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Leonardo
Verified reviewer
Internet, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
Awesome Value for the Money
If you deal with customers, you need a system in place. Emails are a way to lose customers, because the conversation get lost in the way. We had this problem before, and we started to look for a system that could help us with our communication with customers and a central dashboard for our articles. Helpcrunch helped us to solve this problem. We installed the widget in our site and started to deal with customers support in a centralized manner, and also helped us with lead generation. The app also provides a knowledge base that you can use to keep your customers in the loop, on how to use your app and solve small issues without the need to reach out to support. Helpcrunch also packs pro-active messages, that you can use to interact with people who visit your site. It's easy and pleasent to use. I highly recommend
CONSI can't say something bother us, I like the app and is easy to use.
Vendor Response
Appreciate your review, Leonardo. We're building HelpCrunch to help businesses like yours to solve the exact problems you described. Glad that you're able to centralize customer support and generate more leads for your business with the tool. All the best!
Replied August 2019
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2019
Good but app can be better
I like the chat and the history of the chat by user/contact. If the mobile app could show me the meta data when a chat comes in, that would be perfect.
PROSI use HelpCrunch because i needed a more advanced chat solution. I use the chat to support my logged in users. I do not want to aks them name or company (meta data) as i have this info as they are logged in already. It was important the chat had a mobile (iOS) app, so i can give support on the road and as soon as possible. Looks nice and professional. I do not use a lot of the other functions, like the Knowledge Base.
CONSI have asked support multiple times to improve the mobile app. As a chat comes in, i can only see the name and none of the meta data, which is very important to me. I don't understand why this is not in the app, as it is an important part of the help solution. The web application in the browser is a bit heavy. I could not (or very slow) load it on slow (hotel) internet connections. (working in Safari)
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
HelpCrunch looks much nicer (chat bubble etc)
Vendor Response
Hey there! Thanks for all the feedback. Our support team received your request regarding user data in mobile apps. We've already added this to our backlog and we'll see how soon it will be implemented :) We'll also look into the slow app loading on low internet speed. Stay tuned! If you want to receive updates on those, just ping our team and we'll be sending you updates on periodic basis.
Replied September 2019
Justin
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed December 2021
Good Live Chat and Knowledgebase Software with Affordable Pricing
Nice UI and easy to use interface. Easy setup. Affordable pricing.
PROSKnowledge base accessible from Chat Widget. Auto messages. Bulk email. Mobile apps.
CONSMobile app notifications are late or sometimes did not appear.
Grant
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Good chat client for customer support and feedback
We use HelpCrunch as our primary support tool (for potential customers with questions, for customers with questions, for feedback reports, etc). Installation and subscribing was easy using a WordPress plugin, and the interface is easy to understand, configure, and use if you're familiar with web interfaces like Google Apps, Intercom (to which HelpCrunch is very similar, and far less expensive). The mobile app allows us to respond immediately to customers without being tied to a desk. Being in the early stages (first year) of a software release, this allows us to get immediate feedback from our customers, and, possibly more importantly, from those who would be our customers except for some reason, so that we can make good decisions.
PROS- Easy to install - Good basic chat functionality with the ability to scale - Inexpensive for chat, and, again, can scale in price as new features are added - Looks good (both the chat that faces the customer and the user interface for our support people) - Ability to capture customer's email address or not based on a schedule, so that we can allow customers rapid access without entering personal information during business hours, but require name/email after hours - Responsive customer support
CONS- Occasional bugs, e.g. schedule not triggering at expected times - Lack of some basic functionality at lower pricing levels (e.g. if a customer chats, then goes offline, the software won't email the customer that there's a new message unless you're on a higher plan that costs twice as much)
Reason for choosing HelpCrunch
(We also considered a few other chat clients). We plan to use the chat largely for direct interaction and solving of issues, and HelpCrunch seemed best suited to that purpose - e.g. we could use the built-in knowledge base. Other chat clients were either targeted at lead generation or were just too expensive for a small team.
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
We'd used Intercom for a previous product, and when we tried to contact them for this product, they were very slow to respond, and considerably more expensive. Before they'd responded, we'd reviewed other options and installed HelpCrunch.
Vendor Response
Thanks a lot, Grant!
Replied September 2020
Peter
Photography, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
Excellent chat software for your Wordpress site!
