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Customer support tools
Help desk, live chat and customer messaging software.
Customer support tools we cover
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Drift
A former conversational marketing platform that used live chat and chatbots to qualify B2B website visitors for sales.
EngageBay
An all-in-one CRM for small businesses that combines sales CRM, email marketing automation and a help desk, with a free plan for up to 15 users.
Freshchat
Freshworks' customer messaging tool for live chat, AI chatbots and conversations on web, mobile apps, social messengers and text.
Freshworks
A software company that sells AI-powered IT service, customer service and CRM products, led by Freshservice and Freshdesk, with Freddy AI built in.
Gmelius
A Gmail-based workspace with shared inboxes, team email tools and AI agents that sort, draft and route email for the team.
HelpCrunch
A customer communication platform with live chat, AI agents, a shared inbox, a knowledge base, popups and email campaigns in one place.
Insightly
A CRM for growing businesses that tracks leads and deals and turns won deals into projects, with an AI Copilot built in.
Intercom
A customer service platform that combines a helpdesk for human agents with Fin, an AI agent that answers customers across chat, email, phone and more.
Missive
A shared inbox and team chat app for teams that run on email, with SMS, WhatsApp and social messages in the same place.
SugarCRM (now SugarAI)
A customisable B2B CRM for mid-size and large companies, now sold as SugarAI, with AI guidance for sellers and links to ERP purchase data.
SurveySparrow
A survey and customer feedback platform with conversational surveys, NPS and CX tools, and AI that analyses the answers.
Totango
A customer success platform for B2B post-sales teams, whose company renamed itself Odie in 2026 and now sells an AI customer knowledge engine.
Articles
A complete guide to managing customer churn
Customer support · Updated November 1, 2026
Why do we need product documentation?
Customer support · Updated October 31, 2026