1000+ great DTC brands trust us with their business

We’d like to tip our hats to the team at Intercom.

They have done a great job in building a product that empowers large ecommerce brands to manage customer support. And if you’re here evaluating Intercom alternatives like DelightChat, then you’re already on the right track for finding tools that empower your brand to deliver delightful customer service.

So what’s the difference between Intercom and DelightChat?

Sure, we’ll have differences in the way our product is implemented, its design, certain feature set, and more of which you can find out about in the post below.

But one reason stands out more than anything else. The one reason to rule them all.

It is our DNA.

The founding team at DelightChat initially built software for small ecommerce and DTC brands. From the roots, we are built for the small teams, the underdogs, the ones trying to change the world from the ground up.

That’s why you’ll find DelightChat to be designed for ease-of-use (small business owners have a lot on their plate already). And a pricing model that’s affordable and enables your brand to get the best software, without breaking the bank.

We created DelightChat to be the best customer support software for small ecommerce & DTC brands.

Top reasons why DTC brands choose DelightChat over Intercom.

Top reasons why DTC brands choose DelightChat over Intercom.

Reason #1

Made for ecommerce companies

Intercom is a great customer support platform but it’s not specifically built for ecommerce. This indicates that they can only solve the common problems every business face with support.   

But as for DelightChat, we were born to solve the customer support management issues an SME ecommerce business face daily. Our robust set of features like omnichannel support, team collaboration, conversation-first approach, deep Shopify integration enable us to provide the best possible solution for budding DTC & ecommerce companies. 

Reason #2

A single screen to deliver stellar customer service

Don’t you want to be able to manage support across channels from one dashboard and not have to jump between tabs? Take a breather. We created DelightChat to solve that. It’s a customer service tool designed for the ecommerce industry that’s both pleasing to the eyes and quite simple to use. 

With DelightChat you can respond to your customer queries across channels, collaborate with your team & perform certain Shopify admin operations, all from a single screen. No need to jump around tabs just to respond to a  customer query. 

Reason #3

Unmatched features without going broke

Your way of managing customer service might differ from other companies. Hence, the feature set that you need will surely change. With a diverse set of features, DelightChat caters to all kinds of SMB ecommerce & direct-to-consumer brands. omnichannel helpdesk, team collaboration, deep integrations with Shopify & other apps - we got it all.

But unlike Intercom, we are 2x cheaper and we don’t charge by the number of reps you onboard. Heck, you can onboard your whole team. Oh, and we don’t have any add-ons. All the features are included within the plans. No need to pay for it separately.  We simply charge by the number of conversations you have with your customers in a month. 

Reason #4

Close to zero setup time

Unlike Intercom where you jump through hoops just to set up the tool, you can start using DelightChat in no time. Our tool is so simple that you don’t need to talk to a sales rep, watch a 20-min explainer video, or sit through an hour-long demo.

DelightChat is self-serve & we aim to keep it that way. That means you sign-up and start using it without any external help. Our beta customers say that they could figure out the basic operations within a couple of minutes.

Reason #5

Collaborate with your team without the annoying back & forth

Up until now, we assume that you used to collaborate with your team over WhatsApp or Slack by sharing customer query screenshots. Or, you’d be jumping between tickets within Intercom to resolve a simple customer complaint. 

With DelightChat, you can collaborate with your team and respond to customer queries from a single screen. No need to juggle between different tabs or lose your way within the tool itself. 

Reason #6

No charge extra when you add more reps

We don’t hold you in contempt for adding extra users, encourage unsafe practices like seat sharing, or create a “sophisticated” pricing model that you will need 6 days and 7 nights to unravel. 

Unlike Intercom, our plans are based on the number of conversations you have with your customers in a month. Add all your teammates, manage thousands of orders (or more), and connect all your favorite apps into the account. You still just pay a straightforward monthly subscription fee.

Reason #7

Native integration with Shopify and other apps

With Intercom, you have to switch between tools to fetch the necessary information to solve a ticket. That’s not the case with us. DelightChat solves that problem by deeply integrating with Shopify and other essential ecommerce apps. 

For example, before DelightChat, our customers would modify the wrong order because they searched with the wrong ID on the Shopify admin dashboard. Deep Shopify integrations mean peace of mind that you will always modify the correct order.

Reason #8

Conversation-first approach

Most ecommerce tools are predominantly designed as a ticketing system. If someone reports a problem, a ticket gets generated and you solve it. But your customers are humans and not just an assigned number in your support tool. 

