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AI customer service tools.

34 tools, 32 apps, 1 MCP server and 1 custom GPT, assigned to this use case by a written definition. 25 of them are built mainly for this job. Filter by type, the platforms they work with and pricing.

tools listed
34
built mainly for this job
25
apps
32
MCP servers
1
custom GPTs
1

12 tools match your filters

Showing 1 to 12 of 12, ordered by main purpose first

How results are ordered

Tools whose main purpose is this job come first, then tools where it is a documented feature. Alphabetical within each. This is not a ranking of quality.

There are no paid placements on use-case pages, and no ratings.

  1. AI customer support agent for Shopify stores that answers chat and email questions on orders, shipping, refunds and inventory using live store data.

    Main purposeAutonomously resolves tier-one support tickets using live Shopify order, shipping and product data, with escalation to human agents.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    From $125 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  2. AI chatbot and live chat widget for online stores, answering pre-sale and order questions, recommending products and handing conversations to human agents.

    Main purposeAI agent trained on order data answers shipping and availability support questions with handoff to human live-chat agents.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free trial
    Yes
  3. AI agent and unified inbox that moderates social comments and answers DMs, email and live chat for online stores, with Shopify order actions like tracking and exchanges.

    Main purposeUnified support inbox where an AI agent resolves tickets using order and shipping context across email, chat and social channels.

    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    From $49 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  4. Live chat, chatbot, email and social messaging inbox that lets store teams talk with website visitors and see cart contents.

    Main purposeLive chat widget with offline message capture and AI suggested replies for handling store enquiries.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • BigCommerce logoBigCommerce
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free trial
    Yes
  5. AI chatbot and AI search for Shopify stores that answers product and support questions from catalogue and store content, routes tickets and hands over to staff.

    Main purposeAI chat agent answers support questions, deflects tickets and routes/escalates to Zendesk, Gorgias or WhatsApp.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    From $1 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    Yes
  6. AI assistant platform that answers customer messages across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, TikTok, Telegram and a web widget, with a shared inbox and human handoff.

    Main purposeDeploys AI chat and voice support agents that resolve tickets and hand off to human agents.

    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  7. AI support agent for Shopify stores that looks up orders, tracks parcels, books returns, issues refunds and answers pre-purchase questions across chat, email and social.

    Main purposeAI agents resolve inbound tickets across email, chat and social from a unified inbox with human escalation.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    From $0.5 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  8. Customer service platform combining live chat, help desk ticketing and the Lyro AI agent, which answers questions, recommends products and recovers carts.

    Main purposeHelp desk with Lyro AI agent handling FAQs and product questions, live chat and tickets.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • WooCommerce logoWooCommerce
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free trial
    Yes
  9. AI chatbot trained on a website's content to answer customer questions and automate support enquiries in multiple languages.

    Main purposeChatbot trained on site content and docs deflects tier-one support questions about order status, returns and products, with escalation to human agents.

    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    From $19 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    Yes
  10. AI agent platform for online stores that handles shopper support and product discovery chat, voice and social replies, plus tracking of brand visibility in AI search engines.

    A documented featureResolves tier-1 support tickets through Zendesk, Gorgias and Intercom integrations.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • Salesforce Commerce Cloud logoSalesforce Commerce Cloud
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    From $199 a month
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free trial
    Not recorded
  11. AI sales agent, live chat and helpdesk inbox for Shopify stores that answers product questions, recommends products and handles support across chat, email and social channels.

    A documented featureIncludes a shared helpdesk inbox consolidating Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and email plus an FAQ help center for ticket deflection.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    From $19.99 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    Yes
  12. AI chatbot for online stores that answers product and order status questions, runs product finders and suggests upsells, with Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Wix and Magento plugins.

    A documented featureSame widget resolves order status, returns and tracking questions without agent handoff.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Free plan and paid plans
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No

From the ecommerceguide dataset

Customer service tools in numbers

Calculated from all 34 tools on this page's list. Percentages are of the group named.

Tools listed
34
Built mainly for this job
25 74%
Apps
32 94%
MCP servers
1 3%
Apps with a free plan
8 25%

How tools are assigned to a use case

What this page includes

Answers or resolves shopper support requests: help desks, AI support agents, inbox automation for order status, returns questions and product questions. MCP servers that connect an agent to a help desk qualify.

Not included: Chat built mainly to sell. Generic chatbot builders with no support workflow.

How the assignment is made

Each use case has a written definition of what qualifies and what does not. A language model (Claude) reads each tool's listing, its summary and, for MCP servers, the verified integrations and tasks, and assigns it only where the definition fits. It sees no earlier assignments. 670 tools were classified, most recently in Sept 2026.

Main purpose or a feature

“Main purpose” means doing this job is what the tool is for. “A documented feature” means a named feature does the job but the tool's main purpose is something else. Anything weaker is left out. A tool can appear in at most three use cases.

What has to be true first

A tool appears here only once it is listed in its own section: MCP servers after their repository or documentation is verified, apps after their site and listing are reviewed. A use case gets its own page only with at least 10 such tools.

What the facts show

For apps, the pricing model and free plan or trial as recorded from the app's pricing page. For MCP servers, how they run, how they authenticate and who maintains them. “Works with” for apps comes from the listing's own text and is not a tested integration.

Order and corrections

Main-purpose tools first, then alphabetical. No paid placements and no ratings. Corrections: hello@ecommerceguide.com.