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Head-to-head · helpdesks · facts checked 13 Sept 2026

Gorgias vs Intercom

Intercom scores 8.2 to Gorgias's 7.6 among the helpdesks we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

Gorgias
#7 of 16 helpdesks
7.6
/ 10
From
$10/mo
Free plan
No
Intercom
#3 of 16 helpdesks
8.2
/ 10
From
$39/mo
Free plan
No
The verdict

Intercom wins, 8.2 to 7.6

Gorgias starts at $10 a month for 50 tickets against Intercom's $39 a month per seat, a different model that can cost less at low ticket volumes. Gorgias's AI answers in 80 languages against Intercom's 45. Intercom is ISO 27001 certified and lets customers opt out of AI training; Gorgias does not state its ISO status and its own AI learns across every brand's data with no opt out offered. Both are SOC 2 audited and HIPAA compliant.

Pick Gorgias if you want more AI languages and lower entry pricing.

Pick Intercom if you want ISO 27001 certification and an AI opt out.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Small teams on a budget
Gorgias
Gorgias 7.5 · Intercom 5.5 on pricing
  • Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $10 against $39
Answering customers with AI
Intercom
Gorgias 7.2 · Intercom 7.8 on ai that answers your customers
  • What the AI learns from: Help_center, website, files, helpdesk_sync, notion against Website, help_center, files
  • But Gorgias leads on languages the AI answers in: 80 languages against 45 languages
Support teams on many channels
Intercom
Gorgias 8.8 · Intercom 10.0 on channels and running a support team
  • Channels it works in: Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, sms, messenger, instagram, slack against Email, live_chat, voice, sms, whatsapp, messenger, instagram
Regulated industries
Intercom
Gorgias 7.8 · Intercom 9.5 on security and privacy
  • Choice of data region: Us, eu, au against Us, eu
  • Does not train AI on your data: Unless you opt out against No
  • ISO 27001: Intercom yes, Gorgias does not say
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other helpdesks we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Intercom leads on 4 of 7 criteria.

AI that answers your customers25% of the score
Gorgias7.2
Intercom7.8
Pricing20% of the score
Gorgias7.5
Intercom5.5
Channels15% of the score
Gorgias8.0
Intercom10.0
Security and privacy15% of the score
Gorgias7.8
Intercom9.5
Running a support team10% of the score
Gorgias10.0
Intercom10.0
Integrations10% of the score
Gorgias7.5
Intercom7.5
Support and branding5% of the score
Gorgias3.8
Intercom8.8
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

What the AI learns from
Intercom
Gorgias
Website, help_center, files
source ↗
Intercom
Help_center, website, files, helpdesk_sync, notion
source ↗
Languages the AI answers in
Gorgias
Gorgias
80 languages
source ↗
Intercom
45 languages
source ↗
Monthly price, cheapest paid plan
Gorgias
Gorgias
$10
source ↗
Intercom
$39
source ↗
Channels it works in
Intercom
Gorgias
Email, live_chat, voice, sms, whatsapp, messenger, instagram
source ↗
Intercom
Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, sms, messenger, instagram, slack
source ↗
Choice of data region
Intercom
Gorgias
Us, eu
source ↗
Intercom
Us, eu, au
source ↗
Does not train AI on your data
Intercom
Gorgias
No
source ↗
Intercom
Unless you opt out
source ↗
Remove the vendor's branding
Intercom
Gorgias
No
Intercom
Plan
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Free trial
Gorgias
30 days
source ↗
Intercom
14 days
source ↗
ISO 27001
Gorgias
Not published
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Connects to Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify and others
Gorgias
Shopify, zapier, hubspot, slack
source ↗
Intercom
Salesforce, hubspot, shopify, slack
source ↗
Where they match (12)
AI included in the price
Gorgias
Per_resolution
source ↗
Intercom
Per_resolution
source ↗
AI helps your human agents
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Free plan
Gorgias
No
source ↗
Intercom
No
source ↗
SOC 2
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
HIPAA
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Single sign-on
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Audit log
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Shared inbox or tickets
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Help center
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
SLA policies
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Automation rules
Gorgias
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Ways to reach support
Gorgias
Email, chat, community
source ↗
Intercom
Email, chat, community
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

Gorgias

Starter
$10/mo · N/A
~50 tickets/mo helpdesk base; AI Agent add-on pay-per-resolution; unlimited agents
Starter (with ai agent)
$40/mo · N/A
~50 tickets/mo helpdesk base; AI Agent add-on pay-per-resolution; unlimited agents
Basic
$60/mo · $600/yr
~300 tickets/mo; core helpdesk + AI Agent pay-per-resolution; unlimited agents
Basic (with ai agent)
$90/mo · $924/yr
~300 tickets/mo; core helpdesk + AI Agent pay-per-resolution; unlimited agents
Pro
$360/mo · $3,600/yr
~2,000 tickets/mo; advanced automation, revenue reporting; unlimited agents
Pro (with ai agent)
$550/mo · $5,652/yr
~2,000 tickets/mo; advanced automation, revenue reporting; unlimited agents
Advanced
$900/mo · $9,000/yr
~5,000 tickets/mo; full feature set, priority support; unlimited agents
Advanced (with ai agent)
$1,430/mo · $14,724/yr
~5,000 tickets/mo; full feature set, priority support; unlimited agents
Enterprise
Custom
5,000+ tickets/mo; custom contract, dedicated support, SLA guarantees

Intercom

Essential
$29/mo per seat · $228/yr
Includes Fin AI Agent, Messenger, shared inbox, ticketing, pre-built reports, public help center; + $0.99 per Fin outcome
Advanced
$99/mo per seat · $1,020/yr
Everything in Essential plus multiple team inboxes, workflows automation builder, round robin assignment, private & multilingual Help Center, 20 free Lite seats; + $0.99 per Fin outcome
Expert
$139/mo per seat · $1,584/yr
Everything in Advanced plus SSO & identity management, HIPAA support, SLAs, multibrand Messenger/Help Center, 50 free Lite seats; + $0.99 per Fin outcome
Fin AI Agent (standalone)
$0.99 per outcome
Use Fin with existing helpdesk (Salesforce etc.), no seats required, set up in under an hour
Pro Add-on
$99/mo
CX Score, Topics, Recommendations, Monitors, Custom Scorecards; includes 1,000 conversation analyses/mo
Copilot Add-on
From $29/mo per agent
Personal AI assistant in inbox; unlimited usage; 10 free Copilot conversations per agent/mo on base plans
Proactive Support Plus Add-on
$99/mo
Posts, Checklists, Product Tours, Surveys, Series campaign builder; includes 500 messages sent/mo

For everything else about each tool, read the full Gorgias review and Intercom review.

Section 04

Gorgias vs Intercom: common questions

Which is better, Gorgias or Intercom?

Intercom scores 8.2 and Gorgias 7.6 out of 10 among the helpdesks we rate. Intercom is ahead on aI that answers your customers, channels, security and privacy and support and branding. Gorgias is ahead on pricing.

Is Gorgias or Intercom cheaper?

Gorgias's cheapest paid plan is $10/mo and Intercom's is $39/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

Do Gorgias and Intercom have a free plan?

Neither has a free plan.

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