Olark provides website live chat, visitor context, routing, and integrations, with an optional AI website agent for automated responses and human handoff.
The product combines website chat, automation, integrations, a JavaScript API, and optional AI. G2 shows a 4.3/5 rating from 224 reviews, while a limited sample of public comments mentions simple setup and interface usability. Scores are editorial assessments, not hands-on test results.
This profile combines documented product information and independent evidence where available. It is not a hands-on test unless TechZella explicitly identifies one.
Olark is a hosted website-chat product for sales and customer support teams. Agents can use visitor context, route conversations, and connect chat records with other business tools.
Its current offering also includes an AI Website Agent. The agent can answer from a business website and documents, capture leads, and hand conversations to a human in the same thread.
A quick way to understand who this product may suit, where its limits matter, and which facts are most relevant before you compare alternatives.
Organizations that want website live chat with visitor context, agent routing, and CRM or helpdesk connections; teams seeking automated answers can add Olark's AI website agent.
Teams requiring a native agent mobile app should assess alternatives: Olark says it has no native mobile app. Buyers seeking a low-cost AI agent should also compare the current $400 monthly AI plan with their expected workload, and should evaluate alternatives such as LiveChat instead.
API, SaaS, Web
7.8/10
These are the product-specific differences that may matter when deciding whether the software fits your workflow. They are based on documented evidence rather than a universal ranking.
These are documented constraints or practical friction points that may matter before you adopt the product.
Teams that need supported first-party mobile workflows should confirm whether a third-party connection meets their operational and security requirements.
Evidence source ↗Organizations on Pro may need a different setup path and should contact Olark before building around self-serve instructions.
Evidence source ↗Human live chat without the AI agent.
Check current pricing →Includes unlimited AI conversations and one human agent seat; additional human agent seats are listed at $29 per agent per month.
Check current pricing →Custom packages are offered for needs including regional routing, multiple teams, advanced integrations, custom workflows, and custom SLAs.
Check current pricing →Pricing may change. Verify current plans on the vendor's website.
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| Decision factor | Olark | LiveChat | tawk.to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core scope | Website live chat with an optional AI Website Agent and human handoff. | Live chat subscription page lists chat, inbox, ticketing, and an AI Agent in its Essential plan. Source ↗ | Hosted live chat that can be used without limits on agents, chat volumes, or sites, according to its FAQ. Source ↗ |
| Pricing model | Human-only chat is $29 per agent monthly; Standard AI Website Agent is $400 monthly billed annually, including one agent seat. | Essential is listed at $19 per user per month billed annually. Source ↗ | The FAQ says the software is free; optional hired chat agents are listed at $1 per hour. Source ↗ |
| Platform and deployment | Hosted web product with a website widget and JavaScript API. | Subscription product presented for website chat, inbox, and ticketing; the cited pricing page does not establish on-premises deployment. Source ↗ | Hosted service; the vendor says it does not offer an on-premises option and has desktop and mobile apps. Source ↗ |
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| Deployment | Hosted SaaS |
|---|---|
| Agent interface | Web browser; no native Olark mobile app |
| Website installation | JavaScript snippet or supported platform plugin |
| API | JavaScript API and webhooks |
| Integrations | HubSpot, Salesforce, Zendesk, WordPress, Shopify, BigCommerce, Zapier, and others |
| Free trial | 14-day live chat trial; AI website preview is available without signup |
| Agent mobile app | Not available natively; Olark identifies third-party mobile app connections |
| Privacy information | Olark documents GDPR-supporting privacy tools and a Data Processing Agreement |
Verified installation, hosting, administration, or environment details that can affect implementation.
| Installation or hosting | Hosted web service. Installation generally uses a JavaScript snippet on the website; Olark also lists plugins for supported site platforms. Source ↗ |
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Documented portability, standards, export, or switching considerations. No switching-cost score is shown unless the evidence supports one.
Olark's current features page lists searchable transcripts and transcript export. The public pages reviewed do not specify a complete migration service or import process.
Evidence source ↗A proprietary editorial score based on product capabilities, usability, value, performance, support and user sentiment evidence.
The product combines website chat, automation, integrations, a JavaScript API, and optional AI. G2 shows a 4.3/5 rating from 224 reviews, while a limited sample of public comments mentions simple setup and interface usability. Scores are editorial assessments, not hands-on test results.
Methodology v1.0. The assessment weighs feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), value for money (20%), performance (15%), support (10%) and user sentiment (15%), using researched product evidence and verified review evidence where available. It is a TechZella editorial assessment, not a direct user-review average.
Key claims are linked to the sources used to verify them. This evidence record is separate from third-party user ratings.
TechZella evaluates software using documented product capabilities, pricing information, usability and value considerations, independent user evidence where available, and competitive context. The assessment is an editorial review, not a hands-on test unless one is explicitly identified. Our editorial assessment is based on 6 documented sources.
Olark's About page says it has been building live chat software since 2009.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-27The current pricing page lists the annual-billed price, unlimited AI conversations, and one included human agent seat.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-27The current pricing page lists human-only live chat at this per-agent monthly price.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-27The API documentation lists controls for chatbox display, appearance, conversation events, visitor information, and targeted chat.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-27Olark's integrations page lists these services and platform connections.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-27Olark's FAQ states that it has no native mobile app and points to third-party mobile apps.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-27The public G2 profile showed the aggregate rating and review count when checked.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-27Common buying questions include whether Olark has a free trial, how its AI agent is priced, whether agents have a native mobile app, and which integrations and API options are documented.
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