Best Communication Tools For Customer Service And Support

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This list ranks communication tools based on features like integration capabilities, ease of use, customer support quality, scalability, and user reviews.

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Best 1 Gorgias
Gorgias

Gorgias is a help desk built specifically for e-commerce merchants, offering deep native integrations with platforms like Shopify, Magento, and BigCommerce. It centralizes support from email, social m...

9.2 Excellent
2 Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Service Cloud

Salesforce Service Cloud is the enterprise-grade customer service solution within the world's leading CRM platform. Its live chat capabilities are not a standalone product but a deeply integrated chan...

9.0 Excellent
3 Airtable
Airtable

Airtable is a hybrid spreadsheet-database platform that enables teams to build custom applications for project management, CRM, and more. It stores data in linked tables that can be viewed as grids, K...

8.8 Very Good
4 Freshchat
Freshchat

Freshchat is a cloud-based live chat and customer service platform that helps businesses engage with customers in real-time. It offers features like ticketing, knowledge base, and analytics to improve...

8.7 Very Good
5 Zendesk
Zendesk

Zendesk is a robust customer support platform that supports multiple channels including email, chat, and social media. It offers a knowledge base feature to empower customers and agents with self-serv...

8.5 Very Good
6 Freshservice
Freshservice

Freshservice is Freshworks' IT service management (ITSM) solution, designed specifically for IT and internal employee support. It offers ITIL-aligned features like incident, problem, change, and relea...

8.5 Very Good
7 Intercom
Intercom

Intercom is a comprehensive conversational relationship platform that redefines live chat by blending messaging, automation, and AI into a unified system for support, engagement, and sales. Founded in...

8.5 Very Good
8 HelpScout
HelpScout

HelpScout is a customer support tool that focuses on email and ticket management. It offers personalized communication features, advanced reporting, and integrations with e-commerce platforms like Sho...

8.3 Very Good
9 ActiveCampaign
ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign is a powerful customer experience automation platform that goes far beyond basic email marketing. It combines sophisticated email marketing, marketing automation, CRM, and sales automat...

8.2 Very Good
10 Freshdesk (Freshchat)
Freshdesk (Freshchat)

Freshdesk, part of Freshworks, offers its live chat solution through Freshchat—a modern, intuitive messaging platform built for today's conversational customer experience. Freshchat is designed to be...

8.0 Very Good
11 Desk.com
Desk.com

Desk.com is a user-friendly helpdesk software that offers a ticketing system, knowledge base, and CRM integration. It's designed for small to medium-sized businesses looking for an easy-to-use solutio...

7.9 Good
12 Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk

Zoho Desk is a context-aware help desk solution part of the extensive Zoho business application suite. It leverages AI (Zia) to provide sentiment analysis, auto-tagging, and productivity suggestions....

7.8 Good
13 Crisp
Crisp

Crisp is an all-in-one customer communication platform that bundles live chat, a shared team inbox, chatbots, email marketing, and CRM features into a single, affordable product. It positions itself a...

7.6 Good
14 Talkdesk
Talkdesk

Talkdesk is a powerful customer support platform designed for call centers and businesses with complex needs. It offers advanced features like AI-driven analytics and live chat, making it ideal for or...

6.8 Fair
15 Zapier
Zapier

Zapier is a popular automation tool that connects and automates workflows between different apps and services. It supports over 2,500 integrations, making it one of the most versatile tools in its cat...

6.5 Fair
16 Kayako
Kayako

Kayako is an established customer service platform offering a unified inbox for email, live chat, and social messages, coupled with self-service tools. It focuses on delivering a cohesive customer jou...

6.5 Fair
17 Chime
Chime

Chime is a cloud-based communication tool that combines team messaging, video conferencing, and file sharing. It offers robust collaboration features for remote teams and integrates with popular tools...

6.3 Fair

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