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What Is Sinch Engage?

Sinch Engage (previously known as MessengerPeople) is your all-in-one platform to leverage WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram Direct Messaging, Apple Messages for Business, Telegram, Viber and Webchat easily and professionally for marketing, sales, and customer service.

Rely on our official partnerships with all relevant messaging apps, a 100% privacy compliant platform and a large global team of experts available 24/7.​

Who Uses Sinch Engage?

We operate on an international level and our solution is trusted by thousands of SMBs and enterprises, giving them a seamless entry into conversational messaging.

Sinch Engage Software - Conversations – take full control over your 1:1 conversations
Sinch Engage Software - Campaigns - send personalised and targeted notifications, news and promos
Sinch Engage Software - Chatbots – build intuitive drag-and-drop chatbot buider to create dialog flows with smooth handover to your agents

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Reviews of Sinch Engage

Average score

Overall
4.4
Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
4.0
Features
4.1
Value for Money
4.3

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001

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5
55%
4
27%
3
18%
Radim
Radim
Co-CEO in Czechia
Verified LinkedIn User
Sporting Goods, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Messenger is a must have for any online store

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Messenger is a no brainer - a must have for any online store

Pros:

Easy to set up, implement, and use as everyone already uses messenger in their personal lives, both clients and employees.

Cons:

In our region not all features are available.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Insurance, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

One software for all

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: It gives us ease of access because not only we can monitor different channels but it only generates the statistics of the content and inquiry of all the client. Where we got to know the most asked questions. Also chatbot, chatblock, and MIA does almost majority of our work when it comes to answering inquiries.

Pros:

The best feature for me is the access to almost all of the messaging apps. We can't deny how big the messaging industry is now especially when pandemic arises, it is the only way to communicate for some, but the more apps/softwares produced the more struggle for the companies communication team because in order for us to stay updated and connected to clients we have to be accessible in all the messaging apps in the market. In Messenger Communication it gives us ease of access to all of these different messaging platform. One click and we can now view, reply, add chatbots to all of our platform.

Cons:

Nothing much, maybe the pricing because it's expensive but I think the features answers it all.

Georgia
Senior CRM Executive in UK
Marketing & Advertising, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great platform but not simple to set up/use - lacks Telegram employees/customer service

3.0 3 years ago

Comments: [SENSITIVE CONTENT] Our contact at Messengerpeople, is lovely, and the platform itself is fine, although it is not the easiest to set up and optimise. It is a low COS% channel for us to use in CRM, however some instruction / contact would be hugely appreciated in terms of set up process and optimisation. Also a lot of the videos/instructions are in German.

Pros:

The Telegram / Viber channels are relatively simple to set up, it is a rather inexpensive channel for us, and setting up new bots is easy enough to implement, for our different countries.

Cons:

Telegram/Viber are missing staff that actually work on these platforms, to be able to advise and help. We originally set up the platforms on an ex-employees phone number, and now we cannot seem to get the account disconnected from his phone, meaning we have to request log in details from him even though he doesn't work here anymore. We also have all his phone contacts, which are not relevant to Myprotein. We have been advised that there is no way to change/disconnect his number from the account, and we will have to start all over again with a new account (losing all our current subscribers), which is not a viable option for us.

Meale
Meale
marketer in Togo
Verified LinkedIn User
Business Supplies & Equipment, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

customer communication software

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Messenger communication platform is a software i used to get in touch with leads. the chat place is very easy to use.

Cons:

this software needs to but promoted everywhere , and expecially in africa

Rocio
Rocio
Customer Support in Spain
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Simplify communications with your customers

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Before using Messenger, we accessed our clients' messages from different applications, but in this way we have managed to unify communications and save time.

Pros:

It allows you to unify customer communications across different platforms in a single application. This saves time and customer service is more effective.

Cons:

At the moment we have not had any problems with the application. We are going to start using automatic chat but we have had previous unsatisfying experiences with this method of communication.

