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4.9

Overview

Product Information on LiveChat

Updated 30th January 2026

What is LiveChat?

LiveChat is a customer service platform that enables businesses to communicate with website visitors in real time through chat. Founded in 2002, the software helps companies provide instant support, generate leads, and boost sales conversions. Key features include customizable chat widgets, automated greetings, canned responses, file sharing, and visitor tracking. The platform integrates with 200+ tools including CRMs, e-commerce platforms, and help desks like Salesforce, Shopify, and HubSpot. LiveChat offers a ticketing system for managing inquiries outside chat hours, detailed analytics and reporting, and AI-powered chatbot capabilities through integration with ChatBot. The software supports multiple agents, team management, and routing rules to direct customers to the right department. Available across web, desktop, and mobile apps, LiveChat serves over 36,000 companies worldwide across industries including e-commerce, SaaS, finance, and travel.

LiveChat Pricing

LiveChat uses a per-agent, per-month subscription model with four tiers: Starter ($20/mo), Team ($41/mo), Business ($59/mo), and Enterprise (custom pricing). Annual billing offers discounts. All plans include AI Copilot, canned responses, and multi-platform apps. Higher tiers unlock advanced reporting, agent groups, and dedicated support. A 14-day free trial is available. ChatBot integration costs $52/month extra.

Overall experience with LiveChat

Account Relationship Manager
50M - 250M USD, Services (non-Government)
FAVORABLE

“LiveChat Facilitates Rapid Issue Resolution with Chatbots and FAQ Tools”

5.0
May 28, 2025
LiveChat is currently used across all departments in my organization. On my end, I use it to offer customer support to our customers via live chat and email communications. Customers who require to get their invoices and receipts after misplacement, they are able to reach us through LiveChat.
Internal Sales Consultant at Orbus Softw
<50M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Serves a basic purpose but much room for improvement ”

3.0
Nov 23, 2018
Good basic functionality but prone to service outages. It serves the basic purpose of allowing you to interact with customers on the website, however the layout in clumsy and not the best. It is prone to disconnect from the server and you lose all the chat's you have loaded. The way in which chats are loaded is also ill thought out. New chats don't auto populate at the top, instead, it's in chronological order .

About Company

Company Description

Updated 27th January 2026

Text is a provider of AI-powered customer service and automation software for business: LiveChat, ChatBot, HelpDesk, Knowledge Base, OpenWidget and Text. Our Text platform combines tools that over the past 20+ years have been used by over 40,000 businesses in 160 countries. Our live chat software, ticketing software, AI agents and chatbot automation, website widgets and knowledge management tools are helping businesses deliver incredible customer experiences at scale.

Company Details

Updated 27th January 2026
Year Founded
2002
Head office location
Boston, United States
Number of employees
201 - 500
Annual Revenue
50M-250M USD
Website
https://www.text.com

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Reviewer Insights for: LiveChat
Performance of LiveChat Across Market Features

LiveChat Likes & Dislikes

Like

LiveChat contains chatbots which allow our customers to get FAQs, Q&A which help them engaged and resolve issues rapidly. The analytics tools available in LiveChat make it easy to gain insights on the performance of chats.

Like

It gives you the vital ability to interact with customers on the website

Like

I value Livechats integration with the most popular messaging apps. globally like Telegram , Facebook messenger, Whatsapp. Courtesy of integration with these applications, we are able to communicate with our customers directly from Livechat on the aforementioned listed messenger applications.

Dislike

I have been using LiveChat for an extended duration now and there is nothing that I can outline as a flaw on my end.

Dislike

The layout, it's reliability, the way in which chats are loaded

Dislike

Livechat is an important addition to my company , from a sales and marketing perspective. Not just are we using it for customer service, it is likewise a vital piece in our sales approach as far as communication is concerned. No dislike of this tool in anyway.

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LiveChat Reviews and Ratings

4.9

(43 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
72%
4 Star
23%
3 Star
5%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Integration & Deployment

4.8

Service & Support

4.7

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • Account Relationship Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    LiveChat Facilitates Rapid Issue Resolution with Chatbots and FAQ Tools

    5.0
    May 28, 2025
    LiveChat is currently used across all departments in my organization. On my end, I use it to offer customer support to our customers via live chat and email communications. Customers who require to get their invoices and receipts after misplacement, they are able to reach us through LiveChat.
  • SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Livechat enhances our engagement options with customers.

    5.0
    Oct 8, 2022
    Livechat is currently being used as a support tool for our sales and marketing efforts. Although it is primarily a customer service software , its broad range of use-cases has made it possible for my department to take advantage of select features present on the Livechat platform , for other purposes asides its primary functionality of being an helpdesk tool. At this time, we use Livechat to continuously increase our marketing email list and also for engagement with potential sales leads across a variety of channels, beyond just our mobile apps. or product platforms.
  • PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    The best for real-time, chat based communication.

    5.0
    Aug 27, 2022
    Livechat is the primary chat-based channel for providing real-time support to customers and users of our financial product and services. Livechat is a perfect fit for my institutions support needs because it allows customers get instantaneous responses to most of their enquiries, while allowing my company provide support to as many customers as possible without huge overhead financial cost.
  • DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST
    1B-10B USD
    Travel and Hospitality
    Review Source

    We are conversing with out customers, everywhere they are.

    5.0
    Aug 10, 2022
    Livechat is the trusted means adopted by my company for engaging with our customers via chat messaging, on all of our platforms and across our social media channels. Livechat offers an intuitive experience for both we as a company and more importantly , for our end customers. I have found the most satisfaction with the Livechat Bot feature, which we rely upon to automate aspects of our chat engagement with customers.
  • Vulnerability Customer Specialist
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    For us , Livechat is a no-brainer.

    5.0
    Jul 20, 2022
    Chat based communication is maybe the most cost effective channel for my organisation to address customers query and enquiries at scale. For effective maximization of the aforementioned channel of customer communication, we have extensively relied on Livechat. Our customers find Livechat simple to navigate , on our website and social media pages, and they are sure to get instantaneous responses to their enquiries via this channel, than on any other means of communication with my company.
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