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Intercom

Intercom

Composite Score
9.1 /10
CX Score
9.3 /10
Category
Intercom
9.1 /10

What is Intercom?

The modern customer communications platform that unifies every aspect of the customer journey, from conversion to engagement to support. Connecting with customers is more important than ever. We can help with scalable messaging for sales, marketing, and support.

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Awards & Recognition

Intercom won the following awards in the Chatbots category

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Intercom Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Intercom?

1% Negative
2% Neutral
97% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Integration With CRM

88

Voice or Text Input

88

Leads Generation

86

Application Programming Interface

86

Personalized Service

86

Scheduled Availability

85

Knowledgebase

85

Wayfinding

85

Multi-channel

85

Workflow Processing

84

Learning and Adaptability

84

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of Implementation

86

Breadth of Features

86

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

85

Usability and Intuitiveness

85

Ease of IT Administration

85

Availability and Quality of Training

85

Business Value Created

85

Ease of Customization

84

Quality of Features

83

Ease of Data Integration

83

Vendor Support

80

Intercom Reviews

Randon S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Delivering an exceptional customer experience.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Intercom from other similar products?

Intercom is fantastic for marketing departments because it allows them to create sophisticated multi-channel sequences in one location. The capability to construct bots to assist and guide the flow is unrivaled, and the macro function is fantastic and quite effective. It has an extensive application programming interface (API) and a wide range of supporting programs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

When it comes to living chat software, Intercom is in a league of its own. I like being able to peek at other people's typing sessions. Auto-filling your introduction is a great new tool that saves time. The ability to prioritize chats and move them up the hierarchy makes the SLA function valuable. Its features, reach, and flexibility with extensions make it the gold standard.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The only real drawback I can think of is the lack of a function enabling me to contact a subset of my consumers through email or chat at once. My only complaint is that it may be out of reach for sole providers, small businesses, and independent brands due to the high price. There have been several discrepancies in the tracking, and the manner our performance is recorded is not always clear.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Intercom is used for everything from marketing site bots to onboarding, feature announcements, proactive support, and re-engagement. To take your customer service to the next level, Intercom may be the best option for your small team if you're sick of answering user questions through email. Transform each discussion into a goldmine of information that will guide your team's next steps.

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service
  • Caring

Amanda P.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Drastically improved response time

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Intercom from other similar products?

Intercom is the only solution that is resolving our issues but the option to utilize dark mode is what makes me the happiest because the light setting was the only one that bothered my eyes before. Some of the incredible shortcuts make my work easier in a unique way, overall, it has been helpful.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I liked so many aspects about it, firstly, the first setup procedure is quite simple. Secondly, as a non-technical founder, I found the process of integrating the messenger with our landing page provider to be incredibly simple. Thirdly, the extensive selection of pre-built interfaces with the other key products we use is a significant benefit. I had a great time with Intercom and appreciate their support team who is always there to help us.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The user interface is ok but it isn't user friendly as it should be so I wish they could improve it in future releases. A few functional elements don't appear to operate consistently or similarly. Our customer chat windows should be able to move across the screen.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I think you must investigate the software thoroughly so that you can become familiar with all of its features before deciding whether or not to utilize it and at the same time I believe if you use it you'll never regret it. Although there is much to learn, it will be worthwhile because it gives us a huge amount of new and unique knowledge.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Stella H.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Not for Profit
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Fantastic product to future proof us

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Intercom from other similar products?

The quality and market share gives us gravitas with what we are trying to achieve, our association gives us kudos in the market

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Frustration of how much it can do that we cannot leverage due to bandwidth

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have a clear understanding of your objectives to map against the product to ensure it ticks the boxes.

Pros

  • Efficient Service
  • Effective Service
  • Caring
  • Saves Time

Cons

  • Leverages Incumbent Status

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