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LiveChat

Starting at $20 per month per user
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Overview

What is LiveChat?

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…

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LiveChat is a versatile tool that is widely used by various organizations and businesses to enhance customer support and streamline …
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LiveChat Accessibility

9 out of 10
November 04, 2019
Big companies like PayPal and Adobe trust the service of LiveChat which is very convenient for those who don't have time to talk on the …
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Pricing

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Starter

$20

Cloud
per month, billed annually per user

Team

$41

Cloud
per month, billed annually per user

Busniess

$59

Cloud
per month, billed annually per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $20 per month per user
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Product Demos

LiveChat Home and Chats section

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Engaging Customers with Chat

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How to install LiveChat on a WordPress website

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LiveChat App Installation for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android

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LiveChat Demo: All the Must Know Features

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LiveChat Product Tour: How to use LiveChat

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Product Details

What is LiveChat?

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 using proactive chats. Users can also provide 24/7 support with asynchronous communication features.

LiveChat also comes with mobile applications for iPad, iPhone, and Android devices, allowing users to provide support to customers and answer their questions on the go.

LiveChat can be tried free for 14 days.



LiveChat Features

Chat Automation Features

  • Supported: Real-time messaging
  • Supported: Chat notifications
  • Supported: Prospecting
  • Supported: Third-party integrations
  • Supported: Chat widgets
  • Supported: Chat transfer

LiveChat Screenshots

Screenshot of Chat Widget and Agent AppScreenshot of Customer detailsScreenshot of Traffic sectionScreenshot of ReportsScreenshot of Team managementScreenshot of Chat Widget customizationScreenshot of Messaging channelsScreenshot of Over 200 integrations

LiveChat Videos

LiveChat Tour
Mobile customer service

LiveChat Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesAll
Supported LanguagesAll

Frequently Asked Questions

LiveChat starts at $20.

LivePerson Conversation Cloud (LiveEngage), Olark, and Velaro Live Chat are common alternatives for LiveChat.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 7.3.

The most common users of LiveChat are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

LiveChat Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)40%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)40%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)20%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

LiveChat is a versatile tool that is widely used by various organizations and businesses to enhance customer support and streamline communication processes. Customers appreciate the convenience of having real-time conversations with the Customer Care team, eliminating the need for phone calls or emails. Users have found LiveChat particularly useful in scenarios where they need assistance with loan-related questions, such as the Member Advocate and Goal Realignment teams at Happy Money. In addition, the software is utilized across entire websites to address user inquiries during sign-up processes for free seminars, ultimately leading to increased sign-ups. The ability to chat in real-time, providing location and webpage information, enhances the overall user experience and improves the quality of support provided by the customer service representatives.

Furthermore, LiveChat offers valuable insights into website visitors, allowing organizations to engage with interested individuals at the right time. This functionality serves multiple purposes, from guiding customers throughout their lifecycle and monitoring analytical data on website visitors to answering frequently asked questions and increasing sales. The software also facilitates seamless communication within organizations, enabling both in-house and external communication between team members, customers, and clients. The ease of use and reliable performance of LiveChat have been praised by users, making it a trusted solution for businesses seeking to improve customer interactions and provide efficient support.

Intuitive User Interface: Users find LiveChat's user interface to be intuitive and easy to navigate, making it simple for new users to understand how the program works. Many reviewers have expressed their appreciation for the simplicity and intuitiveness of LiveChat, which significantly reduces the time and resources required for training new employees.

Excellent Customer Support: Users highly praise the customer support provided by LiveChat. The support team is always on-hand to guide users in resolving any issues they encounter while using the program. Many reviewers have noted that LiveChat has one of the best user support teams they have encountered, with 24/7 online support and successful addressing of obstacles.

Helpful Support Materials: LiveChat provides users with a series of support materials, including short videos and articles, to guide them on different ways to maximize the benefits of the software. Reviewers appreciate receiving regular emails keeping them updated on newer ways to use LiveChat for great business effect. The availability of support materials and the proactive approach of the LiveChat team in providing guidance and tips is highly valued by many users.

High enterprise pricing: Many users feel that the enterprise pricing for LiveChat is too high, making it difficult for small businesses to justify. Some reviewers believe that there are cheaper alternatives available.

Difficulty managing active agents: Users find it challenging to manage the quantity of active agents when there are many customer care employees during one shift. This can lead to inefficiencies and confusion in handling customer chats.

System overload and slow performance: Some users experience system overload and slow performance when there are many customers waiting in a queue. This can result in delays in responding to customers and negatively impact the user experience.

