eAssistance Pro (discontinued) vs. Gist

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
eAssistance Pro (discontinued)
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
eAssistance Pro was a Live Chat Software for websites that provides unlimited live chat support to online customers. It allows organizations to get connected with their visitors, resolve their queries and offer them instant support. The product has been discontinued.N/A
Gist
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Gist is a unified marketing, sales, and support platform. It includes live chat, a help desk, knowledge base, email marketing, marketing automation, opt-in forms, and more.
$29
per month
Pricing
eAssistance Pro (discontinued)Gist
Editions & Modules
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Professional
$29.00
per month
Premium
$99.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
eAssistance Pro (discontinued)Gist
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
eAssistance Pro (discontinued)Gist
Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
eAssistance Pro (discontinued)
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Ratings
Gist
8.9
Ratings
3% above category average
Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Chat reporting00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Chat and web analytics00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Best Alternatives
eAssistance Pro (discontinued)Gist
Small Businesses
Gist
Gist
Score 9.5 out of 10
Olark
Olark
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Genesys DX (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
eAssistance Pro (discontinued)Gist
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
eAssistance Pro (discontinued)Gist
Likelihood to Recommend
It is fast and secure.
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Gist is perfect for SaaS I'd say, and perfect for long sales cycles with lots of lead nurturing involved, and for scenarios where you re-market via FB ads, because there's FB custom audience integration built into the workflows. Perfect for customer service and support. Really outstanding there. It's a little less suited to ecom but they're hammering out the finishing touches to make ecom cart recovery easier.
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Pros
  • It is fully customizable, secure and easy to integrate
  • It is the most user friendly live chat solution
  • You can track Geo-location, IP address, and much more information about your website visitor
  • It will help you to analyze your website traffic
  • I have also integrated this software on my Facebook fan page
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  • Gist provides endless ways of interacting with customers. I can chat and email with them, track their usage on my site, qualify them, add tags and other profile information, and so much more.
  • There is even an awesome live view that lets me spy on visitors to see how they're using the site.
  • The tools are powerful, easy to use, and constantly getting improvements. It seems like every week there is another update being rolled out that substantially extends the functionality or usability of the features in Gist.
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Cons
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  • Free plan limits are too low.
  • Chatbots should work not only for Gist's native online chat, but also for the other chat-based channels such as Facebook. (instead of having to use another software for that purpose)
  • Pricing structure - Support bot should not be an add-on but a core feature.
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Likelihood to Renew
I am still using this comfortably on my website, so I do not need any other software.
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Gist is a quite reliable service with a lot of added values. We don't need to pay for different Saas for these important features. If I had an issue the team was super responsive and helpful, that is essential for every business. The email delivery is great, so virtually no email has landed into spam folder
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Usability
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Gist does pretty much anything you want it to when it comes to managing your contacts. Sometimes I wish it updated faster, but wait a few beats and it gets there. I really love that I can show a colleague how to use the chat messenger and they understand it right away. Very user friendly!
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Support Rating
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I have communicated with their team multiple times and every time they have been very responsive, knowledgeable, and polite. They work to make sure you are happy and informed of what is going on. Better their team keeps up to date with their app, giving you new features, and keeping you notified and educated about what they are and how to use them. A+
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Alternatives Considered
No that is the first live chat software I am using on my website
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They both seem to have parity with each other with each having their own small advantages. I went with Gist because it was more affordable. Infusionsoft customer for almost 5 years and it seemed I was always working more on getting it to work instead of getting work done. Gist is so intuitive I had it setting up and running the basics in a few hours.
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Return on Investment
  • It will definitely increase sales
  • It saves time and money as one person can team to handle multiple queries
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  • Our ROI has increased significantly because of Gist's chat and app integration into our website. Contact forms are great but a real-time conversation means you can be more effective in meeting your customer's needs.
  • The additional features in the recent upgrade mean we can use Gist for more. They have always been effective for email campaigns, but the addition of the knowledge base and more effective workflows means we can automate more. This has saved us from buying more software.
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ScreenShots

Gist Screenshots

Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Email MarketingScreenshot of Marketing Automation WorkflowsScreenshot of Knowledge BaseScreenshot of Meetings