Software · head to head
Kore.ai vs tawk.to
The short version
- Only tawk.to has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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.; tawk.to removing the Powered by tawk.to branding costs an extra $29/month even on the free plan
- They diverge on capability: Kore.ai covers Conversational AI, tawk.to covers Live chat.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Kore.ai and tawk.to actually diverge.
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 Kore.ai
- Conversational AI
- Advanced NLU
- Workflow automation
- Multi-language
- Salesforce
- SAP
- Oracle
- API
Only in tawk.to
- Live chat
- Ticketing
- Knowledge base
- CRM
- Video chat
- Screen sharing
- WordPress
- Shopify
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Kore.ai
- Customer engagementnot tawk.to
- Lead generationnot tawk.to
- Customer supportnot tawk.to
- Sales automationnot tawk.to
tawk.to
- Budget-conscious sites wanting free core live chat and paying only for specific add-ons like AI or staffed agentsnot 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.
tawk.to
- Removing the Powered by tawk.to branding costs an extra $29/month even on the free plan
- Enhanced AI Assist chatbot is a paid add-on starting at $29/month rather than included free
- Human staffed chat agents are billed at $1/hour as a separate add-on
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
tawk.to
Free- Free ForeverFree
- Unlimited agents
- Unlimited history
- Mobile apps
- Hired Agent$1/hour
- Professional agents
- 24/7 coverage
- Quality assured
- Remove Branding$19/month
- White label
- Custom branding
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 tawk.to if
- You need live chat.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac.
- You also want ticketing.
Questions people ask
- Is Kore.ai or tawk.to better?
- Neither clearly leads. Kore.ai starts at On request and tawk.to at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Kore.ai or tawk.to?
- tawk.to has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Kore.ai and Free for tawk.to.
- Does Kore.ai or tawk.to run on more platforms?
- Kore.ai runs on Web, Mobile, Messaging, Voice, IVR. tawk.to runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac.
- Can I use tawk.to for free?
- Yes. tawk.to has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Kore.ai starts at On request.
- 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 tawk.to is typically brought in for.
- What can Kore.ai do that tawk.to cannot?
- Kore.ai covers Conversational AI, Advanced NLU, Workflow automation, Multi-language. tawk.to covers Live chat, Ticketing, Knowledge base, CRM. Both handle Web support.
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