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Voiceflow
No-code conversational AI platform for building, testing, and deploying advanced chat and voice agents without coding

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Chatbots & Al Assistants
AI Voice Recognition & Conversational AI
Agentic Al
Franchisors
Local Businesses
Multi-Unit Franchisees

Voiceflow - Visual conversation design platform for building AI agents at scale

Tech Overview

Voiceflow is a collaborative no-code platform that enables teams to design, prototype, and deploy sophisticated AI chat and voice agents without writing code. The platform features an intuitive drag-and-drop interface that allows product teams, designers, and developers to create complex conversational flows for customer support, sales automation, and internal business processes. With its visual workflow builder, teams can train AI agents on custom knowledge bases, integrate with existing business tools through APIs, and deploy across multiple channels including web chat, voice calls, and messaging platforms.

The platform stands out for its real-time collaboration capabilities, allowing multiple team members to work simultaneously on conversation design. Voiceflow supports advanced features like conditional logic, custom code integration, and multi-LLM model support, making it suitable for both simple chatbots and enterprise-grade AI agents that can handle complex customer workflows.

Who is it built for

  • Franchisors
  • Franchisees

How it works

  • Start by creating a new project using templates or AI-powered project generation
  • Upload documents, websites, and data to the Knowledge Base to train your AI agent
  • Use the visual flow builder to design conversation paths with drag-and-drop blocks
  • Add conditional logic, API integrations, and custom code using JavaScript functions
  • Test conversations in real-time with the built-in simulator and visual debugging
  • Configure multiple LLM models (GPT-4, Claude, etc.) for different use cases
  • Deploy across web chat, voice channels, or custom interfaces using APIs
  • Monitor performance with analytics and transcript analysis
  • Collaborate with team members in real-time with commenting and version control

Key Features

Feature What You Get
Visual Flow Builder Drag-and-drop interface for designing conversation flows without coding
Knowledge Base Training Upload documents, websites, and data to train AI agents on custom information
Multi-LLM Support Integrate various language models including GPT-4, Claude, and others
Real-time Collaboration Multiple team members can work simultaneously with live cursors and comments
API Integrations Connect to 70+ external services and build custom integrations
Voice & Chat Deployment Deploy across web chat, telephony, and voice platforms
Advanced Testing Visual debugging with block highlighting and conversation simulation
Custom Code Support Add JavaScript functions and API calls for complex logic
Enterprise Security SOC-2 compliance, SSO, and advanced user permissions
Analytics Dashboard Monitor conversations, performance metrics, and user interactions

Impact & Benefits

Organizations using Voiceflow report significant operational improvements and cost savings. Trilogy automated 70% of Level 1 support tickets across 90 product lines, saving $425,000 within 90 days. Sanlam achieved 3x faster deployment speed and 80% lead conversion rates for their AI financial coach. The platform enables teams to reduce manual support workload, improve response times from hours to seconds, and scale customer interactions without proportionally increasing staff. Teams report faster time-to-market for conversational AI projects, moving from months of development to weeks of deployment through collaborative design and no-code implementation.

How AI is used

  • Natural language understanding for interpreting customer queries and intent
  • Large language model integration (GPT-4, Claude) for generating contextual responses
  • Knowledge base AI that searches and retrieves relevant information from uploaded documents
  • Conversation flow optimization using machine learning for better user experiences
  • Automated entity extraction and data validation from user inputs
  • Sentiment analysis for routing conversations to appropriate channels
  • Dynamic response generation based on user context and conversation history
  • AI-powered project generation that creates conversation flows from text prompts

Real-world use cases

Trilogy's Customer Support Transformation: The Trilogy team built a custom AI agent using Voiceflow to automate customer support across 90 different product lines. Their agent integrates with Zendesk, is embedded in help centers, and successfully automates 70% of Level 1 tickets. The implementation resulted in $425,000 in savings within the first 90 days while delivering a significantly improved customer experience. The AI agent handles complex queries using curated knowledge bases and seamlessly escalates advanced technical questions to human agents when needed.

Testimonials

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Voiceflow is a great platform that allows us at Cisco to be more innovative and creative at a time when AI and other automation becoming table stakes. We see the "Low-Code, No-code" chatbot development platform as a key differentiator in the ideation of new solutions for Cisco operations and internal workflows. The ability to use Voiceflow for prototyping and POCs within the business provide the insight to test user stories and conversational workflow designs to guarantee a positive user experience.

Daryl T.

AI Business Development

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Voiceflow enables perfect planning of the communication flow between chatbot and user. It can be used as a no-code tool, but functions can also be created using Javascript, the web plugin can be customized using html, css and javascript, etc. Countless links with other tools are possible via API.
Gerald J.

Head of Master’s Program Marketing & Sales Management

Final thoughts

Voiceflow excels as a collaborative platform for teams serious about building production-ready conversational AI. Its visual approach democratizes AI agent development while maintaining the depth needed for enterprise deployments. The platform's strength lies in its balance of ease-of-use for non-technical users and advanced capabilities for developers. While the learning curve increases with project complexity, the real-time collaboration features and extensive integration ecosystem make it a standout choice for organizations looking to scale conversational AI across multiple use cases.

For franchise businesses specifically, Voiceflow offers the flexibility to create standardized AI agents that can be customized for individual locations while maintaining brand consistency. The platform's ability to handle both simple FAQ automation and complex multi-step business processes makes it suitable for franchise operations of any size.