Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Intercom
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Intercom is an AI-first customer service platform that enhances the customer experience and improves operational efficiency, built on a single AI system with three major components: AI Agent, AI Copilot and AI Analyst (coming soon) to deliver customer service.
$39
per month per seat
Tidio
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Tidio is a live chat app powered by a chatbot and that comes with mailing features.
$49
per month
Pricing
IntercomTidio
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
Communicator
$19
per month
Chatbot
$49
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IntercomTidio
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAI customer service features included in every plan. Intercom integrates Help desk, AI Chat bot, and Proactive support.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
IntercomTidio
Considered Both Products
Intercom
Chose Intercom
Has more useful features and is constantly improving
Tidio

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
IntercomTidio
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Intercom
8.0
162 Ratings
0% below category average
Tidio
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.0149 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory7.897 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.3102 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation7.8111 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission8.5152 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response8.4159 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Intercom
7.8
164 Ratings
1% above category average
Tidio
-
Ratings
External knowledge base7.9162 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base7.7138 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Intercom
8.1
160 Ratings
5% above category average
Tidio
-
Ratings
Customer portal8.9129 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR7.554 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration6.895 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support9.0152 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration8.5119 Ratings00 Ratings
Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
Intercom
-
Ratings
Tidio
7.0
1 Ratings
20% below category average
Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Chat reporting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Chat and web analytics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
IntercomTidio
Small Businesses
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Front
Front
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Front
Front
Score 8.8 out of 10
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
IntercomTidio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(314 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(21 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(222 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.3
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.7
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.1
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IntercomTidio
Likelihood to Recommend
Intercom
Intercom is well suited for connecting internal personnel with external individuals and those externals to specific individuals or teams within the organization. Intercom also does a good job at allowing multiple resources to direct communication in the right direction, whether that be a transfer internally or directing initial communication requests to the appropriate resources. Intercom is not always the best-suited platform for reaching out to external individuals because of the inability to know the availability of who you are trying to reach.
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Tidio
Tidio is well suited for businesses who want to chat with their site visitors in real time. The interface is simple and intuitive, and the user experience on the visitor side is great as well. Perfect for installing on a marketing site, proprietary portal, and more. Can set up an after hours bot to help triage requests from clients and prospective clients when you are back in office.
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Pros
Intercom
  • In-app communication: I can deploy tours, banners, checklists, tooltips, posts, and surveys in a matter of minutes.
  • Knowledge Hub: I can write and publish a help article that can then be used to train the Fin AI agent to deliver accurate answers to our customers.
  • Communicating in context with service/sales agents and customers: the Help Desk makes it simple for sales and service agents to pull me into a conversation with a customer to resolve product-related issues.
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Tidio
  • Very intuitive interface and management.
  • Scalable plans that don't require me to purchase features I don't need.
  • Super simple chat bot administration.
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Cons
Intercom
  • It would be nice if we could upload a sound effect that we would like to use.
  • Having a like to the ticket given by the expert for easier access.
  • Being able to change font style. It is said that Comic Sans helps people enjoy reading.
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Tidio
  • Unable to ban visitors by site referrer (spam sites)
  • Chatbot conditional logic could be a bit simpler/cleaner
  • Occasional issues with the desktop app (in browser never gives us trouble though)
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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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Tidio
No answers on this topic
Usability
Intercom
Intercom is one of the most user friendly tools I've used. Its vast array of features can make it a bit complex to use, or keep up with, at times. However, the customer support team is brilliant and always answers my queries fast and with easy-to-follow instructions.
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Tidio
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Intercom
always there
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Tidio
No answers on this topic
Performance
Intercom
works perfect
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Tidio
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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Tidio
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Intercom
Easy to know the learning path
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Tidio
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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Tidio
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Intercom
The product was too focused on "tickets," and we wanted to focus more on "conversations." Intercom shows that thinking across the whole app was a no-brainer for us. Zendesk's pricing is a bit higher for what they deliver, but the ease of integration with our platforms was key, too.
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Tidio
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Return on Investment
Intercom
  • Faster customer onboarding: When we identified our biggest conversion factors, we were able to set up an onboarding sequence that helped people get started and converted faster.
  • Adoption: It's much easier to showcase a new software feature. We build out a post and a tour for any new software features and prompt it to show up the first time they log in, all through Intercom.
  • Money: It's saved us money in the long run considering how many softwares we would have needed to use in order to get the same features offered in Intercom.
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Tidio
  • Helped us get new deals from site visitors
  • Helped us get renewals from current clients
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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.