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Gladly vs Gorgias

Gladly logo

Gladly

Customer Support

Radically personal customer service

From
$180/month
Rated
-
Gorgias logo

Gorgias

Live Chat & Chatbots

E-commerce helpdesk built for Shopify

From
$10/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Gorgias helpdesk plans are metered by ticket volume, scaling from 50 to 5,000 tickets a month rather than a flat per-agent fee
  • They diverge on capability: Gladly covers Lifelong conversation, Gorgias covers Omnichannel inbox.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gladly and Gorgias actually diverge.

Attributes where Gladly and Gorgias differ
AttributeGladlyGorgias
Starting price$180/month$10/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
CategoryCustomer SupportLive Chat & Chatbots
Founded20142015

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Gladly

  • Lifelong conversation
  • Omnichannel support
  • Customer timeline
  • Task management
  • Knowledge base
  • IVR
  • Salesforce
  • Kustomer

Only in Gorgias

  • Omnichannel inbox
  • Order management
  • Macros
  • Automation
  • Revenue tracking
  • Self-service
  • BigCommerce
  • Klaviyo

Both cover

  • Shopify
  • Magento
  • SOC2
  • GDPR
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Gladly

  • Customer service built around a single customer record rather than ticketsnot Gorgias
  • Handling support conversations across voice, messaging and emailnot Gorgias

Gorgias

  • E-commerce support teams wanting AI-resolved conversations billed only on successful resolutionsnot Gladly

Where each one falls short

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

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

Gorgias

  • Helpdesk plans are metered by ticket volume, scaling from 50 to 5,000 tickets a month rather than a flat per-agent fee
  • The AI Agent is billed separately per resolved conversation on every plan rather than included in the flat seat or ticket price

Pricing, plan by plan

Gladly

$180/month
  • Hero$180/month
    • All channels
    • Customer timeline
    • Knowledge base
  • Superhero$210/month
    • Everything in Hero
    • Custom reporting
    • Advanced rules

Gorgias

$10/month
  • Starter$10/month
    • 50 tickets/month
    • 3 user seats
    • Email & social
  • Basic$60/month
    • 300 tickets/month
    • Unlimited users
    • Phone support
  • Pro$360/month
    • 2000 tickets/month
    • Advanced automation
    • Revenue statistics
  • Advanced$900/month
    • 5000 tickets/month
    • Dedicated CSM
    • Custom integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Gladly if

  • You need lifelong conversation.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want omnichannel support.

Choose Gorgias if

  • You need omnichannel inbox.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want order management.

Questions people ask

Is Gladly or Gorgias better?
Neither clearly leads. Gladly starts at $180/month and Gorgias at $10/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gladly or Gorgias?
Gladly starts at $180/month and Gorgias at $10/month.
Does Gladly or Gorgias run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Gladly best used for?
Gladly is most often used for customer service built around a single customer record rather than tickets, handling support conversations across voice, messaging and email. Of those, customer service built around a single customer record rather than tickets and handling support conversations across voice, messaging and email are not what Gorgias is typically brought in for.
What can Gladly do that Gorgias cannot?
Gladly covers Lifelong conversation, Omnichannel support, Customer timeline, Task management. Gorgias covers Omnichannel inbox, Order management, Macros, Automation. Both handle Shopify, Magento, SOC2, GDPR.

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