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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
🟢ActiveASAPP 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.
Read the ASAPP AutoAssist status page.
Capacity
🟢ActiveCapacity 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.
Read the Capacity status page.
Coveo
🟢ActiveCoveo 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.
Read the Coveo status page.
Cresta AI Agent
🟢ActiveCresta 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.
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.
Gladly Sidekick
🟢ActiveGladly 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.
Read the Gladly Sidekick status page.
Gorgias AI Agent
🟢ActiveGorgias 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.
Read the Gorgias AI Agent status page.
Guru
🟢ActiveGuru 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.
Read the Guru status page.
Help Scout AI
🟢ActiveHelp 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.
Read the Help Scout AI status page.
Kustomer AI
🟢ActiveKustomer 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.
Read the Kustomer AI status page.
Lyro AI Agent
🟢ActiveLyro 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.
Read the Lyro AI Agent status page.
Mavenoid
🟢ActiveMavenoid 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.
Read the Mavenoid status page.
Netomi
🟢ActiveNetomi 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.
Read the Netomi status page.
Observe.AI
🟢ActiveObserve.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.
Read the Observe.AI status page.
Siena AI
🟢ActiveSiena 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.
Read the Siena AI status page.
Yuma AI
🟢ActiveYuma 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.
Read the Yuma AI status page.
Zendesk AI
🟢ActiveZendesk 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.
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 / DeadAssistly 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.
Read the Assistly status page or why Assistly failed.
Cleverly
🟡Acquired / MergedCleverly 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.
Read the Cleverly status page or why Cleverly failed.
Directly
🟡Acquired / MergedDirectly 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.
Read the Directly status page or why Directly failed.
Eloquent Labs
🟡Acquired / MergedEloquent 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.
Read the Eloquent Labs status page or why Eloquent Labs failed.
Solvvy
🟡Acquired / MergedSolvvy 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.
Read the Solvvy status page or why Solvvy failed.
Stonly
🟡Acquired / MergedStonly 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.
Read the Stonly status page or why Stonly failed.
Yext Search
🔴Shutdown / DeadYext 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.
Read the Yext Search status page or why Yext Search failed.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Tool | Status | Best for | Deep dive |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASAPP AutoAssist | Active | ASAPP AutoAssist is an AI agent-assistance product for customer-service contact centers. | ASAPP AutoAssist status |
| Capacity | Active | Capacity is an AI-powered support automation platform for customers and employees. | Capacity status |
| Coveo | Active | Coveo is an enterprise AI search and relevance platform for websites, ecommerce, customer service, and workplaces. | Coveo status |
| Cresta AI Agent | Active | Cresta AI Agent is an enterprise conversational AI product for contact centers. | Cresta AI Agent status |
| Freddy AI for Customer Service | Active | Freshworks' AI layer for customer support, embedded in Freshdesk and related products. | Freddy AI for Customer Service status |
| Gladly Sidekick | Active | Gladly Sidekick is an AI customer-support product for automating self-service and assisting service teams. | Gladly Sidekick status |
| Gorgias AI Agent | Active | Gorgias AI Agent is an automated customer-support product for ecommerce brands. | Gorgias AI Agent status |
| Guru | Active | Guru is an enterprise knowledge management and AI search platform that connects company information across workplace apps. | Guru status |
| Help Scout AI | Active | Help Scout AI is a set of AI features built into Help Scout’s customer-support platform. | Help Scout AI status |
| 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 status |
| Lyro AI Agent | Active | Lyro is Tidio’s conversational AI agent for customer service. | Lyro AI Agent status |
| Mavenoid | Active | Mavenoid is a support platform for companies that sell physical products. | Mavenoid status |
| Netomi | Active | Netomi is an enterprise customer-service automation platform that uses AI agents to answer questions and resolve support requests across cha | Netomi status |
| Observe.AI | Active | Observe.AI is a contact-center intelligence platform that records, transcribes, analyzes, and evaluates customer conversations. | Observe.AI status |
| Siena AI | Active | Siena is an AI customer-service platform that automates support interactions across channels such as email, chat, and social messaging. | Siena AI status |
| Yuma AI | Active | Yuma AI provides an AI customer-support assistant for e-commerce businesses. | Yuma AI status |
| Zendesk AI | Active | Zendesk AI is a suite of artificial intelligence features for customer and employee service. | Zendesk AI status |
| Assistly | Shutdown / Dead | Assistly was a web-based customer support platform that combined email, chat, social media, and community interactions in one agent workspac | 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. | 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. | why Directly failed |
| Eloquent Labs | Acquired / Merged | Eloquent Labs developed conversational artificial intelligence for customer-service interactions. | 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 | 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 | 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, | 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.