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Intercom Customer Communications Platform vs Qualtrics XM Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Intercom Customer Communica...
Ranking in Social CRM
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (8th), CRM (20th)
Qualtrics XM Platform
Ranking in Social CRM
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (2nd), Survey Software (1st), Customer Feedback Management (1st), Product Management Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Social CRM category, the mindshare of Intercom Customer Communications Platform is 5.6%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualtrics XM Platform is 4.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Social CRM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Qualtrics XM Platform4.0%
Intercom Customer Communications Platform5.6%
Other90.4%
Social CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Kumar Abhishek Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Revivo Technologies
Customer support has improved significantly with seamless chat integration for quick resolutions
The feature we appreciate most about the Intercom Customer Communications Platform is the messenger functionality. We are able to integrate it into our application and provide support to customers directly through our application. The messenger works efficiently, allowing users to have conversations without entering their details repeatedly. There is conversation history available for each customer interaction, and they can access the help section within the chat itself. The Finn AI agent handles conversations both in chat and WhatsApp, which is particularly beneficial. Regarding automation tools, we have enabled the AI agent to answer customer queries instantly, reducing the need for constant staff presence. The AI agent quickly responds to customers and summarizes their issues, informing us when it cannot resolve a problem independently.
VinayakMishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant at Zill Consulting
Workflows are very good, integrate with a lot of things and effective real-time feedback mechanism
There is a lot to improve in Qualtrics. 1. The dashboard is quite slow compared to other dashboards like Power BI and Tableau. The attractiveness of the dashboard also needs work. For example, if I want to move widgets from one page to another, I have to do it one by one. If there are many widgets, I cannot multi-select and move them. 2. In workflows, they can be categorized into folders. Currently, there is no folder structure. So, Qualtrics should introduce folders where you can put multiple workflows in one place. 3. Qualtrics can also introduce AI features to suggest how to build a survey. For example, if I make a grammatical error or if I input a query that a client is looking for a particular kind of survey with a specific use case, it should automatically suggest some templates for building a survey. There are a lot of things they can improve on. These are just a few.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The feature we appreciate most about the Intercom Customer Communications Platform is the messenger functionality, allowing users to have conversations without entering their details repeatedly."
"With Zendesk, we have much more signals that we could use to understand better our client patterns."
"The live chat is pretty good because you can create a macro, which is a predefined input we can give customers."
"Its flexibility allows for easy adjustments to subscriptions, which contributes to user satisfaction"
"Text iQ is a great feature."
"The solution allows the development of multiple surveys based on the lifecycle"
"The tool's most valuable feature is its setup process. I find it intuitive, especially regarding tasks like randomization and survey logic. Delighted by Qualtrics is intuitive compared to many competitors, which justifies its price."
"Its comprehensive features and ease of use make it a valuable tool for efficient data management and analysis, contributing significantly to our organization's operations."
"We can integrate data and run an algorithm."
"The solution is very simple to use."
"The solution has other extra features, like Stats iQ, Text iQ, and Predict iQ."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, the solution lags and takes time to update something."
"It would be beneficial if there was a way to train the AI to better understand customer language."
"The problem with Intercom Customer Communications Platform was a little bit of the implementation. It was complicated to use to actually get the automations and everything."
"Sometimes, a lot of emails bounce back during email distribution."
"Most of the improvements made constantly cause some friction in the platform."
"The solution's integration with Salesforce should be improved."
"The dashboard is quite slow compared to other dashboards like Power BI and Tableau. The attractiveness of the dashboard also needs work."
"It is not easy to implement."
"The solution should add more visual-type elements or image-based question approaches."
"Certain limitations could be addressed in the product. For example, when implementing surveys for diverse product ranges or categories, the platform needs help to adjust questions based on user responses dynamically."
"The process of creating, updating, and importing participants needs to be more flexible"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Some clients felt that this product was expensive when the sales team tried to sell it to them."
"Delighted by Qualtrics is more expensive than the competitor solutions"
"The solution is fairly expensive, but it would be money well spent."
"The product is not cheap."
"Pricing depends upon the different kinds of use cases."
"We need to pay a yearly licensing fee for Qualtrics Customer XM, which is expensive."
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Top Industries

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University
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Intercom Customer Communications Platform?
We did not explore them. The problem with Intercom Customer Communications Platform was a little bit of the implementation. It was complicated to use to actually get the automations and everything....
What is your primary use case for Intercom Customer Communications Platform?
Intercom Customer Communications Platform is for monitoring and visualizing data. Basically, it is used to know exactly what is happening. We monitor the software via logs, and whatever errors appe...
What advice do you have for others considering Intercom Customer Communications Platform?
Since I was not part of the pricing discussion, I am not completely sure about the conditions that we had at the moment, so I could not tell you exactly. My overall review rating for Intercom Custo...
What do you like most about Delighted by Qualtrics?
The tool's most valuable feature is its setup process. I find it intuitive, especially regarding tasks like randomization and survey logic. Delighted by Qualtrics is intuitive compared to many comp...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delighted by Qualtrics?
Delighted by Qualtrics is more expensive than the competitor solutions. In my personal experience, even if I imagine that we have a partner running the solution on our behalf, internal resources wi...
What needs improvement with Delighted by Qualtrics?
The process of creating, updating, and importing participants needs to be more flexible in Delighted by Qualtrics. When a new user needs to be added into the system, for instance, if someone joined...
 

Also Known As

Intercom
Delighted by Qualtrics, Qualtrics Customer XM, Qualtrics Core XM,
 

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Sample Customers

Expensift, Moz, Invision, Salesforce, Droplr, Vend, BugHerd, Ghost, Put.io, Codeship
Aetna, 1 800 Contacts, GE
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