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Olark Reviews & Product Details

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What is Olark?

Olark is WCAG 2.0 AA compliant, accessible, and GDPR-ready platform touted as the best way to help boost business sales, solve issues and understand your customers. It gives customers the answers they need immediately and helps deliver powerful insights about what they want to build lasting customer relationships.

Company Olark
Year founded 2009
Company size 11-50 employees
Headquarters Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Olark Product Details
Capabilities
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Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Chromebook, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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Languages English
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Agent Collaboration
Agent Performance Analytics
Audio and Video Chat
Automated Responses
CRM Integration
Canned Responses
Chat Encryption
Chat History
Chat Routing
Chat Tags
Chat Transcripts
Chat Transfer
Chatbot Integration
Co-Browsing
Custom Branding
Customizable Chat Widgets
Email Integration
Feedback Collection
File Sharing
Mobile Compatibility
Multi-language Support
Offline Messaging
Proactive Chat Invitations
Queue Management
Real-Time Chat
Social Media Integration
Typing Indicators
Visitor Analytics
Visitor Information Dashboard
Visitor Tracking
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223 Olark Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 17, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
Jasmiina O. avatar
Jasmiina O.
Marketing And Advertising Manager
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"Easy to use and convenient "
What do you like best about Olark?

The shortcuts work really well. It’s easy to search previous conversations as well.

What do you dislike about Olark?

I’d like to edit the appearance more and make even more customised. Having said that I loved the wee holiday themes last Christmas!

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

The customers can contact us easily. Live chat can make people 30% more likely to convert.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 24, 2019
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Lessen communication anxiety"
What do you like best about Olark?

Accessibility for individuals who prefer to type over talk

What do you dislike about Olark?

Not HIPPA compliant, so conversations may require an actual phone call

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easier way for anxious, shy individuals to communicate real-time

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 16, 2019
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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Otile B.
Otile Brown
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"Olark review"
What do you like best about Olark?

With Olark, now we can have real-time chats with our website visitors who some turn to be customers. I am glad of what Olark can do when implemented and we have also noticed an increase in sales since our customer team is actively talking to customers on our website. The other good thing for using Olark is that it is easy to integrate to Wordpress and other softwares we are using.

What do you dislike about Olark?

The monthly subscription fee can make someone stop using Olark especially for small startups like ours. I wish they can have have a free package so that people who cannot afford the monthly subscription fee can still benefit from one of the best chat apps for a website.

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

We wanted a way to engage more with our customers and website visitors, thanks to Olark now we have solved that challenge.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 14, 2019
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great tool to integrate into your business/platform"
What do you like best about Olark?

The shortcut keys for text. Provides a company feel to all customers receiving a uniformed message. Also saves time when navigating between multiple chats.

What do you dislike about Olark?

The design doesn't feel very modern. There could be a better UI designed and possible personalising for user-facing settings.

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

Visitors coming to our site for assistance with our platform. Email and call volumes decreased as a result. Customers feel they can reach us immediately as Olark links directly from our software.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 15, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Olark Review "
What do you like best about Olark?

Great chat platform have use for over two years software is up-to-date and efficient between agents and the web

What do you dislike about Olark?

The lack of personal communication face to face

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

Better communication among employees

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 15, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Lets chat"
What do you like best about Olark?

It is very user friendly and has the ability for anyone in our company to work with. It has helped out customers get a faster response to their questions or concerns for their visits, treatment and results.

What do you dislike about Olark?

It would be great to have a options for the customer to pick their language to better assist them in asking their questions or concerns. A translator button would be great. Over the years we have found that there are certain words that do not translate correctly.

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

Customers language translations.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 13, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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Alyssa Z.
Marketing Manager
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"Olark Review"
What do you like best about Olark?

Olark is a great reporting tool that pulls in the most important google analytics data that you choose and put it in a dashboard for you that you can send directly to your clients for easy transfer of metrics and reporting

What do you dislike about Olark?

There is not really much that I dislike about Olark. The only thing I would say is that for some reason I cannot add users to my account, my whole team has to use one log in which is a little frustrating

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

reporting

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 05, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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Mel T.
Artist
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"The easiest way to keep up with customers in real-time."
What do you like best about Olark?

The instant notifications and simple design help me stay in touch with clients; answering questions, communications and sales are made easier with a platform I can rely on. I can assist clients in real-time while they are browsing my site and keep track of the specific items they are requesting.

What do you dislike about Olark?

There is very little to improve on but I do have a few suggestions: It would be great to have this platform linked with my commerce platform so that payments can be handled within the chat. I also think that the popup chat bar could be more discreet but that is only a minor issue. Overall I am quite pleased with this product. It hasn't failed me yet.

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

As an independent artist, I am responsible for every part of my sales, presentation, customer service, and outreach. I can easily communicate with my clients and receive direct messages about interest in a piece or commission requests. The ability to send automated messages to peak my customer's interest and inform them of updates to my website is also a huge benefit.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 31, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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Tricia T.
Customer Support Specialist
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"Olark was great for interacting with cusomers"
What do you like best about Olark?

I really loved that with Olark we were able to use shortcuts. This made our response time wicked fast and error free!

What do you dislike about Olark?

I didn't like that sometimes it wouldn't show me which of my colleagues were online all of the time. It was nice to know when I was free to leave Olark and when they needed me there.

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were able to help get potential clients on the phone with sales representatives very quickly. It really helped with our inbound leads

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 23, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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Sean S.
Accounts Payable
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"Connect with the people looking at your website!"
What do you like best about Olark?

What I like best is being able to review transcripts from previous conversations. That way information is not lost when relaying message to others.

What do you dislike about Olark?

What is dislike is that people can ask questions without filling in all their contact info. It makes it difficult to follow up when we don't exactly know who we are chatting with.

What problems is Olark solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can communicate with people on our website and answer any questions they may having, giving us great customer service.