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Customer reviews: Commslayer ‑ Helpdesk & Chat

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CommsLayer is a Shopify app designed to streamline customer communication with automated messaging and notifications. Reading reviews helps merchants evaluate its reliability, ease of use, and impact on customer engagement before installing.

Reviews (88)

Overall rating
4.9

What Merchants Think

Merchants are overwhelmingly positive about "Commslayer ‑ Helpdesk", applauding it for offering all the essential customer support features at no cost. Most users have migrated from pricier alternatives like Gorgias, Zendesk, and Re:amaze, citing this app as a cost-effective, high-quality solution. They are particularly impressed by the team's active development, user feedback responsiveness, and overall product vision. The founders, especially Karri, are frequently mentioned for their exceptional customer service and dedication to improvement.

Key Strengths

  • Cost-effectiveness – Free access with features comparable to premium tools.
  • Active development and user-responsive improvements.
  • Simplified AI integration enhancing customer service efficiency.
  • Seamless onboarding and intuitive user interface.
  • Direct integration with Shopify.
  • Fast and responsive customer support by the founders and team.

Common Concerns

  • Not yet a 100% replacement for all existing premium help desk apps.
  • Some users may find the app still in development lacking certain features found in established tools.

Final Thoughts

"Commslayer ‑ Helpdesk" is widely regarded as a powerful, cost-effective alternative to some of the big names in customer support tools. Its free pricing model, competent feature set, and impressive user support have won the favor of merchants, positioning it as a highly recommended choice, especially for new or cost-conscious businesses. With continual improvements and an active development approach, it promises to become a mainstay in the helpdesk app landscape.

Purr Heaven

Jan 28, 2026  on Shopify

We switched to Commslayer from Freshdesk and really wish we had done it before Q4. Peak season had us drowning, and Commslayer would have taken a lot of weight off our team during that time. Unfortunately we didn't switch until January. Even so, we could feel the difference right away. The AI features are genuinely helpful like auto tagging, AI drafts, and responding to social comments in one place, which has made our days much easier. It is also more affordable than Freshdesk and fits how customer support actually works today. We are truly grateful for how responsive, kind, and supportive the Commslayer team has been throughout the transition. This tool has made a meaningful difference for our team and how we show up for our customers.

FisioStore

Jan 28, 2026  on Shopify

Precisavam ter um suporte mais rápido, estamos com problema na plataforma e sem nenhuma forma de contato

ETRNL

Jan 27, 2026  on Shopify

We moved over to Commslayer from Gorgias last year and haven’t looked back. Commslayer stood out immediately for how intuitive and well thought out the product is. All the key information we need is easy to find and clearly laid out, which makes it simple to respond quickly and stay on top of customer conversations. What’s been especially impressive is how consistently the platform continues to improve — new updates and refinements roll out regularly and genuinely make a difference. Beyond the product itself, the support team is exceptional. Karri and the wider Commslayer team are incredibly responsive, knowledgeable and truly invested in their customers. It feels like a real partnership rather than just another software provider. Highly recommend to anyone considering a switch from their current customer support software

Bloomfold

Jan 22, 2026  on Shopify

Love the reachability of the founders and the value for money is very good here! They often come with very unique updates and they are quick to adapt when things are not yet working as they should

6TH NBRHD

Jan 15, 2026  on Shopify

Great app & and support. The pricing is very affordable and AI integration is great. The idea is to make CS efficient and to give a great user experience to consumers. Looking forward to exploring more features!

WYDE FOOTWEAR®

Jan 15, 2026  on Shopify

Commslayer is so far ahead of competitors, and cheaper. It almost feels like hacking the system working with them. Support is great and fast too + the constant improvement of the product. We are here to stay!

NicheCanvas

Jan 15, 2026  on Shopify

Hey, this is a no-brainer. I have been with a competitor for years, and I switched in just a few clicks. Everything was imported, ready to roll. It's everything you ever wanted at a ridiculous price. On top of that, they recently released the MCP server, and it's crazy what you can do with it.

Eclair Lips®

Jan 15, 2026  on Shopify

So much functionality without all of the fuss and expensive plans from other similar apps. I've been using Commslayer for a year now and highly recommend.

Sculpted

Dec 13, 2025  on Shopify

GAME CHANGER! Tried them all and Commslayer is a no brainer! On top of that their support is phenomenal!

Schuhbidu24

Dec 12, 2025  on Shopify

The app itself is full of festures and even with the recent price hike a maybe a good choice. However, if you want to integrate with microsoft 365, you have to switch of your spam protection, as a result I am getting tons of spam, approx. 9 out of 10 emails. I tried to reach the support but only got an useless AI feedback.

