Gorgias vs.

Intercom

Gorgias is built for ecommerce. Intercom is built for SaaS.

Intercom falls short for ecommerce brands on Shopify, lacking essential integrations and powerful AI capabilities. Gorgias has them.

Why Gorgias

Why 15,000+ ecommerce brands choose Gorgias over Intercom

Answer emails with humanlike AI on Gorgias

Gorgias’s AI Agent answers emails like a human with the power to automatically resolve up to 60% of your emails. It can update orders, manage subscriptions, and more to answer 2x the queries.

Intercom gets you fewer ecommerce actions, the inability to control AI's tone of voice, and forces you to build actions from scratch with APIs.

Full control of AI responses

You’re still in the driver’s seat with Gorgias’s AI Agent. View a comprehensive breakdown of AI Agent’s decision-making, and give feedback to improve its accuracy.

Intercom’s Fin only learns from the knowledge you feed it at setup, with no option to encourage or discourage its behavior. Fin give you a wrong answer? You’ll have to take it up with Intercom’s support team.

Your 24/7 sales assistant

Gorgias Shopping Assistant uses real-time data to engage shoppers with pre-sale assistance, product recommendations, and discounts. If customers hesitate at checkout, AI Agent can answer last-minute questions, turning browsers into buyers.

Intercom isn't built for sales. It lacks native tools for upsells, cross-sells, or discounting, so it can't increase revenue like Gorgias can.

Resolutions, not just replies

Gorgias's AI Agent executes actions in your other apps instantly. We deliver pre-built third-party actions because we know support teams need speed, making complex integrations a one-click operation.

Intercom forces you to build these actions yourself while Gorgias offers immediate access to Loop, Loyalty Lion, Yotpo, Recharge, Smile.io, Attentive, and countless other ecommerce tools.

Made for Shopify’s biggest brands

40% of the 250 largest stores on Shopify choose Gorgias. Onboard on Gorgias’s secure and reliable platform with ahands-on implementation team, custom integrations, SMS support, advanced analytics, multi-brand and multi-language support.

Intercom supports larger brands in the SaaS space with more features to engage users while using your software or app.

Feature Comparison

What’s the difference between Gorgias and Intercom?

What is the difference between Gorgias and Zendesk AI?
Gorgias
Intercom
Conversational AI in email
Conversational AI in chat
Pre-built AI Actions 
Available across all plans 
Dedicated AI implementation team
Transparent, usage-based pricing
Which ecommerce tools do Gorgias and Zendesk integrate with?
Gorgias
Intercom
Recharge
Klaviyo
Attentive
Yotpo
Smile.io
Loop Returns
NetSuite
Can Gorgias and Zendesk integrate with Shopify?
Gorgias
Intercom
Customize sidebar with customer data
Perform actions in the ticket view
Embed customer data in canned responses
Embed actions in canned responses
Shopify variables within Rules
Let your AI Agent update Shopify
Let customer easily Track orders
Nail pre-sales with discount codes, stock levels, and visual product links
Drive revenue with campaigns targeted using Shopify data
Show CX’s impact with revenue reports
How do reporting and analytics differ between Gorgias and Zendesk?
Gorgias
Intercom
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Custom ticket fields
Basic KPIs (FRT, RT, CSAT, etc)
Average handle time 
Revenue generated from support 
Ticket Intent trends 
Custom reporting 
How do Gorgias and Zendesk differ in cost?
Gorgias
Intercom
Helpdesk pricing model
Per ticket
Per user seat
Per ticket
Entry price 
$10/month
$29/user/month
AI pricing model
Per resolution
Per resolution
Price
$0.50-$1/resolution
$0.99 per resolution
Unlimited users
How do Gorgias and Zendesk differ for self-service and knowledge management?
Gorgias
Intercom
Generate articles from past tickets with AI 
Publish interactive scripted automations on your website
Offer Order Management portals on your website
Offers Help Center and Contact Form

Our Customers

Hear directly from brands why they chose Gorgias

Eliminate turnaround times and create exceptional customer experiences
"Monday used to be the hectic day. We were flooded with the influx of inquiries and we needed to keep up with everything. With Gorgias Automate, shoppers get their answers solved, even outside of business hours."
Addison Debter
,
Head of Customer Service
at
Kirby Allison
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AI in CX is here to stay
"I believe that AI combined with human agents is the future—that’s where we’re going to see perfect customer experience."
Tosha Moyer
,
Senior CX Manager
at
Psycho Bunny
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We hit inbox zero thanks to AI Agent
"At 6pm on the second day of Black Friday week, our CX agent said: ‘Alright, I’ll see you tomorrow. We’re at inbox zero.’ Without AI Agent, that wouldn’t happen."
Ron Shah
,
CEO and Co-Founder
at
Obvi
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See how Gorgias provides brands with the support they need to serve their customers.