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Gorgias vs Userpilot

Gorgias
Live Chat & Chatbots
E-commerce helpdesk built for Shopify
- From
- $10/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Userpilot has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Gorgias helpdesk plans are metered by ticket volume, scaling from 50 to 5,000 tickets a month rather than a flat per-agent fee; Userpilot starter tier limited to 2,000 monthly active users; even small-to-medium products may require Growth tier
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Gorgias and Userpilot actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Gorgias
- Omnichannel inbox
- Order management
- Macros
- Automation
- Revenue tracking
- Self-service
- Shopify
- BigCommerce
Only in Userpilot
Nothing recorded that Gorgias does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Gorgias
- E-commerce support teams wanting AI-resolved conversations billed only on successful resolutionsnot Userpilot
Userpilot
- SaaS companies optimising user onboarding and activationnot Gorgias
- Product teams collecting user feedback and identifying churn drivers via session replaynot Gorgias
- Customer success teams using in-app guides and contextual helpnot Gorgias
- Growth teams orchestrating multi-channel campaigns across email and in-appnot Gorgias
- Product managers measuring adoption and engagement across user cohortsnot Gorgias
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Userpilot
- Starter tier limited to 2,000 monthly active users; even small-to-medium products may require Growth tier
- Large price jump from Starter ($299/mo) to Growth ($849/mo), nearly 3x increase
- Growth tier scales to 100,000 MAU but does not publish pricing for higher volumes, requiring Enterprise negotiation
- Session replay and mobile engagement are optional add-ons in Growth tier, not included in base pricing
- Enterprise pricing not published; custom negotiations required for large-scale deployments
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Userpilot
Free- Starter$299/month
- Up to 2,000 monthly active users
- In-app engagement
- User segmentation
- Growth$849/month (marked 'Most Popular')
- 2,000 to 100,000 monthly active users
- All Starter features
- Advanced product analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/variable
- Custom monthly active user levels
- All Growth features
- Premium integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Gorgias if
- You need omnichannel inbox.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want order management.
Choose Userpilot if
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
Questions people ask
- Is Gorgias or Userpilot better?
- Neither clearly leads. Gorgias starts at $10/month and Userpilot at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Gorgias or Userpilot?
- Userpilot has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $10/month for Gorgias and Free for Userpilot.
- Does Gorgias or Userpilot run on more platforms?
- Gorgias runs on Web, Ios, Android. Userpilot runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
- Can I use Userpilot for free?
- Yes. Userpilot has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Gorgias starts at $10/month.
- What is Gorgias best used for?
- Gorgias is most often used for e-commerce support teams wanting ai-resolved conversations billed only on successful resolutions. Of those, e-commerce support teams wanting ai-resolved conversations billed only on successful resolutions is not what Userpilot is typically brought in for.
- What can Gorgias do that Userpilot cannot?
- Gorgias covers Omnichannel inbox, Order management, Macros, Automation.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Userpilot: What is included in the free trial?
Userpilot offers a free 14-day trial without requiring a credit card, providing full access to the Starter tier features.
SourceUserpilot: Does Userpilot include session replay?
Session replay is available in the Growth tier as an optional add-on for watching real user sessions and identifying friction points.
SourceUserpilot: What integrations does Userpilot support?
Userpilot integrates with HubSpot, Salesforce, Segment, Google Analytics, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Heap, Zendesk, Intercom and Google Tag Manager. Additional integrations can be requested.
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