
Front, Text, respond.io, JivoChat and a handful of rivals turned the little live-chat widget into a real software business. Now AI agents are racing to answer before a human ever reads the message.

The Polish company once called LiveChat dropped its most recognizable word to become Text, then rebuilt customer service as a revenue engine. Comm100, SleekFlow and Gorgias are chasing the same idea from different corners of the market.