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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Starting at $15.00 1 agent / Per Month
Drift
Star Rating
(1,254)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 plansLiveAgent
Star Rating
(1,536)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15.00 1 agent / Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that LiveAgent excels in ticket creation user experience with a score of 9.0, while Drift's ticket creation experience is less favorable, indicating that LiveAgent provides a more intuitive interface for managing customer inquiries.
- Reviewers mention that LiveAgent's quality of support is rated at 9.1, which is higher than Drift's 8.8, suggesting that users find LiveAgent's customer service more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
- G2 users highlight that LiveAgent offers a superior live chat feature with a score of 9.1 compared to Drift's 9.0, indicating that users appreciate the effectiveness and reliability of LiveAgent's chat functionality.
- Users on G2 report that LiveAgent's automation capabilities, particularly in ticket resolution, are rated at 8.2, while Drift's automation features are slightly lower at 8.1, suggesting that LiveAgent may provide a more efficient workflow for handling customer requests.
- Reviewers mention that LiveAgent's knowledge base is rated at 8.9, which is significantly higher than Drift's 8.2, indicating that users find LiveAgent's self-service resources more comprehensive and easier to navigate.
- Users say that LiveAgent's integration capabilities are rated at 8.6, while Drift's are slightly lower at 8.5, suggesting that LiveAgent may offer a broader range of integrations that enhance its functionality within existing workflows.
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
LiveAgent
Small
Starting at $15.00
1 agent / Per Month
E-mail support - Ticketing,
Contact forms,
Forum & Knowledge base,
iPhone/Android app
- Unlimited ticket history
- Unlimited email addresses
- Advanced reporting
Free Trial
Drift
Free Trial is available
LiveAgent
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,017
8.9
1,300
Ease of Use
8.7
1,030
8.9
1,305
Ease of Setup
8.4
507
8.7
868
Ease of Admin
8.5
473
8.9
845
Quality of Support
8.8
938
9.1
1,239
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
472
9.1
821
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
995
8.9
1,264
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
9.0
779
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
758
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
714
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
575
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
703
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
717
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
444
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.7
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
717
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
696
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
539
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
381
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.9
413
|
Verified
8.4
461
|
Verified
8.4
664
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
377
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
647
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
694
|
Verified
Messenger
8.5
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
251
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
8.6
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
245
|
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
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
Organization
8.0
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
277
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
7.8
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
7.5
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
88
Not enough data
7.6
86
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
Channels
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Design
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
5.7
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Agentic AI - Contact Center
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Responses
8.2
281
8.3
6
8.3
269
8.6
6
8.5
304
8.9
6
8.1
274
8.9
6
8.0
229
8.3
5
Platform
8.9
310
9.4
6
8.4
292
9.4
6
8.4
276
8.9
6
8.1
282
8.6
6
7.9
241
Not enough data
8.4
262
8.9
6
8.2
287
8.9
6
Generative AI
7.7
85
8.1
6
7.7
83
8.3
6
Feedback Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feedback Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feedback Sources
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.6
168
Not enough data
8.4
118
Not enough data
8.7
129
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
Support Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
148
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Workforce Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
8.6
22
7.7
81
8.0
23
7.3
81
7.7
22
Communication
9.2
542
|
Verified
9.3
485
|
Verified
8.5
538
|
Verified
9.0
489
|
Verified
7.8
323
|
Verified
8.9
376
|
Verified
8.6
414
|
Verified
9.0
374
|
Verified
7.9
189
8.8
61
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
8.4
664
|
Verified
8.7
471
|
Verified
9.1
422
|
Verified
8.5
472
|
Verified
8.5
55
8.2
409
|
Verified
8.9
403
|
Verified
8.3
372
|
Verified
9.1
384
|
Verified
8.1
402
|
Verified
8.9
382
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
20
7.8
17
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
9.1
322
8.2
53
8.9
305
Feature Not Available
8.9
273
8.2
51
8.1
41
8.5
57
8.3
45
Self-Service Platform
8.6
57
8.6
45
8.7
60
8.3
46
8.2
59
7.4
41
8.5
58
8.7
43
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
7.9(won by default)
13
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
13
Process
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
56
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
252
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
196
Channels
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
248
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
232
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
249
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
186
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Insight
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
174
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
222
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
220
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
225
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.6
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
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 LiveAgent are categorized as Chatbots, Live Chat, and Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Drift is categorized as Business Scheduling, Conversational Support, AI Sales Assistant, Conversational Marketing, Bot Platforms, and Customer Service Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
LiveAgent
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
32.9%
Information Technology and Services
20.5%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Financial Services
3.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
33.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Computer Software
7.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Retail
5.5%
Internet
4.5%
Other
64.3%
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
Has there been any reports of getting support from a Bot on liveagent?
2 Comments
LS
LiveAgent offer many integration apps. One of them is Quriobot which is a bot for your Live chat.
I never used it but I know it possible to do so, read...Read more
how do i see the entire display of the ticket without clicking the enlarge button?
1 Comment
TM
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