Help Desk Software

Gorgias review

Ecommerce-focused helpdesk that bills by ticket volume rather than by agent, with Shopify-centered customer context.

Researched by Max Benz · Facts checked October 24, 2026 · How we research

Gorgias at a glance

Category
Help Desk Software
Starting price
$10/month (Starter, 50 tickets, monthly only)
Pricing model
per ticket volume (not per agent)
Public pricing
Yes
Free plan
No
Free trial
Yes
Contract
Annual plans billed upfront for 12 months; monthly available except Starter
G2 rating
No G2 rating found
Founded
2015
Headquarters
San Francisco, US (founded in Paris)
Employees
250-500 (estimates range 250 to 476)
Funding or owner
Series C $104M (Aug 2022) plus $29M Series C-2 from existing investors
Integrations
Shopify

Who Gorgias is for

Choose Gorgias if

  • Shopify-style online stores that want unlimited agents on a ticket-based price.
  • Small stores starting from 50 tickets a month.

Look elsewhere if

  • Non-ecommerce support teams.
  • High-volume stores worried about overage fees of $0.36 to $0.40 per ticket.

Gorgias pricing

Gorgias plans as published on October 24, 2026
PlanPriceUnitNotes
Starter$10per month50 tickets, monthly billing only, overage $0.40
Basic$50 annual / $60 monthlyper month300 tickets
Pro$300 annual / $360 monthlyper month2,000 tickets, overage $0.36
Advanced$750 annual / $900 monthlyper month5,000 tickets
EnterpriseCustomquoteOver 5,000 conversations a month

AI Agent: $0.90 per automated interaction on annual, $1.00 monthly, $1.50 beyond plan allowance; each AI interaction also counts as a ticket. 7-day free trial, no payment info. Page also showed conflicting monthly numbers in its product data (Basic $77, Pro $471, Advanced $1,227), confirm before relying.

What Gorgias really costs

Billing
Monthly and annual (Starter monthly only)
Annual discount
About 17% vs monthly (derived from list prices for Basic, Pro, Advanced)
20 users per year
Not seat-based. 20 agents on Pro annual: $300 x 12 = $3,600 per year for 2,000 tickets a month.
Add-ons
AI Agent $0.90 to $1.00 per automated interaction; Voice and SMS usage billed by volume (rates not listed); Overage tickets $0.36 to $0.40.
Renewal terms
Annual plans billed upfront for 12 months; auto-renewal terms not verified.

Gorgias features by buying criteria

Gorgias features, checked October 24, 2026
CriterionWhat we found
Channel coverageEmail, chat, voice and SMS (Voice and SMS as add-ons billed by usage)
AI agents and assistanceAI Agent priced per automated interaction.
Pricing modelTicket-volume tiers, unlimited agents per page claim of 'never per agent'.
Target company sizeEcommerce merchants, small to enterprise.

What reviewers say about Gorgias

Praised for

  • Responsive support team (Shopify app reviews)
  • Live chat and store context in one place.

Common complaints

  • Mixed Shopify app rating (4.2 of 624) suggests uneven satisfaction.
  • Ticket overages raise cost.

Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.

What most Gorgias reviews leave out

  • Pricing is by ticket count, so agent count does not change the price.
  • AI interactions also count as tickets, so automated volume can push you into overage.
  • Starter is monthly only; 17% saving on annual for Basic to Advanced is derived from list prices.
  • SSO is supported for Google and Microsoft 365 accounts; plan not stated on the pricing page.
  • Shopify App Store rating 4.2 from 624 reviews.

Gorgias alternatives

  • ZendeskSupport teams that want a broad omnichannel suite with a regional data hosting option.
    $19 per agent/month billed annually (Support Team)
  • FreshdeskSMB support teams wanting low entry price and SAML SSO on every plan.
    $19 per agent/month billed annually (Growth)
  • Help ScoutSmall support teams under 25 users that want a simple inbox plus Docs.
    Free up to 5 users; Standard $25 per user/month
  • FrontTeams that work out of shared email addresses and need internal comments and assignment.
    $25 per seat/month billed annually (Starter, up to 10 seats)
  • HubSpot Service HubCompanies already on HubSpot CRM wanting tickets tied to contact records.
    Free for up to 2 users; Starter $7 per seat/month annual
  • HelpDeskSmall support teams that want flat per-user pricing with no per-ticket fees.
    $19 per user/month billed yearly ($25 monthly)

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from Gorgias's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.

Sources (4)
  1. pricing page (gorgias.com)
  2. Shopify App Store rating (apps.shopify.com)
  3. company and funding (eesel.ai)
  4. funding press release (silicon.co.uk)