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Gorgias vs LiveAgent

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by Gorgias

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Pricing: Starter $10 a month, monthly only; Basic $60 a month or $50 billed annually; Pro $360 or $300 annually; Advanced $900 or $750 annually; Enterprise by quote. Sized by tickets, not seats.

Gorgias is a helpdesk for Shopify and other ecommerce brands, priced by ticket volume rather than per agent, with an AI Agent for sales and support.

14 /18 features Full profile

LiveAgent

by LiveAgent

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Pricing: Per agent a month: Starter $19, Team $35, Business $59 billed monthly ($15, $29, $49 billed annually). Enterprise $3,999 a month for 80 agents. 30-day trial.

LiveAgent is a help desk that turns email, chat, calls and social messages into tickets in one shared inbox, with AI agents that run on your own AI provider.

16 /18 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

Help Desk Software features side-by-side

Feature	Gorgias 14/18 features	LiveAgent 16/18 features
Shared inbox with ticket conversion Email sent to support addresses becomes a ticket in a shared queue with an assignable conversation thread.	Yes	Yes
Multichannel ticket intake Tickets created from email, web forms, chat, phone and social messages land in one queue.	Yes	Yes
Rule-based ticket automation Triggers and workflows assign, tag, prioritise or reply to tickets when set conditions are met.	Yes	Yes
SLA policies with breach alerts Response and resolution targets per priority or customer, with escalation when a deadline is at risk.	Yes	Yes
Skills-based ticket routing Tickets assigned automatically by agent skill, language, workload or round-robin rules.	Yes	Yes
Macros and canned responses Saved replies and multi-action macros that update fields and insert text in one click.	Yes	Yes
Agent collision detection Agents see when a colleague is viewing or replying to the same ticket, to avoid double replies.	No	Yes
Internal notes and side conversations Private notes on a ticket and threads with other teams that the requester never sees.	Yes	Yes
Parent-child and merged tickets Link related tickets under a parent, merge duplicates and split a ticket into tasks.	No	Yes
Requester portal for open tickets Signed-in page where requesters see their tickets, reply and check status without emailing.	No	Yes
CSAT survey on ticket close Satisfaction rating requested automatically when a ticket is solved, reported per agent.	Yes	Yes
Ticket volume and resolution reports Dashboards on volume, first response time, resolution time and backlog by agent, team or channel.	Yes	Yes
Agent mobile app for tickets Native iOS and Android app where agents reply to, assign and update tickets.	Yes	Yes
Custom ticket fields and forms Admin-defined fields and per-form layouts that capture different data by request type.	Yes	Yes
Multibrand help desk Separate brands, portals and email identities managed from one agent workspace.	Yes	No
AI-drafted ticket replies Generative assistant that drafts, expands or rewrites an agent response from the ticket context.	Yes	Yes
Help desk sandbox environment Test copy of the instance for trying automations and configuration before production.	No	No
Help desk app marketplace Installable apps that bring CRM, e-commerce and collaboration tools into the agent view.	Yes	Yes
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Gorgias 14/18 features

Shared inbox with ticket conversion: Yes
Multichannel ticket intake: Yes
Rule-based ticket automation: Yes
SLA policies with breach alerts: Yes
Skills-based ticket routing: Yes
Macros and canned responses: Yes
Agent collision detection: No
Internal notes and side conversations: Yes
Parent-child and merged tickets: No
Requester portal for open tickets: No
CSAT survey on ticket close: Yes
Ticket volume and resolution reports: Yes
Agent mobile app for tickets: Yes
Custom ticket fields and forms: Yes
Multibrand help desk: Yes
AI-drafted ticket replies: Yes
Help desk sandbox environment: No
Help desk app marketplace: Yes

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LiveAgent 16/18 features

Shared inbox with ticket conversion: Yes
Multichannel ticket intake: Yes
Rule-based ticket automation: Yes
SLA policies with breach alerts: Yes
Skills-based ticket routing: Yes
Macros and canned responses: Yes
Agent collision detection: Yes
Internal notes and side conversations: Yes
Parent-child and merged tickets: Yes
Requester portal for open tickets: Yes
CSAT survey on ticket close: Yes
Ticket volume and resolution reports: Yes
Agent mobile app for tickets: Yes
Custom ticket fields and forms: Yes
Multibrand help desk: No
AI-drafted ticket replies: Yes
Help desk sandbox environment: No
Help desk app marketplace: Yes

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Pricing

Gorgias

Starter $10 a month, monthly only; Basic $60 a month or $50 billed annually; Pro $360 or $300 annually; Advanced $900 or $750 annually; Enterprise by quote. Sized by tickets, not seats.

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LiveAgent

Per agent a month: Starter $19, Team $35, Business $59 billed monthly ($15, $29, $49 billed annually). Enterprise $3,999 a month for 80 agents. 30-day trial.

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