Helpcrunch is very easy to setup and configure. They offer a very low cost (free) entry level so you can evaluate as long as you want. Helpcrunch has very low impact on the site performance, which is very important to me. Helpcrunch has an app on tablets and mobile phones which is extremely responsive. I hardly ever miss a chat because the app is so fast.
CONSI can not think of anything I don’t like about the software. It is technically ok, and the developers are not harassing me with commercial mails like many other do. It is friendly software, made by friendly people.
Reason for choosing HelpCrunch
Because Helpcrunch was free for me. When they offered a lifelong fee I knew I could easily continue without paying a dime. However, Helpcrunch is so helpful to my site that I decided to pay for the one-off fee. They have deserved it!
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
I have only few visitors on my website, so having a solution with a relatively high subscription fee is not feasible for me.
Vendor Response
Appreciate the kind words, Peter!
Replied August 2019
Petr
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2021
Itegrated cost effective solution very suitable for SMB
Great integrated solution suitable for SMB, easy to deploy and manage, no complicated ticketing system and features uselfull only for enterprices. Knowledge base and chat integrated in one solution. KB default design is modern and nice, not necessary to customize too much (compared to Freshdesk for example). Full KB/chat customization is included (Freshdesk will ask you additional up to 40 USD).
CONSSupport can be faster. In „rush days“ you may wait a few hours for response, but then you’ll get professional answers that help you solve your problem.
Reason for choosing HelpCrunch
Met all requested features. Affordable price. Best quality / price ratio.
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
HubSpot Knowledge base is available from Professional license, too expensive (>350 USD). Help Scout have issues with chat availabilty in SPA (need page refresh). Freshdesk and Freshchat are overcomplicated, for full KB customization you need to pay +40 USD (default KB design is ugly old style, full customization is necessary)
Juan
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
Excellent Tool For Your Customers
I honestly stayed because of the awesome customer service that I received before I was a customer, and after. If your customer service would have been subpar, I would have stayed with the product I used before.
PROSMy customers can reach me with any questions they have about something I offer, or something in general on my website. Like the instant message I get on the app, and the ability reply to customers, even when they have left the site.
CONSThe only thing I don't like about the software is the fact that we can't change the suhdomain. I have my widget on multiple sites, but can't change the suhdomain.
Reason for choosing HelpCrunch
The quick and responsive customer service.
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
Was offered a lifetime deal with Help Crunch and the customer service was top notch.
Vendor Response
Hi Juan! Thanks for your review. Glad that you're now able to easily chat with your customers in real-time and reach them even after they leave your website. Your feature request regarding subdomains is well taken. We should start working on this soon. Cheers!
Replied August 2019
vincent
Consumer Electronics, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2019
Good overall
We have seen a dramatic rise in the quality of our communications with customers during business hours.
PROSGood solid connections with customers. Feel comfortable to know they have received some information.
CONSOff hours are very hard to manage. Customers done seem to know they are not online with agent and are leaving s message. No online list of customers on website browsing before chat to give better view of who is going to chat and why.
Reason for choosing HelpCrunch
Range of customizable feature set.
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
Slow and unsteady. Would need updates or major issues would flurry.
Vendor Response
Hey Vincent! Thanks a lot for the review and the feedback! Have you tried putting up an offline form & message? This helps your customers to clearly tell if your team is offline or not. Feel free to reach out to our team via chat, we'll be happy to help you with that or any other questions.
Replied August 2019
John
Consumer Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
HC runs our business!
Tribute is a business that directly interfaces with customers every single day on a very detailed level. HC helps us manage, organize and effectively communicate with every customer on time.
CONSThe UI has been improving over time which is great! A slightly more modern feel would be awesome. Functionality is much more important to us though
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
Intercom was insanely expensive and didn’t have the best functionality we needed
Vendor Response
We're very glad to have Tribute team with us, John! Thanks for the kind words. We expect to roll out a small UI update to make the chat look even more modern already this month. Cheers!
Replied August 2019
Luca
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2019
Many features for a good value
We've been using helpcrunch to drive sales on our website and to provide in-app support for our product, avoiding to get several emails spread across several accounts with no way to assign people to different tickets.
PROSThe software is easy to use, and has useful features like tags and ways to manage the support people assigned to a certain ticket. The Android SDK integration was also easy to set up and could be added without spending too much time on it. The most important among the pros is the amount of information about the system that the ticketing system automatically collects from the user, which is useful for us to debug.
CONSSome advanced features are not really easy to get started with if you don't have experience with this kind of software. However, those are optional tools, the normal usage is intuitive even for unexperienced people.
