Skip to content
Strathly

Blog

Comparisons

Strathly next to other chat and help desk apps for Shopify: features, prices and limits side by side, alternatives and best-of lists, sourced and dated.

Latest post

Comparisons

Live chat for ecommerce: what it does for sales, and the software worth paying for [2026]

Live chat for ecommerce is a chat window on your store where shoppers get an answer while they're still deciding. In 2026 the software worth paying for puts an AI agent in front of your team: it answers and sells at any hour, works on orders, and hands the rest to a person with the context. We compared seven tools on those points; for Shopify stores, Strathly comes first.

30 min read
  • Comparisons

    Gorgias vs Zendesk for Shopify stores: pricing, AI and which one to choose [2026]

    For a Shopify store, Gorgias beats Zendesk on Shopify depth and on price for a small team; Zendesk wins for large, multi-department support that goes well beyond the store. We compared both on billing, AI, orders and channels with prices read on October 24, 2026, and if your questions arrive in the storefront chat, there is a third option.

    23 min read
  • Comparisons

    Gorgias alternatives for Shopify stores: 7 options compared on price and AI [2026]

    The best Gorgias alternatives for a Shopify store are Strathly, Richpanel, Re:amaze, eDesk, Zendesk, Tidio and Fin. We compared the seven on what their AI does in the chat, how they bill it and what a small team pays, with every price read on October 17, 2026. For a store whose questions arrive in the storefront chat, Strathly comes first.

    25 min read
  • Comparisons

    Intercom (Fin) alternatives for ecommerce: 7 options after the Salesforce deal [2026]

    The best Intercom alternatives for an online store sell in the chat, work on orders and bill a unit you can predict. Salesforce completed its purchase of Fin, formerly Intercom, on September 10, 2026; here are seven options for ecommerce, with prices read on October 17, 2026. For Shopify stores, Strathly comes first.

    27 min read

Let Ivy take tonight's questions

Connect your store in 2 minutes. 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Install on Shopify