Intercom

United States HQFounded 1993

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Overview

About Intercom

Intercom is a modern customer communications platform that unifies every aspect of the customer journey, from conversion to engagement to support. Intercom builds a suite of messaging-first products that all modern internet businesses can use across the customer life cycle, from acquisition to engagement, and support. It's a modern product for sales, marketing, and support to connect with customers and grow faster.

At a glance

Software information

Industries served, licensing and the support Intercom provides.

Industries

  • Education-management
  • Financial-services
  • Hospital-health-care

Licensing

  • Proprietary
  • Monthly Payment
  • Annual Subscription
  • Quote Based

Support

  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • 24x7 Support

Training

  • Webinar

Knowledge Base

  • Help Guides
  • Video Guides
  • Blogs
  • Webinars
  • On-Site Training
Languages (5)
EnglishFrenchGermanPortugueseSpanish

Review analytics

What customers report

4.3
Based on 5 verified reviews
Ease of use4.0
Features & functionality3.7
Customer support3.7
Value for money3.7
Integrations3.3

What users like the most

  • It has a very clean and simple UI.
  • Easy to use and browsing is really easy.
  • Sufficient for any environment.

What users like the least

  • There is nothing I dislike about this solution; only some options need to be updated.

What users say

Review Analytics of Intercom

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4.35 Verified Reviews
Ease of use (3 reviews)4.0
Features & functionality (3 reviews)3.6
Customer support (3 reviews)3.6
Value for money (3 reviews)3.6
Integrations (3 reviews)3.3
Review Summary
Summarized from 5 verified reviews · Updated September 2026
Intercom is praised for its ease of use and smooth onboarding experience, with users noting short learning curves and intuitive design. The platform excels at integrations with other software and offers useful automation features like macros and saved replies that streamline workflows. Multiple reviewers highlight its effectiveness for email marketing and multi-channel customer communication. However, some users note that advanced features like action triggers require developer involvement, making it better suited for small teams rather than solopreneurs managing campaigns independently.
✦ AI-generated summary. May not reflect every review.
Detailed Reviews of Intercom
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What reviewers mention most

Michael HudsonVerified Review
Posted on Jan 9, 2023

“Intercom uses powerful messaging and automatic to give a better experience and faster answer to your customers.”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support4.0
Value for money5.0
Integrations4.0
I have been using it in my business. Have all the options to use and everything is streamlined. Really a great support platform with a very friendly design and really good internal support. It allows me to respond and update from anywhere. Nice ticket application and support.
Daniela Sawyer, Founder at FindPeopleFast Verified Review
Posted on Mar 11, 2022

“I will highly recommend it due to its ease-of-use and great compatibility.”

Overall rating4.0
Ease of use3.0
Features & functionality3.0
Customer support3.0
Value for money3.0
Integrations3.0

Intercom is the primary client stage that assists organizations with speeding up their development. Intercom aids my business in building a set-up of essential tools for web-based organizations to push the development of the client lifecycle. It applies a new and better method for securing, drawing in, and holding clients. An ideal solution for sales, marketing promotions, and support groups to better communicate and connect with clients. Driving elements: lead catch, lead sustaining, lead scoring, visitor identification.

Malte Scholz, Co-Founder at AirfocusVerified Review
Posted on Jan 31, 2022

“Highly recommended!”

Overall rating4.5
Ease of use4.0
Features & functionality3.0
Customer support4.0
Value for money3.0
Integrations3.0

We at AirFocus have been using Intercom for a year, mainly because of its easy integrations with other apps and a smooth customer experience it provides both for our employees and people using our software. For instance, the macros feature allows us to optimize similar actions into a single click which saves a lot of time. Similarly to the ‘’saved replies’’ option, macros help automate certain processes and expand to actions, not just the content. Learning curve is very short with Intercom which allows us to onboard customer agents more easily.

Momchil, Marketing Manager at CodegiantVerified Review
Posted on Jun 16, 2020

“Suitable for small businesses”

Overall rating4.0

The software we are using in our company(Codegiant) for email marketing is Intercom. The pros are that it provides us with in-depth reports and statistics. It also allows us to create various action triggers so that we can run any email sequence we want. The cons are that it's not suitable for solopreneur. Only developers can create those action triggers so that you can run your email campaigns. That's why Intercom is suitable for small businesses rather than solopreneurs.

Jitendra Gidwani, Founder & CEO at RightlyWrittenVerified Review
Posted on Jun 2, 2020

“An email marketing standpoint”

Overall rating4.0

It is certainly more critical than ever for brands to find means of effectively connecting with clients virtually, and email marketing is an excellent way to do just that.

Our company(RightlyWritten) utilizes Intercom for email marketing. Intercom is an especially useful tool for our business since it allows us to perform a range of communications beyond email marketing as well, and it's an easy platform to integrate with other software, such as Slack.

There's a lot to love about Intercom from an email marketing standpoint. Some of the most conspicuous pros are Intercom's options for automating and targeting campaigns, its user-friendly interface, and its ability to contextualize relevant data.

On the cons side, Intercom can get rather pricey depending on subscription level.

Capabilities

Intercom features

The full feature set, grouped by module.

Customer Success Software

  • Alert/Notification
  • Communication Management
  • Customer Engagement
  • Reporting & Analytics

Customer Experience Software

  • Action Management
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Dashboard
  • Feedback Management
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Survey/Poll Management

Live Chat Software

  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Chat Bots
  • File Transfers
  • Geo Targeting
  • Offline Form
  • Proactive Chat
  • Reports & Analytics
  • Secured Encryption

Help Desk Software

  • Analytics & Reporting
  • Alerts
  • Customer Review
  • Dashboards
  • Email Integration
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Knowledge Base
  • Live Chat
  • Response Template

SMS Marketing Software

  • Configurable Auto Reply
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Mass Texting
  • Message Personalization
  • Repeating Messages
  • Reporting & Analytics
  • Scheduled Messaging
  • Two-Way Messaging

Plans

Intercom pricing

Free Version
No
Payment Frequency
Monthly Payment, Annual Subscription, Quote Based
Preferred Currency
USD ($)

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