot of where Service Hub helps to quickly address service tickets

    LiveChat Screenshots

    Screenshot of Chat Widget and Agent AppScreenshot of Customer detailsScreenshot of Traffic sectionScreenshot of ReportsScreenshot of Team managementScreenshot of Chat Widget customization