Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LiveChat
Score 6.9 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…
$25
per month
Voiceflow
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Voiceflow aims to empower conversational AI teams to design, prototype and build conversational assistants together, faster, and at scale. It is a collaborative platform for teams to design and build conversational assistants.
$60
per month 10k credits
Zendesk Chat
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) is a live chat tool developed by the Singaporean company also called Zopim, acquired by Zendesk in April 2014.
$0
per user
Pricing
LiveChatVoiceflowZendesk Chat
Editions & Modules
Starter
$25
per month
Team
$59
per month per person
Business
$89
per month per person
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Pro
$60
per month 10k credits
Business
$150
per month 30k credits
Enterprise
Contact Sales
per year
Lite
$0
per user
Basic
$14
per user
Advanced
$25
per user
Premium
$55
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LiveChatVoiceflowZendesk Chat
Free Trial
YesYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.Discount available for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.The pricing above is price per user per month. You will get a discount when you opt for annual payment.
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Considered Multiple Products
LiveChat
Chose LiveChat
We had to move away from Intercom as it changed it pricing model and the pricing that it came to us with was out of our budget.

LiveChat gave us a better product at a lesser price.
Chose LiveChat
There are many other options available on the market and of course they are all competing against each other, however, LiveChat really shines more than the others due its simple user interface and the real-time typing that your user is doing on his side, we can easily see the …
Chose LiveChat
Live chat provides customers with quicker replies than WhatsApp and ensures queries are either answered or passed on efficiently and effectively.
Chose LiveChat
I have not used other program similar to LiveChat, so it would be hard for me to answer this question.
Chose 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. …
Chose LiveChat
Ease of setup and use is very light and delightful on LiveChat. Quality of support provided by them is amazing. Admins can easily work on newly added features and functionality. Gives almost everything I need. Pleasurable in terms of doing business with them. This software is …
Chose LiveChat
I haven't use ZenDesk in a few years so I can't remember any pros or cons there, they were both pretty easy to use from what I recall, but we just so happen to use LiveChat now because of the user interface and instant reports. Maybe, set-up for ZenDesk was easier.
Chose LiveChat
We have also used WhatsApp Business, however this proved not to be as user friendly and we experienced several glitches and lost chats. However, WhatsApp Business does allow clients to contact us directly from a mobile app they are already likely to have and allows clients to …
Chose LiveChat
This is the only job I have used a LiveChat type of program for customer service. The other employers I have worked for used phones or face to face contact in order to assist customers in the daily workplace. I believe the company chose to use LiveChat because of its efficiency …
Chose LiveChat
Transfer chats from one agent to another. It also supports agent groups, where users can easily select the department they want to talk to. Shows basic information, such as country, IP address and visited pages.
Chose LiveChat
These products don't load on the user's own web site and aren't as easy to use as LiveChat. We've been happy with Livechat and really haven't explored other options that much because it just works well. I wish there was a free open source product that worked well that we could …
Chose LiveChat
It is the first time that we've used a program of this type. Actually the result has been positive. It is very difficult to identify a problem, when the experience has been positive. We believe that this type of chat platform has the strength of contact with customers. That …
Chose LiveChat
The software allowed us to leverage additional Sales Team activity from our web traffic - letting us increase engagement with customers and drive additional sales. The chat routing functions allowed me to segment traffic on particular pages to relevant parts of the sales team. …
Chose LiveChat
They all serve different purposes but LiveChat is the only platform that's actually just for chatting rather than for communication amongst remote employees. All systems work together though and for that, our teams run smoothly and communication is amazing!
Chose LiveChat
We only compare the utility for the business that is to say better for us at this time to address the concerns of our customer. According to this, the management will decide to brainstorm with the staff in charge of implementing or managing the chat. The personal responded and …
Chose LiveChat
The other ones are good too, but ultimately it was the app and ease of use that lead us to LiveChat.
Chose LiveChat
LiveChat is specifically a help desk tool and it does a good job around this niche market. Intercom tries to be a sales, help desk and marketing tool and isn't top-notch in any of these markets. LiveChat provides more support agent styled features than Intercom.
Chose LiveChat
While userlike is now free, (it wasn't free when we used it), we had issues with navigating around this program as it's user interface wasn't self explanatory, and they didn't provide as much support resources like videos and article which Livechat provides.
Chose LiveChat
Livechat had an easy to understand user interface; unlike User like whose user interface takes a while to get around.Livechat provides better analytics too.
Chose LiveChat
LiveChat has an attractive user console. Userlike's User console put us off.It was simply unattractive and took us a while to even get around.
Voiceflow

