Gorgias vs.

Gmail

Is there a full-time CX person on your team? If so, Gmail is not enough.

While Gmail is a free, simple solution for solopreneurs, Gorgias lets you quit tab-switching, copy-pasting, and providing inefficient customer support. Don't wait until you're drowning in tickets to level up to a full CX solution.
4.6 G2 Rating
4.3 Shopify App Store Rating
4.1 Trust Pilot Rating
Join leading brands who switched to Gorgias

Why 15,000+ ecommerce brands choose Gorgias over Gmail

More interested in the nitty gritty? Jump to our in-depth feature comparison here.
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Shopify

Gorgias is the #1 Shopify helpdesk

Shopify is an investor in Gorgias, and our entire platform has been built around Shopify from the very beginning. Gorgias also lets you build workflows around Shopify data to automatically organize your inbox, update orders without any extra clicks, and much more.

Without a Helpdesk like Gorgias, you have to keep Shopify open next to your email client and constantly switch tabs, copy/paste, and hope you don’t make human errors. 

AI

Answer emails with humanlike AI on Gorgias

Gorgias’s AI Agent answers emails like a human, with empathy and personalization, to automatically resolve up to 60% of your emails.

Gorgias also connects to Shopify and your tools to update orders, manage subscriptions, and much more to answer 2x the queries.

Integrations

Connect your ecommerce tech stack

Gorgias is a one-tab tool. Connect to key ecommerce apps: sync data across tools, build workflows to prioritize tickets and send automatic responses, and push updates without switching tabs. 

Gmail doesn’t integrate with your other tools, meaning multiple tabs and disconnected systems. 

Channels

All your channels in one place

Gorgias brings all your channels into one powerful inbox, not just email.

Gorgias improves efficiency through Shopify integrations, workflows, and self-service options, allowing you to process refunds or provide shipping updates with one click.

Customer Support

Easy enough for small-but-mighty teams

Become a Gorgias expert with simple setup, UI built for ecommerce brands, tons of resources and templates, and a helpful support team available 24/7.

Using Gmail? There isn’t any dedicated support there to help you — especially not support agents knowledgeable about the needs of ecommerce CX teams.

Shopify
Gorgias is the #1 Shopify helpdesk

Shopify is an investor in Gorgias, and our entire platform has been built around Shopify from the very beginning. Gorgias also lets you build workflows around Shopify data to automatically organize your inbox, update orders without any extra clicks, and much more.

Without a Helpdesk like Gorgias, you have to keep Shopify open next to your email client and constantly switch tabs, copy/paste, and hope you don’t make human errors. 

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AI
Answer emails with humanlike AI on Gorgias

Gorgias’s AI Agent answers emails like a human, with empathy and personalization, to automatically resolve up to 60% of your emails.

Gorgias also connects to Shopify and your tools to update orders, manage subscriptions, and much more to answer 2x the queries.

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Integrations
Connect your ecommerce tech stack

Gorgias is a one-tab tool. Connect to key ecommerce apps: sync data across tools, build workflows to prioritize tickets and send automatic responses, and push updates without switching tabs. 

Gmail doesn’t integrate with your other tools, meaning multiple tabs and disconnected systems. 

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Channels
All your channels in one place

Gorgias brings all your channels into one powerful inbox, not just email.

Gorgias improves efficiency through Shopify integrations, workflows, and self-service options, allowing you to process refunds or provide shipping updates with one click.

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Customer Support
Easy enough for small-but-mighty teams

Become a Gorgias expert with simple setup, UI built for ecommerce brands, tons of resources and templates, and a helpful support team available 24/7.

Using Gmail? There isn’t any dedicated support there to help you — especially not support agents knowledgeable about the needs of ecommerce CX teams.

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See how Gorgias provides brands with the support they need to serve their customers.

Gorgias outperforms competitors across the board

Don’t just take it from us, here’s what brands have to say about why Gorgias is better than the rest
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Hear directly from brands why they chose Gorgias

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Bring all your channels into one powerful inbox
"On a given day, we might be on the phone with a customer, looking up a past order, checking for recent reviews, and then processing a return. Gorgias brings all of that into a simple, efficient interface instead of making our team work out of 5 different tools."
Tamara Dougherty
,
VP of Call Center and CX
at
Boston Proper
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Capabilities ahead of the competition
“I already love Gorgias because its email and chat capabilities are ahead of the competition, so I trust Gorgias to also build the best AI agent. And having all our CX tools within the same system is important — I don’t want yet another dashboard to check.”
Tosha Moyer
,
Senior Customer Experience Manager
at
Psycho Bunny
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Eliminate turnaround times and create exceptional customer experiences
“Gorgias is a great tool — streamlined and connected with Shopify in a really straightforward way that makes it easy to handle customer orders. Gorgias really helps eliminate the turnaround times for getting back to customers in a timely fashion."
Addison Debter
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Head of Customer Service
at
Kirby Allison

What’s the difference between Gorgias and Gmail?

Tell me more about how Gorgias’s AI outperforms Zendesk
Gorgias
Gmail
Conversational AI in email
Conversational AI in chat
Pre-built AI Actions 
Available across all plans 
Dedicated AI implementation team
Transparent, usage-based pricing
What about key ecommerce integrations?
Gorgias
Gmail
Recharge
Klaviyo
Attentive
Yotpo
Smile.io
Loop Returns
NetSuite
How do Gorgias Shopify Workflows compare to Zendesk?
Gorgias
Gmail
Customize sidebar with customer data
Perform actions in the ticket view
Embed customer data in canned responses
Embed actions in canned responses
Shopify variables within Rules
Let your AI Agent update Shopify
Let customer easily Track orders
Nail pre-sales with discount codes, stock levels, and visual product links
Drive revenue with campaigns targeted using Shopify data
Show CX’s impact with revenue reports
How are Gorgias’s reporting and analytics more out-of-the-box for ecommerce?
Gorgias
Gmail
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Custom ticket fields
Basic KPIs (FRT, RT, CSAT, etc)
Average handle time 
Revenue generated from support 
Ticket Intent trends 
Custom reporting 
Talk to me about pricing.
Gorgias
Gmail
Helpdesk pricing model
Per ticket
Per user seat
Per ticket
Entry price 
$10/month
Free for basic/ $6 business
AI pricing model
Per resolution
Price
$0.50-$1/resolution
Unlimited users
Anything else I should know?
Gorgias
Gmail
Generate articles from past tickets with AI 
Publish interactive scripted automations on your website
Offer Order Management portals on your website
Offers Help Center and Contact Form
Join the 15,000+ brands that use Gorgias every day