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Features	Liveagent Try the best customer support alternative for free! No credit card required.	Channels
Ticketing Contains a management tool that processes and catalogs customer service requests.	LiveAgent offers ticketing.	Channels doesn't offer ticketing.
Live Chat A real-time chat widget that you can place on any website.	LiveAgent offers Live Chat.	Channels doesn't offer Live Chat.
Call Center A call center that can be used to make and receive calls using automatic call distribution.	LiveAgent offers Call Center.	Channels offers Call Center.
Self-Service A feature that enables you to build a customer portal that your customers can register for to access their past tickets and knowledge base content.	LiveAgent offers Self-Service.	Channels doesn't offer Self-Service.
Facebook A Facebook integration that fetches all comments and mentions and transforms them into tickets. The integration also enables users to answer all comments and mentions from the social media help desk software.	LiveAgent offers a Facebook integration.	Channels doesn't offer a Facebook integration.
Twitter A Twitter integration that fetches all mentions and comments and transforms them into tickets. The integration also enables users to answer Tweets directly from the software.	LiveAgent offers a Twitter integration.	Channels doesn't offer a Twitter integration.
Instagram An Instagram integration that fetches all comments and mentions and transforms them into tickets. The integration also enables users to answer all comments and mentions from the social media help desk software.	LiveAgent offers an Instagram integration.	Channels doesn't offer an Instagram integration.
Viber A Viber integration that fetches all messages and transforms them into tickets. The integration also enables users to answer and broadcast Viber messages directly from the social media help desk software.	LiveAgent offers a Viber integration.	Channels doesn't offer a Viber integration.
WhatsApp WhatsApp integrations with help desks allow users to answer any WhatsApp messages within a multi-channel ticketing system, and treat them just like any other customer support ticket.	LiveAgent offers a WhatsApp integration.	Channels offers a WhatsApp integration.
Knowledge Base A knowledge repository that contains essential information, including troubleshooting guides, FAQs, and how-to-articles.	LiveAgent offers knowledge base.	Channels doesn't offer knowledge base.
Customer Forum An online discussion board for your customers that's located directly within your knowledge base.	LiveAgent offers customer forum.	Channels doesn't offer customer forum.
Automation and Rules Workflows that you can automate to eliminate repetitive tasks.	LiveAgent offers automation and rules.	Channels offers automation and rules.
API A set of functions that allow different applications to work together.	LiveAgent offers API functions.	Channels offers API functions.
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) A technology that allows incoming callers to navigate a phone system before talking to a human operator.	LiveAgent offers IVR features.	Channels offers IVR features.
Video Calls A call that contains video, similar to Skype, Zoom, or Facetime calls.	LiveAgent offers video calls.	Channels doesn't offer video calls.
Unlimited History Tickets don't expire or delete-- you can view them at any time.	LiveAgent offers unlimited history.	Channels doesn't offer unlimited history.
Unlimited Websites You can use the software on an unlimited number of websites.	LiveAgent offers unlimited websites.	Channels doesn't offer unlimited websites.
Unlimited Chat Buttons You can place an unlimited number of chat buttons on your websites.	LiveAgent offers unlimited chat buttons.	Channels doesn't offer unlimited chat buttons.
Unlimited Tickets/Mails You can receive an unlimited number of emails and tickets.	LiveAgent offers unlimited tickets/mails.	Channels doesn't offer unlimited tickets/mails.
Unlimited Call Recording Record every call that’s made or received and playback the recording at any time.	LiveAgent offers unlimited call recording.	Channels doesn't offer unlimited call recording.
Unlimited 24/7 Support Customer support is offered 24/7 without limiting the number of queries you can submit.	LiveAgent offers unlimited 24/7 support.	Channels offers unlimited 24/7 support.

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Go beyond phone calls with LiveAgent and provide your customers with multiple means of communication. Email, live chat, social media like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, call center and knowledge base are the tools you need to enrich your help desk and give your customers more convenience.

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Besides other means of communication, you can still provide your customers with phone support. The setup is done and ready within minutes and you can connect via browser, phone or any other equipment your prefer.

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