No answer on this topic

Zendesk Chat
Chose Zendesk Chat
ZD chat is much better at being streamlined with ZD email, obviously. but the functionality of Intercom and the way it worked was a lot cleaner. However, we use a round-robin style of messaging with our CSRs, and ZD chat does this much better.
Chose Zendesk Chat
Zendesk Chat is far more user friendly than some of the other competitors on the market. It has a very all the features that you require to ensure your customers are contacted in 'real time'. Its main tools include a live chat interface for quick communication, customisable …
Chose Zendesk Chat
Nice software not too much complications and easy to use
Chose Zendesk Chat
Zoho has limited features and is incomparable to the features that Zendesk Chat have. Also, I find Zoho to be very difficult to use, not to mention it's too many restrictions, which I find to be counterproductive and not cost efficient. I'd still use Zendesk Chat over anything …
Chose Zendesk Chat
I didn't explore other options as Zendesk has big market share
Chose Zendesk Chat
In one of my previous organizations, our client migrated the support tool from Zendesk Chat to Helpshift. I felt Zendesk Chat was a more user-friendly support tool than Helpshift. Zendesk Chat is so beginner friendly, whereas the other tools were so confusing compared to …
Chose Zendesk Chat
Zendesk Support Suite, Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM), Stella Connect, by Medallia, Quip and Slack
Chose Zendesk Chat
Zendesk Chat [(formerly Zopim)] has a better UI/UX, and it is part of the Zendesk enterprise tools which we also use for: Zendesk Talk, etc It is always great to have this kind of channel together in one platform.
Chose Zendesk Chat
Significantly better. Better options for AI chat. More fully featured product.
Chose Zendesk Chat
I prefer Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) over Talkdesk, as it provides customers with written proof of their conversation and customers are able to rate the conversation once it is done. Also, it's easier to find a previous conversation in Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) than in …
Chose Zendesk Chat
I have been using this system for one year, and today I can continue saying that this system does not have any faults that I can complain about. Thanks to this system, I have been able to have direct communication with each of our customers or clients, since it allows me to use …
Chose Zendesk Chat
Zendesk is one of the most expensive providers on the market, but also the most functional one. We have 6 business facts. Based on them we composed 17 needs (functions) from the chat provider. Zendesk was one of the leaders in the overall evaluation, while it was cheaper than …
Chose Zendesk Chat
I like about Zopim is that it has numerous devices and choices. I like the way that you can associate with other individuals, inside and remotely. Also, I like that I can redo my notices. It coordinates with significantly other joint effort and the workplace instruments I …
Chose Zendesk Chat
I used Peoplesoft chat in another position with another company, and I'm floored by the difference. Peoplsoft chat seemed to be down regularly and wasn't nearly as fast. Zopim has a modern and streamlined feel.
Chose Zendesk Chat
Olark Chat - Not as many customization options as Zendesk
Salesforce - More expensive
Syntellect - Old application based system instead of a cloud based software
Features
LiveChatVoiceflowZendesk Chat
Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
LiveChat
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Ratings
Voiceflow
-
Ratings
Zendesk Chat
8.4
Ratings
3% below category average
Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Chat reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Chat and web analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
LiveChatVoiceflowZendesk Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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10.0
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8.6
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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8.0
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Usability
-
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10.0
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7.0
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Support Rating
7.3
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8.4
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User Testimonials
LiveChatVoiceflowZendesk Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
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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For a design team, Voiceflow is a must to have skill. With all the features present and being constantly rolled out by Voiceflow team, the tool has become one of the core part of design systems. Additionally, the support team of Voiceflow is hard-working and dedicated to customer satisfaction which truly brings about a difference. For context, we have raised multiple bugs and asked for best practices and the prompt response of support team from Voiceflow has been instrumental in us using the tool more and more
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[Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) is well suited for] any business with online services that want to improve their direct communication with their customers. But please make sure this is just a tool for communication with the customer, the team behind this chat is much more important.
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Pros
  • LiveChat has an easy to navigate UI. Most of the tabs you need are on the left and self explanatory.
  • If the team itself has any issues with the software, there is a small help tab on the bottom right for immediate tech support. Not sure if it is 24/7 but quick response.
