Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Intercom
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Intercom creates modern Customer Service software that aims to redefine how businesses support their customers. The platform connects businesses directly to customers using powerful messaging and automation. According to the vendor, Intercom enables teams to scale support without investing more resources - leading to happier customers and more efficient support teams.
$39
per month per seat
MailUp
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
MailUp is the eponymous email & SMS platform from the Italian company that was founded in 2002 that now has a modest but respectable presence across the western world with a diverse customer base (Yamaha, Amnesty International, Korean Air, etc.). Mailup's platform combines email marketing, with transactional email and SMS features, and offers SMTP relay and plugins for ecommerce, CRM and CMS systems. Their unusual pricing scheme is tiered just on subscribers but on volume of sends and that…N/A
Pricing
IntercomMailUp
Editions & Modules
Essential
$39
per month per seat
Advanced
$99
per month per seat
Expert
$139
per month per seat
The Early Stage program
From $65 for 5 support seats
per month
Proactive Support Plus add-on
from $99
per month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IntercomMailUp
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsAI customer service features included in every plan. Intercom integrates Help desk, AI Chat bot, and Proactive support.
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Features
IntercomMailUp
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Intercom
8.1
112 Ratings
3% above category average
MailUp
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Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.4102 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory8.068 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.767 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.275 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission8.3105 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response7.8110 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Intercom
7.3
115 Ratings
6% below category average
MailUp
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Ratings
External knowledge base7.4114 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base7.299 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Intercom
8.2
112 Ratings
7% above category average
MailUp
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Ratings
Customer portal8.589 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR7.736 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration7.569 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support8.8106 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration8.581 Ratings00 Ratings
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Intercom
-
Ratings
MailUp
9.5
1 Ratings
16% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
IntercomMailUp
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(261 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(19 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(169 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IntercomMailUp
Likelihood to Recommend
Intercom
Well suited for real time customer support needs - that's where it really shines. Well suited for proactive outreach and the ability to gather feedback from customers + surveys. Less appropriate for a non techie company to set it up, basically any sort of changes in integration have to be done by an engineer.
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MailUp
Great for marketing teams looking to quickly deploy emails without the need for HTML coding.
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Pros
Intercom
  • Intercom's ability to centralize customer communication is a game-changer.
  • Intercom's automation features have saved us time and streamlined workflows.
  • Help desk for users.
  • Intercom seamlessly integrates with a variety of other tools and platforms, enhancing its functionality and making it a central part of our tech stack.
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MailUp
  • Email marketing creation
  • Email design
  • HTML template creation
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Cons
Intercom
  • The AI tools should have a make shorter option
  • The research is difficult compared to other platforms such as Zendesk where it is easier to find stuff (accounts, emails, messages...)
  • I know that you could integrate better AI tools! The chatbot is amazing, so I'm just missing more AI tools to increase productivity
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MailUp
  • Alt tag styling within the editor
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Likelihood to Renew
Intercom
We have been and will be continuing our journey with Intercom and nothing too concerning has happened that I have experienced or heard of that has us on the edge yet. If it ever happens it will be something along the lines of "Outgrowing" the use of need of the platform.
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MailUp
No answers on this topic
Usability
Intercom
Everything is very straightforward and easy to see, explore, and use. Intercom provides walkthroughs and helps guides in case something is not apparent to the user and has their agents available to help. I always feel confident when exploring new features or making changes that I can have it accomplished due to the service they provide.
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MailUp
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Intercom
always there
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MailUp
No answers on this topic
Performance
Intercom
works perfect
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MailUp
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Intercom
Intercom is the premier customer support/engagement model and it definitely has one of the top tier customer support teams as well. I don't think I have ever waited more than 5 minutes to get the information I need or get help with an issue. They are incredible and I aim to model our customer service department after them.
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MailUp
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Intercom
Easy to know the learning path
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MailUp
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Intercom
The implementation was surprisingly easy but we are having to adapt from our old process to work well with Intercom.
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MailUp
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Intercom
We've used both Drift and Salesforce chat at Owl Labs in the past, and I didn't find them to meet our needs or customer needs the way Intercom has been able to. Intercom ranks higher for us regarding Integrations offered, customization, AI functionality, and user-friendliness. In the past, if chat visitors would click around our website, they'd have to start their chat over again from the start and lose their communication history with us. We also found that Salesforce chat did not have enough customization that we needed. One small example is that in Intercom, you can see when another teammate is looking at a chat and tag them in notes to collaborate. We didn't have access to anything like that when using Salesforce chat. Intercom has made it easy to work alongside one another to be more efficient.
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MailUp
Mailup has hands down the best editor for creating responsive emails, I've tried almost everything out there and this is the best, I recommend this to colleagues all the time!
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Return on Investment
Intercom
  • I like how easy it is to spot the user data needed to assist our members.
  • Love how easy it is to link articles on the chat that will help both us and the customers.
  • I like that the sales force or the tickets is already connected on the chat
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MailUp
  • Faster email development
  • More team members able to contribute to the email development process
  • Better templates
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ScreenShots

Intercom Screenshots

Screenshot of AI Agent - The agent resolves 50% of support volume.Screenshot of AI Copilot - A personal AI assistant for every support agent.Screenshot of Omnichannel inbox - AI-enhanced to increase productivity.Screenshot of Tickets - Intercom tickets are designed for collaboration so complex issues are resolved faster.Screenshot of Help Center -  The help center powers AI and self-serve support.Screenshot of Workflows - Automations are built using the Intercom no code visual builder.

MailUp Screenshots

Screenshot of Manage lists. With MailUp, you can manage mailing lists, groups and sending profiles, automatically eliminating duplicate addresses and handling users who cancel their subscription. The procedure is guided, quick and safe. The utmost simplicity, with no need to install additional software. Not bad, right?Screenshot of he winning variable, with mathematical certainty
With A/B testing, discover, prior to mailing, what your recipients prefer to read, by automatically testing several versions of the same text, measuring its effectiveness on a select group. Opening results improve by up to 30% and, for each version, you have more statistical information. Mailing after mailing, you can only do better!Screenshot of Creating emails for mobile devices is easy
Free your creativity and create emails and newsletters that have great visual impact, optimised for mobile devices. While you concentrate on the content of your campaign, MailUp takes care of the rest with the aid of an intelligent editor and plenty of cutting-edge functions. Not bad, right?Screenshot of Countless ways to create your messages.

There's not only BEE with which create messages. You can start with HTML documents, RSS/Atom, URL or choose from hundreds of graphic models. Starting with an empty email? The convenient WYSIWYG editor helps you put your messages together with just a few clicks. It's all up to you!Screenshot of .and you can do the same with unsubscribe lists.

Automatic management of unsubscribe lists allows you to activate the UNSUBSCRIBE button directly in the email client interface. The unsubscribers list also shows a list of users who performed this action, which may be edited and exported. This function also allows you to make up random groups of users, specifying the number of subscribers. This makes it easier to manage random sampling and A/B testing.Screenshot of