Lorikeet vs Sierra
A side-by-side comparison of Lorikeet and Sierra, two Support tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
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At a glance
The honest brief
Lorikeet
Its Intelligent Graph runs workflows deterministically — built for regulated finance/health where free-form bots fail.
- Deterministic workflow graph
- Chat, email, and voice support
- Real actions via Zendesk/Stripe
- Built for regulated industries
- Paid, enterprise-oriented
- No transparent public pricing
- Heavier setup than simple bots
Sierra
Outcome-based pricing — you pay per successful resolution, not per seat or per conversation.
- Pay per resolved outcome, not flat seats
- Omnichannel: chat, voice, email, SMS, WhatsApp
- Founder pedigree (Bret Taylor, Clay Bavor)
- Heavy Fortune 500 adoption
- Enterprise-only; contracts start six figures
- Plus setup fees in the tens of thousands
- Outcome definitions are negotiated and can drift
- No self-serve or transparent pricing