Reason for choosing HelpCrunch
Very competitive price with the same (if not more) features.
Vendor Response
Thanks so much for the detailed review, Luca. We're looking to make all HelpCrunch features even more intuitive to get started with in the upcoming weeks already. Cheers!
Replied September 2019
Anonymous
1 employee
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2019
The Bread and Butter for your digital support team.
UI, Design, UX and features. Helpcrunch delivers value by focusing on communication. Sure you can have all the other bells and whistles it provides but for the price and plan you subscribe to it will do the job effectively and efficiently.
CONSMore integrations would be great and there are some 'limitors' based on plan but its only ever an issue if you're an enterprise. For the average startup or small business, helpcrunch is awesome.
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
Better Design
Vendor Response
Thank you for the review!
Replied August 2019
Madhu
Information Technology and Services, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2019
An awesome livechat tool
Awesome tool, within the budget, if you are looking for a LiveChat tool go for it
PROSI can see what are the pages visited by the user while chatting email follow up restricting spam timezones availability and more
CONSUser is able to return to chat even after we block them
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
not that lively
Vendor Response
Thanks Madhu!
Replied September 2019
Ivan
Retail, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2020
A better (and cheaper) alternative to Intercom
We made the switch to HelpCrunch because we were concerned about the increasing costs with Intercom as our user base grew. Everything was great from the get go and my entire Success team is happy with the tool. On top of that, we managed to cut our expenses by 60%, which is great.
CONSThe limit of emails and auto-messages in our plan is a little upsetting
Ana
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2019
Run your business with Helpcrunch
I love the ease of use and how organised it is. Using helpcrunch has helped me organise customer inquiries and I can easily navigate and look for conversations with the filter search function. I also love that I have can access previous conversations with customers without scrolling too much. Also love the customer support , every time I have a question someone comes back to me within 5 minutes. Truly bang for the buck.
PROSThe search/filter function and the color coding of conversations.
CONSI wish I could easily edit and remove uploads on chats.
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
Helpcrunch had more flexible and affordable rates while also offering features that are really useful to my business.
Vendor Response
Appreciate all the love, Ana! In terms of removing uploads, you can easily delete them in chat just like you delete all other messages. What would you like to be able to edit in your uploads? Eager to learn more about your needs around this.
Replied September 2019
Shahid
Verified reviewer
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
The best live chat software I have ever used
The live chat is the lifeline for a SaaS company. We spent 100s of hours on the chat interacting and supporting our customers. I have noticed when you have too many features it becomes complicated to set up and use but not with Helpcrunch. It is easy to set up and even easier to use. The automated messages, emailing and the templates are the best way stay productive and provide amazing customer experience.
PROSI have noticed when you have too many features it becomes complicated to set up and use but not with Helpcrunch. It is easy to set up and even easier to use. Helpcrunch is superb value for money and my agents are totally motivated to use it every day. The most I like about Helpcrunch it is loaded features and can automate many tasks.
CONSI don't have any problem with the software but would love to see more languages and integrations.
Reason for choosing HelpCrunch
Better Productivity, awesome customer experience and Modern Features.
Reasons for switching to HelpCrunch
It has more features, the agents are motivated, able to save cost and offer better customer experience.
Vendor Response
Thanks for your review!
Replied August 2019
Volodymyr
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2019
Amazing toolset for customer interaction
Very nice experience with the software so far. It has everything we need for customer communication and support in a single place. Highly recommend
PROSI love having all the tools I need in one system - and that's definitely important when we're talking about customer communication. Having all chats and emails with the same customer in a single place is a big benefit for our team.
CONSEmails deliverability rate could be quicker by a bit as we normally send out > 30,000 emails at a time, but it's not a big deal considering all the benefits that we get from using HelpCrunch
Vendor Response
Glad you're having a positive experience with HelpCrunch. Thanks for leaving your review, Volodymyr!
Replied January 2019
Sasha
Verified reviewer
Program Development, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
HelpCrunch and solving business problems
- multilingualism. The language can be changed directly from the app in real time. This was one of the main criteria for choosing a service for us. - Customize css via admin panel. This makes the widget very flexible - Real-time support communication. Within 10 minutes you will receive an answer to your questions and try to solve problems
CONS- This is more a wish, not a minus, but I would also like to have official support for react-native.
