2026 Best Software Awards are here!See the list
Compare Forethought and TARS 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial 50 Conversations Per Month
Forethought
Star Rating
(164)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about ForethoughtTARS
Star Rating
(171)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 50 Conversations Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansForethought vs TARS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found TARS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with TARS overall.
- Reviewers felt that TARS meets the needs of their business better than Forethought.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that TARS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Forethought over TARS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Forethought
No pricing availableTARS
Freemium
Free Trial
50 Conversations Per Month
For individuals and small businesses.
- Basic LLM models
- Training limit of 5 Knowledge Bases
- Access to help guides
Free Trial
Forethought
Free Trial is available
TARS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
115
8.7
106
Ease of Use
8.3
119
9.0
108
Ease of Setup
7.7
71
9.0
72
Ease of Admin
7.9
69
9.1
71
Quality of Support
8.9
108
9.6
106
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
69
9.4
72
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
105
8.5
93
Features by Category
Messenger
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
19
|
Verified
Channels
Not enough data
8.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
6
|
Verified
Customers
Not enough data
9.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
21
|
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
Administration
7.6
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
Knowledge Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
6.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Customer Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
8.0
33
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
27
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Responses
8.5
51
8.7
31
8.2
49
9.0
29
8.8
47
8.7
24
8.1
39
9.0
25
7.4
33
Feature Not Available
Platform
8.2
38
9.3
15
7.8
46
9.3
27
8.6
44
8.8
25
7.6
45
8.5
24
Feature Not Available
8.3
16
7.7
37
8.9
18
7.5
42
8.6
29
Generative AI
7.2
19
8.5
8
7.8
20
8.8
8
Customer Support
8.2
17
Not enough data
6.6
16
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
Automation
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
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
16
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
7.5
31
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
42
Not enough data
7.9
54
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.1
57
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
7.3
8
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
6.9
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
Automation
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
Autonomy
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
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
Forethought and TARS are categorized as Chatbots
Unique Categories
Forethought is categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, Customer Service Automation, Contact Center Knowledge Base, Customer Self-Service, and AI Agents For Business Operations
TARS is categorized as Conversational Marketing and Bot Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Forethought
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
TARS
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
25.6%
Financial Services
20.7%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Consumer Services
3.0%
Consumer Goods
3.0%
Other
32.3%
Marketing and Advertising
12.8%
Financial Services
11.5%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
7.4%
Internet
5.4%
Telecommunications
4.1%
Other
58.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Forethought AI used for?
1 Comment
CA
Forethought's strength is in applying AI to an unmanaged support chat bot to quickly resolve common customer issues based on a dataset you provide it such as...Read more
Forethought has no more discussions with answers
How to integrate TARs with CRM platform like Salesforce?
2 Comments
VA
Hi Biplab,
You can do this using our API Integration feature where you can make 3rd party API calls directly from the chatbot. Please refer to this help...Read more
How soon can we expect AI Bot from Tars?
1 Comment
MF
Depends on what scope of the AI. Right now it can be integrated with Dialogflow. You can also use this for NLP and Vision object identification using Google...Read more
Hunting for software insights?
With over 3 million reviews, we can provide the specific details that help you make an informed software buying decision for your business. Finding the right product is important, let us help.
