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    LiveAgent

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    LiveAgent is a help desk software designed to help users bring personalization to customer interactions. LiveAgent presents an omnichannel universal inbox, real-time live chat, built-in call center, and a customer service portal. It offers customer segmentation, automation, built-in CRM, and an analytics package, as well as gamification features, ultimately containing are over 180+ help desk features, and 200+ integrations. The solution boasts users among companies like BMW, Yamaha,…

    $15

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    tawk.to

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ATawk.to headquartered in Las Vegas offers a live chat tool, allowing users to monitor and chat with the visitors on a website, within a mobile app or from a customizable chat page.N/A
    Pricing
    LiveAgenttawk.to
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month
    Small
    $15
    per month per seat
    Medium
    $29
    per month per seat
    Large
    $49
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $69
    per month per seat
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LiveAgenttawk.to
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    LiveAgenttawk.to
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    QualityUnit, LLC
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    tawk.to
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    36 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    LiveAgenttawk.to
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of LiveAgent and tawk.to
    Feature
    LiveAgent
    7.7
    59 Ratings
    6% below category average
    tawk.to
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    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets7.956 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation6.838 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.458 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response8.459 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of LiveAgent and tawk.to
    Feature
    LiveAgent
    10.0
    52 Ratings
    22% above category average
    tawk.to
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base10.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base10.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of LiveAgent and tawk.to
    Feature
    LiveAgent
    8.5
    58 Ratings
    6% above category average
    tawk.to
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    Ratings
    Customer portal10.053 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support7.454 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration10.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of LiveAgent and tawk.to
    Feature
    LiveAgent
    -
    Ratings
    tawk.to
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Chat reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    LiveAgenttawk.to
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Olark
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 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
    LiveAgenttawk.to
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (117 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LiveAgenttawk.to
    Likelihood to Recommend
    QualityUnit, LLC
    LiveAgent is great for companies that want to help customers with their issues. It is also great for getting sales for our company. During our chats, if a customer is interested, we like to ask for the sale. It is too easy for the customers to say no. So it is nice that with LiveAgent, they have an automatic process where the customer can enter their item and address information and it is easy for our agents to get the sale.
    Incentivized
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    tawk.to
    We have been able to increase our "real world" presence on our website, providing users with support and sales guidance when they need it the most – when they have a question. It provides the extension for free. Furthermore, tawk.to provides tracking solutions for your website, allowing you to see how many visitors visited your site and how long they stayed. You can also see which locations follow your webpage. The low-footprint, web-based solution is simple to install and use (in most cases), and it provides insight into the effectiveness of our web pages and sites.
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    Pros
    QualityUnit, LLC
    • Having the ability to transfer tickets or chats has proven useful when we are working with a customer who has a specific type of inquiry - perhaps a sales question or an employment request. We’ve found it helpful to have the ability to transfer the chat to the online agent best equipped to answer the inquiry so we are able to serve our customers to the highest standard and with an immediate response.
    • We find being able to add notes and labels to previous chats and tickets incredibly helpful in data collection and also in our ability to work as a dynamic team. By being able to sort our chats and tickets into an organized system that our company created, we can work cohesively to review old conversations for continuity, opportunities for growth, and with transparency between departments.
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    tawk.to
    • Being able to see what the contact is typing before they send is great as it allows time to prepare your answer.
    • The whisper function is invaluable for keeping colleagues updated and giving staff training.
    • The 'Ban' function is great for quick action when you have a nuisance contact.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    QualityUnit, LLC
    • LA doesn't provide you SMS integration.
    • You cannot divert your phone call from your local carrier to LA agent directly. You need to get a third party number which is way much costly. Also, if you get a third party number to divert your calls from a local carrier to LA, then the callers have to wait more than the usual time in order to get them connected with the Customer Support Team.
    • WhatsApp Integration also unavailable.
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    tawk.to
    • What I always dislike about any software is the branding that comes along with it.
    • The live chat module is not super noticeable since it's just in small print at the bottom of the chat module.
    • Small errors can occur, causing the extension in the webpage to disappear.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    QualityUnit, LLC
    I am giving this rating as Live Agent is a very good software that is essential to any small or big business that provides customer support services. It gives you the possibility to manage any of your clients issues, answer questions and keep a good relationship with them by providing quick solutions.
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    tawk.to
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    Usability
    QualityUnit, LLC
    The initial setup, onboarding and training is easy. The system provides 2 graphic version of interfaces in black or white default colors. I would appreciate, if there were more. Some of the setup forms are not correctly resized. Overall, I'm always able to find what I am looking for in LiveAgent.
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    tawk.to
    I think that it's very user friendly. And even in filling out this survey, I've discovered it has beneficial features that I didn't even know it had! It's a lot of capabilities all rolled into one. We're appreciate that tawk.to is an option for us since we haven't found another third party that fits so well with our needs
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    QualityUnit, LLC
    The one time that I contacted the customer support at LiveAgent, they were very quick to help me out and the customer support representative walked me through every thing that I needed to know to set up what I needed. Over all, the support staff at LiveAgent were perfect.
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    tawk.to
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    Implementation Rating
    QualityUnit, LLC
    Implementation was quick and when not counting a bug on our website, it took a couple hours. It was mostly done on our end or with the assistance of LiveAgent's live chat support team. We recommend to check out LiveAgent's tutorial videos on their youtube channel or browsing their knowledge base - we've almost always found answers to our queries there.
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    tawk.to
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    Alternatives Considered
    QualityUnit, LLC
    Before making the decision, we evaluated many tools, but none of them met all of our needs or the costs we could bear for them, until we found LiveAgent. The implementation process was super simple and supported by the LiveAgent support team, who are excellent!
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    tawk.to
    We use HubSpot for most of our sales and marketing and it's highly effective. However, the chat function doesn't allow communication between staff during chats that tawk.to offers.
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    Return on Investment
    QualityUnit, LLC
    • Less expensive than having multiple individual email accounts.
    • LiveAgent has helped decrease our errors since it's more straightforward than sharing a traditional inbox with multiple team members.
    • Sometimes the emails sent from LiveAgent end up in our customer's spam/junk folder because the auto-generated alpha-numeric ticket looks suspicious.
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    tawk.to
    • Engaging with customers directly with live chat.
    • Gather customer data for live chat support.
    Incentivized
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