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Compare ChatBot and Drift 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$50 per month
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
ChatBot
Star Rating
(25)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$50 per month
Browse all 4 pricing plansDrift
Star Rating
(1,256)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansChatBot vs Drift
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ChatBot easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ChatBot overall.
- Reviewers felt that ChatBot meets the needs of their business better than Drift.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ChatBot is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ChatBot over Drift.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ChatBot
Starter
$50
per month
For small companies.
- 1000 chats/mo included, then $0.01/chat
- 1 active chatbot
- Unlimited number of stories
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
Free Trial
ChatBot
Free Trial is available
Drift
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
21
8.7
1,018
Ease of Use
9.2
21
8.7
1,031
Ease of Setup
8.7
13
8.4
508
Ease of Admin
8.6
11
8.5
473
Quality of Support
9.0
20
8.8
939
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
9
8.9
472
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
19
8.9
996
Features by Category
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
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
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
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
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
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
Channels
Not enough data
7.9
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
90
|
Verified
Customers
Not enough data
8.6
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
246
|
Verified
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
Not enough data
8.9
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
305
|
Verified
Organization
Not enough data
8.0
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
278
|
Verified
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
7.8
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
261
|
Verified
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
7.5
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
221
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
87
Not enough data
7.6
85
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
9.2
6
8.2
280
8.9
6
8.3
268
8.3
6
8.4
303
8.7
5
8.1
273
8.3
6
8.0
228
Platform
9.3
5
8.9
309
8.3
6
8.4
291
7.7
5
8.4
275
8.3
5
8.1
281
7.0
5
7.9
240
7.7
5
8.4
261
8.3
5
8.2
286
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
84
Not enough data
7.7
82
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.6
167
Not enough data
8.4
117
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
8.6
92
Support Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
8.4
92
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Integrations
Not enough data
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
95
Branding & Customizatio
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
7.9
90
Automatic Rules & Configurations
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.1
93
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Support
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
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
Not enough data
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.7
81
Not enough data
7.3
81
Communication
Not enough data
9.2
542
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
538
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
414
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
189
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.4
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
471
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
472
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
409
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
372
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
402
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
20
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
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
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.6
59
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
ChatBot and Drift are categorized as Chatbots and Bot Platforms
Unique Categories
ChatBot is categorized as AI Chatbots
Drift is categorized as Business Scheduling, Conversational Support, AI Sales Assistant, Conversational Marketing, Live Chat, Customer Self-Service, and Customer Service Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ChatBot
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Drift
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
Information Technology and Services
17.4%
Retail
13.0%
Internet
13.0%
Financial Services
13.0%
Computer Software
13.0%
Other
30.4%
Computer Software
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
20.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Financial Services
3.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
33.3%
Discussions
ChatBot has no discussions with answers
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
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