Built for SMBs, not enterprise
ovellan is focused and affordable, live in about 15 minutes, without the enterprise onboarding and pricing Drift is built around.
The alternative
ovellan vs Drift
Drift is a powerful, enterprise conversational-marketing platform. If you are an SMB that wants a smart support-and-sales chatbot live this week without enterprise pricing, ovellan is the simpler, EU-hosted alternative.
- Live in 15 minutes
- EU-hosted
- AVG-proof
A fair look
What Drift is, and where it shines
About Drift
Drift is a US conversational-marketing platform aimed at B2B sales teams, focused on routing high-value leads and account-based marketing conversations.
What they're good at
Drift is genuinely strong for enterprise B2B sales: pipeline-driven chat, lead routing to reps and playbooks for account-based marketing at scale.
Side by side
ovellan compared to Drift
| Feature | ovellan | Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Multilingual & localized | Yes, every major European language | Limited |
| EU-hosted, GDPR-proof | Yes | Not standard |
| Primary focus | Support and sales for SMBs | Enterprise conversational marketing |
| Answers only from your own content | Yes, with sources | Limited |
| Says "I don't know" instead of guessing | Yes | Not standard |
| Pricing model | Per workspace (whole team included) | Enterprise, often high |
| Real actions (orders, bookings, tracking) | Built in | Limited |
| Time to launch | About 15 minutes | Longer, sales-led onboarding |
| Shared human inbox + handover | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics + knowledge gaps | Yes | Yes |
Comparison reflects broad, public positioning. Drift is a trademark of its owner; ovellan is not affiliated with it.
Why teams choose ovellan
What you get by switching
Support and sales, grounded
It answers customer questions from your own content with sources, not just marketing playbooks, and captures leads along the way.
Per-workspace pricing
You pay per workspace, so the whole team is included, instead of enterprise seat-based contracts.
EU-hosted and localized
Fully localized, EU-hosted and GDPR-proof, with a DPA available.
When Drift might fit you better
If you are a larger B2B organization whose main goal is routing high-value leads to sales reps with account-based-marketing playbooks, Drift is purpose-built for that and does it well. Teams that need enterprise conversational marketing, rather than an affordable support-and-sales chatbot, may prefer it.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is ovellan a Drift alternative?
For SMBs that want a smart chatbot for support and sales without enterprise pricing, yes. Drift targets larger B2B sales teams; ovellan focuses on being simple, affordable, EU-hosted and live in about 15 minutes.
Is ovellan cheaper than Drift?
ovellan uses per-workspace pricing with a 7-day free trial, which is generally far more approachable for SMBs than enterprise seat-based contracts.
Can ovellan capture and route leads?
Yes. It captures leads in conversation and can hand over to your team through a shared inbox.
Is my data EU-hosted?
Yes, ovellan is EU-hosted and GDPR-proof, with a downloadable DPA.
How fast can I go live?
About 15 minutes: train it on your content, add one snippet and it is running on your website and WhatsApp.
See ovellan next to Drift
Start a 7-day free trial, no credit card. Train it on your own content, add one snippet and it goes live in about 15 minutes.
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