JAMIL
JAMIL
Whatsapps Busines account in Pakistan
Verified LinkedIn User
Automotive, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Free communication app

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

I love it. It is free to use for communication around the world. I us it for communicate with my family members abroad and also with my world related

Cons:

No cons at all in my opinion. I love this app for free use

Thaddeus
Thaddeus
Owner in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Music, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good for musicians

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

Able to connect to Facebook users and sms messages

Cons:

Some security issues but good overall highly recommended

Sinch Response

5 years ago

Hi Mr. Greear, Thank you very much for your positive evaluation of our Messenger Communication Platform. However, you indicate that we also offer SMS as a channel which is not the case. We purely focus on messaging apps: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Apple Business Chat (iMessage), Telegram and Viber are the channels we offer for customer communication. You also mentioned "Some security issues". This must be a mistake. We haven't had a single security problem in our entire history. Disruptions or security problems with the respective messaging apps are outside of our influence. We wish you continued success with our platform. Best regards, Your MessengerPeople team

Giorgio
Giorgio
Shopper Support Lead in Italy
Verified LinkedIn User
Food & Beverages, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Flexible service

3.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Flexible features, the services allows a variety of things that similar services don't (ex. outbound messages)

Cons:

Not user-friendly and limited analytics-wide

Edna
Edna
Admin Assistant in Kenya
Verified LinkedIn User
Building Materials, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Simply an awesome product

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I find messenger the simplest form of communication that connects people and businesses globally.

Pros:

I like the fact that the product is fast, quick, and easy to use. It also has features anyone can use however the little knowledge they have.

Cons:

It does not enable one to attach/share files. well I am hoping this has changed though

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Warehousing, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Messenger Communication Platform, a good alternative to traditional messenger networks

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall, still good experience considering the low cost of use.

Pros:

It combines different platforms in once, no need to have several of them we can just communicate with other partners easily and using the same software, it is very convenient.

Cons:

Customer service is lacking, could improve that with more investment in customer service labor costs.

Nisha
Director of Business Continuity and Infrastructure in India
Mental Health Care, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Easy to use product with excellent Account Management

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Ease of use - extremely 'clean' user interface. This is important for our users as they are on multiple platforms through out their work day and while they are tackling world problems, when the system we provide is easy to use, it reduces from their workload. The software is fast too, unlike other programs I have worked on. The ability to set up chatbots per our need is good too. And lastly the most important - our Account Manager has been BRILLIANT! [SENSITIVE CONTENT] is always so empathetic, understanding, prompt, proactive and very kind... she is professionally friendly and really knows how to diffuse a situation and works from a space of wanting to help - which I greatly appreciate.

Cons:

Agents being available on multiple channels - currently there is a glitch with this and I have been talking to the AM about this. This is a needed feature and can easily be a dealbreaker. Though the IT team mentioned this is not a feature yet and this will need to be developed, I can see this some times works and some times doesn't. Therefore there is a glitch in the system. The second is about the chat bot building. For someone who doesnt have technical background, the self-help chatbot guides are dry, boring and seem complicated. If there could be short videos on this, it would be very helpful!

Jessie
Cashier in US
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

My messenger

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: My overall experience with messenger have been mostly good experiences and would recommend it to others

Pros:

What I like most about messenger is being able to make calls and I can choose to see the other person as well

Cons:

The feature I like the least is sometimes it won't let me answer a call not sure if that's because of my wifi or what

Giulia
Shopper Support Specialist in Italy
Consumer Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Ok but needs several improvements

3.0 3 years ago

Pros:

The software is easy to use and intuitive, you can export convos in pdf

Cons:

-Not very user-live chat friendly - When you write the message and then change chat without sending it, the message disappears (very annoying) -When you have a few different chats open and you open a new one, it would redirect you to the new one you just opened but to the oldest one (very annoying, live chat is about being quick and this often causes mistakes, like sending the message to the wrong person) -The layout is not great and when you receive a new message there should be a sound that alerts you, especially if you are on a different tab, checking some data to answer the inquiry - there should be the possibility to add a note and see it when you open the ticket on the specific customer, without needing to scrolling down on "internal notes" - it's time consuming to reopen the chat and reassign it everytime you want to assign it to yourself - chats should be separate and a chat from the 28th february should be merged with a chat from the 1st march, for example --> improve layout

Roberto
Sales & Marketing Manager in Italy
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Messenging for support guests it's easier now

4.0 3 years ago

Pros:

With a small icons on the footer website, we got greater feautures to chat with guests asking for support. The chatbot and other features to automaticly replay in case of agent absence is strategic for our buisness which works in direct customer relatione chats only seasonally-

Cons:

A back-and user manual or a support team speaking and writing italian will be much appreciated. It has happened that FB and IG connection process previosly actvivated failed for unknown reasons but no allert was advised (?)

