Best Drift Alternative for Email Support

Looking for a Drift alternative? Relay offers AI-powered email support with draft & review workflow.

Feature Comparison

FeatureRelayDrift
AI Email Drafting
Full AI draft & review
Limited or no AI
Knowledge Base
Built-in KB for AI context
Varies
Gmail & Outlook
Native support
Varies
Multi-LLM Choice
OpenAI, Claude, Gemini
Single or none
Starting Price
$49/mo
Varies

Key Differences

AI Approach

Relay

Purpose-built for email support vs Drift's sales chat focus

Drift

Drift's traditional approach

Relay excels for AI email support

Email Focus

Relay

Transparent $49/mo pricing vs enterprise sales pricing

Drift

Drift's traditional approach

Relay excels for AI email support

Pricing

Relay

AI email drafting vs sales chatbot

Drift

Drift's traditional approach

Relay excels for AI email support

Setup

Relay

Customer support focus vs marketing focus

Drift

Drift's traditional approach

Relay excels for AI email support

Pricing Comparison

Relay

  • Starter$49/mo
  • Professional$99/mo
  • Business$249/mo

Drift

  • Contact SalesVaries

Relay offers transparent pricing starting at $49/mo vs Drift's pricing.

Who Should Choose What?

Choose Relay if you...

  • AI-powered email draft & review
  • Simple setup, no migration
  • Multi-LLM flexibility
  • Affordable pricing

Choose Drift if you...

  • Full conversational marketing platform needs
  • Existing deep integration
  • Non-email channels

Frequently Asked Questions

Why switch from Drift to Relay?

If you need email support AI, Relay is purpose-built for it. Drift focuses on sales conversational marketing.

Is Relay a direct Drift replacement?

They serve different purposes. Relay is for support email. Drift is for sales chat.

Is Relay cheaper than Drift?

Yes. Relay starts at $49/mo. Drift requires enterprise sales conversations for pricing.

Switch from Drift to Relay

Start your free trial and see why teams switch from Drift to Relay for AI email support.