The Chat Shop | ||
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costs | ||
Money-back guarantee | 14 days | Basic demo only |
Per chat price | $5-10 per relevant chat | Info Unavailable |
Starting price | $140/month | |
Setup fee | No | Info Unavailable |
Custom programming done for you | ✔ | |
Seats for your staff | No seats needed | |
Terms of service | Month-to-month | |
Overage costs | Priced per chat at current plan | |
capabilities | ||
Staffed by live agents 24/7 | ✔ | ✔ |
Text Answering | ✔ | ✘ |
New client intake | ✔ | ✘ |
AI-driven technology | ✔ Free | ✘ |
Captures email with every conversation | ✔ | |
Captures phone number if desired | ✔ | |
Appointment scheduling | ✔ | ✘ |
Client callbacks | ✔ | |
Custom branding | ✔ Free | |
Mobile-optimized | ✔ | Info unavailable |
Reporting & analytics | ✔ | |
Canned responses & business FAQ | ✔ | Separate service |
Pre-chat disclaimer | ✔ | |
Client portal | ✔ | |
View transcript for every chat | ✔ | |
White-glove setup | ✔ | |
INTEGRATIONS | ||
CRM integration | ✔ | Some |
Zapier integration | ✔ | |
Google Analytics integration | ✔ | |
Open API | ✔ | |
AI-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY | ||
Uses conversational AI | ✔ | |
No code builder | ✔ | |
Train chat with your data | ✔ | |
Automated lead qualification | ✔ | |
Understands user intent | ✔ | |
Smart Q&A database | ✔ |
Smith.ai's Outsourced Chat | Live chat software | |
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Answers messages w/o extra staff | Yes | No, your team has to do the work |
Quick one-time setup | Yes | No, do it youself |
Responds immediately 24/7 | Yes | Depends on your staffing |
Automates lead qualification & intake | Yes | Sometimes |
Can handle multiple chats with ease | Yes | Depends on your staffing |
Screens spam & sales | Yes | No |
Smith.ai's Outsourced Chat | Chatbot Software | |
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Staffed by live agents | Yes | No |
Can provide empathy or emotional intelligence | Yes | No |
Can handle complex issues right away | Yes | No |
Responds immediately 24/7 | Yes | Yes |
Can provide a personalized experience | Yes | Yes, with extensive programming |
Quick one-time setup | Yes | Depends on goals and software |
Busy business owners want outsourced live chat services to bring in more quality leads and reduce phone interruptions. And they don’t have time for complicated setup processes. That’s why Smith.ai Live Chat is set up in 1 – 3 days (for free) and provides trained, professional receptionists: We immediately take work off your plate, capturing, qualifying, and scheduling new leads for your business.
The Chat Shop has a suite of consulting and outsourcing services, which are confusing, likely expensive to set up, and require separate chat platforms. Most busy business owners or managers don’t have time to choose website chat tech, train in-house staff, set up a knowledge base, and create outsourcing calendars. They just want live chat on their site, capturing new quality leads, as soon as possible.
The Chat Shop can set up a stand-alone chatbot for you, but it’s separate from their live chat service. Your free Smith.ai chatbot is built in to our live chat technology, works in tandem with your agents, and uses natural language processing (AI) to dynamically increase efficiency and quality of all answers. The Chat Shop’s process is static and could be outdated easily (or require more work).
For growth-minded business owners who care about price transparency, seamless integrations, and robust customizations that deliver the experience of in-house customer engagement and sales development, Smith.ai is the superior choice for your 24/7 Live Chat partner, over The Chat Shop.