Front vs Olark Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Starter
- Shared inbox and ticketing
- AI Topics and up to 10 automation rules
- Basic analytics
- No-code public knowledge base
- AI add-ons available
Professional
- Omnichannel (email, SMS, social, etc.)
- Macros and up to 20 automation rules
- Advanced analytics
- Multiple workspaces, SSO, and SCIM
- AI add-ons available
Enterprise
Popular- Smart rules
- Unlimited rules and macros
- Multi-language knowledge base
- Custom roles and permissions
- AI Copilot, QA, and CSAT included
Standard AI Website Agent
- Answers unlimited visitor questions
- Automatic FAQ & knowledge updates
- Lead capture & qualification
- Proactive engagement
- White glove support and account management
- No token limits, no overages
- One human agent seat included
- Additional human agents — +$29/agent/month
Need even more?
- Regional routing and multiple teams
- Advanced integrations
- Custom workflows
- Custom SLAs
- Legal reviews and side letters
- SSO
Front vs Olark FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Front starts lower at $25/mo, compared to $400/mo for Olark.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Neither has a free plan. But Front and Olark offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Front uses per-seat pricing, while Olark goes with flat-rate. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Front: Front sits in the mid-to-premium range for shared inbox tools — more expensive than Missive or basic Help Scout tiers, but cheaper than full Zendesk Suite configurations. They're clearly going after ops-heavy teams and customer-facing orgs that want something more powerful than a forwarded Gmail alias but don't want a full ticketing system. Olark: At $400/mo flat for AI chat, Olark is swinging at mid-market buyers who've outgrown cheap live chat tools like Tidio or Crisp but aren't ready for Intercom or Drift pricing. They're not the budget option, but they're positioning the AI plan as a cost-effective alternative to hiring more agents.
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