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Capacity vs Gladly

Capacity
Software
AI-powered customer service automation platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Capacity two-part pricing, an annual platform fee plus usage, so the bill is not knowable from the tier alone; Gladly no pricing is published at any level, and the pricing page states no per agent cost, per conversation rate, minimum commitment or feature tiers
- They diverge on capability: Capacity covers AI chatbot, Gladly covers Lifelong conversation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Capacity and Gladly actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Capacity
- AI chatbot
- Knowledge management
- Multi-channel support
- Analytics
- Zendesk
- Slack
- ServiceNow
- Mobile support
Only in Gladly
- Lifelong conversation
- Omnichannel support
- Customer timeline
- Task management
- Knowledge base
- IVR
- Shopify
- Magento
Both cover
- Salesforce
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Capacity
- Knowledge base and helpdesk deflectionnot Gladly
- AI agents answering across chat, voice, email and SMSnot Gladly
- Real-time assistance for human agents on a callnot Gladly
- Automating multi-step support workflowsnot Gladly
- Regulated support environments needing the HIPAA packagenot Gladly
Gladly
- Customer service built around a single customer record rather than ticketsnot Capacity
- Handling support conversations across voice, messaging and emailnot Capacity
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Capacity
- Two-part pricing, an annual platform fee plus usage, so the bill is not knowable from the tier alone
- AI usage is metered by channel: per response on chat and email, per minute on voice and per message on SMS
- Agent Assist and conversation intelligence are charged per hour of agent time on top
- Live chat, agent assist and conversation intelligence require the Pro tier
- The HIPAA package and advanced workflows are Enterprise only
- No prices are published for any tier
Gladly
- No pricing is published at any level, and the pricing page states no per agent cost, per conversation rate, minimum commitment or feature tiers
- The pricing page presents outcome statistics in place of any cost information
- Every route to a figure goes through a demo or sales conversation
Pricing, plan by plan
Capacity
On request- Starter$125/month
- AI chatbot
- Up to 50 articles
- Professional$300/month
- Unlimited articles
- Advanced AI
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Full customization
- Dedicated support
Gladly
$180/month- Hero$180/month
- All channels
- Customer timeline
- Knowledge base
- Superhero$210/month
- Everything in Hero
- Custom reporting
- Advanced rules
Which should you pick?
Choose Capacity if
- You need ai chatbot.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Chat widgets, API.
- You also want knowledge management.
Choose Gladly if
- You need lifelong conversation.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want omnichannel support.
Questions people ask
- Is Capacity or Gladly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Capacity starts at On request and Gladly at $180/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Capacity or Gladly?
- Capacity starts at On request and Gladly at $180/month.
- Does Capacity or Gladly run on more platforms?
- Capacity runs on Web, Mobile, Chat widgets, API. Gladly runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Capacity best used for?
- Capacity is most often used for knowledge base and helpdesk deflection, ai agents answering across chat, voice, email and sms, real-time assistance for human agents on a call, automating multi-step support workflows. Of those, knowledge base and helpdesk deflection and ai agents answering across chat, voice, email and sms are not what Gladly is typically brought in for.
- What can Capacity do that Gladly cannot?
- Capacity covers AI chatbot, Knowledge management, Multi-channel support, Analytics. Gladly covers Lifelong conversation, Omnichannel support, Customer timeline, Task management. Both handle Salesforce, Web support.
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