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Acquire vs Smartsupp

Acquire logo

Acquire

Software

Conversational customer engagement platform

From
$50/month
Rated
-
Smartsupp logo

Smartsupp

Software

Live chat with advanced visitor tracking and co-browsing

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Smartsupp has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Acquire pricing is not published on any tier; Smartsupp free plan is capped at 1 operator and 25 conversations per month
  • They diverge on capability: Acquire covers Live chat, Smartsupp covers Live chat messaging.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Acquire and Smartsupp actually diverge.

Attributes where Acquire and Smartsupp differ
AttributeAcquireSmartsupp
Starting price$50/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile app, IOS, Android
Founded20152012

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Acquire

  • Live chat
  • Video chat
  • AI chatbots
  • Screen sharing
  • Knowledge base
  • Salesforce
  • Zendesk
  • HubSpot

Only in Smartsupp

  • Live chat messaging
  • Visitor tracking
  • Heatmaps
  • Shopify
  • Zapier
  • API
  • Mobile app support
  • IOS support

Both cover

  • Co-browsing
  • Slack
  • Web support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Acquire

  • Live chat and messaging on a website or appnot Smartsupp
  • Omnichannel support across chat, SMS, email and voicenot Smartsupp
  • Video and cobrowsing sessions with customersnot Smartsupp
  • Routing and SLAs across a support queuenot Smartsupp
  • Call deflection from phone into digital channelsnot Smartsupp

Smartsupp

  • Small teams wanting a bundled live chat and low-volume AI agent starting under $20/monthnot Acquire

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Acquire

  • Pricing is not published on any tier
  • Aimed at enterprise and mid-market support organisations rather than small teams

Smartsupp

  • Free plan is capped at 1 operator and 25 conversations per month
  • Solo and Plus plans cap AI reply assists at 50 and 250 per month, with Expert capped at 500
  • Monthly billing costs more than annual: Plus is $35/month monthly versus $25/month annual, and Expert is $117/month monthly versus $83/month annual

Pricing, plan by plan

Acquire

$50/month
  • Starter$50/month
    • Live chat
    • Basic co-browse
    • Canned responses
  • Professional$100/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Video chat
    • Chatbots
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom features
    • Dedicated support
    • SLA guarantee

Smartsupp

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Live chat
    • 1 agent
    • Basic features
  • Professional$30/month
    • Unlimited agents
    • Co-browsing
  • Business$60/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Acquire if

  • You need live chat.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want video chat.

Choose Smartsupp if

  • You need live chat messaging.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile app, IOS, Android.
  • You also want visitor tracking.

Questions people ask

Is Acquire or Smartsupp better?
Neither clearly leads. Acquire starts at $50/month and Smartsupp at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Acquire or Smartsupp?
Smartsupp has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $50/month for Acquire and Free for Smartsupp.
Does Acquire or Smartsupp run on more platforms?
Acquire runs on Web, Ios, Android. Smartsupp runs on Web, Mobile app, IOS, Android.
Can I use Smartsupp for free?
Yes. Smartsupp has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Acquire starts at $50/month.
What is Acquire best used for?
Acquire is most often used for live chat and messaging on a website or app, omnichannel support across chat, sms, email and voice, video and cobrowsing sessions with customers, routing and slas across a support queue. Of those, live chat and messaging on a website or app and omnichannel support across chat, sms, email and voice are not what Smartsupp is typically brought in for.
What can Acquire do that Smartsupp cannot?
Acquire covers Live chat, Video chat, AI chatbots, Screen sharing. Smartsupp covers Live chat messaging, Visitor tracking, Heatmaps, Shopify. Both handle Co-browsing, Slack, Web support, Android support.

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