Penrose Skin

Dec 11, 2025  on Shopify

Hands down the best Helpdesk software. Karri & Bernardo are beyond helpful. Couldn't recommend them enough and the value for money is insane. Thanks guys

CEDRICO

Dec 10, 2025  on Shopify

This is genuinely one of the easiest reviews I’ve written. Commslayer is a breath of fresh air in a space full of over-complicated, endless pricing layers, add-ons, limits, “per agent” nonsense… . Their model is simple and fair. That alone stood out. But I was happy to find out that the pricing isn’t even the best part. While young, the product is already better or on par with anything out there. It´s clearly built by people who wants to understand the real pain points, showing a genuine interest in customer feedback. Big thanks to Karri and the team. Commslayer is the real deal.

Caddie Wheel

Dec 09, 2025  on Shopify

Easy to setup, simple to use and super well priced. So much better than the alternative help desks on the market.

Everything Smart Technology

Dec 04, 2025  on Shopify

Not the product I was hoping for (and other reviews suggest). The dev team basically focuses 100% on "AI" features, when there is so many basic help desk features missing and not implemented yet, it's almost impossible to use efficiently on larger volumes of tickets. Basic missing features: 1. No native way to show your own tickets where the customer is waiting for a response (rather than we are waiting a response from them). There is no built in filter, status or flag that shows this. Makes it hard to priorities responses. We ended up creating an automation with tags to semi work around this but still really not ideal. A basic status field could resolve this. Without this, it's extremely easy to miss tickets that have been replied to. 2. No way to delete tickets at all, you can only mark as resolved which then affects stats, reports etc. If you get hit with an influx of spam emails you just want to delete, this can affect reporting. 3. No native way to submit a ticket through a portal and form, has to be done via email, Shopify, chat etc 4. Filters are very limited Now there is some good stuff for sure: 1. Having access to order data right there in the ticket is extremely useful 2. Sometimes the AI has a good response 3. The UI is fairly decent and easy too use 4. Being able to give the AI example emails of good responses is great But there is also some bugs/quirks/issues: 1. One of the most annoying is when you open a ticket that needs a very short reply and the AI starts thinking but you know you can have completed the response before it's finished thinking so you click the reply box and starts typing and it auto resolves the conversation because you hit the R key. Then you have to spend time going in to resolved, finding it and restoring it because there is no undo button. Now part of this is user error, as it wants you to hit the "S" key to stop AI thinking, however the hotkey of "R" to resolve is not a good choice and it's also not configurable. 2. If you are in a view that is filtered by tags and you update a ticket where an automation removes the tag, it won't automatically remove it from your view. You have to go to a different view and then back to the original one for it to disappear. 3. Browser tab can use excessive memory when open for longer periods of time, have observed one tab using 8GB before. 4. Team isn't really open to feedback or changes at all it seems. When I first read about Commslayer, my impression from reading their pitch was a fast moving team with continuous product update, improvements and responsive team which hasn't been the case. When I first started using it, I had to send them an email to allow me to setup an email inbox (I have zero clue why this is restricted), took several days of waiting just for that. Then I submitted feedback about the missing feature number 1 above, almost 2 months ago now. That feedback is still "Waiting for admin approval" to this day, while others have been approved more recently. I can only assume the team isn't really open to feedback that are not AI suggestions. 5. Documentation is very very limited. 6. Attachments often get stripped from tickets with no indication it existed. The only way you know is if the customer said "please see attached", then you have to go and manually find the email to see the attachment. I've been using it for around 2 months now as a trial before moving our full system over but with the lack of focus on anything that isn't AI, it's not going to be possible for us currently.

AVABeauty.dk

Nov 21, 2025  on Shopify

Compared to our old system (Zendesk), Commslayer is freaking amazing (and futuristic)! It's truly the best of the best for Shopify support. Will be recommending to everyone. Try it and thank me later. This review is NOT paid or in any way incentivized, its my own opinion.

SnoreSolvers

Nov 17, 2025  on Shopify

decent app but no support from the customer support. I emailed almost a week ago and no answer, they don't even have a chat support on their website

KomfortKissen.de

Nov 12, 2025  on Shopify

Honestly, the best helpdesk I’ve used so far. The support team is top-notch — super patient even when I ask dumb questions, and they always take time to explain everything clearly. The app itself is fast, no lag, easy to set up, and has everything you actually need. Totally recommend it — if you’re not using Commslayer, you’re just overpaying for laggy tools that don’t even come close.

The Groovd

Nov 11, 2025  on Shopify

We replaced reamaze with commslayer - you get much more for what you pay for with Commslayer's AI. Highly recommend over any other software!

Wild Animals

Nov 05, 2025  on Shopify

We tried a few different options and Commslayer was high bar above the rest. Product integrates well, surfaces all the info we need to act quickly and is easy to navigate. They are updating and making improvements on a regular basis too. Not only this, but their customer support team is second to none. Love the product and the team. Highly recommended.

MìLà

Oct 29, 2025  on Shopify

Switching to Commslayer has been a total game changer for our customer support team. The AI works well, easy to set up with intuitive guidance, and the platform is incredibly easy to use. Their team is responsive, supportive, and genuinely cares about our success. Our human agents have been so grateful for our switch from Gorgias to Commslayer because we are a more efficient team. The value is unbeatable, and the list of positives just keeps going!

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