Comparing LivePerson and Lorikeet? Both are AI Agents & Chatbots and Enterprise tools in the directory, which is why buyers put them on the same shortlist. Below is a side-by-side look at how they price, what they integrate with, and when each is the better fit, so you can pick on the facts rather than either vendor's own sales page.
| Attribute | LivePerson | Lorikeet |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid · Custom | Per resolution · $1,500/mo + $0.95/resolution |
| Founded | 1995 | 2023 |
| Categories | AI Agents & Chatbots Contact Center & CCaaS Enterprise | AI Agents & Chatbots Enterprise |
| Integrations | Salesforce Zendesk Microsoft Dynamics ServiceNow Shopify WhatsApp Apple Messages for Business Avaya | Zendesk Intercom Salesforce Twilio Flex Front Stripe |
LivePerson Conversational Cloud is an enterprise platform for handling customer conversations at scale across web messaging, in-app chat, SMS, WhatsApp, Apple Messages for Business, and social channels. AI agents built on the platform resolve routine questions using an intent engine and a bring-your-own-LLM approach, while human agents work in a messaging-first workspace with a generative AI Copilot that drafts replies, summarizes conversations, and translates messages in real time. Voice AI ties phone calls into the same routing and analytics, and Conversational Intelligence reporting shows what customers are actually asking about.
The company is one of the original names in this space. Robert LoCascio founded LivePerson in New York in 1995, back when web chat was a novelty, and took it public on Nasdaq (ticker LPSN) in 2000. It bought VoiceBase and Tenfold in 2021 to add voice analytics and CRM integrations, partnered with Avaya in 2024 to bolt its digital capabilities onto Avaya contact centers, and today claims 18,000 plus brands, with HSBC, Burberry, PNC, and Zurich among its named customers. LoCascio later stepped down, and John Sabino has been CEO since January 2024. In April 2026, voice AI company SoundHound AI agreed to acquire LivePerson.
Pricing is quote-based. LivePerson publishes Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers describing what each unlocks, from the agent workspace up to advanced analytics and generative AI, but no dollar figures. Messaging channels like SMS and WhatsApp pass through provider rates plus a 15 percent handling fee, and generative AI entitlements are negotiated with sales. Budget for an enterprise contract, not a credit-card signup.
Choose LivePerson if you are a large brand that lives on asynchronous messaging and wants proven scale, deep channel coverage, and agent-assist AI with enterprise controls. Look elsewhere if you are a small team that wants transparent pricing and self-service setup, or if the pending SoundHound acquisition and several years of revenue decline make you nervous about vendor stability.
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Lorikeet builds AI agents for companies where a wrong answer costs real money, or worse. Founded in Sydney in mid-2023 by Steve Hind, formerly of Stripe, and Jamie Hall, a former Google AI engineer, it deliberately courts the customers most vendors disclaim: fintechs, healthcare companies, and marketplaces whose support conversations involve moving money and medical questions. Its answer to that risk is workflow-first design. The agent follows your standard operating procedures step by step, takes real actions through integrations, and escalates precisely where the procedure says to, rather than improvising when a conversation gets unusual.
The platform pairs the customer-facing Concierge agent, which keeps a memory of each customer, with a Coach agent that scores tickets, and orchestrates multi-agent workflows across voice, chat, and email. Customers include Airwallex, Linktree, Eucalyptus, Magic Eden, and Flex, and the investor story is remarkable for a two-year-old company: a $35 million Series A led by QED in 2025 brought funding past $75 million, with backing from all three of Australia's biggest venture firms plus Canva's co-founders, reportedly the first startup since Canva to manage that.
Pricing is published, rare at this tier, and outcome-based with a twist: Start is $1,500 a month plus $0.95 per resolution, Scale is $4,000 plus $0.80, there are no implementation fees, and you can refuse to pay for resolutions you are unhappy with.
Choose Lorikeet when your support is high-stakes and process-bound: if your team works from runbooks and a compliance officer reviews the transcripts, an agent built to follow procedures exactly is worth paying for. Teams with simple FAQ queues will find cheaper fits elsewhere.
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