Software · head to head
Kore.ai vs Kayako
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Kore.ai the Internet Archive's capture of Kore.ai's site on 17 June 2020 confirmed its named products, Kora (Enterprise Virtual Assistant) and Deflect.ai (Digital Deflection Platform), are sold to enterprise buyers across banking, insurance, healthcare and retail with no published price list and a dedicated pricing path that itself 404s.; Kayako the AI agent is billed at $1 per resolved ticket, so support cost scales with ticket volume rather than being a fixed subscription
- They diverge on capability: Kore.ai covers Conversational AI, Kayako covers Unified inbox.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Kore.ai and Kayako 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 Kore.ai
- Conversational AI
- Advanced NLU
- Workflow automation
- Multi-language
- SAP
- Oracle
- API
- Mobile support
Only in Kayako
- Unified inbox
- Live chat
- Help center
- Customer journey
- Automation
- Reporting
- Slack
- Zapier
Both cover
- Salesforce
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Kore.ai
- Customer engagementnot Kayako
- Lead generationnot Kayako
- Customer supportnot Kayako
- Sales automationnot Kayako
Kayako
- Help desk ticketing with a unified inbox and knowledge basenot Kore.ai
- Resolving support tickets automatically with an AI agentnot Kore.ai
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Kore.ai
- The Internet Archive's capture of Kore.ai's site on 17 June 2020 confirmed its named products, Kora (Enterprise Virtual Assistant) and Deflect.ai (Digital Deflection Platform), are sold to enterprise buyers across banking, insurance, healthcare and retail with no published price list and a dedicated pricing path that itself 404s.
Kayako
- The AI agent is billed at $1 per resolved ticket, so support cost scales with ticket volume rather than being a fixed subscription
- A resolution counts when the AI solves the issue without human involvement, so the definition of a billable event is set by the vendor's own system
- No per agent monthly price is published for the full Kayako One platform
- Full platform pricing requires talking to an expert
Pricing, plan by plan
Kore.ai
On request- Professional$200/month
- AI chatbot
- Basic NLU
- Enterprise$500/month
- Advanced NLU
- Custom integrations
- Custom$undefined/month
- Unlimited features
- Dedicated support
Kayako
$30/month- Inbox$30/month
- Email & live chat
- Help center
- Basic automation
- Growth$60/month
- Everything in Inbox
- Customer journey
- SLA management
- Scale$100/month
- Everything in Growth
- Advanced reporting
- Custom roles
Which should you pick?
Choose Kore.ai if
- You need conversational ai.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Messaging, Voice, IVR.
- You also want advanced nlu.
Choose Kayako if
- You need unified inbox.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want live chat.
Questions people ask
- Is Kore.ai or Kayako better?
- Neither clearly leads. Kore.ai starts at On request and Kayako at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Kore.ai or Kayako?
- Kore.ai starts at On request and Kayako at $30/month.
- Does Kore.ai or Kayako run on more platforms?
- Kore.ai runs on Web, Mobile, Messaging, Voice, IVR. Kayako runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Kore.ai best used for?
- Kore.ai is most often used for customer engagement, lead generation, customer support, sales automation. Of those, customer engagement and lead generation are not what Kayako is typically brought in for.
- What can Kore.ai do that Kayako cannot?
- Kore.ai covers Conversational AI, Advanced NLU, Workflow automation, Multi-language. Kayako covers Unified inbox, Live chat, Help center, Customer journey. Both handle Salesforce, Web support.
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