Gladly vs Gorgias (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gorgias grades higher than Gladly: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Gorgias grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Gorgias
Ecommerce help desk priced by tickets, with a paid-per-use AI agent
Which one is for you
Pick Gladly if
- Fits if you run a retail or ecommerce brand with heavy chat, SMS and phone volume
- Works for teams that want service and sales handled by the same AI
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price, as none is published
- Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, because neither is listed
- Watch out: the pages are written for retail, so other industries get less detail
- Watch out: its resolution-rate figures come from customer examples, with no published method
Pick Gorgias if
- Fits if you run a Shopify or WooCommerce store and answer a lot of order questions
- Works for teams that would rather pay per ticket than per agent
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't sell online, since it's built around store platforms
- Pricey if you lean on the AI agent, at $0.85 to $1.00 for every automated interaction, from $30 a month for 30
- Too light for busy stores on Starter: 50 tickets, 3 seats, monthly billing only, and no Voice, SMS or AI actions
- Watch out: tickets past your plan cost $0.40 each on Starter and $36 to $40 per 100 above it
- Skip it if you're on BigCommerce or Magento and want the $10 plan: BigCommerce needs Basic at $50, Magento needs Pro at $300
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAGladlyFair | 2.8GPAGorgiasGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published, and the pricing address redirects to the home page. | ABasic is $50 a month billed yearly for 300 tickets and any number of seats, $10 a head for a team of five, just under 60% of what the cheaper quarter of help desks charges. Starter is $10 for one person but only 50 tickets. Extra tickets are $0.40 each. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial is listed; it routes you to a demo. | CA free trial with no card needed, though the listing doesn't say how long it lasts. There's no free plan, and the cheapest paid one is billed monthly only. |
| Features | BOne customer record, AI for service and commerce, phone, routing and operations. Nothing in the listing is missing. | BOne inbox for email, chat, social and help center requests with order details beside each ticket, an AI agent that acts on orders, voice and SMS, and reports that tie support to sales. For a store, that's the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Rolled out with a demo and your commerce stack. | CNo store rating on record. You connect the store, then each channel, and decide what the AI agent is allowed to do with orders. That is a fair bit of setup before the first reply goes out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Shopify, Zendesk, Salesforce, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. iOS and Android are only SDKs. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce and Magento plus Loop Returns, Yotpo, Recharge and Attentive. No desktop app, and BigCommerce and Magento need higher plans. |
| Best for | one customer record across chat, SMS and phone | support desks for Shopify stores |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Gladly and Gorgias. How we grade
Where they differ
- Gladly also covers shared inbox, workflow automation, sMS marketing and whatsApp messaging.
- Gorgias also covers reports and help center.
At a glance
| Gladly | Gorgias | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $10 per month for 50 tickets, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Gladly Software, Inc. | Gorgias Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | gorgias.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Gladly
- No prices are published; the site routes every visit to a demo request, and a /pricing address redirects to the home page.
- The pages are written for retail and ecommerce brands and mention Shopify integration, so other industries get less detail.
- The pages list no standalone desktop or phone apps for agents; iOS and Android are SDKs for adding chat to your own app.
- The vendor states its figures, such as resolution rates, from customer examples and does not publish a method.
Gorgias
- Starter allows 50 tickets a month and 3 seats, is billed monthly only, and has no Voice or SMS or AI Agent actions.
- Tickets beyond the plan cost $0.40 each on Starter, $40 per 100 on Basic and $36 per 100 on Pro and Advanced.
- AI Agent costs $1.00 per automated interaction on Starter, $0.90 on Basic and Pro and $0.85 on Advanced; adding it starts at $30 a month for 30.
- It is built for ecommerce: the platform links are store platforms, and Magento needs the Pro plan.
Key features
Gladly
- One record per customer
- Every chat, email, text, call and social message lands on one lifelong customer profile with order history and preferences, so agents and AI start with the context.
- AI for service
- Gladly AI answers on chat, email, SMS and voice and works multi-step requests through, handing off to a person with the full conversation when needed.
- AI for commerce
- The commerce agent recommends products from a shopper's past orders and can take payment in the conversation through a secure card form.
- Phone and omnichannel
- A built-in phone system with IVR sits beside chat, SMS, email, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram, with iOS and Android SDKs for in-app chat.
- Routing and operations
- People Match routing, tasks, quality assurance, workforce management, CSAT surveys and FAQ management are part of the workspace.
- Works beside other help desks
- The vendor says Gladly AI can run alongside an existing Zendesk or Salesforce help desk.
Gorgias
- One inbox with order data
- Email, chat, social and help center requests arrive in one inbox, with the customer's store orders shown beside each ticket.
- AI Agent
- Answers shoppers' questions and, from Basic up, can cancel orders or apply discounts. Each automated interaction costs between $0.85 and $1.00 by plan.
- Ecommerce platform links
- Connects to Shopify and Shopify Plus and WooCommerce on every plan, BigCommerce from Basic and Magento from Pro.
- Help center
- A help center is one of the channels on every plan; the custom plan allows unlimited help centers.
- Voice and SMS
- Phone and text support can be added to any plan from Basic up, priced in tiers by call and text volume.
- Revenue attribution
- Pro and Advanced add reports that tie support conversations to sales, alongside the support and automation statistics on every plan.
Plans
Gladly
Pricing could not be confirmed. See gladly.ai.
Gorgias
Starter$10
per month for 50 tickets, billed monthly only
50 tickets a month and 3 user seats, with email, chat, social and help center channels and Shopify or WooCommerce. Extra tickets cost $0.40 each.
Basic$50
per month for 300 tickets, billed annually ($60 monthly)
300 tickets a month and 500 seats, adding BigCommerce, Voice and SMS add-ons and AI Agent actions. Extra tickets cost $40 per 100.
Pro$300
per month for 2,000 tickets, billed annually ($360 monthly)
2,000 tickets a month, adding Magento, revenue attribution and 1:1 onboarding. Extra tickets cost $36 per 100.
Advanced$750
per month for 5,000 tickets, billed annually ($900 monthly)
5,000 tickets a month with a dedicated success manager, white-glove onboarding and an SLA. Sold through a call with sales.
Custom planCustom
For more than 5,000 conversations a month: SAML SSO, audit logs, unlimited help centers, a custom DPA or MSA and a solutions architect.
Ways to pay less
Gladly
No public discounts listed.
Gorgias
- Annual discount
About 17% off with annual billing
Gorgias lists Basic at $50 a month billed annually ($600 a year) against $60 billed monthly, with the same cut on Pro and Advanced. Starter is monthly only.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gladly or Gorgias?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gladly has no price we could confirm, and Gorgias starts at $10 per month for 50 tickets, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Gladly or Gorgias?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Gladly nor Gorgias has a free plan. Gorgias has a free trial.
Which platforms do Gladly and Gorgias run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Gorgias lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.