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What Is LiveChat?

LiveChat is an easy-to-use platform that enables businesses to provide seamless customer service while reducing response times and increasing customer satisfaction. By integrating with other services, such as CRM systems and payment gateways, and providing powerful analytics capabilities, LiveChat helps businesses deliver a great customer experience while boosting sales. Thanks to the full customization of its widget, with just a few clicks, LiveChat becomes an integral part of any brand.

Who Uses LiveChat?

LiveChat is used worldwide by over 37,000 happy customers from every industry. Thanks to varied pricing plans, and feature customization options, LiveChat serves businesses of all sizes.

LiveChat Software - Chat Widget and Agent App
LiveChat Software - Customer Details in the LiveChat app
LiveChat Software - Traffic section
LiveChat Software - Reports
LiveChat Software - Messaging channels

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Reviews of LiveChat

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.6
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.5

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Patrik
Patrik
CEO in Slovakia
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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LiveChat review

5.0 last year

Comments: We set up a live chat for our customer on his eshop. Quick setup within a few minutes and the customer also quickly adopted the livechat window.

Pros:

14 day free trial version Possibility to share the screen with the customer A huge number of features such as automatic replies, switching between operators, offline messages and more.

Cons:

After the 14-day free version expires, you need to purchase the paid version. For some, this can be off-putting.

Adrian
Chiropractor in Canada
Alternative Medicine, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

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Great product, works and easy to use.

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: Good

Pros:

Easy to set up. Integrates well and is a fair price.

Cons:

Could be a it cheaper. Could be a bit cheaper. Not in Canadian dollars.

Naquentta
Medical biochemistry and molecular biology in Ghana
Education Management, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

A review on the effectiveness of live chat

3.0 4 weeks ago New

Pros:

The fact that you can make a live call to anybody around the globe

Cons:

There are at time glitches when operating or making a live chat

Amytha Grace
Sales and Customer Service Associate in Philippines
Retail, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

I panic when I hear the knock knock.

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: My experience with LiveChat is worthwhile. Aside from it's really serving it's purpose for our business, it does not make our lives complicated.

Pros:

As part of general sales support of our company, this software was probably the easiest that I dealt with when I was learning all our tools. It's very user-friendly, not complicated, all the buttons can be learned, and the important function of getting in touch with a customer was quick and easy. We can send photos, links, files, or what not just to make things clear to our customers. We were able to generate additional sales when we started using this app because our customer don't need to call us anymore. We were able to assist them with whatever concerns they have whether it's sales or customer service by just chatting, so this makes their lives more convenient. As an agent of our company, we know that our business is good when we always here the knock knock sound of this app because there's a potential customer on the other end.

Cons:

First, I'd say the cost of this app. There are other options for the same service that is cheaper that this. Second, how big of a file this app is. Desktop wise, it's fine. But on the phone, it takes up quite a storage space.

Michele
Senior Customer Specialist in Mexico
Retail, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A versatile App

5.0 4 weeks ago New

Comments: It has been one of the greatest apps that I've ever used to interact with customers and the fact that we're able to send the chat transcripts give an incredible peace of mind to the clients

Pros:

You can easily share files with customers, send links, or even schedule meetings - you can also set up canned responses to answer common queries. It's also great that you can transfer chats between agents, which is helpful if your business has multiple departments with different specialties (or mostly because customers tend to request to speak to an agent) It is also important to note that the messages have a layout that is similar to Facebook/messenger. the queued chats are displayed in a column on the left panel, while you can focus on a chat in the center panel. Additionally, there's a right panel where you can see all the details of the customer that you're currently helping (sites that they've visited, their device, their browser, if they're a returning customer or not, etc.)

Cons:

It can be pricey if you have several agents - there are multiple plans based on how many people you need to go live - One of the basic ones allows you to have 14 people at the same time (including admins, so this can reduce the number of agents that'll be assisting a customer))