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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Ontraport

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AONTRAPORT offers customer relations management services that help with content management (creating and hosting webpages), lead tracking, traditional marketing approaches (e-mail, SMS, social media, direct mail), managing online payments, and workflow automation.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    LiveChatOntraport
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $25
    per month
    Team
    $59
    per month per person
    Business
    $89
    per month per person
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LiveChatOntraport
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.Ontraport offers a variety of plans to choose from based on the features needed. Pricing adjusts with the number of contacts in the database and users in the account. Monthly or annual plans are available, and all plans start with a 14-day free trial. Ontraport offers a Done-With-You Setup and Training Package for getting set up in the account quickly. Users can also access a free video library with step-by-step instructions on getting started and using every feature of the platform.
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    Community Pulse
    LiveChatOntraport
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    90%
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    Features
    LiveChatOntraport
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of LiveChat and Ontraport
    Feature
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    Ontraport
    9.0
    17 Ratings
    15% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.813 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of LiveChat and Ontraport
    Feature
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    Ontraport
    5.5
    17 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings2.413 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings2.614 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of LiveChat and Ontraport
    Feature
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    Ontraport
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings6.25 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings9.38 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of LiveChat and Ontraport
    Feature
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    Ontraport
    7.1
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of LiveChat and Ontraport
    Feature
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    Ontraport
    9.3
    16 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of LiveChat and Ontraport
    Feature
    LiveChat
    -
    Ratings
    Ontraport
    7.3
    15 Ratings
    4% below category average
    API00 Ratings3.011 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    LiveChatOntraport
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    Olark
    Score10 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho SalesIQ
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Genesys DX (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LiveChatOntraport
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (44 ratings)
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LiveChatOntraport
    Likelihood to Recommend
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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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    Ontraport
    Here are some cases where Ontraport is well suited : - When writing emails, you can easily access to preview, manage the changes and go back to what you did before - When using automations, if there's an error, you can go back to a previous version of it. There are also some super tools that allows to see where a clients is on an automation without having to go through the all automation. It is less appropriate when you are several colleague that are addressing an issue on an email/automation as it doesn't allows you to be multiple person on the item.
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    Pros
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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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    Ontraport
    • Dashboards for our daily stats.
    • The email follows up and broadcasts are simple and easy.
    • Sales and marketing can now see the impact they have working together. Nobody can point finger anymore.
    • They have the best customer support. I can't tell you how many times they have walked me through the problems that I created.
    • Amazing email inboxing.
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    Cons
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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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    Ontraport
    • Wish they had more options for their forms. Would really like to use multi-step forms.
    • A lot of times their forms load slowly on the website. Would like to see them speed up their services.
    • Their broadcasting options are legacy. There are better options out there for sending broadcast messages.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Ontraport
    My client was already using Ontraport and had a decent investment in the tool. As soon as we turn around the revenue situation with my client's products, we will be ditching OAP immediately, despite the significant re-implementation cost we are going to face moving to a new system. I am part of a high-end, professional marketing group, and the overwhelming sentiment with these other professionals is that one should run away from this as fast as humanly possible. I thought their words were just ungrounded opinion, and I deeply regret that I did not heed them more closely before sinking still more time and effort into OAP.
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    Usability
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    Ontraport
    The software is just easy to use. The UI is fairly intuitive. The help system is pretty good. I find it is pretty quick to get my work completed and if I don't document my things well, I can always figure out how I did something when I need to make changes. When I have a problem the tech support is easy to deal with and when things need to get escalated they are resolved quickly.
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    Performance
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    Ontraport
    Most of the time OP runs fine. But I've had to submit more support tickets this year do to messages, seq.'s or rules not running correctly. Also experienced slow response times moving in and around OP.
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    Support Rating
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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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    Ontraport
    The techs are reasonably savvy, highly courteous and want to do right by their customers. Unfortunately, the product they are supporting is so deeply flawed that there's only so much they can do when your legitimate business requirements are simply not supported.
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    In-Person Training
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    Ontraport
    I went to their Ontrapalooza event, and it opened my mind as to how the software can be used.
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    Implementation Rating
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    Ontraport
    If you know your business, ONTRAPORT is easy
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    Alternatives Considered
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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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    Ontraport
    Task management was the main thing that separated ONTRAPORT for me. Keeping things accountable. As well, I felt the campaign builder was slicker, and that the contact management was more robust. Custom fields are very customizable.
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    Scalability
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    Ontraport
    With the new lower priced options, it's now easier for newer businesses to start with a more basic version and upgrade as they need more features.
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    Return on Investment
    Text
    • 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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    Ontraport
    • We are providing better customer service as a direct result of Ontraport. We can track where all of our customers are, what pages/sites/modules they are visiting with ease and tailor our communication accordingly.
    • Our marketing funnel has become vastly improved, meaning that our ROI for marketing has gone up. Sales this April are double what they were last year.
    • Our team works better together because we all have a better idea of what the other needs and when. The tasks that we can assign in Ontraport mean nothing gets missed, creating a better customer and employee experience.
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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

    Ontraport Screenshots

    Screenshot of Manage, track, sort and add to a contact listScreenshot of Design professional emails, forms and landing pages with block formatsScreenshot of Utilize the Support Center's in-depth advice on maximizing Ontraport's features