# Drift vs Tidio for a startup that needs a chatbot for both support and lead capture without paying enterprise prices?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Mapping out the Drift vs Tidio question for a piece on startup-friendly <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/bot-platforms">bot platforms</a>, since the two pull in different directions: one leans B2B sales, the other leans affordable all-in-one support. I pulled what reviewers say about each, plus two alternatives startups tend to weigh. Quick takeaways:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/drift/reviews"><strong>Drift</strong></a> is what reviewers lean on for inbound lead qualification and meeting booking, strong on the sales side but more of a B2B spend than a scrappy startup budget.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/tidio/reviews"><strong>Tidio</strong></a> gets described as an easy all-in-one of live chat, no-code Flows and the Lyro AI agent, with cart recovery and a free tier to start, though advanced features sit behind higher plans.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/gallabox/reviews"><strong>Gallabox</strong></a> is a WhatsApp-first option reviewers use for both support automation and lead capture, handy if your customers mostly live on WhatsApp.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/closebot/reviews"><strong>CloseBot</strong></a> gets picked for instant lead qualification and booking without feeling robotic, a lighter lead-focused alternative.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">If you started on Tidio and later needed real sales routing, did you outgrow it, or did it stretch further than expected? And for anyone who went with Drift as a startup, was the price worth it over a cheaper all-in-one?</p>

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## Comments
### Comment 1

Drift, Tidio, Gallabox, CloseBot all came up when we were evaluating. Ended up on Tidio just because the free tier let us actually test it with real traffic before committing to anything.

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