  • There is also a "Reports" tab that makes it easy for the management department to keep track of tickets answered and task to assign.
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  • Extremely fluid chat interface allows for easy communication.
  • It can be used directly on a website page or as a widget.
  • Allows the end user to translate the chat into their own native language.
  • Notifies you with pending chats via on-screen notifications and sound effects.
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Cons
  • Price point is a little on the high side, making it difficult for some small businesses to justify.
  • When monitoring chats from a manager standpoint, there seems to be an inherent delay; it does not appear to be instantaneous.
  • Very minor, but the chat widget sound options can be annoying, and wish there were more available options in order to allow employees to differentiate their own sessions if their desks are near one another.
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  • Zendesk/Zoopim is right around an entire Live visit programming .There isn't an approach to compel the client to answer certain inquiries preceding entering the talk. The talk transcripts some of the time take long to appear in the visit history .
  • Exhausting outline for the talk message box
  • No work area warnings
  • Warning sound just played once. Since we are not at the front counter constantly, it would make our work more troublesome since we expected to continue checking the site.
  • No portable application
  • In the event that we shut program window we would be promptly disconnected.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Due to staffing issues, we have temporarily stopped offering chat as an available channel. We're also interested in the best ways to integrate chat with our FAQs and AI to provide quick responses, either during off-hours or prior to speaking with a live agent. I've also found that reporting is rather limited where some of the interesting and useful data made available and visible during the chat cannot be pulled post-chat; it would be great to pull a high-level report so we can analyze this data.
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Usability
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Voiceflow has become an integral part of our design eco-system, providing capabilities for both rapid design and prototyping as well as testing with users. Additionally, the easy API integration has also allowed to create test automations using Gen AI
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As mentioned previously, it's a clunky product that lacks user-friendliness. It feels old and behind the times compared to other products we have used. The inability to have a wrap-up time before a new chat comes in is also a big issue for our team.
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Support Rating
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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Getting assistance and/or troubleshooting anything with Zendesk can be quite frustrating. In my years of experience with Zednesk, I have almost never found the answer to my question without going through multiple articles, ultimately getting frustrated and reaching out to our contact for more assistance. So for a consumer, the support is not as relieving as Zendesk Chat is to our customers in getting the questions answered by us.
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Alternatives Considered
We had to move away from Intercom as it changed it pricing model and the pricing that it came to us with was out of our budget. LiveChat gave us a better product at a lesser price. Intercom did not provide us with chat support for the plan we were on - at times we had to wait 24 hours for a reply to a query on their chat. Livechat literally has chat support at all times. This really helped me with my Implemetation.
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In one of my previous organizations, our client migrated the support tool from Zendesk Chat to Helpshift. I felt Zendesk Chat was a more user-friendly support tool than Helpshift. Zendesk Chat is so beginner friendly, whereas the other tools were so confusing compared to Zendesk Cha.
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Return on Investment
  • As I mentioned before, LiveChat can be used to evaluate the quality of the service provided by your employees.
  • LiveChat can ease the work done by your Customer Care team. In addition, it is very easy and fast to learn how to work with LiveChat, so you would need less time to train your new customer care specialists.
  • You can have much better customer care service and your clients will be much more satisfied.
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  • Positive impact - Compared to our old system, this newly updated system provides features and functionality that has increased our agent productivity and provided customer insight like we've never had before. This has resulted in fewer hold times and higher customer satisfaction.
  • Negative impact - Our reporting team still struggles with obtaining the right information from time to time with the chats. This leads to loss of productivity and more resources dedicated to reporting.
  • Positive impact - Due to Zopim's embed, we are able to more successfully place them on the appropriate self-service portals and pages, reaching a larger audience, and being more readily available to answer our client's questions. This has resulted in an increase in our self-service portal usage, driving down the phone and email support channels, which in turn reduces support costs.
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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

Zendesk Chat Screenshots

Screenshot of How Zopim Chat Widget looks on the website.Screenshot of This is how the chat window looks like to your visitorsScreenshot of This is a screenshot of the visitor list.Screenshot of