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Intercom Fin (standalone) vs Sierra

A side-by-side comparison of Intercom Fin (standalone) and Sierra on what each one charges, what it meters, and which plan every capability actually sits on.

Capability by capability

Nothing we track differs between them.

Channels

Channels capabilities compared between Intercom Fin (standalone) and Sierra
CapabilityIntercom Fin (standalone)Sierra
EmailIncludedAll workspacesIncludedNo plans are published, so plan gating cannot be assessed.
Live chatIncludedAll workspacesIncludedNo plans are published, so plan gating cannot be assessed.
VoiceNot publishedIncludedNo plans are published, so plan gating cannot be assessed.
SMSIncludedAll workspacesNot published
WhatsAppIncludedAll workspacesIncludedNo plans are published, so plan gating cannot be assessed.
Instagram / FacebookIncludedAll workspacesNot published

AI resolution

AI resolution capabilities compared between Intercom Fin (standalone) and Sierra
CapabilityIntercom Fin (standalone)Sierra
Autonomous resolution agentIncludedThe whole product, meteredIncludedThe whole product. Sierra bills only on outcomes such as "a resolved support conversation", which presupposes autonomous resolution.
Resolution over knowledge baseIncludedAll workspacesNot published
Action-taking (API calls)IncludedAll workspacesIncluded"Enable your agent to take action to assist customers by securely connecting it with any internal or external system", including systems of record from order management to CRM.
Handoff to humanIncludedAll workspacesIncludedEscalation exists and is usually not billed: "if a case needs to be escalated, in most cases, there's no charge". The exceptions are unpublished.
Guardrails & citationsIncludedAll workspacesIncludedGuardrails are published as "supervisory layers to reduce hallucinations, ensure security, and prevent abuse", and PII is "automatically encrypted and masked". Citation behaviour is not addressed anywhere, so half of this attribute is Unknown.
Multilingual AIIncludedAll workspacesIncludedSierra publishes "voice, chat, email, and WhatsApp in 59 languages", available 24/7/365.

AI voice

AI voice capabilities compared between Intercom Fin (standalone) and Sierra
CapabilityIntercom Fin (standalone)Sierra
Voice agentIncludedSales-gated, custom pricingIncludedVoice is listed as a first-class agent channel alongside chat, email and WhatsApp. No per-minute rate or telephony passthrough is published.

QA & workforce

QA & workforce capabilities compared between Intercom Fin (standalone) and Sierra
CapabilityIntercom Fin (standalone)Sierra
Automated QA coveragePaid add-onPro add-on, from $99/moNot published

Reporting

Reporting capabilities compared between Intercom Fin (standalone) and Sierra
CapabilityIntercom Fin (standalone)Sierra
Custom reportsIncludedAll workspaces, with the deeper metrics behind ProNot published

Enterprise

Enterprise capabilities compared between Intercom Fin (standalone) and Sierra
CapabilityIntercom Fin (standalone)Sierra
SAML SSOIncludedAll workspacesNot publishedNot addressed on the trust and reliability page or any product page.
SCIM provisioningIncludedNot publishedNot published
Custom rolesIncludedAll workspacesNot published
IP allowlistIncludedAll workspacesNot published
Multi-brandIncludedZendesk and Salesforce onlyNot published
HIPAA / BAAIncludedAll workspacesIncludedNot assessable; no plans are published.
SOC 2IncludedNot plan-gatedIncludedNot assessable; no plans are published.
ISO 27001IncludedNot plan-gatedIncludedNot assessable; no plans are published.
GDPRIncludedNot plan-gatedIncludedNot assessable; no plans are published.
Data residencyIncludedContract onlyNot publishedNo region list appears on the trust and reliability page or anywhere else on sierra.ai. PCI cardholder data runs on "dedicated PCI certified infrastructure" segregated from the core platform, which is infrastructure segregation rather than a residency or VPC option.

Developer

Developer capabilities compared between Intercom Fin (standalone) and Sierra
CapabilityIntercom Fin (standalone)Sierra
REST APIIncludedAll workspacesNot publishedNo public API reference is published on sierra.ai. The Agent SDK page describes extensibility without documenting an API.
WebhooksIncludedAll workspacesNot published
SDKsNot publishedIncludedThe Agent SDK is a published product surface, described as extensible so customers can write and connect their own integrations. No public API reference is published.
Published rate limitsIncludedAll workspacesNot published

Both entries last checked Sep 9, 2026.

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What Intercom Fin (standalone) costs

$49/month
1 published plan, billed monthly
  • Billing unit
    Outcome (usage) only
  • Free tier
    No, 14-day trial
  • AI pricing
    $0.99 per AI resolution
  • Vendor calls it
    Outcome
  • Human handoff
    Still billed
  • Reopened chat
    Refunded
  • AI billing window
    1d of inactivity
  • Data export
    Self-serve
  • Automation export
    Not published

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What Sierra costs

  • Billing unit
    Per outcome
  • Free tier
    Not published
  • AI pricing
    Not published
  • Vendor calls it
    Outcome
  • Human handoff
    Not published
  • Reopened chat
    Not published
  • AI billing window
    Not published
  • Data export
    Not published
  • Automation export
    Not published

7 of 9 not published by Sierra, checked

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