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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

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32 tools match your filters

Showing 1 to 20 of 32, 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. Ada

    App

    AI customer service agents that answer and resolve enquiries over messaging, voice and email, with integrations to business systems for tasks like order and returns queries.

    Main purposeAI agents resolve support inquiries on order status, returns and account questions across chat, email, voice and social.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • Salesforce Commerce Cloud logoSalesforce Commerce Cloud
    Pricing
    Not recorded
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Ecommerce helpdesk that centralises customer messages from stores and marketplaces in one inbox, with an AI agent, chatbot and review requests.

    Main purposeEcommerce help desk consolidating tickets from many channels with AI reply drafting and a 24/7 FAQ chatbot.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • Amazon logoAmazon
    • TikTok Shop logoTikTok Shop
    Pricing
    Paid
    Price
    From $39 a month
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free trial
    Yes
  7. AI agents that answer support tickets, product questions and order enquiries inside helpdesks like Zendesk and Freshdesk, plus content writing.

    Main purposeDeploys AI agents inside Zendesk, Intercom and Gmail for tier-one ticket deflection and macro drafting.

    Pricing
    Not recorded
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  8. Builds AI chatbots trained on your website content and documents to answer customer questions, capture leads and hand over to live chat across web, WhatsApp and social channels.

    Main purposeBuilds bots trained on help center and product docs to answer shopper questions on a storefront and route tickets.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • WooCommerce logoWooCommerce
    Pricing
    Not recorded
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  9. 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
  10. Ecommerce helpdesk with an AI agent that unifies email, chat, SMS and social tickets, pulls Shopify order data and automates or answers customer queries.

    Main purposeShopify-native helpdesk with AI draft replies and automated order lookups for support tickets.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Paid
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    Yes
  11. Shared inbox customer support platform with live chat, knowledge base and AI assistants that draft replies and resolve customer questions.

    Main purposeShared inbox help desk with AI Assist drafting and summarising support replies plus help docs and widget.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Paid
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free trial
    Yes
  12. AI-powered helpdesk with the Fin AI agent that answers and resolves customer support conversations across chat, email and phone.

    Main purposeFin AI agent resolves support tickets end-to-end including refunds and account updates.

    Pricing
    Paid
    Price
    From $29 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    Yes
  13. 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
  14. AI customer service CRM that unifies chat, email, text, voice and social conversations per customer, with automated agents, routing and reporting.

    Main purposeConversational CRM/help desk that unifies support channels and uses AI to classify intent and drive support workflows.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Paid
    Price
    From $89 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    Yes
  15. Live chat and messaging software with an agent workspace, AI assistance and chat reporting for handling pre-sale questions and customer support on a store.

    Main purposeLive chat widget plus agent workspace with ticketing, canned responses and escalation for pre- and post-purchase support.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • BigCommerce logoBigCommerce
    • Magento / Adobe Commerce logoMagento / Adobe Commerce
    Pricing
    Not recorded
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  16. AI support agents for online stores that answer and resolve customer questions across chat, email, voice and social, using live order and catalogue data.

    Main purposeAI agent resolves Tier-1 ecommerce tickets on order status, returns and product questions across email, chat and messaging, integrating with Gorgias, Zendesk and Intercom.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • Magento / Adobe Commerce logoMagento / Adobe Commerce
    Pricing
    Paid
    Price
    From $100 a month
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  17. Helpdesk for online stores combining a shared inbox for email, chat, social and SMS with chatbots, FAQ pages and AI-assisted replies.

    Main purposeMulti-channel helpdesk with live chat, chatbots, FAQ, ticketing and AI response drafts.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • BigCommerce logoBigCommerce
    • WooCommerce logoWooCommerce
    • Magento / Adobe Commerce logoMagento / Adobe Commerce
    Pricing
    Paid
    Price
    From $29 a month
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free trial
    Yes
  18. AI-native helpdesk for online stores that handles email, chat, social and phone tickets, resolves repeat queries automatically and runs order tracking, returns and exchanges.

    Main purposeEcommerce helpdesk with AI reply suggestions and multi-channel inbox.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    • Magento / Adobe Commerce logoMagento / Adobe Commerce
    • WooCommerce logoWooCommerce
    Pricing
    Paid
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free trial
    No
  19. AI voice agent that answers Shopify stores' inbound phone calls, handling order status, returns, product and policy questions and escalating the rest to staff.

    Main purposeVoice AI agent answers inbound support calls about order status, shipping and returns using Shopify order data.

    • Shopify logoShopify
    Pricing
    Not recorded
    Price
    Not recorded
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    No
  20. 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

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.