# Drift Alternative for Customer Support | Communicate · Communicate

> Drift is now Salesloft's B2B sales chat with no public price. Communicate is AI support chat for small teams: Starter $39 a month.

- **URL:** https://communicate.so/alternatives/drift

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Drift alternative

# The Drift alternative for customer support, not B2B sales pipeline.

Drift is now part of Salesloft. It uses AI chat agents to turn website visitors into sales pipeline, and it lists no prices. Communicate does support: the Agent answers customers with sources and hands off to your team. Starter is $39 a month. Try it for a one-time $1.

[Start with 100 credits](https://app.communicate.so)[Book Demo](https://cal.com/team/tinycheque/communicate)

One-time $1 activation · 100 credits included · No automatic subscription

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Your help center. Your inbox. Your team.

[Compare Communicate and Drift row by row](#compare)

Communicate vs Drift

## Every row, as each one publishes it.

Drift wins on B2B sales chat, CRM-based personalisation, and the Salesloft revenue system. Communicate wins on support answers with sources, a Shared Inbox, and public prices. All of it is below.

### How you start

Communicate$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renews

DriftNo public plan or trial listed

### Price

CommunicatePublic: $19, $39, $99 a month

DriftNot published

### Main job

CommunicateCustomer support

DriftB2B sales pipeline

### CRM-based personalisation

CommunicateNot offered

DriftWeb activity, CRM data, past chats

### Answers with sources

CommunicateEvery answer links its page

DriftNot listed on its page

### Inbox for your team

CommunicateShared Inbox on every Plan

DriftNot listed on its page

DecisionCommunicateDrift

How you start$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renewsNo public plan or trial listed

PricePublic: $19, $39, $99 a monthNot published

Main jobCustomer supportB2B sales pipeline

CRM-based personalisationNot offeredWeb activity, CRM data, past chats

Answers with sourcesEvery answer links its pageNot listed on its page

Inbox for your teamShared Inbox on every PlanNot listed on its page

Drift figures come from drift.com/pricing, checked on 3 October 2026. Drift lists no prices; we did not estimate them. “Not listed” means the page does not show it; check with Drift if it matters to you.

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What each one is for

## Pick the tool for the job.

From drift.com/pricing and our Plans, checked on 3 October 2026.

- 01 · $39 ### Communicate Starter 3 seats, 3,000 AI replies, about 1,000 chats a month.
- 02 · No price ### Drift Its pricing page shows no plans or prices.
- 03 · Drift wins ### On B2B sales AI chat agents that use web activity and CRM data to build pipeline.

What changes

## Drift is built for sales. Communicate is built for support.

Drift personalises chat with web activity and CRM data so sales teams build pipeline. If your goal is answering customers who already bought, Communicate fits that job and lists its price.

- 01 ### Public prices Solo $19, Starter $39, Growth $99 a month.
- 02 ### Answers with sources Every answer links to the page it came from.
- 03 ### Actions with approval Look up orders or call your API. Risky Actions wait for a person.

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Used in production

## Already answering customer questions.

- Teams building software
- Teams making content
- Teams running everyday tools

- Autoposting
- Vrid
- Niyam
- FAAD Network
- Nimblocity
- Pure Digital
- QCall
- Serri
- The Medical Insurance Exchange

How it works

## Support answers on your site this afternoon.

About 5 minutes to a first answer. No developer needed.

- 01 Sources Add your website and files The Agent answers from your content and links to the page it used. Knowledge Connected Help center Ready for answers
- Pricing page Ready for answers
- Policies Ready for answers

- 02 Rules Set handoff in plain words Decide which chats need a person. Risky Actions wait for approval. Handoff rules Saved Account issue Hand off
- Refund Member required
- How-to Agent answers

- 03 Go live Paste one snippet The widget goes on your site. Handoffs land in the Shared Inbox. Widget Live Site yourbrand.com
- Agent Answering
- Inbox 3 seats

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Connected

- Help center Ready for answers
- Pricing page Ready for answers
- Policies Ready for answers

Handoff rules

Saved

- Account issue Hand off
- Refund Member required
- How-to Agent answers

Widget

Live

- Site yourbrand.com
- Agent Answering
- Inbox 3 seats

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Designed for the edge cases

## What you get on every Plan.

Plans differ only in credits, seats, and Agents.

01

### AI Agents with sources

Answers grounded in your website and files.

Removesa sales tool doing support.

02

### Shared Inbox

Assign and take over chats with full history.

Removeshandoff by email.

03

### In-App Messages

Reach the right people inside your product.

Removesa separate nudge tool.

04

### API, MCP, and CLI

Work with Conversations and Agents from code or an AI assistant.

Removesa custom integration.

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AI Agents with sources

Shared Inbox

In-App Messages

API, MCP, and CLI

Every feature here runsthrough the same Agent.

## Ask how Communicate compares to Drift.

This page runs on Communicate. Type a question below and the assistant on this page answers it.

Where is my order #4821?

It left the warehouse on Tuesday. Tracking says it arrives Thursday.From: Shipping times

That helped

Choose what it can read

- Help center articles
- Refund policy PDF
- Past support replies
- Product pages

Tasks it may run

Check order status

Update a delivery address

Issue a refund

Refunds wait for a teammate to approve.

Sam joined the chat

Handed over with the full thread

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Reply style

FriendlyFormalShort

Drop a help PDF anywhere

Answered from your help pages

Question askedTeammate if needed

Ask our support assistant a question

FAQ

## What Drift buyers ask before they choose.

Including the cases where Drift is the better fit.

### 01How much does Drift cost?

### 02Is Drift a support tool?

### 03Can Communicate book sales meetings?

### 04Is my data safe?

### 05When is Drift the better choice?

READY WHEN YOU ARE

## Support chat with a price on the page.

Open the Workspace for $1, add your help pages, and see real answers today.

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