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Text, Inc. (LiveChat) logoLiveChat

Text, Inc. (LiveChat)

4.2/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueSame-day install; under 1 week to tune (~7d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$2,940/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$228/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersStarter limited to 1 user; Team and Business include unlimited users; Enterprise customNot seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction1/53/5
Friction meter
Best forEcommerce and retail teams that want to convert website visitors with proactive chat and product cards; B2B SaaS companies running sales and support conversations from a single agent workspace; Customer service departments that want AI-assisted replies, tagging and chat analytics; Small teams that need a chat widget live on the site quickly, with 24/7 vendor supportMidsize and enterprise marketing teams running lifecycle campaigns across email, web, SMS and social; Organizations that want an open ecosystem platform rather than a CRM-locked add-on; Brands running distributed marketing through branch offices, franchisees, agents and partners; Teams that want CRM choice (Salesforce, Dynamics, Sugar, NetSuite, Zendesk) with Act-On embedded in the CRM UI; Marketers who need advanced automation in an approachable, non-technical interface
Not forInternal IT or employee help desks needing ITIL-style service management; Organisations requiring on-premise or fully self-hosted deployment; Teams looking for a free-forever plan (14-day trial, then paid per agent); Buyers who need chat fully handled by AI with no human agents at allVery small teams needing a free tier or sub-$500/month entry point; Buyers who require published, self-serve list pricing before a sales call; Companies that want an all-in-one CRM plus marketing suite from a single vendor; Regulated buyers who need publicly documented SOC 2 or ISO 27001 attestations; Teams needing native Snowflake, AWS or Slack integrations out of the box

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceIntegrationIntegration
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotIntegrationNot supported
Google WorkspaceIntegrationNot supported
Microsoft 365IntegrationNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackIntegrationNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

FoundedNot recorded2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersWroclaw, PolandPortland, US
PhoneNot listedNot listed
EmailNot listedAll plans
Live chatAll plansNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot listedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hours24/7Not recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistant; Agentic workflows; NLP automationAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

Quadrant view

Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

$840/yr$7k/yr$13k/yr$19k/yr$26k/yr5d12d19d25d32dAnnual TCO ← betterDays to value better →Quick & CheapQuick & PriceySlow & CheapSlow & Pricey

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