Compare Drift and FreshChat 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (58.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
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Drift
Star Rating
(1,256)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansFreshChat
Star Rating
(494)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansDrift vs FreshChat
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FreshChat easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Drift overall.
- Drift and FreshChat both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Drift and FreshChat provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FreshChat over Drift.
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
Free Trial
Drift
Free Trial is available
FreshChat
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,019
8.7
401
Ease of Use
8.7
1,032
9.1
403
Ease of Setup
8.4
508
8.8
257
Ease of Admin
8.5
473
9.0
244
Quality of Support
8.8
940
8.8
395
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
472
8.8
240
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
997
9.0
403
Features by Category
Messenger
8.5
204
|
Verified
8.9
43
|
Verified
8.2
201
|
Verified
8.4
45
|
Verified
9.1
273
|
Verified
9.4
48
|
Verified
8.5
250
|
Verified
9.1
48
|
Verified
Channels
7.9
116
|
Verified
8.7
38
|
Verified
8.9
250
|
Verified
9.0
45
|
Verified
7.7
91
|
Verified
8.8
32
7.6
81
|
Verified
9.0
32
|
Verified
7.8
90
|
Verified
8.9
37
|
Verified
Customers
8.6
225
|
Verified
9.0
41
|
Verified
8.4
202
|
Verified
8.8
43
|
Verified
8.1
241
|
Verified
8.6
44
|
Verified
8.7
242
|
Verified
8.9
38
|
Verified
8.5
246
|
Verified
8.9
38
|
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
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
Not enough data
Organization
8.0
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
278
|
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
8.5
103
8.3
268
8.6
104
8.4
303
8.9
102
8.1
273
8.7
99
8.0
228
8.6
83
Platform
8.9
309
9.2
105
8.4
291
8.9
100
8.4
275
8.8
100
8.1
281
8.5
99
7.9
240
8.4
78
8.4
261
9.0
93
8.2
286
8.8
94
Generative AI
7.7
84
8.4
42
7.7
82
8.6
42
Conversational Platform
8.6
167
8.6
148
8.4
117
Feature Not Available
8.7
128
8.5
127
8.6
92
8.6
111
Support Automation
Feature Not Available
8.6
133
8.4
147
8.6
135
8.7
138
8.5
134
8.4
92
8.8
116
Generative AI
7.9
31
8.5
61
7.7
31
8.5
61
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
95
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
8.5
96
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
8.5
73
7.7
81
8.6
72
7.3
81
7.8
73
Communication
9.2
543
|
Verified
9.2
281
|
Verified
8.5
539
|
Verified
8.5
294
|
Verified
7.8
323
|
Verified
8.4
202
|
Verified
8.6
414
|
Verified
8.9
248
|
Verified
7.9
189
8.2
138
|
Verified
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
8.5
273
|
Verified
8.7
470
|
Verified
8.7
268
|
Verified
8.5
471
|
Verified
8.4
221
|
Verified
8.2
408
|
Verified
8.7
256
|
Verified
8.3
371
|
Verified
9.0
252
|
Verified
8.1
401
|
Verified
8.5
255
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
20
8.9
33
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
8.9
92
8.2
53
8.7
93
Feature Not Available
8.4
80
8.2
51
8.5
67
8.5
57
8.6
69
Self-Service Platform
8.6
57
9.1
74
8.7
60
8.9
77
8.2
59
8.0
68
8.6
59
8.8
77
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
23
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
23
Process
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
43
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
48
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
42
Channels
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
50
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
53
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
53
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
43
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
44
Insight
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
41
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
49
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
46
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
48
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
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
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy
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 Agents
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 FreshChat are categorized as Conversational Support, Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Live Chat, and Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Drift is categorized as Business Scheduling, AI Sales Assistant, Bot Platforms, and Customer Service Automation
FreshChat is categorized as Social Customer Service and AI Customer Support Agents
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
FreshChat
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%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Computer Software
9.8%
Consumer Services
8.0%
Financial Services
5.6%
Retail
4.8%
Other
61.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
How do I scale conversational marketing?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
Chatbots allow you to offer fast responses to visitors 24/7, even while your team is sleeping. Since they can ask the same qualifying questions your sales...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
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
How do I set up a chat bot to respond to FAQ's automatically?
3 Comments
VS
Hey Jonathan. Can we get in touch with you directly ? We will need to train the Bots to understand the FAQs and ensure it also understands Intent and You can...Read more
Can we see the ticket details and the possibility of modification ?
2 Comments
G2
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Understand Whatsapp integration first if it is critical
1 Comment
Official Response from FreshChat
"With our Whatsapp integration businesses can
- Engage with their customers on Whatsapp
- Help customers help themselves by talking to a chatbot
- Use...Read more
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