Kejda G.
KG
Kejda G.
Direct Response Marketing Agency Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"excellent all-in marketing automation tool"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

universal inbox to streamline social channel inquiries, very powerful live chat and chatbot with a great UX for the user, powerful event tracking and automation rules Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

integration with ecom platforms leaves a bit to be desired. So for example it's great to be able to have all sorts of triggers and automation scenarios, but the utility is a bit limited if I can't send a dynamic cart recovery email, with a one click button that will re-generate the checkout for the user. The popup builder is nice, better than MANY tools out there, but not quite as powerful as Convertful -- thankfully Convertful has a direct integration with Gist so I can use them in tandem.

I think for a saas platform Gist is already there as a platform, like 100%, for ecom sites it's 95% there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrada R.
AR
Andrada R.
Social Media Specialist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"I use gist every day and it's simple to learn and intuitive."
5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

The interface is easy to understand and makes the process of using it very simple. I feel like using Gist on a day-to-day basis makes things simpler for us in order to answer our client's questions and keep in touch with them.

I think it makes communication smooth, I enjoy the email notifications and so many other features that alert us or our clients.

I recently enjoyed their revamp on the snooze system, it makes everything much simpler to keep track of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

Sometimes the app can be slow or doesn't load altogether. This often happens where there is a big demand (such as Christmas sales or Black Friday). This should be addressed!

I also have trouble sometimes snoozing chats or closing them and it can be very troublesome sometimes. The number of chats opened doesn't go down and there is a big difficulty in synchronizing this.

Also, I dislike the fact that files and images are sent as separate files, especially when I need them attached to the message to get ideas clear to the clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MO
Michael O.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Gist customer contact - perfect for Sass companies"
5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

Gist is an integrated customer contact help desk product that is great for Saas companies. Rather than having to purchase and integrate separate systems for chat, help desk and email automation, Gist provides all three in a beautifully integrated app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

Very little. Gist meets our needs very closely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vik B.
VB
Vik B.
SMB Marketing Consultant & Founder
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"An innovative platform that's going somewhere"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

I've been a customer with Gist for a few years now, so I think I'm qualified to speak a few words on their platform.

What I like best about Gist is that they're *not* a stagnant application, over the years, their development and refining of their tool has been evident. Not only do they add to their tool, but they also work to simplify it for the benefit of the user experience. Most newer companies don't have utilize that value so I'm able to appreciate that feat with Gist.

Some other points:

-Somehow gist is able to identify customers when they come to my website, even if they aren't in my database. I don't how they do it, but it's a great advantage.

-They have robust targeting features for their pop-ups

-Their support seems mostly available and responsive.

-Their platform is easy to navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

-It's hard to say what I dislike, since they have automation features, tracking features, integrations, and so on, it seems like they have everything.

-Perhaps I think that their chat feature can be developed upon to be more inline with competitors (automation email requests, etc...)

-Also - a visual display for the email workflow like what Sendinblue has would be helpful, but not necessary.

-Utilizing forms *not* connected to popups would be helpful, but technically it works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shayla B.
SB
Shayla B.
Artist, owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Gist Makes My Business Better and Life Easier!"
5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

I love having a single platform which includes tools for things that usually require multiple subscriptions and multiple logins that I then have to integrate with each other. The customer support is phenomenal! I ask questions late at night and on weekends and always get a response during non-business hours! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

If you hate only paying once instead of for 5 different tools, Gist is probably not for you. ;) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ian K.
IK
Ian K.
Digital Marketing Strategist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A Solid Customer Interaction Tool"
5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

I love that Gist pulls together several different types of customer interactions and ties them together in one location. I love being able to see who has interacted with what emails, chats, etc. Not only can you get in touch with your customers with email/chat, but you can also have the ability to create a knowledge base and better service your customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

The emails are still a little basic. You can code a custom email template, but I wish there was a way to pick from several different email formats or the ability to customize those in greater detail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

James T.
JT
James T.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Simple email marketing software for my website"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

The best part about Gist is that it is scaleable. As my small website grows, I can scale with the number of contacts in the database, and at the same time have access to all their advanced features. There's heaps of features to choose from such as the powerful marketing automation using tags (which I use a lot of), as well as integration with my wordpress website. I can track all contacts on the website and send them down different sequences depending on their actions. I mainly use it for welcome emails and followups, but it's super powerful when I start to really grow my website.

Another point that I'd like to bring up was their customer support. Their live chat support is always helpful when I have a question about how to use a certain function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

I don't currently have much to really say which is a drawback to their software. I guess maybe their interface looks a little dated compared to the competition, but that isn't really an issue due to how powerful their software package is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AF
Adrian F.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"PERFECT for CUSTOMER SUPPORT and SITE VISITOR ENGAGEMENT!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

The live chat app looks stunning on our website! It's easy to implement and set up. Site visitors can instantly get the support they need!

Highlights:

- User-friendly

- Stunning forms and knowledge base Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

There is not much that we dislike about Gist.

- Ability to hide or disable the GIF feature on chat

- More integrations would be great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alden S.
AS
Alden S.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Providing customer support and keeping visitors engaged has never been easier!"
5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

The one thing that we absolutely love with Gist is how stunning the live chat looks on our website! The live chat is easy to implement and set up. Now our visitors can instantly get our support and in return, we get to collect the leads!

3 things we like the best:

- Easy to use live chat

- Robust email marketing automation

- Stunning forms and knowledge base Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

There is not much that we dislike about Gist. They are constantly improving and adding features.

If we were to pick two things, for now, it would be:

- A bit of a learning curve

- Even more integrations would be great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food & Beverages
AF
Verified User in Food & Beverages
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Happy Gist User = Happy Customers"
5/5
What do you like best about Gist?

I have used many platforms and I found Gist to have the most reliable mobile app. Gone are the days when I had to find unhappy customers at the end of the day, due to notifications not being pushed timely to my phone.

Setup is very easy for a non-techy person like me! I work more on the creative side of things but I was able to set up the app to be up & running within a few minutes. Plus, their support is amazing!

Interface is nice and chat widget is customizable. It comes with a booking feature that integrates with our team calendar. Love the snippets feature & integrations with many other apps that we use is a bonus.

Custom domain feature is the best! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gist?

I haven't used the "assistant" feature. This is the only part I did not really get so easily and I would probably need more time to set it up.

I also requested a feature to be able to setup a contact form that will go straight to conversations/inbox. At the moment, we use a separate Contact Form on the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.