Drift

Drift

Salesloft
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About

Drift is a conversational marketing platform designed to help businesses engage website visitors and convert them into qualified sales opportunities. The platform uses AI-powered chat agents to start real-time conversations with prospects directly on a company’s website. Drift helps marketing and sales teams identify high-intent buyers, answer questions instantly, and guide visitors toward booking meetings or speaking with a representative. By replacing traditional forms with interactive conversations, businesses can improve the buying experience and accelerate lead qualification. Drift also provides insights into website visitor behavior, helping teams understand which prospects are most likely to convert. The platform integrates with existing sales and marketing tools to support a seamless revenue workflow. By combining real-time engagement with buyer insights, Drift helps companies generate more pipeline and close deals faster.

About

Intercom is an AI-first customer service platform that enables businesses to deliver personalized and efficient customer support across multiple channels. Founded in 2011, the company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including the Fin AI Agent, which provides instant, accurate answers to customer inquiries 24/7. Intercom's platform also features AI Copilot, assisting support agents with real-time solutions, and AI Analyst, offering insights and recommendations for support leaders. Trusted by over 25,000 global organizations, including Atlassian, Amazon, and Microsoft, Intercom facilitates over 500 million messages per month, enhancing customer interactions and support efficiency. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Chicago, Dublin, Sydney, and London, Intercom continues to innovate in the customer service industry.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Marketing teams, sales teams, and B2B companies that want to engage website visitors in real time, qualify leads faster, and generate more sales pipeline through conversational AI

Audience

Intercom targets businesses of all sizes seeking AI-powered customer support solutions to enhance customer engagement, streamline communication, and improve service efficiency across multiple channels

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Standard - $50/mo
Pro - $500/mo
Premium - $1500/mo
Enterprise - Chat With Us
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

$29/seat/month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.6 / 5
ease 4.6 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 4.8 / 5
support 4.6 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.7 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 4.2 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Drift does a great job in real-time conversational marketing, enabling businesses to engage with website visitors through live chat, chatbots, and personalized messaging.
  • Drift is easy to set up and implement on business websites. Its pre-programmed bots give a personalized experience to clients, which indirectly helps to boost sales. The chat page can be customized.
  • Drift makes it easier than ever to connect and chat with customers. The interface is easily utilized and the additional features are the cherry on top.
  • Setting up the Drift chatbot was really quick and integrates seamlessly with our HubSpot CRM. When we did have an issue the support team responded quickly with accurate info.
  • - It has 24*7 customer support system to solve all the queries of the user. - it has cross-platform support, so whether you use the chat using mobile tablet or pc, you are going to get the same experience. - Helps in growing sales by directly informing the sales team when a customer wants to make an order. This is done with the helps of chat service.

Cons

  • Some users may find Drift's pricing structure complex, and the initial setup might require a bit of extra technical expertise.
  • Had a great experience with Drift. No downside experienced till now.
  • It would be great to see more email tools being offered or a "chat bot" to utilize, but I'm sure these are on the horizon.
  • I would like to see a forms feature added. Though the integration works it would be much neater to have it out of the box here. Especially considering the steep price-point.
  • - Its pricing can be a problem if a small business with limited funds needs a feature which is present only in the upper pricing pack. - Drift throws bugs sometimes, which can annoy the customer. - Initially, user may find it difficult to use this software.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Intercom streamlines our sales and lead approach process. The user interface is simple and easy to understand its functionality. The best thing I liked is the integration with HubSpot. It gives us the ability to extract data and approach lead using its communication options.
  • It is a simple program that meets the minimum requirements in terms of support and chats automation and maintains proper communication with my customers. I have used it on different devices without any problems.
  • Intercom allows our service and marketing consultants to have a direct and real time interaction with our customers to solve problems, provide assistance and market our product and satisfy all their needs, keeping them happy and in communication at all times.
  • The product is great, allows you to simplify the entire communication process with your prospects as well as customers. The Bot options are really good and can add value to the entire lead gen and support mechanisms.
  • Here are the things I liked about Intercom. * The user end interface is intuitive. * Build Customer Relationship platform. * No delay messaging. * Alerts and a reminder for support requests.

Cons

  • Customization options are very less. It would be great if they offer a follow-up status option.
  • They should improve their ticketing system, sometimes there are delays, or it doesn't generate them. I have had complaints from customers in this regard.
  • The product tour function is somewhat limiting. When one of the advisors clicks out of the tour to perform any action other than the next slide, the entire tour stops and the experience is dissatisfying. Most of our onboarding challenges come from not being able to create a tour that knows how to allow users to pause a tour to perform multiple actions.
  • The pricing is just so so confusing! Support takes forever to get back to you, not sure how to chat support can be so comfortable stating a turnaround time of 2 days!
  • Overall it's an outstanding customer relation platform.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Salesloft
Founded: 2011
United States
www.salesloft.com/platform/drift

Company Information

Fin
Founded: 2011
United States
www.intercom.com

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Categories

Categories

Account Based Marketing Features

Analytics Supported
Campaign Personalization Supported
Customer Segmentation Supported
Engagement Monitoring Not Supported
Lead Nurturing Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
Progress Tracking Not Supported
Prospecting Tools Not Supported
Target Account Identification Supported

