Front vs Gladly
No clear leader: Front (74.3) and Gladly (73.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for customer support. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Front
AI-powered customer operations platform that unifies omnichannel communication (email, SMS, social, chat) with ticketing, shared inboxes, and AI automation tools for complex, multi-team customer service operations.
Gladly
A cloud-based customer experience platform that combines AI with human support to manage multi-channel conversations (voice, email, chat, SMS, social messaging) from a unified view. The platform prioritizes customer context and relationship-building while using AI to efficiently handle routine inquiries and assist human agents with complex issues.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Front
From $25/seat/mo. Free tier available.
- Starter$25/seat/mo billed annually, up to 10 seats
- Shared inbox and ticketing
- AI Topics
- Up to 10 automation rules
- Basic analytics
- No-code public knowledge base
- +1 more
- Professional$65/seat/mo billed annually, up to 50 seats
- Everything in Starter
- Omnichannel (email, SMS, social, WhatsApp, etc.)
- Macros and up to 20 automation rules
- Advanced analytics
- Multiple workspaces
- +2 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Professional
- Smart rules
- Unlimited rules and macros
- Multi-language knowledge base
- Custom roles and permissions
- +1 more
Gladly
Pricing not documented yet.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Front
- Slack
- Dialpad
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Jira
- Asana
- Office 365
- Gmail
Gladly
- Zendesk
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.