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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
Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 21, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"User friendly interface for chatting with customers"
What do you like best about Olark?

I like the easy to use interface on the user end and on the customer side. It's easy to navigate .

What do you dislike about Olark?

I honestly don't have too many dislikes. I really enjoy the platform. I wish maybe there were some improvements available for the transfer function, but besides that I'm pretty happy.

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

Being able to reach the customer not on the phone is a very useful function and Olark is very useful in being able to achieve this.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 26, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
BJ
Bjørn J.
Director Of Customer Engagement
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"Easy Chat Tool"
What do you like best about Olark?

It's really easy to connect Olark to Zendesk, so this way, there's always a place for messages to go.

What do you dislike about Olark?

Nothing at all. It does what it's supposed to do in a simple manner.

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

Direct chat and always having an outlet to chat with us as a customer.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 06, 2017
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Extremely User Friendly Chat!"
What do you like best about Olark?

Olark allows you to create easy shortcuts to use in your chats! Instead of typing each question or comment, I can preload shortcuts so that I only need to type a character! The chat's ability to tell a location and whether or not the visitor is a current or new customer is also extremely helpful! The integration with Salesforce is awesome! Leads get pushed directly to our CRM

What do you dislike about Olark?

Sometimes the chat can lag the correct page that the visitor is on. But other than that no complaints!

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

The ability to talk to potential new customers through the chat is great! I am able to answer questions for prospective customers, and identify those that are current customers!

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 17, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
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Cameron M.
Customer Success Manager
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"Easy, simple, efficient "
What do you like best about Olark?

Olark is easy to navigate and simple to use. I like the notification style and workflow of it, and it makes my job easier.

What do you dislike about Olark?

I dislike that you can only have 5 operators. It would be easier if you could have more.

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

Solving coach issues using technology. I've realized that coaches like to chat rather than call for help.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Sep 23, 2016
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great Chat Option"
What do you like best about Olark?

The amount of features you get for the small amount you pay. We researched multiple options but this was the best value. I like the ability to reach out to customers if they are stuck on pages and the ability to screen share so we can see what customers are looking at.

What do you dislike about Olark?

There are no features that I dislike at this time.

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

We are trying to reduce the amount of calls coming into our call center. We are seeing multiple users using our chat functionality, which is cheaper than if the same user called into our call center since one agent can chat with multiple customers.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 23, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Olark Chat"
What do you like best about Olark?

Very easy to use dashboard. It allows you to store a generous amount of prepared responses to common questions to improve efficiency as well as give quicker responses to prospects.

What do you dislike about Olark?

It seems to go in rest mode too quickly which I think I probably have control over. Really nothing to complain about. It is pretty efficient.

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

It allows us to respond to prospects and customers questions a lot faster an with a lot less steps then in the past

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 23, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
MC
Michael C.
Drafter
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"Great Chat Tool"
What do you like best about Olark?

I like the alert feature and that you can set up an automated message to people browsing the site after a set amount of time. Also being able to chat with co-workers at our other location for a quick question or clarification on something is handy as well.

What do you dislike about Olark?

Sometimes the audio alerts don't happen and I've missed chats because of this.

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

Not really solving any problems, but giving more access to easy question answering to potential customers who visit the site.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 20, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Effective customer service and lead generation tool"
What do you like best about Olark?

It is simple to use, integrates well so we can use iPhone app and desktop client.

What do you dislike about Olark?

I think it is expensive for what it is and vs other options on the market. I also find that the online support they offer is always offline so have never been able to get support (we are in Sydney AUS, so I know this is probably dude to time zones - but just a disappointment)

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

We use it as both a customer service tool and a lead generation tool.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 20, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
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Jo Anna C.
President
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"Easy integration, great features. Instant customer feedback"
What do you like best about Olark?

Easy code integration into our ecommerce website. Easy learning curve. Follow the customer as they browse. Looks good, works even better. Away times are useful too.

What do you dislike about Olark?

Nothing I can think of. Except maybe more of a way to save past customer details.

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

Having the ability to see who's on your site is also valuable, even if they don't interact, you can see what pages people spend time on. You can reduce cart abandonment too, if someone has a question in their late stage of the buying process. I like Olark because it has all of the features I want, and it's a great value.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 20, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.5
AS
Anthony S.
Web And Marketing Specialist
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"Olark Review"
What do you like best about Olark?

Ease of use, functionality, ability to integrate into almost any website

What do you dislike about Olark?

other chat provider provide similar features for a lower cost or free

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

retail wholesale experience and site bugs