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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.99 1 Resolution
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Fin by Intercom
Star Rating
(3,690)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.99 1 Resolution
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansPlivo
Star Rating
(747)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Intercom excels in its live chat functionality, with a score of 9.3, making it a preferred choice for businesses that prioritize real-time customer engagement. In contrast, Plivo's live chat feature, while effective, does not match this level of user satisfaction.
- Reviewers mention that Plivo shines in its SMS capabilities, particularly with features like Bulk SMS and Two-Way Text Messaging, which are essential for businesses focused on mobile communication. Intercom, while offering SMS, does not provide the same depth in this area.
- G2 users highlight that Intercom's ticket creation user experience is rated at 8.7, indicating a smooth process for managing customer inquiries. However, Plivo's ticketing system, while functional, does not receive the same level of praise, suggesting room for improvement.
- Users on G2 report that Plivo's API Call Speed is rated at 9.1, making it a strong choice for developers needing quick and reliable integrations. Intercom, while also offering API capabilities, does not achieve the same speed, which could impact performance for tech-savvy users.
- Reviewers say that Intercom's customization interface is rated at 8.5, allowing businesses to tailor their customer interactions effectively. In contrast, Plivo's customization options are perceived as less flexible, which may limit user experience for some businesses.
- Users report that Plivo's customer support quality is rated at 8.6, which is slightly lower than Intercom's score of 8.7. This suggests that while both platforms offer support, Intercom may provide a more responsive and helpful experience for users seeking assistance.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Fin by Intercom
Fin with your current helpdesk
$0.99
1 Resolution
Try Fin for 90 days, completely risk-free. If it's not the right fit, you can request a refund—no questions asked.
- Fin AI Agent works seamlessly with any helpdesk, including Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot, and more.
- Set up in under an hour
- Handles tickets, cases, emails, live chat, WhatsApp, SMS, and more
Plivo
Starter
Starting at $25.00
Per Month
- $10 free credits
- AI Agents for Customer service, Marketing campaigns, Alerts & Reminders, Conversational marketing
- Vibe Agent Builder
Free Trial
Fin by Intercom
Free Trial is available
Plivo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
2,818
9.1
522
Ease of Use
8.9
2,848
9.0
534
Ease of Setup
8.4
1,457
8.9
402
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,305
9.0
394
Quality of Support
8.6
2,714
8.6
477
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
1,302
9.0
385
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
2,669
7.8
488
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.6
1100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1118
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1095
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1143
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
680
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
1136
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1060
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
961
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
247
Not enough data
8.2
248
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Help Desk
7.8
60
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
7.9
61
Feature Not Available
Communication Channels
8.8
891
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
1090
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
1264
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
812
Feature Not Available
7.6
522
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
720
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
823
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
788
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1015
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1017
|
Verified
Not enough data
Authentication type
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Implementation
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Messenger
8.8
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
363
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
478
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
8.0
293
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.0
438
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
121
Not enough data
8.1
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
8.8
428
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
432
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
436
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
387
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
379
|
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Analysis
8.6
140
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
User Support
9.1
167
Not enough data
8.1
119
Not enough data
8.8
151
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
8.9
136
Not enough data
9.0
146
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text Messaging
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
SMS Platform
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Design
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.7
230
Not enough data
8.7
222
Not enough data
8.6
215
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
84
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
334
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
322
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
311
|
Verified
Support
Not enough data
8.7
331
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
278
|
Verified
Responses
9.1
84
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
7.7
61
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
63
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
81
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
50
Feature Not Available
Responses
8.8
596
Not enough data
8.8
586
Not enough data
9.0
586
Not enough data
8.8
556
Not enough data
8.6
478
Not enough data
Platform
9.5
611
Not enough data
8.9
581
Not enough data
8.8
578
Not enough data
8.7
561
Not enough data
8.2
419
Feature Not Available
8.9
528
Not enough data
8.8
582
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
140
Feature Not Available
Conversational Platform
8.7
1058
8.7
5
8.7
837
8.3
5
8.7
858
8.3
5
9.0
779
Feature Not Available
Support Automation
8.6
859
Not enough data
8.7
901
Not enough data
8.5
518
Not enough data
8.8
809
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
154
Feature Not Available
Customer Support
8.6
200
Not enough data
7.4
185
Not enough data
9.0
206
Not enough data
Automation
8.4
205
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
197
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
8.5
198
Not enough data
8.6
193
Not enough data
8.5
199
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
296
Not enough data
8.3
294
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
1441
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1449
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1191
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1356
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
595
Feature Not Available
Internal Use
8.2
1267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1094
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
1043
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.7
1247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1319
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1287
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
94
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
8.9
652
Not enough data
8.9
651
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
490
Feature Not Available
8.4
535
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.7
530
Not enough data
8.7
534
Not enough data
8.4
474
Not enough data
8.6
519
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
7.4
46
Not enough data
7.8
45
Not enough data
7.4
46
Not enough data
7.8
47
Feature Not Available
8.1
50
Not enough data
7.4
47
Feature Not Available
7.5
46
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Process
9.3(won by default)
89
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
86
Not enough data
9.6(won by default)
89
Not enough data
Channels
9.4(won by default)
89
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
88
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
91
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
81
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
83
Not enough data
Insight
9.1(won by default)
86
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
87
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
83
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
83
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
16
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics - Phone Verification
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Additional Features - Phone Verification
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.3
8
Agentic AI - Phone Verification
Not enough data
Not enough data
WhatsApp Messaging - WhatsApp 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
WhatsApp Business Platform - WhatsApp 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
Messaging - RCS Business Messaging
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security / Verification - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics / Deliverability - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaigns
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Engagement
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
7.6
168
Not enough data
7.9
166
Not enough data
7.7
164
Not enough data
8.5
163
Not enough data
8.0
159
Not enough data
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
7.4
157
Not enough data
7.9
158
Not enough data
7.9
159
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
Automation
8.1
160
Not enough data
7.9
158
Not enough data
7.2
154
Not enough data
Autonomy
7.5
161
Not enough data
7.7
161
Feature Not Available
7.2
157
Not enough data
7.6
160
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
Fin by Intercom and Plivo are categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, AI Agents For Business Operations, Conversational Support, Customer Communications Management, Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Live Chat, Help Desk, and Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Fin by Intercom is categorized as Shared Inbox, Digital Adoption Platform, and Social Customer Service
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Fin by Intercom
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Plivo
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
26.7%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Financial Services
7.2%
Internet
4.9%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Other
43.4%
Computer Software
19.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Telecommunications
5.4%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
53.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Intercom used for?
3 Comments
JT
for sending emails to our correspondents and monitoring our callsRead more
While interaction can be audio visual emojies be developed
2 Comments
SG
I do not think they have developed Intercom that far yet, though it would be great.Read more
¿What is the best economic model in order to use Intercom?
2 Comments
AB
Plus is $39/seat (User) per month.
Its enough to get startedRead more
Can you add emoji use to texting with Plivo ?
2 Comments
HD
Hi Raquel, We do support this feature and emojis can be added and sent through inbound and outbound SMS. We're putting together a quick how to for you and...Read more
Where can I see the pricing for all countries you support?
1 Comment
Official Response from Plivo
You can see detailed pricing at https://www.plivo.com/pricing/Read more
Could you please document the "Short Code" SMS redirection in your Help docs?
1 Comment
HW
Hi Zac, thanks for your suggestion! We went ahead and created a quick How-to Guide for the use case you described. You can find it here:...Read more
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