Chatbot Features

Call to Action Supported
Context and Coherence Supported
Human Takeover Supported
Inline Media / Videos Supported
Machine Learning Not Supported
Natural Language Processing Supported
Payment Integration Not Supported
Prediction Not Supported
Ready-made Templates Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Sentiment Analysis Not Supported
Social Media Integration Supported

Lead Capture Features

Business Card / Badge Scanning Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
Data Extraction Not Supported
Lead Distribution Not Supported
Lead Notifications Supported
Lead Nurturing Supported
Lead Qualification Not Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
Online Forms Not Supported

Lead Generation Features

Contact Discovery Supported
Contact Import/Export Supported
Lead Capture Supported
Lead Database Integration Supported
Lead Nurturing Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
Lead Segmentation Not Supported
Pipeline Management Not Supported
Prospecting Tools Not Supported
Visitor Identification Supported

Lead Nurturing Features

A/B Testing Not Supported
Campaign Management Supported
Drip Campaigns Not Supported
Lead Capture Supported
Lead Notifications Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
Lead Segmentation Not Supported
Performance Metrics Not Supported
Personalization Supported
Pipeline Management Not Supported

Sales Intelligence Features

CRM Integration Supported
Data Cleaning Not Supported
Data Enrichment Not Supported
Data Import/Export Not Supported
Data Mining Not Supported
Data Verification Not Supported
Email Integration Not Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
List Building Not Supported
Performance Management Not Supported
Pipeline Management Not Supported
Predictive Modeling/Analytics Not Supported
Prospecting Tools Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
Sales Forecasting Not Supported

Customer Experience Features

Action Management Not Supported
Analytics Supported
Customer Segmentation Supported
Dashboard Not Supported
Feedback Management Supported
Knowledge Management Not Supported
Multi-Channel Collection Supported
Sentiment Analysis Not Supported
Survey Management Supported
Text Analysis Not Supported
Trend Analysis Not Supported

Customer Service Features

Alerts / Escalation Not Supported
Appointment Management Not Supported
Call Center Management Not Supported
Email Management Not Supported
Knowledge Base Supported
Live Chat Supported
Performance Metrics Not Supported
Queue Management Supported
Self Service Portal Not Supported
Social Media Integration Not Supported
Surveys & Feedback Supported
Virtual Assistant Not Supported
Workflow Management Not Supported

Email Marketing Features

A/B Testing Supported
Artificial Intelligence Not Supported
Auto-Responders Supported
CAN SPAM Compliance Supported
Customer Surveys Supported
Drip Campaigns Supported
Dynamic Content Supported
Event Triggered Email Supported
Image Library Not Supported
Landing Pages/Web Forms Supported
Mailing List Management Not Supported
Mobile Optimized Emails Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
Subscriber Management Supported
Template Management Supported
WYSIWYG Email Editor Supported

Experience Management Features

Action Management Not Supported
Analytics Supported
Customer Segmentation Supported
Dashboard Not Supported
Feedback Management Supported
Knowledge Management Not Supported
Multi-Channel Collection Supported
Sentiment Analysis Not Supported
Survey Management Supported
Text Analysis Not Supported
Trend Analysis Not Supported

Live Chat Features

Canned Responses Supported
Customizable Branding Supported
Geo Targeting Supported
Offline Form Not Supported
Proactive Chat Supported
Screen Sharing Not Supported
Third Party Integration Supported
Transfers / Routing Supported
Website Visitor Tracking Supported

Marketing Automation Features

A/B Testing Supported
Analytics / ROI Tracking Supported
Artificial Intelligence Not Supported
Content / Blogging Platform Not Supported
Customizable CTAs Supported
Drip Campaigns Supported
Dynamic Content Supported
Landing Pages / Web Forms Not Supported
Lead Scoring Not Supported
Sales Intelligence Supported
Search Marketing Not Supported
Segmentation Supported
Social Marketing Not Supported
Website Visitor Tracking Supported

Integrations

Aritic Sales Supported
Aritic Swarm Supported
Browsee Supported
Canopy Supported
Databox Supported
Guideflow Supported
HelpShelf Supported
HubSpot Customer Platform Supported
HubSpot Data Hub Supported
HubSpot Service Hub Supported
Nightfall Supported
Refold Supported
Retently Supported
Revamp CRM Supported
SessionStack Supported
Shift Supported
Stackpile Supported
StarfishETL Supported
Webflow Supported
Zapier Supported

Integrations

Aritic Sales Supported
Aritic Swarm Supported
Browsee Supported
Canopy Supported
Databox Supported
Guideflow Supported
HelpShelf Supported
HubSpot Customer Platform Supported
HubSpot Data Hub Supported
HubSpot Service Hub Supported
Nightfall Supported
Refold Supported
Retently Supported
Revamp CRM Supported
SessionStack Supported
Shift Supported
Stackpile Supported
StarfishETL Supported
Webflow Supported
Zapier Supported
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