Cresta vs Gorgias
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Cresta if you want contact center ai platform with autonomous agents and real-time agent assist (Supervised agent, enterprise); choose Gorgias if you want ecommerce helpdesk with an ai agent that resolves and sells (Supervised agent, subscription).
| Cresta | Gorgias | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Contact center AI platform with autonomous agents and real-time agent assist | Ecommerce helpdesk with an AI Agent that resolves and sells |
| Type | platform | product-with-agents |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | enterprise | subscription · Helpdesk plans from ~$10/mo; AI Agent billed per resolved interaction (~$0.90-$1.00 each) |
| Best for | enterprise | smb, mid-market |
| Deployment | saas, api | saas |
| Modalities | voice, text, api | text, voice, email |
| Models | model-agnostic, proprietary | model-agnostic |
| Protocols | rest-api, function-calling | rest-api, function-calling |
| Integrations | Genesys, NICE CXone, Five9, Amazon Connect, Twilio, Cisco | Shopify, Klaviyo, Recharge, Yotpo, Slack, Attentive |
| Capabilities | 4 documented | 4 documented |
Cresta
- +Unified platform: autonomous AI agent, real-time agent assist, conversation intelligence, and auto-QA in one stack
- +Well-reviewed real-time guidance and 100% automated quality coverage
- +Strong compliance posture (reportedly SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS, ISO/IEC 42001)
- -Expensive, enterprise-only, with multi-week implementation and a dedicated ops owner required
- -No public pricing; the only public figures come from marketplace listings
Gorgias
- +Deep native Shopify integration: the AI Agent acts on real order, subscription, and inventory data, not just FAQs
- +Dual modes cover both post-purchase support and pre-purchase selling (discounts, upsells)
- +Transparent per-response reasoning and Auto QA make it easier to trust and coach
- -AI Agent is Shopify-focused and explicitly not supported on BigCommerce, Magento, or WooCommerce
- -Billing stacks: each AI Agent interaction is charged as an automated interaction and counts as a helpdesk ticket, which can surprise on the invoice
Which should you choose?
Cresta is contact center ai platform with autonomous agents and real-time agent assist, best for enterprise. Gorgias is ecommerce helpdesk with an ai agent that resolves and sells, best for smb, mid-market. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.