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AI Tools for Customer Support: Agents, Copilots and Help Desks That Still Work

24 tools tracked · 17 active · 7 dead or at risk · Updated September 23, 2026

Support was one of the first departments where AI agents went into production: they now resolve a large share of routine tickets in Zendesk, Intercom-style widgets, Gorgias and Freshdesk before a human ever sees them.

The category has also consolidated hard. Solvvy, Directly, Cleverly and Stonly were all acquired, and several chatbot builders disappeared. A support AI holds your macros, knowledge base and customer history, so an unexpected shutdown is expensive.

Below are the tools we track, split into still-active and dead or absorbed, with links to each one's status page.

Still Active

ASAPP AutoAssist is an AI agent-assistance product for customer-service contact centers.

ASAPP AutoAssist is an AI agent-assistance product for customer-service contact centers. It analyzes conversations in real time and surfaces suggested responses, relevant knowledge, and workflow guidance to human agents.

Customer Support

Read the ASAPP AutoAssist status page.

Capacity

🟢Active

Capacity is an AI-powered support automation platform for customers and employees.

Capacity is an AI-powered support automation platform for customers and employees. It combines a knowledge base, conversational assistants, workflows, ticketing, voice, and contact-center integrations.

Customer Support

Read the Capacity status page.

Coveo

🟢Active

Coveo is an enterprise AI search and relevance platform for websites, ecommerce, customer service, and workplaces.

Coveo is an enterprise AI search and relevance platform for websites, ecommerce, customer service, and workplaces. It uses search, recommendations, and generative answering to retrieve and personalize information.

Customer Support

Read the Coveo status page.

Cresta AI Agent

🟢Active

Cresta AI Agent is an enterprise conversational AI product for contact centers.

Cresta AI Agent is an enterprise conversational AI product for contact centers. It automates customer interactions across voice and digital channels and can transfer conversations to human agents when needed.

Customer Support

Read the Cresta AI Agent status page.

Freshworks' AI layer for customer support, embedded in Freshdesk and related products.

Freshworks' AI layer for customer support, embedded in Freshdesk and related products. It provides conversational self-service, agent assistance, ticket summaries, suggested replies, and automation for support workflows.

Customer Support

Read the Freddy AI for Customer Service status page.

Gladly Sidekick

🟢Active

Gladly Sidekick is an AI customer-support product for automating self-service and assisting service teams.

Gladly Sidekick is an AI customer-support product for automating self-service and assisting service teams. It uses customer context and brand knowledge to answer requests and can hand conversations to human agents.

Customer Support

Read the Gladly Sidekick status page.

Gorgias AI Agent is an automated customer-support product for ecommerce brands.

Gorgias AI Agent is an automated customer-support product for ecommerce brands. It connects with Gorgias helpdesk and store data to answer customer questions and perform supported actions across service channels.

Customer Support

Read the Gorgias AI Agent status page.

Guru

🟢Active

Guru is an enterprise knowledge management and AI search platform that connects company information across workplace apps.

Guru is an enterprise knowledge management and AI search platform that connects company information across workplace apps. It supports verified knowledge, intranet pages, employee assistance, and customer support workflows.

Customer Support

Read the Guru status page.

Help Scout AI

🟢Active

Help Scout AI is a set of AI features built into Help Scout’s customer-support platform.

Help Scout AI is a set of AI features built into Help Scout’s customer-support platform. It can draft and revise replies, summarize conversations, assist with knowledge-base content, and support automated customer answers.

Customer Support

Read the Help Scout AI status page.

Kustomer AI

🟢Active

Kustomer AI is a suite of artificial intelligence features embedded in Kustomer’s customer-service CRM, including agent assistance, conversa

Kustomer AI is a suite of artificial intelligence features embedded in Kustomer’s customer-service CRM, including agent assistance, conversation summaries, suggested replies, self-service automation, routing, and support workflow tools.

Customer Support

Read the Kustomer AI status page.

Lyro AI Agent

🟢Active

Lyro is Tidio’s conversational AI agent for customer service.

Lyro is Tidio’s conversational AI agent for customer service. It uses a company’s support content to answer customer questions across connected channels and can hand conversations to human agents when needed.

Customer Support

Read the Lyro AI Agent status page.

Mavenoid

🟢Active

Mavenoid is a support platform for companies that sell physical products.

Mavenoid is a support platform for companies that sell physical products. It combines automated troubleshooting, visual guidance, live video support, and service workflows for customers and support teams.

