
Free live chat, inbox and AI helpdesk for your website
BoldDesk records 124,232 monthly visits with -15.6% month-over-month growth and Free Trial, Contact for Pricing pricing. Respond.io records 1,606,802 monthly visits with -8.7% growth and Freemium pricing.
Autonomous AI agents inside a complete help desk
| Dimension / Metric | ![]() | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | bolddesk.com | respond.io |
| Pricing Model | Free Trial, Contact for Pricing | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 124.23K (124,232) | 1.61M (1,606,802) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -22.9K (-15.6%) | -152.34K (-8.7%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (52.4%) | 🇲🇾 Malaysia (17.4%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 89.25K | 1.24M |
| User Rating | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Autonomous AI agents inside a complete help desk
Support, Background and Assist agents share your knowledge base and rules, resolving customer requests, triaging every ticket and drafting replies for staff.
Configure agent instructions, knowledge sources, skills and API tools without code, test conversations and actions, then publish to selected channels with approval steps where needed.
Unify email, live chat, WhatsApp, voice, Microsoft Teams, Slack, SMS and social channels with ticketing, contact management, a customer portal and a knowledge base.
Connect REST APIs or MCP servers so agents can look up orders, update subscriptions or create issues in your own systems, with human approval for sensitive actions.

AI-powered customer conversation platform for B2C messaging at scale
Bring WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, email and web chat into one shared inbox so no customer thread gets lost between apps.
AI agents qualify leads, answer routine questions, route to the right teammate and follow up automatically when conversations go quiet.
Track tags, custom fields, lead status and lifecycle stage per contact, and move deals through a pipeline without a separate CRM.
Reach thousands of customers with one message, and capture new leads directly from social ads and website links.

Free live chat, inbox and AI helpdesk for your website

More advanced AI customer support agents and robust helpdesk features, but typically higher pricing than Respond.io.

AI-first customer service platform with a native AI agent for every conversation
AI-first customer service platform with a native AI agent for every conversation

SpecialistPurpose-built e-commerce helpdesk with deep Shopify integrations, but less generalized multi-channel routing than Respond.io.

All-in-one customer messaging for live chat, chatbots, and self-service
All-in-one customer messaging for live chat, chatbots, and self-service
Easier setup for live chat and shared inboxes, but less powerful automation workflow builder than Respond.io.
Easier setup for live chat and shared inboxes, but less powerful automation workflow builder than Respond.io.

SpecialistAI-first WhatsApp marketing and engagement platform built on official WhatsApp Business APIs
SpecialistAI-first WhatsApp marketing and engagement platform built on official WhatsApp Business APIs
Autonomous AI agents for customer service, content and operations
Autonomous AI agents for customer service, content and operations

Simpler chatbot builder and e-commerce integrations, but fewer advanced multi-channel routing options than Respond.io.
Simpler chatbot builder and e-commerce integrations, but fewer advanced multi-channel routing options than Respond.io.

Streamlined team inbox for WhatsApp and messaging apps, but lacks Respond.io's advanced AI agent workflow builder.
Streamlined team inbox for WhatsApp and messaging apps, but lacks Respond.io's advanced AI agent workflow builder.

Solid multi-channel helpdesk and live chat features, but less sophisticated visual workflow automation than Respond.io.
Solid multi-channel helpdesk and live chat features, but less sophisticated visual workflow automation than Respond.io.

Strong omnichannel routing across social messaging apps, but less extensive enterprise ticketing features than Respond.io.