- Affordable platform with broad channel coverage today
- Built in voice and live chat across the platform
- Good value for SMB customer support teams today
Best for
SMB customer support teams needing affordable
Pricing
From $15/mo
Free plan
Not available
SoftFinders Score
7.9 / 10
Overview
What is LiveAgent?
LiveAgent is a customer support help desk platform that combines ticket management, live chat, call center capabilities, social messaging, and knowledge base tools in one workspace. It helps businesses manage customer interactions from multiple channels by converting requests into trackable tickets that teams can assign, automate, and resolve.
- Omnichannel help desk: LiveAgent brings communication channels such as email, live chat, phone, social media, and messaging into a unified support environment where agents can manage customer conversations and ticket workflows.
- Ticketing and automation: teams can organize customer requests using ticket queues, automation rules, routing, tags, SLAs, and workflow tools designed to improve response management and support consistency.
- Customer self-service: LiveAgent provides knowledge base, customer portal, and FAQ capabilities that allow businesses to help customers find answers independently while reducing repetitive support requests.
- AI-assisted support: LiveAgent’s AI features help agents with tasks such as drafting replies, summarizing conversations, categorizing requests, and improving support workflows while keeping human agents responsible for customer decisions.
LiveAgent is most suitable for businesses that need a multi-channel help desk combining ticketing, communication tools, automation, and self-service features without managing separate systems for each support channel.
KEY FEATURES
What you get out of the box
Ticketing System
Omnichannel ticketing across the support program today
Live Chat
Live chat messenger across the website support
Voice Channel
Voice channel across the omnichannel support program
AI Features
AI features across the agent productivity workflow
Help Center
Help center across self service customer portals
Affordable Plans
Affordable plans across SMB support teams
USE CASES
Where teams put it to work
Editorial Take
What we like, and what to verify
- Smaller marketplace ecosystem relative to Zendesk competitor today
- AI features are layered, not deeply AI native
- Best fit for SMB rather than enterprise teams
Screenshots
A look inside
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