Say goodbye to clunky AI and save $60 every month
Respond.io charges $159/month for an AI that’s often inaccurate and confusing. With SleekFlow, $99/month gets you unlimited, reliable AI and useful extras like broadcast and automation tools that respond.io doesn’t include.
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Why users are leaving respond.io
AI that you can't trust
Respond.io AI frequently gives incorrect answers, prematurely ends chats, traps users in endless loops, and doesn't know when to start or end conversations properly. *Based on our real testing.
Lots of growth blockers
You outgrow respond.io because it lacks key features for team collaboration, data organization, cross-platform automation, and enterprise-level security controls.
Pay extra for support
Onboarding support costs extra; otherwise, only generic global help desk support is available, lacking local and dedicated assistance.
SLEEKFLOW AI AGENT
SleekFlow AI drives revenue, respond.io drives customers away
AI Knowledge Base
Respond.io is blind to live site changes, fortunately we don’t
Broader format support
PDF, TXT, and website crawl are basic; we also support DOCX, XLSX, CSV, and JPG formats.
Live Google search
Respond.io's crawler leaves you with 24-hour-old data. SleekFlow's AI uses live Google search for the latest information.
Native Shopify integration
Instant access to live product, inventory, and order data from your Shopify store with native MCP integration.
AI Control
Finally, you can take control of hallucinations
Prompts for conversational style
SleekFlow uses prompts to shape AI behavior. Respond.io relies solely on prompts, causing instructions to get lost.
Deterministic rules for reliability
SleekFlow combines prompts with hard-coded rules that govern AI handoffs, escalations, and exits: no hallucinations, no premature exits, no chatbot jails.
AI Actions
Respond.io just answers questions…SleekFlow sells
Lead scoring
Automatically qualify prospects to focus on high-value opportunities.
Smart chat summaries
Instantly summarize conversations so humans can quickly gain context and take action.
Create Shopify carts
Builds shopping carts right in the chat—no redirects, no friction, just seamless checkout.
Answer with live order data
Reply to customer inquiries using real-time Shopify order details and data.
Testing Tools
SleekFlow lets you test, respond.io makes you guess
AI playground with citations
Test your AI and see exactly where each answer comes from with built-in source citations.
Performance testing
Automatically spot knowledge gaps and measure accuracy so you can fix issues before going live.
Safe workflow sandbox
Simulate full customer workflows and integrations without touching your live business channels.
Don’t be fooled by shallow integrations and a rigid UX
Respond.io's workflows are stuck inside their own platform. SleekFlow triggers from events across all the tools you use—a new Shopify order, a Salesforce update, you name it.
From one intuitive builder, you can then automate actions across every system—no need to pay extra for Zapier or n8n.
Our Flow Builder is designed to protect your work, unlike respond.io, where one wrong click can erase an entire branch.
You just can’t store and use data properly in respond.io
In respond.io, contact fields get overwritten with every new update. SleekFlow Custom Objects give you the full picture, saving every single order or appointment as a unique record linked to a contact.
This keeps customer profiles clean, not just a long, messy list of contact fields. You track a customer's complete history, not only their latest interaction.
Use this valuable data to trigger powerful automations like segmenting contacts by purchase patterns or sending follow-up messages after purchases.
We meet global compliance, they meet the bare minimum
Need to meet strict data laws in the UAE, US or SG? Respond.io won't cut it. We have regional servers in 5 markets, so your data stays right where it needs to.
You also get total control over who sees what. Mask any sensitive info—credit cards, medical IDs, you name it—and set specific permissions so your team only accesses what they need for their job.
Plus, you can lock down your entire workspace with IP whitelisting. It's an enterprise-grade feature that goes far beyond respond.io's basic SSO & 2FA setup.
Our strategic support is included; theirs is a paid add-on
Run into problems on respond.io? Be prepared to pay extra for guidance. With SleekFlow, a dedicated local team is included from day one to guide your setup, free for all yearly plans.
You don't just get a helpdesk. You get a dedicated onboarding specialist for business strategy and AI solution engineers to train your team and troubleshoot your AI agents.
With offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, the UAE, Brazil, and Indonesia, we offer local support in your timezone and hours—not just a ticket number from a remote team.
SLEEKFLOW VS RESPOND.IO
Why businesses serious about AI switch from respond.io to SleekFlow
See the difference at a glance
 Starter Plan |  Pro AI Plan | Growth Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
Basics | |||
Starting price | $79/month | $99/month | $159/month |
AI features | Unlimited usage | Limited usage | |
Team inbox | |||
Collaborator inbox | |||
Broadcasts | |||
Workflow | |||
Cross-platform automation | |||
Custom objects | |||
Native Shopify integration | |||
In-chat payment link | |||
Onboarding support | Paid add-on | Paid add-on | |
AI features | |||
Knowledge base | |||
Supported data format | PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, JPG | PDF, text | |
Website crawling | |||
Live web search (real‑time site updates) | |||
Shopify MCP (native commerce connector) | |||
Actions | |||
Send message | Able to split long response | Unable to split long response | |
Assign to human agents | |||
Update contact properties / fields | |||
Update lifecycle stages | |||
Listen to audio message | |||
Add labels to segment customers | |||
Lead scoring | |||
Create internal note for human agents | |||
Shopify: Share product link, build a cart, answer from order details | |||
Call custom API | |||
Testing & iteration | |||
Testing chat window | |||
Auto‑generate questions & AI answers to measure AI performance accuracy | |||
Citations in testing | |||
AI reasoning visibility (why an action was taken) | |||
Frequently Asked Questions
Migration is straightforward and we provide dedicated support throughout the process. Most businesses complete migration within 1-2 weeks. Plus, with our free forever plan, you can build and test everything in our sandbox before switching your live channels over.
It means exactly what it says—no caps, no overages, no surprises. Your AI agent can handle as many customer conversations as needed without any additional charges. This is particularly valuable during peak seasons or marketing campaigns when conversation volume spikes. Respond.io meters AI usage, which means you could face unexpected charges or hit limits at the worst possible time.
If you need AI: SleekFlow's Pro plan starts at $99/month compared to respond.io's Growth plan at $159/month—that's $60 in monthly savings, or $720 per year. But the real value goes beyond price: you get unlimited AI responses (respond.io meters usage), more AI actions, advanced testing tools, Custom Objects, and superior collaboration features. You're paying less and getting significantly more capability. If you don't need AI: Respond.io's Starter plan starts at $79/month but lacks broadcasts, automatic workflows, and advanced integrations. With SleekFlow's Pro plan, you get all this at $99/month.
SleekFlow is designed for businesses of all sizes. Our pricing starts at just $99/month for the Pro plan, and we offer a free forever plan for businesses just getting started. You get enterprise-grade features like unlimited AI, advanced security, Custom Objects, and local support regardless of your company size. We believe every business deserves powerful conversational AI tools, not just large enterprises.
The biggest difference is that we have a true, native Shopify integration, while respond.io doesn't. Our direct connection gives our AI instant, real-time access to your entire product catalog. This means it can share product links, build shopping carts for customers, and answer questions about order details—all right inside the chat. Respond.io can't connect to Shopify on its own. You're forced to rely on a third-party tool like Zapier to create a workaround. This indirect connection is far more limited and only allows for basic tasks like syncing contact details. You miss out on all the powerful, in-chat e-commerce tools that only a real integration can offer.
Absolutely. Unlike respond.io's 7-day trial that requires connecting real business channels, SleekFlow offers a free forever plan with a complete sandbox environment. You can build your entire AI agent, test automations, and explore all features without any pressure or credit card requirement. When you're ready to go live, simply upgrade to a paid plan.