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24 alternatives to Wait Safely
Get back to business with text-based social distancing
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wait Safely launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Wait.chat▲84Deadline-aware message inbox for async teams
2020 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →
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My buddy paulsingh and I have been working on this for a few weeks, got something up and running and wanted to show you. The problem we're solving: When you need customer service (your flight got canceled, strange fees on your bill, etc) you just want to talk to a real person. Waiting on hold wastes your time AND your concentration; you can't be coding in the zone when part of your brain is waiting for an operator. Our solution: We wanted to make it "one click" to reach a real person. How it works: You click on who you want to talk to (even a specific department, like the billing dept at…
2011 · fastcustomer.com · its alternatives →
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Create urgency through social proof for higher conversions
2021 · apps.shopify.com · its alternatives →
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Taggstar▲85Real-time social proof messaging for eCommerce websites
2018 · taggstar.com · its alternatives →
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Albwer▲102Configure messages to be delivered when you are unreachable
2023 · albwer.com · its alternatives →
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Text messaging platform for waitlist & customer management.
2023 · ready-text.com · its alternatives →
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Ready▲89The private, secure, and powerful messaging app for everyone
2022 · ready.io · its alternatives →
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Safely open your gym/bar/store/anything else after COVID-19.
2020 · its alternatives →
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Receive live chats via text message
2020 · apps.shopify.com · its alternatives →
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Empower your product manager. Let them decide what the messages to your users say, when those messages are triggered, as well as how they are sent (sms, email, etc.) while you focus on building product features. They'll be able to use trusted providers like sendgrid, twilio and apple so you don't have to worry about message delivery.
2013 · outbound.io · its alternatives →
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Get a text when it’s your turn to enter a store.
2020 · its alternatives →
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