





Intercom collaboration screenshot






Supported Operating System(s):
Web browser (OS agnostic), Windows 10About Intercom
Intercom is a sales, marketing and support solution platform that acquires, engages and supports customers through its bot-based algorithm, targeted emails, push and in-app messages, and an integrated help desk. It caters to sales teams across all industries by helping them automatically send targeted messages on a 24/7 basis, as well as chatting with leads to eventually convert them into customers.
Intercom auto-assigns leads through round-robin or in a direct manner depending upon the location and owner of the account. The browsing behavior, Clearbit data and referral URLs are continuously tracked by the app. The software also helps in organizing multi-channel conversations.
Intercom offers a plethora of other features ...
Intercom collaboration screenshot
Supported Operating System(s):
Web browser (OS agnostic), Windows 10Average User Ratings
Overall
Ease-of-use
4.5
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Likelihood to Recommend
Not likely
Very likely
August 2019
Liam from Pinnacle 21
Company Size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Computer Software
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
August 2019
Not Much Competition
Everything has been fantastic from the Customer Success-led implementation process to it being deployed to our users. Multiple compliments on the feasibility of use since purchasing.
Pros
From both the administrative and user perspective, the ease of use and just overall depth of what you can create with the product is very impressive. It allows a great amount of customer support to be automated and simplify it's delivery via articles and a knowledge base that'll continually grow. Although it's not the biggest feature, as a user, I love that it's focused on getting you an answer/resolution the quickest way possible given the same entry method. Type "adding users" in an application with Intercom support will quickly both deliver you articles that can potentially solve your problem or will also quickly deploy a CSM to you to answer it directly in case it was a bit more complex. Best part though is the feedback cycle, you're typing exactly what you want to know into the application and if no articles return: New Content Topic.
Cons
Theres really not much. I've run into situations where it was wrongly applied within other organizations and not properly resourced, giving a less than average experience. But that's not as much specific to Intercom themselves. Given they are the industry leader, it can come at a premium for a larger organizations.
Reasons for Choosing Intercom
The overall growth of the company and product over the past few years and the speed in which they've been able to push out updates and new features shows a lot of promise over their competitors. Honestly, the user experience that we had been encountering when coming upon sites and companies that were using Intercom was so positive that it was hard to not want to give that same experience to our users.
Reasons for Switching to Intercom
Overall compatibility with scaling of the company and support infrastructure. Not enough functionality to grow out an effective customer knowledge base that's as simple to approach for customers and internal content builders alike.
February 2021
Anonymous
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
February 2021
Engagement with Customers is Great!
It is an easy choice if you want to create unique, engaging customer journeys! It also connects to many other tools, so it's a great addition to any software stack.
Pros
I like that we are able to gain insight, offer promos, convert leads, provide support, host a help center, and create unique customer journeys right from within one platform. The Inbox feature is very helpful in providing quick and easy support, especially when using the Intercom mobile app!
Cons
There are few things I would consider cons about Intercom. I wish they offered a bit quicker support, as I often wait a day to hear back, but it is a minor detail compared to the value we get from using the platform.
Reasons for Choosing Intercom
At the time, I believe Intercom had been around a bit longer, so offered features outside of just the support desk functionality.
Response from Intercom
Replied March 2021
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this review and let us know how Intercom is helping you create unique, engaging customer journeys as well as integrate so well with your existing etch stack :) Thanks for your feedback regarding our support response times. These vary based on the urgency of the issue as well as plan, but we always aim to get back as soon as possible. I'll make sure to pass this feedback on to our team here. Thanks again, Kate (Intercom - Customer Engagement)
October 2019
Tasha from Hint Health
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Hospital & Health Care
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
1.0
Value for money
1.0
Customer support
1.0
Functionality
1.0
October 2019
Awful product with terrible support
Support was terrible. They often provided 'create something custom through our API' as the solution to most of the inadequacies of the product. They also rarely listen or read the problem correctly and I would spend a bunch of time trying to implement the solution they provided only to find out it didn't meet any of the criteria I provided. You know its bad when a support tool lacks good support!
