Compare Drift and LiveAgent
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Starting at $15.00 1 agent / Per Month
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 plans
LiveAgent
Star Rating
(1,537)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15.00 1 agent / Per Month
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Summary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that LiveAgent excels in providing a comprehensive customer support solution, with features like automated triggers that proactively engage website visitors, enhancing the online shopping experience. This capability is particularly praised for streamlining customer service across multiple channels, including emails and social media.
- Users say that Drift is effective in initiating real-time conversations with potential customers, allowing businesses to engage visitors directly on their website. This immediacy is highlighted as a significant advantage over traditional forms and delayed follow-ups, making it easier to capture leads when interest is highest.
- According to verified reviews, LiveAgent's implementation process is notably user-friendly, with many users appreciating the intuitive onboarding wizard that facilitates quick setup. This ease of use is reflected in its higher ratings for setup and administration compared to Drift.
- Reviewers mention that while Drift offers a robust feature set, including a quick-launch chatbot template, some users find that it can be less flexible in meeting specific workflow needs. This has led to configuration challenges for some businesses, particularly those with unique requirements.
- Users highlight LiveAgent's superior support quality, with a strong emphasis on its ability to unify customer communication. Reviewers appreciate the centralized system for managing support requests, which enhances team collaboration and response times, contributing to a better overall customer experience.
- G2 reviewers note that while Drift has a strong market presence and is favored by mid-market companies, LiveAgent's focus on small businesses allows it to cater more effectively to the needs of smaller teams, providing a more tailored experience at a significantly lower entry price.
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
1,019
8.9
1,299
Ease of Use
8.7
1,032
8.9
1,304
Ease of Setup
8.4
508
8.7
867
Ease of Admin
8.5
473
8.9
852
Quality of Support
8.8
940
9.1
1,238
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
472
9.1
828
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
997
8.9
1,262
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
9.0
779
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
779
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
758
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
713
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
574
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
702
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
718
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
444
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.1
30
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.7
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
719
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
699
|
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
663
|
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
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
250
|
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
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
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
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
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
8.9
6
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
280
8.3
6
8.3
268
8.6
6
8.4
303
8.9
6
8.1
273
8.9
6
8.0
228
8.3
5
Platform
8.9
309
9.4
6
8.4
291
9.4
6
8.4
275
8.9
6
8.1
281
8.6
6
7.9
240
Not enough data
8.4
261
8.9
6
8.2
286
8.9
6
Generative AI
7.7
84
8.1
6
7.7
82
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
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
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
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
8.6
22
7.7
81
8.0
23
7.3
81
7.7
22
Communication
9.2
543
|
Verified
9.3
486
|
Verified
8.5
539
|
Verified
9.0
489
|
Verified
7.8
323
|
Verified
8.9
376
|
Verified
8.6
414
|
Verified
9.0
375
|
Verified
7.9
189
8.8
61
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
8.4
663
|
Verified
8.7
470
|
Verified
9.1
422
|
Verified
8.5
471
|
Verified
8.5
55
8.2
408
|
Verified
8.9
403
|
Verified
8.3
371
|
Verified
9.1
384
|
Verified
8.1
401
|
Verified
8.9
382
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
20
7.8
17
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
9.1
324
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
46
8.7
60
8.3
47
8.2
59
7.4
41
8.6
59
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
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 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
LiveAgent is categorized as Digital Customer Service Platforms, Feedback Analytics, Shared Inbox, Complaint Management, Customer Communications Management, Social Customer Service, Help Desk, Call Center Infrastructure (CCI), Enterprise Feedback Management, Contact Center, and AI Customer Support Agents
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
32.8%
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
12.9%
Computer Software
7.2%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Retail
5.5%
Internet
4.5%
Other
64.3%
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
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
What is LiveAgent used for?
1 Comment
AS
LiveAgent is a customer support and help desk software that provides businesses with a unified platform to manage customer communications across various...Read more
how do i see the entire display of the ticket without clicking the enlarge button?
1 Comment
TM
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