Intercom versus Drift

Intercom has some of the world’s largest tech companies among its clients. Intercom’s conversational support funnel is set up to efficiently filter support requests. Support tickets trickle through from proactive support to self-serve support via their knowledge base, to actual human support. Inbox automation can be set up to quickly prioritize tickets. Team efficiency and customer experience metrics are an integrated part of the platform.

Intercom has several pricing schemes, depending on your needs and the size of your company. Free trials are available. They require a credit card and for you to cancel your subscription in time which is a considerable downside.

A plethora of apps in multiple categories can be integrated in their messenger through their app store.

Customers of Intercom include Amazon, Facebook, Shopify and Udemy.

Founded in 2015, Drift currently employs over 500 people, their growth has been impressive.

Drift started out with a simple chat widget, but offers full sales, marketing, and support suites tailored to the specific needs of different types of customers.

Drift has many large customers, but does its best to support smaller companies by allowing startups to go through a vetting process for reduced prices.