Built for sales
Drift turns website visitors into leads for sales teams. Order status, returns and product questions aren't its core.
askVela vs Drift
The Drift alternative for online stores.askVela handles your customers' questions.
Drift belongs to Salesloft and qualifies website visitors for B2B sales, with prices on request. askVela is the AI for online stores: it answers product, shipping and order questions and sells along the way, at a published flat rate.
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Head to head
askVela vs Drift
Two tools, two jobs.
FeatureaskVelaDrift
Built foraskVelaSupport and advice in the online storeDriftLead qualification in B2B sales
PriceaskVela€39, €99, or €249 per month, publishedDriftOn request only
Answers from your product catalogaskVelaDriftNot its focus
Start without a sales callaskVelaDrift
List prices according to the vendor, as of 09/2026. · Run your own numbers · All askVela prices
When Drift misses the point
A sales platform doesn't solve store support
Drift is strong for B2B pipeline. For order and product questions it's the wrong tool.
Price on request only
There's no list price, only a conversation with sales.
A product in upheaval
Salesloft has transitioned from Drift to 1mind, the conversational AI of an independent partner.
Why askVela
An AI that closes support cases
Where Drift hands over to sales reps, askVela handles the case and sells when it fits.
Advice from the catalog
The AI recommends products in stock with price and link, every answer with a source.
Order status
On Shopify with shipping status and tracking link, on WooCommerce and JTL through the plugin, for any other store through your endpoint.
A published price
€39, €99, or €249 per month, unlimited agents, cancel monthly, no sales call.
Playground
No video. No mockup. The real dashboard.
One click creates your personal sandbox workspace – with real conversations, real AI and every setting. You click through exactly the product your customers get.
- No sign-up
- 60 minutes, all yours
- Deletes itself
Pays-for-itself guarantee
If it doesn't pay for itself, you get the fee back.
If your dashboard shows less attributed revenue in the first 60 days after the trial than you paid askVela in that time, we refund the plan fee. Requirements: widget live and store connected via plugin or app. Once per customer; answer packs excluded.
Frequently asked questions
01When is askVela the better choice over Drift?
Whenever you run an online store and want to automate customer questions: product advice, shipping, order status, returns. askVela answers them itself and recommends matching products along the way.
02Does Drift still exist?
Drift belongs to Salesloft. Salesloft has transitioned from Drift to 1mind, the conversational AI of an independent partner.
03How much does askVela cost?
A fair flat rate: €39, €99, or €249 per month, with 1,000, 4,000, or 12,000 AI answers per month and unlimited agents. You see the price up front, without a sales call.
04Is askVela GDPR-compliant?
Yes. askVela is hosted in Frankfurt am Main, and the DPA under Art. 28 GDPR is included.
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