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24 alternatives to FounderPhone – make customer support personal with SMS
Hi HN! We're Parthi and Kunal from FounderPhone (https://founderphone.com). FounderPhone is a shared customer support inbox for SMS and calls in Slack. We've built and shipped 7 products recently and if there's one thing we've learned, it's that your personal relationship with your customer is your secret weapon as a startup. Having customers email [email protected] or message a bot via Intercom doesn't feel personal. People are skeptical they will ever get a response. We've had a lot of success giving out our phone number to the top customers we really care about and telling…
FounderPhone is a shared customer support inbox that brings SMS messages and calls directly into Slack. Built for startup founders and small teams, it lets businesses manage customer conversations through personal… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. FounderPhone – make customer support personal with SMS launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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OpenPhone 2.0▲417The new phone for business. Now on desktop and for teams.
2020 · quo.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I’m proud to share that we have built a real 3rd party iMessage client for Android. We did it by reverse engineering the iMessage protocol and encryption system. It's available to download today (no waitlist): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beeper.ima and there's a technical writeup here: https://blog.beeper.com/p/how-beeper-mini-works. Unlike every other attempt to build an iMessage app for Android (including our first gen app), Beeper Mini does not use a Mac server relay in the cloud. The app connects directly to Apple…
2023 · beeper.com · its alternatives →
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#Startup Chat▲358The global startup community, on Slack
2014 · hashtagstartup.co · its alternatives →
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The all-in-one business phone, now made collaborative
2021 · quo.com · its alternatives →
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Intercom▲464Communicate personally with every single customer.
2013 · intercom.com · its alternatives →
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Free omnichannel customer service software
2020 · bird.com · its alternatives →
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A retro radio-style live call-in show for founders
2022 · thefounderhotline.com · its alternatives →
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OpenPhone API▲422The phone system for teams, now integrated with your stack
2024 · quo.com · its alternatives →
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Convert incoming customer texts into Intercom conversation
2018 · justcall.io · its alternatives →
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Have live conversations with users inside your apps
2015 · fin.ai · its alternatives →
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Getting early founders the customer intros they need, faster
2020 · its alternatives →
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Smallchat Beta▲372Slack integration for chatting with visitors to your website
2017 · small.chat · its alternatives →
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Founders' Club▲268Meet top indie founders around the world.
2020 · ramenclub.com · its alternatives →
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