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Supportbench vs Intercom: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 17th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,460 reviews from Customer Support users.
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Support Ticket Management
4.8
Multi-Channel Communication
4.6
Live Chat
4.7
Reporting/Analytics
4.8
Knowledge Base Management
4.8
% Fit
Feature ratings
Support Ticket Management
4.2
Multi-Channel Communication
4.4
Live Chat
4.7
Reporting/Analytics
3.9
Knowledge Base Management
4.4
User satisfaction
4.9
User reviews111
Ease of use
4.8
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.9
4.5
User reviews1,091
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.3
Price starts from
/user
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
/user
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Designed for those with high value, noisy customers that need help in making those interactions as easy as possible using AI as a tool rather than a gimmick. Exceling in the B2B & manufacturing.

Customer service teams from more than 25,000 global organizations, including Atlassian, Amazon and Microsoft, rely on Intercom to deliver efficient and personal customer experiences at scale.

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Rilwan B
Owner and Product Designer
5.0

Rilwan B.: Hi. My name is Rilwan. I'm the product designer, co-founder for Aetiv Media Limited. On a scale of one to five, I would give Intercom a five. Thank you. Before we started using Intercom, we used LiveChat for a couple of months, but it's not like we really had an issue with it. It was just that Intercom was the perfect fit for us. I had a conversation with another founder friend of mine. I was just talking about the chatting and the SMS functionalities, just trying to increase customer relations in the business, and they mentioned something about they've been using Intercom in their startup and it's been really impressive. So, it wasn't like we really had anything against LiveChat. It was just the fact that Intercom was more of the perfect fit for us. Thanks. With Intercom, it was just easier for us to actually integrate it into the business. We run a media startup company, so basically, content creators create contents and put that behind a paywall. And we've got people from different parts of the world using our platform with different time differences as well, so it was just easier with Intercom; the language functionalities, the backup, the ease to set up as well. These were all the major selling points, why we decided to switch to Intercom, and that's what we've been using ever since. Thanks. Yeah, with Intercom, setting it up was actually very easy. We've got softwares in the company that when we need to set it up, that would always be for the people in the programming departments to set that up. If it's the marketing section, probably the marketing people set it up. But for Intercom, it was easier to set up. I did the setting up myself, so that was really straightforward. It was easy to set up and it was easy to integrate into the business as well. Thanks. Like I mentioned earlier, with the fact that we were using LiveChat, it's always about finding the perfect fit for your business, if Intercom is the perfect fit for your business. It's been for us for the past over two, three years now. It's always about what's the perfect fit for your business, what are your business needs, and what platform actually does everything for you. It's great to be pointless, having two platforms that actually does something similar to each other. You might as well just go for one that does everything. That would, of course, save time, and that would reduce costs as well. So, my advice would be if what you need is what Intercom provides, they would be the perfect option to actually go for. Thanks.

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Supportbench

Top Features
50/50
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Application Management
  • Call Center Management
  • Chatbot
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Portal
  • Communication Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • CRM
  • Customer Communication
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • Feedback Management
  • Help Desk Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Live Chat
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Queue Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • SSL Security
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Website Integration
  • Widgets
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Supportbench

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Supportbench
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Intercom
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Supportbench
  • By Supportbench Services
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2015
Intercom
  • By Intercom
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2011
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