Resources
Articles, comparisons and the thinking behind the product.
Research
Recent posts.
[Research](/resources/research)
Sales ROI calculator
What the buyers nobody gets to are worth, on your own funnel rates. No uplift assumed.
[Sales ROI calculator](/resources/sales-roi-calculator)
Support ROI calculator
The hours an agent frees on your support volume, and what they cost you today.
[Support ROI calculator](/resources/support-roi-calculator)
Comparisons
Eighteen vendors priced like for like, from Chatbase and Tidio to Zendesk and Intercom Fin.
[Comparisons](/resources/comparisons)
Why Algomo
Why we built an agent that does its own integration work.
[Why Algomo](/resources/why-algomo)
Pricing
What these tools cost, including the numbers vendors leave off their pricing pages.
Zendesk pricing
The seat prices Zendesk publishes, and the per-resolution AI price it does not.
[Read](/resources/zendesk-pricing)
1mind pricing
1mind, the successor to Drift, publishes no prices. What it costs, from the public record.
[Read](/resources/1mind-pricing)
AI chatbot pricing models
The four things an AI chatbot can bill you for, and what each one does to your bill.
[Read](/resources/ai-agent-pricing-models)
Alternatives
Every price read from the vendor's own page, for teams deciding whether to switch.
Intercom alternatives
Ten alternatives to Intercom Fin, priced, after the Salesforce deal.
[Read](/resources/intercom-alternatives)
Zendesk alternatives
Eleven alternatives to Zendesk, priced, including the AI line Zendesk leaves out.
[Read](/resources/zendesk-alternatives)
Drift alternatives
Nine alternatives to Drift, priced, after its sunset.
[Read](/resources/drift-alternatives)
Qualified alternatives
Seven alternatives to Qualified for teams not on Salesforce.
[Read](/resources/qualified-alternatives)
Warmly alternatives
Seven alternatives to Warmly, after the HubSpot acquisition.
[Read](/resources/warmly-alternatives)
Algomo compared
One vendor at a time: where Algomo fits, and where the other product is the better buy.
Algomo vs Chatbase
Both have a free plan and credits. The split is where you build it and what a credit pays for.
[Read](/resources/vs-chatbase)
Algomo vs Tidio
Live chat with an AI agent added, against an agent that works the page.
Algomo vs tawk.to
Free live chat with a paid AI add-on, against an agent that does the talking.
Algomo vs Intercom Fin
Per-outcome pricing on top of seats, against one monthly amount.
[Read](/resources/vs-intercom)
Algomo vs Zendesk
A helpdesk that added an AI agent, against an agent that is not a helpdesk.
Algomo vs Gorgias
Two vendors with published prices, compared line by line.
Algomo vs Freshchat
An omnichannel inbox sold per agent, with AI metered on top.
[Read](/resources/vs-freshchat)
Algomo vs Botpress
A builder platform with a free tier, against an agent that integrates itself.
[Read](/resources/vs-botpress)
Algomo vs Ada
An enterprise product sold through a sales call, against a free plan you can try today.
Algomo vs Sierra
An enterprise agent sold through sales, against one that integrates itself on a free plan.
[Read](/comparisons/vs-sierra)
Algomo vs Decagon
The same diagnosis of the category, and a different cure.
Algomo vs Delight
A contact-centre agent sold through a demo, against a published price.
Algomo vs Qualified
The Salesforce-native AI SDR, against an agent on any stack.
[Read](/resources/vs-qualified)
Algomo vs Docket
An AI SDR from $3,000 a month, against a free plan.
Guides
How the pieces work, and where automation should stop.
What is an AI SDR?
How AI SDRs work, what they cost, and the two very different products the name covers.
[Read](/resources/what-is-an-ai-sdr)
Lead qualification
Qualifying inbound buyers in the conversation on your site, without a form.
[Read](/resources/lead-qualification)
MCP for customer support
What MCP actually changes for the agent on your website.
[Read](/resources/mcp-customer-support)
What not to automate
The conversations a customer service agent should leave to a person.
[Read](/resources/what-not-to-automate)
AI support for travel
AI customer support for small travel agencies and tour operators.
[Read](/resources/ai-support-for-travel)
The hidden cost of AI agents
Why most AI agent deployments quietly ship engineers, and why Algomo does not.
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