AI customer service agents, reviewed
Vendors claim 70% resolution. We check what their customers report.
Every AI support agent is sold on one number, and every vendor measures it differently. We put the claim next to the figures named customers publish, explain exactly what each vendor bills you for, and score products with rules you can check yourself.
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Resolution rates: claimed vs reported
claimed by the vendor reported by a named customer or third party
Help Scout AI Answers
73.2%15% eCatholic (share of all conversations)85–90% AIHR (AI-handled conversations, test period)
None of these figures were measured by us. Vendors define "resolution" differently, so the numbers are not directly comparable. Each links to its source in the product's review.
Quick picks
- You want a price you can calculate today: Intercom Fin — $0.99 per outcome, a full public price list and a free trial. Know that silence and configured handoffs are billable.
- You run a small online store: Tidio Lyro — self-serve, hosted in the EEA and priced in the open. Model the 15-minute thread rule first.
- You are on Zendesk: Zendesk AI Agents — only verified resolutions are billed. Get the unpublished per-resolution price in writing.
- You are a large enterprise: Ada — the enterprise agent with the most public evidence, including contract data from 114 purchases.
The ranking
Scored on five published criteria. The score rates what a buyer can verify before signing, not hands-on performance.
| # | Product | Score | Price from | Best for | Who says so | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intercom Fin | 9.1 | $0.99 per resolution | Teams that want a price they can calculate today | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 2 | Tidio Lyro | 7.9 | $24.17 per month | Small online stores that want to start this week | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 3 | Freshworks Freddy AI Agent | 7.7 | $0.49 per session | Small and mid-sized teams already on Freshdesk | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 4 | HubSpot Customer Agent | 7.7 | $0.50 per resolution | Companies already on HubSpot Professional or Enterprise | Independent third party | Read the review → |
| 5 | Zendesk AI Agents | 7.5 | $55 per seat per month | Teams already running support on Zendesk | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 6 | Ada | 7.4 | est. $36,079 per year | Mid-market and enterprise teams that want an agent on top of their current helpdesk | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 7 | Help Scout AI Answers | 6.8 | $0.75 per resolution | Small Help Scout teams with a good knowledge base | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 8 | Gladly AI | 6.6 | $1.50 per resolution | Shopify merchants and consumer brands | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 9 | Sierra | 6.2 | Quote only | Very large consumer brands that want a managed build | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 10 | Salesforce Agentforce | 5.9 | $2 per conversation | Organizations already committed to Salesforce Service Cloud | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 11 | Decagon | 5.8 | est. $105,000 per year | Large enterprises with high volume and a six-figure budget | Named customer | Read the review → |
| 12 | Forethought | 5.6 | Quote only | Teams that want an agent layer across several support systems | Named customer | Read the review → |
Reviews
- Intercom Fin reviewreview
- Tidio Lyro reviewreview
- Freshworks Freddy AI Agent reviewreview
- HubSpot Customer Agent reviewreview
- Zendesk AI Agents reviewreview
- Ada reviewreview
- Help Scout AI Answers reviewreview
- Gladly AI reviewreview
- Sierra reviewreview
- Salesforce Agentforce reviewreview
- Decagon reviewreview
- Forethought reviewreview
Head-to-head comparisons
- Intercom Fin vs Zendesk AI Agentsvs
- Decagon vs Sierravs
- Intercom Fin vs Decagonvs
- Ada vs Intercom Finvs
- Salesforce Agentforce vs Zendesk AI Agentsvs
- Intercom Fin vs Tidio Lyrovs
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Pricing explained
- Intercom Fin pricing explainedpricing
- Tidio Lyro pricing explainedpricing
- Freshworks Freddy AI Agent pricing explainedpricing
- HubSpot Customer Agent pricing explainedpricing
- Zendesk AI Agents pricing explainedpricing
- Ada pricing explainedpricing
- Help Scout AI Answers pricing explainedpricing
- Gladly AI pricing explainedpricing
- Sierra pricing explainedpricing
- Salesforce Agentforce pricing explainedpricing
- Decagon pricing explainedpricing
- Forethought pricing explainedpricing