Rumbletalk versus Intercom

RumbleTalk is an online group chat platform for websites and virtual events. It offers 5 Chat Types you can use anytime:

1. Members Chat
   A closed group chat exclusively for your members. This can be used with a log-in system or integration of your own user base.
   Use it for: Private communities and VIP sites

2. Queued Chat
   A moderated group chat with a designated administrator that can screen messages before it goes live.
   Use it for: Hosting Q&A Sessions, webinars, conferences

3. Private Chats
   A one-on-one chat where anyone can start a conversation with a fellow chatter.
   Use it for: Networking and dating sites

4. Experts Chat
   A one-on-one chat where only the chat admin can start a conversation with any user.
   Use it for: Professional consultation, job interviews, and private tutoring

5. Social Chat
   A public group chat accessible to anyone
   Use it for: Open communities, marketplace, fan page, and public discussions. To keep the chat safe, the chat owner can ban users and profanity, slow down the chat, mute all users, and export the chat transcript.

Rumbletalk’s unique feature is being able to approve or reject messages within the chat before it goes live - perfect for hosting Q&A sessions during live online events. This powerful chat platform makes connecting and engaging with your audience super easy because of other engagement features such as polls,  file sharing, video and audio calls, and admin moderation.

Intercom has some of the world’s largest tech companies among its clients. As an industry-leading provider of live chat and in-app messaging, they have an impressive amount of features and an unrivaled level of customizability.

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 leaves no matter to chance and knows that live chat needs to connect seamlessly with your existing software stack. For this purpose, an incredible number of integrations and apps in multiple categories can be found and installed through their app store.