| Metric | SB: Helpdesk, Live Chat & FAQs | Kustomer |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 318 | 24 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 2 | — |
| Languages |
SB and Kustomer each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: SB: Helpdesk, Live Chat & FAQs audit • Kustomer audit
| Field | SB | Kustomer |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 89/100 listing audit | 88/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| 1 supported |
| 10 supported |
| Listed since | Dec 2015 | Apr 2020 |
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| Listed |
|---|
| Keyword | SB | Kustomer |
|---|---|---|
| helpdesk | #11 | #77 |
| customer service | #11 | #112 |
| chatbox | #110 | #109 |
| chat | #91 | #195 |
| ai chatbot | #194 | #193 |
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Both SB: Helpdesk, Live Chat & FAQs and Kustomer offer a free plan. SB: Helpdesk, Live Chat & FAQs lists no paid plan with a published price; Kustomer lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Kustomer has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 24 reviews) compared to SB: Helpdesk, Live Chat & FAQs (4.6★ from 318 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Kustomer holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; SB: Helpdesk, Live Chat & FAQs has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (318 vs 24).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: SB: Helpdesk, Live Chat & FAQs has 318 published reviews; Kustomer has 24 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. SB: Helpdesk, Live Chat & FAQs and Kustomer both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Kustomer" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.