Pros
Admin interface is visually appealing. Widget is not.
Cons
Lacks basic/rudimentary functionality. Simple things like auto triggering a message at the company level when specific criteria is met is not possible. Tagging system is not easy to use and lacks basic features. Can't customize inboxes as needed. I felt like you product blog was so delightful that your product would be the same but it felt like you weren't living your word. Nothing was easy on this product.
Reasons for Choosing Intercom
Your product blog made it seem like you had solid product principles and thus a solid product. I found that not to be true once I started using it.
Reasons for Switching to Intercom
My CEO didn't like how outdated some of their UI was. However, functionality wise it was far superior to intercom and I regret switching.
February 2021
Anonymous
Company Size: 11-50 employees
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2021
More than a messaging platform
We are using Intercom as our main costumer messaging platform in all our ends, from emails to customers to internal communications for our team. Intercom does everything in a neat and easy way.
Pros
In a few words, using Intercom is such a wholesome experience with zero to non competitor in the market who can compete with his top notch features and constant improvements. There is always something new in the works to make it even more useful.
Cons
The overall quality of the SaaS is very good, but the price you have to pay for everyone of the features is a bit too much compared to what is offered from the competition, don't get me wrong, being at the top of the list comes with a hefty price tag.
Reasons for Choosing Intercom
While being a bit more expensier than the competition, the overall quality of Intercom's is hard to match.
Reasons for Switching to Intercom
Our team needed a more robust messaging platform.
Response from Intercom
Replied February 2021
Thanks so much for letting us know how Intercom is helping you manage your communications with your customers and teams. Thanks too for you feedback regarding our pricing and packaging. Our aim is to align the price you pay to the value you see, and it's a difficult one to get this right for every type of business model. I'll make sure to pass your comments on to the right team. Thanks again, Kate (Intercom - Customer Engagement)
October 2020
Damola from Mercurie Labs
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Internet
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
October 2020
Supercharge Your Customer Interactions
I am able to deploy a simple interface that helps customers interact with our team while they use our software. The team is also able to get direct notifications on their email, Smartphone apps and Slack (via the Intercom<>Slack integration) and respond promptly to queries. I am able to deploy product tours to users while they use our software. It helps us scale our support in ways we couldn't get done in the past. Finally, we are able to assess user actions across various touchpoints and sections of our software. We are also able to gauge our performance with supporting users. i.e. response time, user satisfaction with support interections etc. All together, Intercom is one of the best decisions we've made as a startup so far!
Pros
I like that users are able to reach us at Mercurie for our flagship product. I also love that we are able tosend them emails triggered by rules set by us. I also love the various apps I can integrate to our company account. It has made interaction with users so much easier and richer. I almost forgot the in-app tours and the new features they release every month. As a leader in a startup that owns a SaaS solution, I am always inspired by Intercom every time I use it. As a user, I am all to delighted every time I interact with the software.
Cons
To be honest, nothing really. Maybe the learning curve that comes with figuring it out at first, but they have a robust help centre and academy that resolves areas where we lack clarity.
Reasons for Choosing Intercom
Again, Intercom is pretty simple and quite frankly, the user interface is just too aluring. If I could find a more appropriate experience I have with the interface, it could be enchanting and for the software, delightful.
Reasons for Switching to Intercom
We felt it was pretty expensive and have sever limitations on the free tier.
Response from Intercom
Replied October 2020
Thanks for leaving us this review Damola. It's wonderful to hear that Intercom is helping you communicate and interact with your users in such a rich way! You're right that the learning curve with Intercom can be pretty steep as the tool is so powerful, and our Product Education team are hard at work creating content to help at every step. Make sure to check out our free online Intercom Academy courses, webinars and our new customer community Interconnected, as these are all great ways to continue your learning. Thanks again, Kate (Intercom - Customer Engagement)