Customer Support

Read the Mavenoid status page.

Netomi

🟢Active

Netomi is an enterprise customer-service automation platform that uses AI agents to answer questions and resolve support requests across cha

Netomi is an enterprise customer-service automation platform that uses AI agents to answer questions and resolve support requests across chat, messaging, email, voice, and other customer-service channels.

Customer Support

Read the Netomi status page.

Observe.AI

🟢Active

Observe.AI is a contact-center intelligence platform that records, transcribes, analyzes, and evaluates customer conversations.

Observe.AI is a contact-center intelligence platform that records, transcribes, analyzes, and evaluates customer conversations. It supports quality assurance, agent coaching, compliance monitoring, and conversational analytics.

Customer Support

Read the Observe.AI status page.

Siena AI

🟢Active

Siena is an AI customer-service platform that automates support interactions across channels such as email, chat, and social messaging.

Siena is an AI customer-service platform that automates support interactions across channels such as email, chat, and social messaging. It is designed for commerce brands and connects with help desks and business systems.

Customer Support

Read the Siena AI status page.

Yuma AI

🟢Active

Yuma AI provides an AI customer-support assistant for e-commerce businesses.

Yuma AI provides an AI customer-support assistant for e-commerce businesses. It connects with help desks and commerce platforms to draft or automate responses using store data, policies, and prior conversations.

Customer Support

Read the Yuma AI status page.

Zendesk AI

🟢Active

Zendesk AI is a suite of artificial intelligence features for customer and employee service.

Zendesk AI is a suite of artificial intelligence features for customer and employee service. It includes AI agents, agent assistance, workflow automation, knowledge tools, quality assurance, and analytics within Zendesk’s service platform.

Customer Support

Read the Zendesk AI status page.

Dead or At Risk

These have shut down, been abandoned, or been absorbed into another company. Check before you renew.

Assistly

🔴Shutdown / Dead

Assistly was a web-based customer support platform that combined email, chat, social media, and community interactions in one agent workspac

Assistly was a web-based customer support platform that combined email, chat, social media, and community interactions in one agent workspace. Salesforce acquired the company and later rebranded the service as Desk.com.

Customer SupportShutdown: 2012

Read the Assistly status page or why Assistly failed.

Cleverly

🟡Acquired / Merged

Cleverly was an AI customer-service platform that analyzed support requests, helped agents find answers, and automated repetitive workflows.

Cleverly was an AI customer-service platform that analyzed support requests, helped agents find answers, and automated repetitive workflows. Zendesk acquired the Lisbon-based company in 2021 and incorporated its technology into Zendesk products.

Customer Support

Read the Cleverly status page or why Cleverly failed.

Directly

🟡Acquired / Merged

Directly was a customer-support automation platform that combined AI-powered virtual agents with a network of product experts.

Directly was a customer-support automation platform that combined AI-powered virtual agents with a network of product experts. It served enterprise support teams before being acquired by Movate, formerly CSS Corp, in 2022.

Customer Support

Read the Directly status page or why Directly failed.

Eloquent Labs

🟡Acquired / Merged

Eloquent Labs developed conversational artificial intelligence for customer-service interactions.

Eloquent Labs developed conversational artificial intelligence for customer-service interactions. The company was acquired by Square in 2019, and its technology and team were incorporated into Square’s broader AI efforts.

Customer Support

Read the Eloquent Labs status page or why Eloquent Labs failed.

Solvvy

🟡Acquired / Merged

Solvvy was a customer-support automation platform that used conversational AI and self-service tools to answer customer questions, route iss

Solvvy was a customer-support automation platform that used conversational AI and self-service tools to answer customer questions, route issues, and support service teams. Zoom acquired the company in 2022.

Customer Support

Read the Solvvy status page or why Solvvy failed.

Stonly

🟡Acquired / Merged

Stonly was a customer-service platform for interactive knowledge bases, contextual in-app guides, agent support tools, and AI-assisted answe

Stonly was a customer-service platform for interactive knowledge bases, contextual in-app guides, agent support tools, and AI-assisted answers. Customer-service software company Zendesk acquired Stonly in 2024.

Customer Support

Read the Stonly status page or why Stonly failed.

Yext Search

🔴Shutdown / Dead

Yext Search is an enterprise search product that uses a knowledge graph and natural-language processing to answer questions across websites,

Yext Search is an enterprise search product that uses a knowledge graph and natural-language processing to answer questions across websites, help centers, e-commerce experiences, and workplace content.

