HelpCrunch vs. UseResponse

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HelpCrunch
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
All-in-one software for better customer communication HelpCrunch toolset includes: Live chat Email marketing automation Simple Helpdesk It's a perfect solution for customer support, sales & marketing teams at SaaS, E-commerce, and any other online businesses. Acquire, convert more leads, and support your customers better.
$12
per month
UseResponse
Score 5.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
UseResponse helps companies provide customer service support using several channels and organize their community around products or services on their server. It's all-in-one support suite with feedback, help desk ticketing system, knowledge base and live chat in one package. Integrate it using API, built-in translation tool and fully customizable interface with extended modular system.
$39
per 2 agents/month
Pricing
HelpCrunchUseResponse
Editions & Modules
Basic - Live chat
$12.00
per month
Premium - Live chat
$21.00
per month
Basic - Live chat+Emails
$25.00
per month
Premium - Live chat+Emails
$43.00
per month
Self-Hosted
$3200
includes one of the platforms, 5 support agents, announcements.
Basic
from $39
per 2 agents/month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HelpCrunchUseResponse
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsUnlike most competitors, HelpCrunch's pricing is agent-based (not contacts-based) which gives you a full transparency of your chosen pricing plan and straightforward billing. Free 14-day trial is available to take the solution for a test drive. We're pretty flexible in terms of pricing. If you need a custom pricing plan - just message us via our website chat and we'll come up with a suitable pricing for your needs.
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Community Pulse
HelpCrunchUseResponse
Considered Both Products
HelpCrunch
Chose HelpCrunch
It is much better than most alternatives available. After doing an initial evaluation with competing solutions, this ended up checking most boxes covering [the] majority of used cases.
Chose HelpCrunch
I like to call HelpCrunch as the best live chat software ever used since it provides all the features with the best price. It keeps the agent motivated and help achieve better customer experience leading to higher sales. The other products will usually miss one or the other. …
Chose HelpCrunch
We used Small Chat in the past. This is a really light-weight live chat solution which didn't have all the features that HelpCrunch has. So it's possibly not a fair example.

I also looked at the market leader - Intercom - who certainly provide a similar service however the …
Chose HelpCrunch
HelpCrunch is more affordable than other alternatives on the market and offers better customer support.
UseResponse

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User Ratings
HelpCrunchUseResponse
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HelpCrunchUseResponse
Likelihood to Recommend
HelpCrunch is well suited when you need to provide support to your customers, generate leads and answer questions to drive sales. I cannot think of a situation where it may not be suitable but it is definitely more suitable for the B2C segment.
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Pros
  • Affordable pricing
  • Great customer support
  • Useful features
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Cons
  • It needs additional training resources.
  • End user support is not the greatest.
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Support Rating
Always available, very knowledgeable, faster resolution.
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Alternatives Considered
It is much better than most alternatives available. After doing an initial evaluation with competing solutions, this ended up checking most boxes covering [the] majority of used cases.
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Return on Investment
  • Only been using it for a few weeks so I can't give an exact amount relating to ROI, however, I have noticed a 20% increase in interactions with website visitors
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ScreenShots

HelpCrunch Screenshots

Screenshot of HelpCrunch - Main chat dashboardScreenshot of HelpCrunch - auto messagesScreenshot of HelpCrunch - setting up trigger rules for new auto message

UseResponse Screenshots

Screenshot of Help CenterScreenshot of Knowledge Base (Self Service)Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Agents InterfaceScreenshot of Idea PageScreenshot of Dashboard