Users commonly recommend LiveChat for its affordability compared to other chatting platforms, ease of use, and customer-friendly interface. They also appreciate LiveChat's professional and responsive customer support, easy integration, and good analytical data points on chat. Another common recommendation is for the automation, knowledge base options, and customizable look and feel that LiveChat provides. Users find LiveChat helpful in answering questions quickly, especially at late hours, and suggest trying it for adding live support via chat features on websites or Facebook pages. Overall, users highly value LiveChat for its simplicity, efficiency, and ability to connect with customers in real-time.

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have two departments within Happy Money that use LiveChat's services. Our Member Advocate (Customer Service Representatives) and Goal Realignment (Financial Collections) team use LiveChat in order to assist Members and applicants with questions on how to receive a loan. With this program, we are able to chat in real-time with customers, view their location and data services and see which webpage they are on when chatting in.
  • Efficiency.
  • Providing real-time data.
  • Able to provide canned responses to ease off extended typing.
  • Sometimes LiveChat will fizzle out and your chat will be sent to another representative.
  • The program will freeze often.
  • I would like to see even more customization.
I definitely believe that all customer service companies should use LiveChat as a program, as it is very easy to use, provides tracking data and archives all chats for review. When an applicant is coming into a chat after receiving an error, we are able to view where within the application they received the error. This provides better insight on how to assist the customer and provide accurate details to the engineering team, especially if the issue is front or back end.
  • Metrics - positive.
  • Data collection - positive.
  • Accurate archives - positive.
  • Downloand/print PDF of archived chats - positive.
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 and the different insights it provides on how to track and manage customer interactions.
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.
November 04, 2019

LiveChat Accessibility

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Big companies like PayPal and Adobe trust the service of LiveChat which is very convenient for those who don't have time to talk on the phone since they are always busy with their computers on a daily basis plus it is fast. Fast chat support means more satisfaction for the clients and even more sales. Complaints and other concern can be addressed right away with ease thus increasing trust between the business owners and their clients.
  • Provided quick access to respond to queries and complaints.
  • Convenient to use for all ages.
  • Big and small enterprises use this product to cater to their client's needs.
  • It is a little expensive compared to others.
  • Modify automatic greeting to make it more appealing.
  • More chat agents.
Good for every business but not for the new ones since it is a little bit expensive. This is quite accessible and very easy to use for customers who want to reach the store or enterprise for whatever concern they may have. I hope it will become more affordable for small types of businesses too.
  • ROI - Good enough.
  • Usage - Love the clean menus and also the loading speed of the back-end.
  • Mobile support - Very accessible for everyone.
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.
LiveChat provides a fantastic user experience due to its polished interfaces and great features and support.
December 01, 2017

LiveChat was on point.

Chamakhe Maurieni | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use LiveChat as our helpdesk programme.Right from the moment, we decided to do a free trial, it was brilliant. First, the user interface was completely self-explanatory and we found our way around the program in a few minutes, without the need to contact Livechat for guidance, they had all the resources online already.
Also, the analytics power of LiveChat is just up there. We could read all previous conversations from customers and the fact the program detected the number of times a customer had been on our website was also great.Lastly, I love the customer support team, there was a time we had issues with our payment card and LiveChat extended our usage by three weeks.That was a wow moment.
  • Simplicity; LiveChat is straightforward and simple to understand.
  • Great support: Their customer care support team are always available and willing to help out even extending our payment due date by three weeks.
  • Analytics: We got real quality data just sitting behind the console and watching website visitor movement.
  • Price; That's the only thing I can think of at the moment. $149 for a LiveChat plus enterprise software is probably a bit on the high side and I will believe, businesses can get a close alternative for cheaper.
Everything from ticketing, customer queuing is well suited to LiveChat. What they aren't suited for? Probably they may be too expensive for a very small team. because from my experience, to really enjoy Livechat; billing starts from $30.
  • LiveChat basically increased our sales conversions by around 40% maybe. In the past we had situations where website visitors turned on our website, sent a message and we didn't even receive the message, meaning we lose a potential customer. That hasn't happened with LiveChat yet.
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.
No
Basically, because I have never had to. I do not even know if LiveChat has a premium support system; support has always been free from their end. Probably a case of all hands being equal.
I have just found it difficult nailing a fault apart from the enterprise pricing.
No
That was when we had a problem with our payment Card and couldn't update our LiveChat bill for the month.It would have taken us a few days to fix the Card and that would have gotten our account suspended and then we potentially loose customers in that time period. We sent a chat to LiveChat Helpdesk and they gave us a three week extension. Unbelievable.
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