The Gorgias alternative

Shopify support without the double meter

Gorgias charges per ticket — and its AI Agent adds ~$1.00 per resolved conversation that also consumes a ticket. Your BFCM traffic spike becomes a support-bill spike. Asks is flat-priced, with live storefront context Gorgias doesn't have.

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The short version

Choose Asks if you want AI to resolve most store questions at a flat price. Stay on Gorgias if your team lives on in-ticket Shopify actions like refunds and order edits.

Side by side

Asks vs. Gorgias

AsksGorgias
Pricing modelFlat $39 / $149 / $349 per month with AI credits included — no per-resolution or per-conversation meterPer-ticket bands ($10/50 → $900/5,000 per month) with overage fees; AI Agent ~$0.90–1.00 per resolution on top — which also consumes a ticket
BFCM traffic spikeSame flat price (top up credits if needed — $40 per 1,000)3× tickets ≈ 3× the bill, plus AI resolution fees on the same conversations
Storefront contextPixel gives the agent live context: product being viewed, cart contents, pages browsedOrder and customer data in tickets; no live browsing context
Order questions (WISMO)Order status and fulfillment tracking answered automaticallyHandled via macros and AI with Shopify data
In-ticket Shopify actionsCart building and checkout links; no in-ticket refunds/order edits yetDeep: refunds, cancellations, order edits inside the ticket — Gorgias' real strength

Competitor details from public pricing pages and docs, as of mid-2026 — verify before deciding. Read the full field in 7 best Gorgias alternatives for Shopify stores in 2026.

Why teams switch
01

Your busiest month stops being your priciest

Per-ticket plus per-resolution means BFCM triples your support bill exactly when margins matter. Asks stays flat.

02

The agent sees what the shopper sees

Asks' storefront pixel means 'does this come in medium?' gets answered about the right product — no clarifying round-trips.

03

Pre-sales, not just tickets

Catalog answers, recommendations, and checkout links turn support chat into a sales channel, not a cost center.

Fair is fair

When Gorgias is the better choice

  • Your team processes refunds, cancellations, and order edits inside tickets all day — Gorgias' Shopify actions are genuinely the deepest.
  • You need its established ecosystem of ecommerce integrations and macros.
  • Your volume is low and stable enough that per-ticket pricing stays cheap.
Questions

Is Asks cheaper than Gorgias?

For stores with meaningful volume, usually by a wide margin. A store on Gorgias' ~$360/2,000-ticket band using AI Agent on 600 conversations pays the band plus ~$600 in resolution fees. Asks Business is $149/month flat.

Can Asks handle 'where is my order?' like Gorgias?

Yes — the agent looks up order status and fulfillment tracking automatically and answers in the conversation. It's one of the most common questions Asks resolves end-to-end.

What can't Asks do that Gorgias can?

In-ticket order actions: refunds, cancellations, and order edits from inside the conversation. If that's the core of your workflow, Gorgias earns its price. Asks covers answering, selling, and escalation — with custom actions available for calling your own APIs.

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