Compare Plivo and Intercom - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 16, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Plivo or Intercom?

Intercom is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Plivo, and Intercom is rated higher (86/100) than Plivo (62/100). Plivo offers users more features (6) than Intercom (3).

Looking for the right SMS Marketing solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Plivo Vs. Intercom

Plivo: Plivo is a communications platform that enables businesses to connect, engage and interact with their customers. Plivo simplifies the notorious complexity of telecom by offering simple and enterprise grade building blocks. Plivos infrastructure handles billions of voice calls and messages every year from businesses around the world.

Intercom: Our mission is to make web business personal. We want to let the personalities of great businesses shine, and allow them to treat their customers with respect.Intercom has replaced helpdesk, email marketing, customer relationship management, and marketing automation tools for thousands of web businesses with one, simple product.

Who is more expensive? Plivo or Intercom?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of SMS Marketing software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Plivo and Intercom.

Plivo price Has a free version , On a scale between 1 to 10 Plivo is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of SMS Marketing software. Intercom price starts at $38 per feature/month , When comparing Intercom to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average SMS Marketing software cost.

Bottom line: Intercom is more expensive than Plivo.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Plivo Vs. Intercom based on some of the most important and required SMS Marketing features.

Plivo: Dashboard, Mobile Access, Financial reporting, Data Analysis Tools, Collaboration Center , Application Lifecycle Management.

Intercom: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Plivo's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Intercom is suitable for web and mobile businesses of all shapes and sizes that are looking for an easy way to connect with their customers.

Plivo

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

Has a free version

Plivo is a fast growing cloud-based Communications software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Plivo received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered af...

Categories: Financial reporting, Data Analysis Tools, Dashboards & KPIs, Team Collaboration.

Intercom

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $38 per feature/month

Intercom is a customer management software designed to help users see who is using their product in real-time and provides an easy way to talk to their users. Users can send personalized messages to the ...

Categories: CRM, Help Desk.

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Plivo: 6 Features

Dashboard
Mobile Access
Financial reporting
Data Analysis Tools
Collaboration Center
Application Lifecycle Management

Intercom: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Plivo
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
Has a free version
Functionality
17
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Intercom
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$38 per feature/month
Functionality
5
Flowroute
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
5.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
TargetEveryOne
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$79 per month
Functionality
6
TextMagic
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$0.04 per license
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.