LiveChat vs. Octopus CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LiveChat
Score 7.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 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 them…
$20
per month per user
Octopus CRM
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$9.99
per month
Pricing
LiveChatOctopus CRM
Editions & Modules
Starter
$20
per month, billed annually per user
Team
$41
per month, billed annually per user
Busniess
$59
per month, billed annually per user
Enterprise
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Starter
$9.99
per month
Professional
$14.99
per month
Advanced
$21.99
per month
Unlimited
$39.99
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LiveChatOctopus CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
LiveChatOctopus CRM
Features
LiveChatOctopus CRM
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
LiveChat
-
Ratings
Octopus CRM
8.0
1 Ratings
1% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Lead segmentation and distribution00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Form Building
Comparison of Form Building features of Product A and Product B
LiveChat
-
Ratings
Octopus CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Form templates00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
LiveChatOctopus CRM
Small Businesses
Gist
Gist
Score 9.5 out of 10
Lead Forensics
Lead Forensics
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
Lead Forensics
Lead Forensics
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
DiscoverOrg (discontinued)
DiscoverOrg (discontinued)
Score 5.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
LiveChatOctopus CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(43 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
LiveChatOctopus CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
LiveChat
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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Octopus CRM
Automating connection requests is well-suited for those working who work in sales and need to connect with a large volume of people. Not sure of suitability for other professions
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Pros
LiveChat
  • 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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Octopus CRM
  • Automates connection requests
  • Allows you to work while connection requests are being sent
  • Tells you when you've already connected with someone
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Cons
LiveChat
  • 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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Octopus CRM
  • Could make functionality of LinkedIn Sales Nav to Octopus easier
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Support Rating
LiveChat
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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Octopus CRM
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
LiveChat
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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Octopus CRM
Octopus works hand in hand with LinkedIn Sales Nav. I will save people from leads from Sales Nav and then import those leads into Octopus to automate connection requests
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Return on Investment
LiveChat
  • 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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Octopus CRM
  • I've been able to book some meetings from people I've connected with on Octopus, positively impacting my sales metrics and my companies bottom line.
  • Also good to grow my LinkedIn connections to show people I am a face in my industry.
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ScreenShots

LiveChat Screenshots

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