Olark AlternativesTop Help Desk Platforms and other similar apps like Olark

Olark is described as 'Comes with a wide range of features to help you customize and manage your live chat experience. Scroll down to see why Olark is super simple yet jam packed with customization, reporting and engagement functionality' and is a Help Desk platform in the business & commerce category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Olark, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, SaaS and iPad apps. The best Olark alternative is HelpCrunch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try FreeScout or tawk.to. Other great sites and apps similar to Olark are Text|, Userlike, Zendesk Chat and Tidio .

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  1. HelpCrunch icon
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    Platform centralizes live chat, in-app messaging, automated email marketing, and ticketing with personalized, targeted campaigns, feedback collection, integrations such as WordPress and Shopify, and unified multi-channel support for web and mobile customer engagement.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. FreeScout icon
     41 likes

    Free open-source Zendesk & Help Scout alternative: help desk, shared mailbox, email management and analytics. FreeScout is a pure PHP8+MySQL application which can be easily deployed even on a shared hosting.

    134 FreeScout alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Laravel
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  3. tawk.to icon
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    tawk.to is a live chat app that lets you monitor and chat with visitors on your website or from a customizable page.

    232 tawk.to alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Chrome OS
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Wordpress
     
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  4. Text| icon
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    AI-driven service platform combining live chat, helpdesk ticketing, and automation. Supports web, mobile, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Shopify with easy setup, unified customer view, smart reply suggestions, fast onboarding, reporting, and performance analytics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. Userlike icon
     83 likes

    Userlike is free live chat and customer messaging software for web and messaging support. Connect with your customers on your website, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram and SMS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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  6. Zendesk Chat icon
     37 likes

    Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) is the fastest way to engage your customers with live chat software. Try it free on Zendesk and put all your customer conversations in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Tidio  icon
     35 likes

    Platform offering live chat and AI chatbot services for ecommerce; manages customer inquiries, supports multiple languages, provides analytics, and scales operations affordably with automated Flows handling tasks like lead conversion and abandoned cart recovery.

    111 Tidio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • BigCommerce
    • Shopify
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PrestaShop
    • Wordpress
    • Magento / Adobe Commerce
    • WooCommerce
     
  8. SparrowDesk icon
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    Modern customer support solution combining AI automation, agent workflows, inbox management, and real-time analytics to handle multichannel feedback and high-volume queries, adapting to growing teams and e-commerce needs with scalable, efficient communication tools.

    60 SparrowDesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Intercom icon
     55 likes

    Intercom shows you who is using your product (the user's region, browser, local time etc.) and makes it easy to personally communicate with them through targeted, behavior-driven email and in-app messages.

    329 Intercom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
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  10. Front icon
     25 likes

    Front is an email management software that facilitates team collaboration by integrating with existing tools. It assigns messages to team members, allows internal comments, sets reminders for responses, offers templates for common questions, and has a collision detection feature...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. LiveChat icon
     21 likes

    SaaS live chat and help desk solution automates ecommerce visitor conversion, streamlines support with AI chatbots and agent tools, unifies customer interactions, monitors campaigns, provides analytics, integrates with 200+ apps, and delivers weekly insights.

    266 LiveChat alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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