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Front vs Intercom: What are the differences?

What is Front? Front takes out the pain of shared inboxes (contact@, team@, jobs@...) by introducing collaboration in email. Front allows you to collaborate with your team, stay productive, and use email and social together. Currently available on Mac, Windows, Web, and Mobile.

What is Intercom? A fundamentally new way to communicate with your customers. Intercom is a customer communication platform with a suite of integrated products for every team—including sales, marketing, product, and support. Have targeted communication with customers on your website, inside apps, and by email.

Front belongs to "Team Inbox" category of the tech stack, while Intercom can be primarily classified under "Engagement/Lifecycle Marketing".

According to the StackShare community, Intercom has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1411 company stacks & 217 developers stacks; compared to Front, which is listed in 16 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.

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Pros of Front
Pros of Intercom
  • 7
    It's the most professional email application I've seen
  • 1
    Great agenda organization with time tracking and snooze
  • 167
    Know who your users are
  • 115
    Auto-messaging
  • 107
    In-app messaging as well as email
  • 88
    Customer support
  • 68
    Usage tracking
  • 18
    Great Blog
  • 11
    Organized engagement, great ui & service
  • 9
    Direct chat with customers on your site
  • 4
    Very helpful
  • 3
    Onboarding new users
  • 2
    Tirman
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    No Mac app
  • 2
    Free tier
  • 2
    Filter and segment users
  • 2
    Github integration
  • 2
    Very Useful

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    • 7
      Changes pricing model all the time

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    What is Front?

    Front allows you to collaborate with your team, stay productive, and use email and social together. Currently available on Mac, Windows, Web, and Mobile.

    What is Intercom?

    Intercom is a customer communication platform with a suite of integrated products for every team—including sales, marketing, product, and support. Have targeted communication with customers on your website, inside apps, and by email.

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