Pratik
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2019
10 on 10 design, Easy Integration, Competitive Pricing
Satisfactory. although, I noticed that the conversation rate was very low if compared to the current service I am using.
PROSThe Design and Flexibility the Customize your widget, Widget Integration, Registration.
CONSNothing Out of the box. Pricing is same as many companies, however they are into a very competitive field with multiple alternatives having way better features and even cheaper for multiple agents (Jivochat, Zendesk Chat). I did not find any API for easier integration. Free Version is not at all recommended, Better software are there if you need it free.
Vendor Response
Hi Pratik. Thanks a lot for your detailed review! As to your comment regarding our free live chat version, we've analyzed lots of alternatives prior to launching our free plan. From what we saw, it's hard to find any other free live chat solution that would allow to: - store that many free contacts in your customer base (up to 500) - create auto messages with lots of rules - talk to your users with in-app messenger and integrate your custom data. - customize your chat widget with such a decent number of options. If you have any other feedback regarding the free plan, please don't hesitate to contact our support and share your feedback. We always strive to improve our product for all categories of users from one-man bands to enterprises. The info about our APIs is easily accessible in our Knowledge base. Feel free to ask us any questions about the APIs anytime, we'll be happy to assist you with the integrations. Cheers! - Daniil
Replied February 2019
Anonymous
1 employee
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2020
Easy way for me to keep track of customer support and general help.
It has been positive. I can definitely see my traffic generating more visits and I am able to help others much faster.
PROSIt is a one stop shop for me to chat with customers or visitors at my website AND it also includes email integration. All of this comes at a reasonable price.
CONSThe Android app is still very buggy. It has become a little more stable, but it still needs work as others have mentioned.
Vendor Response
Thank you for the fair review. We are working on our Android app to improve its overall performance. Stay tuned, there is an update coming soon ;)
Replied March 2020
David
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2020
Inexpensive alternative to Intercom
I would recommend Helpcrunch to all savvy sales/marketing/customer experience execs who are looking for a less expensive alternative solution to cover customer communication needs.
PROSHelpcrunch doesn't break the bank unlike the major players like Drift or Intercom, yet it provides and extensive suite of functionality, very comparable to those two.
CONSNothing specific that I dislike - more native integrations would be nice though.
Vendor Response
Appreciate your thoughts, David!
Replied September 2020
Ivan
Verified reviewer
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
All in One Solution for your Customers
I am so thrilled to use this app. We were looking only an email marketing tool and with this app - we received just more - chat, helpdesk and email automated marketing tool in the same time.
PROSI like the chat system and especially is how easy is to send email or message to customers. Also, there is a lot of pre-made templates that can help you with faster and better respond to clients. It is not just a chatting system, it is more - it could be an email marketing tool and help desk at the same time. Also, design and user experience is on other level comparing to similar tools.
CONSThe only issue that I could find that when sending an email - email is signed by help crunch organization instead of a company. Maybe there is a way to change this - but I could find that setting.
Vendor Response
Thanks so much for the love, Ivan!
Replied November 2019
Bob
Verified reviewer
Internet, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2019
I makes new opportunities possible
The software is easy to use. For us as company but also for the visitors. I get several business requests in a month through the chat.
CONSYou can't combine the software with other tools like messenger so you have one tool for all your support questions.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the review, Bob! Great to hear your visitors and your team enjoy using HelpCrunch chat. Facebook Messenger integration is coming soon! We will notify you when it's out.
Replied August 2019
Jonathan
Telecommunications, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2021
Awesome
My workers quickly got used to the software, they found it very easy to use, they had never used a tool as complete as this.
PROSThe software is beautiful, very easy to use, although it is a fairly complete tool, our company is proud to use that application. we recommend it 100%
CONSI honestly liked everything about this application.
Vendor Response
Thanks for your review, Jonathan!
Replied February 2021
Avo
Retail, 2-10 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2020
Simple, fun, works like a charm!
Very easy to set up with very nice support, using the same agent chat I use on my own website
CONSIOS version lacks a few features, as I understand should be fixed in the next IOS update.
Reason for choosing HelpCrunch
pricing and support
Yuliya
Verified reviewer
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2017
A true 360-degree view of your communications with customers
Great live chat with a comprehensive functionality yet attractively priced.
PROSIt's an easy to use yet a powerful tool comparable to platforms like Intercom with competitive pricing and functionality.
CONSActually I think I like everything about this platform. I would suggest to keep working on the CRM and marketing automation part to offer even more options to the users.