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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Acarda Outbound

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AAcarda Outbound (formerly TeamMax) is an outbound call center software offering from Acarda Sales Technologies.N/A

    LiveAgent

    Score9.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    LiveAgent is a help desk software designed to help users bring personalization to customer interactions. LiveAgent presents an omnichannel universal inbox, real-time live chat, built-in call center, and a customer service portal. It offers customer segmentation, automation, built-in CRM, and an analytics package, as well as gamification features, ultimately containing are over 180+ help desk features, and 200+ integrations. The solution boasts users among companies like BMW, Yamaha,…

    $15

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    Acarda OutboundLiveAgent
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    per month
    Small
    $15
    per month per seat
    Medium
    $29
    per month per seat
    Large
    $49
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $69
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Acarda OutboundLiveAgent
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Acarda OutboundLiveAgent
    Considered Both Products
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    No answer on this topic
    QualityUnit, LLC
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    36 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    Acarda OutboundLiveAgent
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Acarda Outbound and LiveAgent
    Feature
    Acarda Outbound
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    LiveAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Acarda Outbound and LiveAgent
    Feature
    Acarda Outbound
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    LiveAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Recording9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Acarda Outbound and LiveAgent
    Feature
    Acarda Outbound
    -
    Ratings
    LiveAgent
    7.7
    59 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings7.956 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.947 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.042 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings6.838 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.458 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings8.459 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Acarda Outbound and LiveAgent
    Feature
    Acarda Outbound
    -
    Ratings
    LiveAgent
    10.0
    52 Ratings
    24% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings10.049 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Acarda Outbound and LiveAgent
    Feature
    Acarda Outbound
    -
    Ratings
    LiveAgent
    8.5
    58 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings7.028 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings8.150 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings7.454 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Acarda OutboundLiveAgent
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (117 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (24 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Acarda OutboundLiveAgent
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    I think that Acarda is a fantastic tool for any company that is perhaps not selling software, not offering technical support, has minimal technical needs internally, and wants a tool that just works well. We have had issues with support and dropped calls from other outbound and VOIP systems, Acarda was a really solid platform. I would imagine that the average Sales, Billing and Support Team of a small business or StartUp would find a lot to love here.
    Incentivized
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    QualityUnit, LLC
    LiveAgent is great for companies that want to help customers with their issues. It is also great for getting sales for our company. During our chats, if a customer is interested, we like to ask for the sale. It is too easy for the customers to say no. So it is nice that with LiveAgent, they have an automatic process where the customer can enter their item and address information and it is easy for our agents to get the sale.
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    Pros
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    • Simple Setup.
    • Great Support Team.
    • Never dropped calls.
    Incentivized
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    QualityUnit, LLC
    • Having the ability to transfer tickets or chats has proven useful when we are working with a customer who has a specific type of inquiry - perhaps a sales question or an employment request. We’ve found it helpful to have the ability to transfer the chat to the online agent best equipped to answer the inquiry so we are able to serve our customers to the highest standard and with an immediate response.
    • We find being able to add notes and labels to previous chats and tickets incredibly helpful in data collection and also in our ability to work as a dynamic team. By being able to sort our chats and tickets into an organized system that our company created, we can work cohesively to review old conversations for continuity, opportunities for growth, and with transparency between departments.
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    Cons
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    • Lacked the level of integrations we needed with other software.
    • That's it. It was great otherwise.
    Incentivized
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    QualityUnit, LLC
    • LA doesn't provide you SMS integration.
    • You cannot divert your phone call from your local carrier to LA agent directly. You need to get a third party number which is way much costly. Also, if you get a third party number to divert your calls from a local carrier to LA, then the callers have to wait more than the usual time in order to get them connected with the Customer Support Team.
    • WhatsApp Integration also unavailable.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    QualityUnit, LLC
    I am giving this rating as Live Agent is a very good software that is essential to any small or big business that provides customer support services. It gives you the possibility to manage any of your clients issues, answer questions and keep a good relationship with them by providing quick solutions.
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    Usability
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    QualityUnit, LLC
    The initial setup, onboarding and training is easy. The system provides 2 graphic version of interfaces in black or white default colors. I would appreciate, if there were more. Some of the setup forms are not correctly resized. Overall, I'm always able to find what I am looking for in LiveAgent.
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    Support Rating
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    QualityUnit, LLC
    The one time that I contacted the customer support at LiveAgent, they were very quick to help me out and the customer support representative walked me through every thing that I needed to know to set up what I needed. Over all, the support staff at LiveAgent were perfect.
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    Implementation Rating
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    QualityUnit, LLC
    Implementation was quick and when not counting a bug on our website, it took a couple hours. It was mostly done on our end or with the assistance of LiveAgent's live chat support team. We recommend to check out LiveAgent's tutorial videos on their youtube channel or browsing their knowledge base - we've almost always found answers to our queries there.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    I am not super familiar with the competitors because we moved away from this style of support soon after adopting Acarda, but I had no complaints while using it.
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    QualityUnit, LLC
    Before making the decision, we evaluated many tools, but none of them met all of our needs or the costs we could bear for them, until we found LiveAgent. The implementation process was super simple and supported by the LiveAgent support team, who are excellent!
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    Return on Investment
    Acarda Sales Technologies
    • Easy to get started with.
    • Great workflow, especially for people starting in the industry.
    • Helped us meet our daily call goals.
    Incentivized
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    QualityUnit, LLC
    • Less expensive than having multiple individual email accounts.
    • LiveAgent has helped decrease our errors since it's more straightforward than sharing a traditional inbox with multiple team members.
    • Sometimes the emails sent from LiveAgent end up in our customer's spam/junk folder because the auto-generated alpha-numeric ticket looks suspicious.
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    ScreenShots

    LiveAgent Screenshots

    Screenshot of Inside of TicketsScreenshot of Chat - Support ViewScreenshot of Chat - Customer ViewScreenshot of Chat - Fully Customizable