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At a Glance
Drift
Drift
Star Rating
(1,254)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
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Sendbird
Sendbird
Star Rating
(124)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 10000 Conversation based pricing
Free Trial is available
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Drift vs Sendbird

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sendbird easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sendbird overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Sendbird meets the needs of their business better than Drift.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sendbird is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sendbird over Drift.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Drift
Premium
Starting at $2,500.00
Per Month
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Sendbird
Sendbird AI Agent
Contact Us
10000 Conversation based pricing
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Free Trial
Drift
Free Trial is available
Sendbird
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,017
9.1
102
Ease of Use
8.7
1,030
9.2
106
Ease of Setup
8.4
507
9.0
92
Ease of Admin
8.5
473
9.1
58
Quality of Support
8.8
938
9.2
102
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
472
9.1
57
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
995
9.1
104
Features by Category
Conversational MarketingHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
8.3
323
Not enough data
Messenger
8.5
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
251
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
8.6
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
245
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
355
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
8.9
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
Organization
8.0
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
277
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
7.8
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
7.5
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
88
Not enough data
7.6
86
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.2
20
Campaigns
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
6.9
19
Not enough data
6.7
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.0
19
Analytics
Not enough data
7.2
19
Not enough data
7.2
19
Optimization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
6.9
19
Agentic AI - Push Notification
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS)Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
8.6
70
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
68
Not enough data
8.7
68
Not enough data
8.6
64
Support
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
67
8.2
332
Not enough data
Responses
8.2
281
Not enough data
8.3
269
Not enough data
8.5
304
Not enough data
8.1
274
Not enough data
8.0
229
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.4
292
Not enough data
8.4
276
Not enough data
8.1
282
Not enough data
7.9
241
Not enough data
8.4
262
Not enough data
8.2
287
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
85
Not enough data
7.7
83
Not enough data
Conversational SupportHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.4
198
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.6
168
Not enough data
8.4
118
Not enough data
8.7
129
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
Support Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
148
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
8.0
101
Not enough data
Integrations
7.4
92
Not enough data
7.9
95
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
7.3
88
Not enough data
8.0
94
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
8.4
95
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.1
93
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Service AutomationHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
8.1
14
Not enough data
Customer Support
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
7.8
31
7.8
6
Generative AI
7.7
31
7.2
6
7.9
30
8.3
6
Agentic AI - Bot Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
83
7.4
39
7.7
81
7.6
39
7.3
81
7.6
32
Communication
9.2
542
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
538
|
Verified
8.8
47
7.8
323
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
414
|
Verified
9.2
48
7.9
189
Feature Not Available
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
8.9
48
8.7
471
|
Verified
8.5
45
8.5
472
|
Verified
8.1
47
8.2
409
|
Verified
8.4
44
8.3
372
|
Verified
8.7
45
8.1
402
|
Verified
8.7
45
8.3
73
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
20
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Customer Support AgentsHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
8.5
13
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.6
12
Autonomy
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Drift
Drift
Sendbird
Sendbird
Drift and Sendbird are categorized as Bot Platforms and Live Chat
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drift
Drift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
25.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
51.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
22.9%
Sendbird
Sendbird
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
18.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Drift
Drift
Computer Software
32.9%
Information Technology and Services
20.5%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Financial Services
3.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
33.3%
Sendbird
Sendbird
Computer Software
13.9%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
11.3%
Real Estate
6.1%
Food & Beverages
6.1%
Consumer Services
6.1%
Other
56.5%
Alternatives
Drift
Drift Alternatives
Fin by Intercom
Fin by Intercom
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Tidio
Tidio
Add Tidio
Qualified
Qualified
Add Qualified
LiveChat
LiveChat
Add LiveChat
Sendbird
Sendbird Alternatives
Stream
Stream
Add Stream
Twilio
Twilio
Add Twilio
CometChat
CometChat
Add CometChat
Fin by Intercom
Fin by Intercom
Add Fin by Intercom
Discussions
Drift
Drift Discussions
Do I have to completely remove all of my lead capture forms?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
Getting started with conversational marketing isn’t an “all or nothing” decision. Rather than ripping all the forms off their site, many companies start by...Read more
How do I measure the effectiveness of conversational marketing?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
You can measure your conversational marketing efforts just like you would measure any other marketing channel. Platforms like Drift give you dashboards that...Read more
What types of people are having conversations with businesses?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
When we analyzed the data from the 50,000+ businesses using Drift for conversational marketing, we found that people in key decision-making roles are often...Read more
Sendbird
Sendbird Discussions
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