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Customer service software

Live chat and messaging software

Want to help customers on your website, app and messaging channels without a phone queue? Compare live chat and messaging software.

Each supplier shows what they specialise in, from standalone chat tools to platforms with co-browsing and bots built in.

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Suppliers with a paid listing appear first. How suppliers are ordered

  1. Verint

    Verint® helps the world's most iconic brands including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies build enduring customer relationships by connecting work, data, and experiences across the enterprise.

    • Live chat & messaging

    Also offers AI & automation · Workforce management · Customer insights & research

    Listed since 2021

  2. [24]7

    • Live chat & messaging

    Based in Global Unclaimed profile

  3. Chatvisor

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  4. Glance

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  5. ipSCAPE

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  6. Oracle

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  7. Parker Software

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  8. Pega

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  9. Provide Support

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  10. Recursive Labs

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  11. REVE Chat

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  12. SaleMove

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  13. Surfly

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

  14. TechSee

    • Live chat & messaging
    • Self-service & portals

    Unclaimed profile

  15. Vocalcom

    • Live chat & messaging

    Unclaimed profile

Buyer's guide

Choosing live chat software? What to know before you buy

Overview

Live chat or messaging: what's the difference for customers?

  • Live chat happens in real time on your website or app, and usually ends when the customer leaves.
  • Messaging, such as WhatsApp, social and in-app messaging, is asynchronous: the conversation stays open and customers reply when it suits them.

Many platforms handle both in one agent inbox, with the full history on the customer's record.

Features

What should good live chat software include?

  • A branded chat widget on your website and app.
  • Proactive chat: inviting customers based on behaviour, such as time on a checkout page.
  • Chatbot handover: bots answer simple questions and pass to a person with the conversation so far.
  • Several chats per agent, with sensible limits so quality holds.
  • Saved replies and knowledge for fast, consistent answers.
  • Co-browsing and screen sharing: agents guide customers through forms and websites by seeing what they see.
  • Transcripts and CRM logging for quality and history.

Getting it right

How do you run live chat well?

  • Staff it properly: a chat button with long waits is worse than none. Show chat only when agents are available, or offer messaging instead.
  • Set concurrency carefully: too many chats per agent slows responses and lowers quality.
  • Write for chat: short, clear messages, not pasted email templates.
  • Measure what matters: response times, resolution and satisfaction.

Outsourcing chat? See digital and social care outsourcing.

How to choose

How do you choose live chat and messaging software?

  1. List the channels you need

    Web, app, WhatsApp, social and SMS, today and next year.

  2. Check what your platform already has

    Your contact centre or help desk platform may include chat.

  3. Test the agent experience

    Handling several chats, transfers and bot handovers.

  4. Confirm integration

    Transcripts and context on the customer record.

  5. Check data handling

    Where transcripts are stored and how payment or personal data is protected.

FAQs

Live chat and messaging FAQs

What is live chat software?

Software that lets customers message an agent in real time from your website or app, usually with bots, saved replies and transcripts.

How many chats can an agent handle at once?

Often two to four, depending on complexity. Too many slows responses and lowers quality, so set limits by contact type.

What is co-browsing?

Agents see, and with permission guide, the customer's browser session in real time, which helps with forms, applications and online troubleshooting.

How are suppliers ordered on this page?

Suppliers with a paid listing appear first, followed by everyone else. Our page on how suppliers are ordered explains the detail.

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