Customer Support

Read the Yext Search status page or why Yext Search failed.

Side-by-Side Comparison

ToolStatusBest forDeep dive
ASAPP AutoAssistActiveASAPP AutoAssist is an AI agent-assistance product for customer-service contact centers.ASAPP AutoAssist status
CapacityActiveCapacity is an AI-powered support automation platform for customers and employees.Capacity status
CoveoActiveCoveo is an enterprise AI search and relevance platform for websites, ecommerce, customer service, and workplaces.Coveo status
Cresta AI AgentActiveCresta AI Agent is an enterprise conversational AI product for contact centers.Cresta AI Agent status
Freddy AI for Customer ServiceActiveFreshworks' AI layer for customer support, embedded in Freshdesk and related products.Freddy AI for Customer Service status
Gladly SidekickActiveGladly Sidekick is an AI customer-support product for automating self-service and assisting service teams.Gladly Sidekick status
Gorgias AI AgentActiveGorgias AI Agent is an automated customer-support product for ecommerce brands.Gorgias AI Agent status
GuruActiveGuru is an enterprise knowledge management and AI search platform that connects company information across workplace apps.Guru status
Help Scout AIActiveHelp Scout AI is a set of AI features built into Help Scout’s customer-support platform.Help Scout AI status
Kustomer AIActiveKustomer AI is a suite of artificial intelligence features embedded in Kustomer’s customer-service CRM, including agent assistance, conversaKustomer AI status
Lyro AI AgentActiveLyro is Tidio’s conversational AI agent for customer service.Lyro AI Agent status
MavenoidActiveMavenoid is a support platform for companies that sell physical products.Mavenoid status
NetomiActiveNetomi is an enterprise customer-service automation platform that uses AI agents to answer questions and resolve support requests across chaNetomi status
Observe.AIActiveObserve.AI is a contact-center intelligence platform that records, transcribes, analyzes, and evaluates customer conversations.Observe.AI status
Siena AIActiveSiena is an AI customer-service platform that automates support interactions across channels such as email, chat, and social messaging.Siena AI status
Yuma AIActiveYuma AI provides an AI customer-support assistant for e-commerce businesses.Yuma AI status
Zendesk AIActiveZendesk AI is a suite of artificial intelligence features for customer and employee service.Zendesk AI status
AssistlyShutdown / DeadAssistly was a web-based customer support platform that combined email, chat, social media, and community interactions in one agent workspacwhy Assistly failed
CleverlyAcquired / MergedCleverly was an AI customer-service platform that analyzed support requests, helped agents find answers, and automated repetitive workflows.why Cleverly failed
DirectlyAcquired / MergedDirectly was a customer-support automation platform that combined AI-powered virtual agents with a network of product experts.why Directly failed
Eloquent LabsAcquired / MergedEloquent Labs developed conversational artificial intelligence for customer-service interactions.why Eloquent Labs failed
SolvvyAcquired / MergedSolvvy was a customer-support automation platform that used conversational AI and self-service tools to answer customer questions, route isswhy Solvvy failed
StonlyAcquired / MergedStonly was a customer-service platform for interactive knowledge bases, contextual in-app guides, agent support tools, and AI-assisted answewhy Stonly failed
Yext SearchShutdown / DeadYext Search is an enterprise search product that uses a knowledge graph and natural-language processing to answer questions across websites,why Yext Search failed

How to Choose

  • Prefer AI built into your existing help desk unless a standalone agent is clearly better.
  • Measure resolution rate on your own tickets during a trial, not vendor benchmarks.
  • Confirm you can export conversation logs and knowledge-base content.
  • Check how the tool hands off to humans and how it is priced (per resolution vs per seat).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best AI tool for customer support?

For teams already on a help desk, the native option (Zendesk AI, Freddy AI, Gorgias AI Agent) is usually best. Standalone agents like Netomi or Yuma AI suit high-volume teams.

Which support AI tools were acquired?

Solvvy, Directly, Cleverly, Eloquent Labs and Stonly were acquired; Assistly shut down. See each tool's page for dates and alternatives.

Do AI support agents replace human agents?

They handle routine questions well. Complex, emotional or high-value tickets still need people, so plan for smooth handoff.

Keep Reading: Status Checks and Alternatives

Deeper research on the tools above — shutdown reports, death-signal checks, and replacement shortlists.

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