George
CEO in Spain
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Excellent to manage customers

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

It's great because it allows you to communicate with customers where they are, on Whatsapp. For the customer a very known way of communicating while on the back end for us very organized.

Cons:

Not always very easy to find old conversations once they are closed. If you remember a specific example of a ticket we can use for training purposes etc.

Davide
CTO in Italy
Telecommunications, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great user follow-up and ticket management

4.0 3 years ago

Pros:

The product is quite intuitive especially in the ticket management and user-follow-up part. You can manage different roles for operators and it's easy to hook pre-populated chat blocks to manually managed chats. Another thing that I really liked is the possibility of using variables to be associated with customers directly from automated chats and then find these values in the customer base/address book.

Cons:

Although the system is very powerful, some features are a bit hidden and probably still in "experimental". The thing that is missing most is a GUI where you can immediately see the entire flow chart and the customer journey at a glance, especially on the chatbot part.

Vera
Shopper Support Specialist in France
Consumer Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Feedback

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: In general it is a good experience, the product is good and all my team use it daily

Pros:

The product is easy to use, I like the most the fact that it is so quick, efficient and compact

Cons:

The fact that every user could put a nickname makes the job harder, it is not easy to find a person by his nickname.

Ravisen
Automation Specialist in Ireland
Food & Beverages, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Excellent product for customer service

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Excellent

Pros:

user friendly, responsive, fast and efficient

Cons:

I like everything about messenger people

Daniel
Customer service in Czechia
Food & Beverages, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

In general Messenger is quite useful tool

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: We communicate via messenger with the courriers who work for our company. It is an instant and quick communication. We also use the posibility to send pictures and sound files by Messenger.

Pros:

It is easy to use. It gives a signal when a message arrives, which is perfect. The visibility of the messages is good.

Cons:

To be honest I absolutely hate that the programme logs out every 15 min. It is really annoying to check every ten minutes if I am still loged in. Many times I missed a messages because of that or I read them with delay.

Cristiana
Shopper Support Specialist in Italy
Food & Beverages, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Messanger Communication Platform personal review

3.0 3 years ago

Comments: It is okay, sometimes still very slow and shows crashes from time to time, but it is useful

Pros:

I like the opportunity to view tickets from a offline perspective and also being able to read chats of other agents without the need of re-assign

Cons:

i don't like how chats add up, one after the other horizontally. If at times lots of chats come in at the same time, they are not visible and just disappear once at the scrolling element of the browser page. Maybe changing the way they enter or the location of the list would help

Maria Camila
Head of Marketing and Sales in Spain
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Really Good App

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

How easy is to communicate with the clients and how important is to have our CRM updated

Cons:

That sometimes suddenly stops working and you have to refresh the website many times in order to work in a smooth way.

Shenda
Sales support specialist in US
Mining & Metals, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Messenger is a platform within a platform

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: Was great. Messages were sent and received fast & quick!

Pros:

You can create multiple groups all at the same time. Have multiple conversations going. You can also change your status interchangeable available/ in-available etc..

Cons:

Grousing are not well organized.. easy to mix up groups unless this has changed. No ability to attach / share files unless this has cashed.

simone
operations in Italy
Food & Beverages, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good software

3.0 3 years ago

Pros:

You can organize well your work, and it's easy to use it

Cons:

In the last year the software had some crashes and bug

Alba
Medical Assistant in US
Hospital & Health Care, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Messenger communication

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: My overall experience with the software so far is good, I like how easy it is to use. I’m able to keep everything organize, from doing webinars to utilizing the calendar while also communicating with other people and clients

Pros:

I like that this software it’s easy to use, and up to date

Cons:

I’m still experimenting using this software so at this moment I can’t say what I liked the least.

Sergiu
Myprotein General Manager - Europe in UK
Retail, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Enhance customer interactions

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Provides alternative ways of staying in touch with your consumers.

Cons:

Depending on the platform used to integrate with (Telegram, Viber), some features are missing, such as voting buttons, polls etc.