That’s why we have built DelightChat as a conversation-first tool. The app interface gears you to have a conversation with your customer like a human, as opposed to just treating them like a lifeless ticket. Even when you’re replying to an email, it feels like you’re right there having a real conversation with your customer. How cool is that?

Reason #9

Connect all your Shopify stores

With Intercom, you need a separate account for each of your Shopify store. That’s a huge loss in productivity and work hours aside from the fact that Intercom is not built for ecommerce. 

We can feel the pain.  If you’re running more than one ecommerce business on Shopify, you can easily connect all of them and deliver delightful customer support from a single screen. 

Reason #10

Excellent support from a small & caring team

We noticed this at our previous company SuperLemon that bigger companies like Intercom don’t care much for SME ecommerce brands. They either have to wait a minimum of 24 hours for someone to answer their query, or they’re left to fend for themselves.

At DelightChat, we take great pride in providing delightful service to all our customers, whether they’re on the free plan or the paid ones. We love our customers and since we’re a small team (<10 members), we always put you first.

All the features you need from an ecommerce helpdesk.

Tags tickets and keep track
Tags are like labels on Gmail. They help you see at a glance how many tickets are currently open and quickly search for a conversation related to a certain label, eg. "refunds".
Respond instantly to common queries
Answer frequently asked questions in no time using Fast Replies, a feature that lets you save common template messages to answer repetitive queries.
Assign tickets to team members
Assign tickets and keep track of who is handling a particular customer query. That way you can ensure that all customer issues are always attended to.
Set User Roles & Permissions
Set user roles and permissions to assign different functions to different team members and control access to data as per your needs.
Manually create new tickets
Received a phone call or text from a new customer? No worries! Easily create a manual ticket which you can track internally.
Mobile app to go
Manage your support inbox and delight customers with fast responses from wherever you are with our Android or iOS mobile app.

Best of all, you'll be in the hands of a small team that cares.

Set up and use in minutes
We know most other support software take forever to figure out. And that's why DelightChat is built to get you up & running in a matter of minutes.
Fast and dedicated support
You’ll receive 1:1 concierge onboarding and dedicated support whatever the plan you select. No need to get a higher plan just to have your queries answered.
14-day free trial, affordable pricing
We'll start you off with 14 days of free trial to explore all the features with no restrictions. Once you're ready, our affordable plans will greet you.

1000+ customers say DelightChat is powerful, easy-to-use, and provides fast support 😍

Pashtush
This app has been a game changer for our CRM. We tried many solutions like interakt, zendesk , freshchat etc, to no avail.
The team especially Preetam and Baz are very instrumental in listening to our day today problems and I am always getting positive feedback and changes that I recommend have been implemented in the app to suit my needs.
Studio Y
It literally took 15 minutes to be up and running after integrating Email, WhatsApp, Facebook messenger & comments and Instagram comments.
STAC Fine Jewellery
The DelightChat team were an absolute delight. The whatsapp group they created to resolve our queries has been amazing and the responses have been really prompt. The automated responses have reduced our transaction customer service interaction significantly so that the team can now truly focus on Customer Delight.
Tilfi
Our experience with the DelightChat team has been amazing. It is the perfect combination of a great product, very simple and intuitive UI, and outstanding support.
Fabric Pandit
Literally the most seamless & user friendly UI we have seen yet. We currently handle over 3k orders daily and we have tried almost every customer support tool out there but DelightChat suited our operations to handle the high volume of tickets across multiple channels best.
Shop Curls
I really really love the App. It has everything I was looking for and more. The platform is clean, organized and easy to use. The support team is very helpful, they created a WhatsApp Group after our demo and are always there to help us right away. I highly recommend this app!
Ritualistic
Kudos to the team for being super prompt in solving merchant queries. The team understands the ecommerce ecosystem very well and the solutions that they make, fit very well to the communication needs of the merchants.
Sleepy Owl Coffee
DelightChat has made life so much easier for us at Sleepy Owl! Apart from the ease of use, Preetam & his team have been very accommodating to tweak and make this a super helpful app for brands like ours. With all channels consolidated into one, it has saved us all a lot of time and hassle.
Theater
Our experience is nothing less than perfect. Delightchat offers us all the features we were looking for. However, the absolute best thing is that the team is extremely proactive and agile. Literally demonstrating what an ideal customer service looks like. This is honestly the best CRM tool available out there!

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