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Categories/Help Desk & Support/respond.io
respond.io

respond.io

Founded 2017

Manage customer chats across social messaging channels

Pricing model

Free Trial, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Respond.io to bring all your customer conversations into a single shared team inbox. The service connects messaging channels like WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger alongside email and voice calls. You can deploy automated bots to answer routine inquiries, qualify inbound leads, and schedule appointments around the clock. Your support and sales agents can collaborate on customer threads, track communication histories, view linked records from your CRM, and broadcast marketing messages or campaign updates directly to target subscriber lists across multiple messaging networks.

What respond.io does

Route incoming customer messages to available support agentsAnswer customer inquiries automatically using prebuilt conversational templatesQualify leads from paid advertising campaigns across social networksSchedule meetings and appointments directly within chat threadsSync customer records and interaction notes to existing CRMsConduct voice and VoIP calls from within the chat workspaceSend broadcast updates to subscriber lists on WhatsAppShared team inbox combining WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook Messenger, and InstagramUnified conversation threads supporting voice calls, VoIP, emails, and chat messagesAutomated conversation routing and agent assignment based on rulesVirtual agents to answer FAQs and qualify inbound leads autonomouslyDirect synchronization with external customer relationship management databasesAppointment booking and product recommendation workflows inside chat appsCentralized contact profiles aggregating interaction history across channels

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free Trial, Paid

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