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How 8,000+ companies streamline customer communication.

Last updated: November 2024

Front - 2024 Pricing, Features, Reviews, & Alternatives

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What is Front?

Front is a customer operations platform that enables support, sales, and account management teams to deliver exceptional service at scale. Front streamlines customer communication by combining the efficiency of a help desk and the familiarity of email, with automated workflows and real-time collaboration behind the scenes. With Front, teams can centralize messages across channels, route them to the right person, and unlock visibility and insights across all of their customer operations. More than 8000 businesses use Front to drive operational efficiency that prevents churn, improves retention, and propels customer growth

Benefits of using Front

Centralized view: Incoming messages, from group email addresses (support@, sales@, etc.), Facebook, Twitter, chat, SMS texts, and even voice messages can be managed in Front.

Better team collaboration: Teams can work together in the team inbox with assignments, internal comment and shared drafts, and collision detection to make sure they're not dropping the ball or duplicating work.

Enhanced team productivity: Teams can work 2-3x faster with keyboard shortcuts, message templates, workflow automations, send later, follow-up reminders, and individual email management in Front.

Sharpen your focus: Get a better understanding of your team’s workload, customer’s experience, and more with in-depth analytics.

Minimal learning curve: Front works like any other email client (Gmail, Outlook, etc.), and not like a clunky, complex help desk ticketing system.

Full administrative control: With Front, you have custom governance to best serve your customers. Our administrative console allows you to control permissions, provisioning, access rights, and more.

Security that scales with you: Our platform is built using industry-standard encryption. Daily backups ensure performance never slips, and each customer gets a unique enterprise identifier.

Invested in compliance: From SOC 2 to GDPR, we continuously invest in enterprise-grade compliance and governance frameworks to protect your data and keep it safe.

Starting from

29

/user

Per month

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Front's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Front users:

Mobile Access
Email Management
Inbox Management
Chat/Messaging
Business Process Automation
Alerts/Notifications

Features

4.4

/5

267

Ease of use

4.5

/5

267

All Front features

Meeting Management
Campaign Analytics
Transcripts/Chat History
Canned Responses
Collaboration Tools
Real Time Editing
Task Progress Tracking
Contact Database
Surveys & Feedback
Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Monitoring
Customer Management
Customer Segmentation
Real-Time Notifications
Customizable Forms
Search/Filter
Email Marketing
Email Reminders
Engagement Tracking
@mentions
Multi-Channel Communication
Calendar Sync
Calendar Management
Activity Tracking
Order Management
Negative Feedback Management
Archiving & Retention
Performance Metrics
Workflow Configuration
Email Distribution
Macros/Templated Responses
File Sharing
Workflow Management
Remote Access/Control
Contact Management
Email Monitoring
Interaction Tracking
Task Management
Automated Routing
Access Controls/Permissions
Real-Time Chat
Alerts/Escalation
Spam Blocker
Reporting/Analytics
Video Conferencing
Knowledge Base Management
Support Ticket Management
Social Media Integration
Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
Self Service Portal
Opportunity Management
Reporting & Statistics
Remote Support
Resource Management
Team Management
Reminders
Real-Time Updates
Real-Time Reporting
Performance Management
Personalization
Real-Time Analytics
Prioritization
Read Receipts
Queue Management
Quality Management
Quality Assurance
Process/Workflow Automation
Prospecting Tools
Project Time Tracking
Project Management
Template Management
Territory Management
Text Analysis
Third-Party Integrations
Time Tracking
Transfers/Routing
Trend Analysis
Two-Way Audio & Video
Usage Tracking/Analytics
Version Control
Video Chat
Virtual Assistant
Visual Analytics
Voice Mail
Website Integration
Whitelisting/Blacklisting
Widgets
Workforce Management
Response Management
Role-Based Permissions
Routing
Rules-Based Workflow
Sales Pipeline Management
Scheduling
Secure Data Storage
Shared Inboxes
Shipping Management
Signature Management
Single Sign On
SMS Messaging
Social Media Monitoring
SSL Security
Status Tracking
Supplier Management
Support Ticket Tracking
Tagging
Task Scheduling
Client Management
Client Portal
Commenting/Notes
Communication Management
Compliance Management
Computer Telephony Integration
Configurable Workflow
Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
CRM
Customer Communication
Customer Complaint Tracking
Customer Database
Customer Engagement
Customer History
Customer Service Analytics
Customizable Branding
Customizable Fields
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Dashboard
Account Alerts
Account Management
Activity Dashboard
API
Application Management
Appointment Scheduling
Assignment Management
Audit Trail
Autoresponders
Batch Communications
Brainstorming
Calendar/Reminder System
Call Center Management
Call Monitoring
Call Recording
Call Routing
Campaign Management
Case Management
Chatbot
Churn Management
Inventory Management
Issue Management
Issue Tracking
IT Asset Management
Knowledge Management
Lead Capture
Lead Management
Lead Qualification
Live Chat
Mailing List Management
Mobile Alerts
Mobile App
Monitoring
Multi-Channel Data Collection
Multi-Channel Management
Multi-User Collaboration
Multiple User Accounts
Notes Management
On-Demand Communications
Onboarding
Data Import/Export
Data Recovery
Data Visualization
Deadline Management
Deal Management
Discussions/Forums
Document Storage
Drag & Drop
Email Templates
Email Tracking
Employee Database
Employee Directory
Event Calendar
Event Triggered Actions
Feedback Management
For iPad Devices
For Startups
Health Score
Help Desk Management
Internal Chat Integration

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Pricing options
Free plan
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Pricing range

Value for money

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/5

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Front support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Chat

Training options

Documentation
Live Online
Videos
In Person
Webinars

Front reviews

Overall rating

4.6

/5

267

Positive reviews

91

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.73/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
It can be super helpful to better communication within your org and connecting other forms of communication like Facebook chat.
Support team really does an incredible job at providing super helpful information quickly and kindly. Their self-support documentation is also wonderful.
There are so many features that are great for organizing your inbox. The organizational benefits allow you to be more efficient in your daily workflow.
Cons
However, the number of times we experienced an outage was frustrating.
When you send a message there is a gap of 5 seconds to cancel it but once it has been sent there is no way to recall it.
I really did not listen to the sales rep, he warn me, literally said: if you ar going to use it only for the scheduling links features it will be an overkill.

Front FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Front offer?

Front has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $29.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of Front?

Front has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does Front support?

Front supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Front support mobile devices?

Front supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Front offer an API?

Yes, Front has an API available for use.


Q. What other apps does Front integrate with?

Front integrates with the following applications:
Stitch, Retool, Forumbee, Dialpad, HubSpot Marketing Hub, HelpCenter.io, GitHub, Talkdesk, Make, Aircall, Dropbox Business, Zoho CRM, Jira, Zonka Feedback, Upscope, FullContact, Instabug, WhatsApp, Clearbit, Delighted, Zapier, Gmail, Trello, Google Drive, Pipedrive, Outreach, Zoom Workplace, Drift, Nicereply, Twitter/X, JustCall, CloudTalk, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM Plus, Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft 365, Chatra, Vyte, Influx, Zendesk Sell, Meta for Business, Olark, Fivetran, Gainsight CS, monday.com, Toky, ClickUp, CallHippo, AskNicely, Twilio, Instagram, Asana, Stonly, ChargeDesk, HubSpot CRM, Intercom, Dialpad AI Meetings, Shopify


Q. What level of support does Front offer?

Front offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Chat

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