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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (44.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
$20.00
Drift
Star Rating
(1,252)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansLiveChat
Star Rating
(756)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that LiveChat excels in its Ease of Use with a score of 9.3, making it a favorite among small businesses looking for straightforward implementation. In contrast, Drift's score of 8.7 indicates a steeper learning curve, which some users find challenging.
- Reviewers mention that LiveChat's Ticket Creation User Experience is rated at 9.2, highlighting its intuitive interface that simplifies the process. Drift, while still effective, has a lower score of 8.9, suggesting that users may encounter more complexity when managing tickets.
- G2 users emphasize the importance of Quality of Support, where LiveChat scores 9.1, indicating a strong commitment to customer service. Drift's score of 8.8 is commendable but suggests that some users may experience delays or less personalized support.
- Users on G2 appreciate LiveChat's Customization Interface, rated at 8.5, which allows for tailored chat experiences. Drift's similar score of 8.4 shows it offers customization, but some users feel it lacks the depth found in LiveChat's offerings.
- Reviewers say that LiveChat's Response Automation feature, with a score of 9.2, is particularly effective in streamlining customer interactions. Drift's score of 8.2 indicates that while it has automation capabilities, users find them less robust compared to LiveChat.
- Users report that LiveChat's Co-Browsing feature, rated at 9.2, significantly enhances customer support by allowing agents to navigate alongside customers. Drift's score of 7.8 suggests that its co-browsing capabilities may not be as effective, leading to potential gaps in user assistance.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Drift
Premium
Starting at $2,500.00
Per Month
For small businesses. The right amount of conversational firepower to keep your business growing.
- * Everything in Free, plus:
- Live Chat
- Meetings
LiveChat
Starter
$20.00
When you just set up your small office / home office.
- 60-day chat history
- Basic chat customization
- Agent availability
Free Trial
Drift
Free Trial is available
LiveChat
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,015
9.1
681
Ease of Use
8.7
1,028
9.3
680
Ease of Setup
8.5
505
9.0
262
Ease of Admin
8.5
472
9.1
258
Quality of Support
8.8
936
9.1
631
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
471
9.0
250
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
993
8.3
674
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
9.2
243
Not enough data
9.1
241
Not enough data
9.0
235
Not enough data
9.2
250
Not enough data
8.6
153
Not enough data
9.0
228
Not enough data
9.1
227
Not enough data
8.9
139
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Channels
Not enough data
9.3
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
105
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
77
|
Verified
8.4
461
|
Verified
8.4
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
213
|
Verified
Messenger
8.5
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
273
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
249
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
8.6
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
8.9
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
304
|
Verified
Not enough data
Organization
8.0
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
7.8
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
7.5
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
87
Not enough data
7.6
85
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
8.2
280
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
8.4
303
Not enough data
8.1
273
Not enough data
8.0
228
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
309
Not enough data
8.4
291
Not enough data
8.4
275
Not enough data
8.1
281
Not enough data
7.9
240
Not enough data
8.4
261
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
84
Not enough data
7.7
82
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.6
167
Not enough data
8.4
117
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
8.6
92
Not enough data
Support Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Integrations
7.4
92
Not enough data
7.9
95
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
7.3
88
Not enough data
8.0
94
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
8.4
95
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.1
93
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Support
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bot Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.7
81
Not enough data
7.3
81
Feature Not Available
Communication
9.2
542
|
Verified
9.1
316
|
Verified
8.5
538
|
Verified
8.9
320
|
Verified
7.8
323
|
Verified
8.4
217
8.6
414
|
Verified
8.8
265
|
Verified
7.9
189
8.8
26
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
8.4
276
|
Verified
8.7
471
|
Verified
8.8
297
|
Verified
8.5
472
|
Verified
8.6
247
|
Verified
8.2
409
|
Verified
8.6
253
|
Verified
8.3
372
|
Verified
8.7
239
|
Verified
8.1
402
|
Verified
8.4
245
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
20
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Drift and LiveChat are categorized as Live Chat
Unique Categories
Drift is categorized as Business Scheduling, Conversational Support, AI Sales Assistant, Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Bot Platforms, Customer Self-Service, and Customer Service Automation
LiveChat is categorized as Help Desk
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
LiveChat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
20.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Financial Services
3.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
33.3%
Computer Software
8.9%
Information Technology and Services
8.4%
Retail
6.0%
Financial Services
4.1%
Internet
3.8%
Other
68.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Drift
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Justin M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
There's been a lot to like so far. The product is extremely intuitive to use and has allowed every member of our company to interact with users with ease. Pushing notifications to Slack has allowed the entire team to see what's going on with our users, and...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Ryan N.
Verified User in Financial Services
Having been with Drift for 3 years the best summary I can give is that this is a company in decline. We recently decided not to renew. First year we had a full customer success manager with QBR's, 2nd year we had a customer success manager, I mean i knew...
LiveChat
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Eugenio S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I like that I can allow to my customer's much faster communication with them in my website. Definitely, I will not make my clients wait for long. That solution will make my work effective with one click. That's I like most.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Sumith M.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
They offer many features, like tracking sales post chat and Google event but none of them can be configured easily, The tech team takes ever to attempt to solve. They lack innovation in rule engine
Justin M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
There's been a lot to like so far. The product is extremely intuitive to use and has allowed every member of our company to interact with users with ease. Pushing notifications to Slack has allowed the entire team to see what's going on with our users, and...
Eugenio S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I like that I can allow to my customer's much faster communication with them in my website. Definitely, I will not make my clients wait for long. That solution will make my work effective with one click. That's I like most.
Ryan N.
Verified User in Financial Services
Having been with Drift for 3 years the best summary I can give is that this is a company in decline. We recently decided not to renew. First year we had a full customer success manager with QBR's, 2nd year we had a customer success manager, I mean i knew...
Sumith M.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
They offer many features, like tracking sales post chat and Google event but none of them can be configured easily, The tech team takes ever to attempt to solve. They lack innovation in rule engine
Alternatives
Discussions
Do I have to completely remove all of my lead capture forms?
2 comments
Official Response from Drift
Getting started with conversational marketing isn’t an “all or nothing” decision. Rather than ripping all the forms off their site, many companies start by...Read more
How do I measure the effectiveness of conversational marketing?
2 comments
Official Response from Drift
You can measure your conversational marketing efforts just like you would measure any other marketing channel. Platforms like Drift give you dashboards that...Read more
What types of people are having conversations with businesses?
2 comments
Official Response from Drift
When we analyzed the data from the 50,000+ businesses using Drift for conversational marketing, we found that people in key decision-making roles are often...Read more
Can one user respond to multiple chats concurrently?
3 comments
BM
Yes. 1-10-100. Easy to switch between themRead more
How does LiveChat work when no one is available?
3 comments
AB
A small box will still be visible on your website, and (depending on your settings) it can say "Sorry you missed us, leave us a message" or "no agent are...Read more
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3 comments
LL
I now have questions on the reason why churches now say that baptism in not necessary for salvation when it says that Baptism now saves us in 1 Peter 3:21....Read more
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