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Axis Engage

Every customer conversation. One intelligent inbox.

Connect WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, SMS and web chat — and manage them effortlessly. Because customers expect instant, consistent responses, whether they message you first or you message them.

No credit card required.

4.8/5from 2,291 businesses

Powering conversations for teams across Africa

  • SME Connect
  • Irish Catering
  • KOKO Club
  • 254 Breweries
  • Lintons
  • Standard Group
  • Superfoam
  • Beauty Click
  • Glovo
  • KOKO
  • Kenchic
  • NMG

Why Engage

Four reasons teams switch — and stay.

01

Inbox, campaigns & bots in one system

No more juggling separate tools or paying for three.

02

AI-first, but human-controlled

AI drafts and routes; your team always has the final word.

03

WhatsApp-native & Africa-ready

Built for how African businesses actually sell.

04

Commerce-enabled from day one

Take M-PESA and card payments inside the chat.

The bigger idea

This isn't just an inbox.
It's your customer engagement operating system.

What's inside

Everything Engage brings together.

Seven capabilities, one system — from the shared inbox to AI, campaigns, commerce and reporting.

01 · Omnichannel

Unified omnichannel inbox

WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, SMS & web chat in one shared real-time workspace your team can actually work in.

  • Every channel in a single threaded view — no tab-switching.
  • Real-time presence so two agents never reply twice.
  • Full history follows the customer across channels.

02 · Intelligence

AI-assisted responses & smart routing

Instant AI-suggested replies, intent detection, summarisation and smart routing, with seamless handover to human agents.

  • Draft in the customer's language and tone in one tap.
  • Auto-route by intent to the right agent or team.
  • One-line summaries so any agent picks up instantly.
Hi, my order hasn't arrived and I need it today 😟
Intent · Delivery delaySentiment · Urgent

AI drafted · routed to Logistics

So sorry, Achieng'. Order #4821 is out for delivery and arrives before 4pm today. I've flagged it as priority — here's your live tracking link.

Approve & send

03 · Broadcast

WhatsApp & SMS campaigns

Targeted, opt-in broadcasts with audience segmentation, scheduling and engagement tracking.

  • Segment by location, spend or last order.
  • Schedule sends and watch delivery in real time.
WhatsApp campaignScheduled · Fri 9:00

“Jikoni Fresh” restock — 8,240 opt-in contacts

Delivered98%
Read81%
Replied34%

04 · No-code

Visual chatbot & flow builder

Design conversational flows for FAQs, lead capture, onboarding and order updates without code; bots work hand-in-hand with your team.

  • Drag-and-drop branches, no engineering needed.
  • Bots hand off to a human the moment it matters.
Flow · Order updates▸ Message received
Detect intent
FAQ answerCapture lead→ Human agent
◆ Africa-ready

05 · Commerce

Conversational commerce & M-PESA

Share product catalogues, guide purchases and accept M-PESA and card payments without leaving the thread.

  • Send a catalogue and check out inside WhatsApp.
  • STK push for M-PESA — payment confirmed in-thread.
  • Cards accepted where applicable, no redirect.

06 · Teamwork

Multi-agent collaboration

Assign, transfer, @mention, add internal notes and keep full customer context as conversations move between agents.

  • Transfer with a tap — context travels with the thread.
  • Private internal notes keep the team aligned.
Thread · #4823
GKGrace assigned to Peter
Internal note

Customer is a wholesale buyer — offer bulk pricing. @Peter

TransferredContext kept

07 · Insight

Reporting, SLAs & performance

Track response times, resolution, SLAs, campaign results and agent and bot productivity — all in one view.

  • Live SLA tracking with breach alerts.
  • Compare agent and bot performance side by side.
Team performance · This weekOn track
1m 12s
First response
94%
Resolution
98%
SLA met

One workspace, every channel

Meet customers where they already are.

WhatsApp

Business API, campaigns & catalogues

Instagram

DMs & story replies in one queue

Messenger

Page messages, answered fast

SMS

Opt-in broadcasts & alerts

Web chat

Live chat widget on your site

Customer stories

Loved by teams that live in the inbox.

We've streamlined support and boosted engagement since switching to Axis.
BO
Brian Otieno
Operations Lead

Case study

The KOKO WhatsApp chatbot

How KOKO handles high volumes of customer conversations on WhatsApp with an Axis-built chatbot — deflecting FAQs and routing the rest to human agents, all in one shared inbox.

WhatsApp chatbotFAQ deflectionAgent handover
Read the story
JM
Professional, reliable, and easy to use — Axis is now essential to our workflow.
Jenny Makena · Customer Care Manager
4.8/5

Rated 4.8/5 by 2,291 businesses — from retail counters to enterprise support desks.

Built for how you sell

Trusted across industries.

Industry adaptability is illustrative — regulatory approval is not implied for specialised sectors.

Retail & ecommerceFinancial servicesHospitalityEducationHealthcareMediaProfessional servicesLogistics

Axis Engage pricing · monthly

Start at $12. Grow when you're ready.

Simple monthly plans for Axis Engage. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial — no credit card required.

Solo

For one person answering every customer themselves

$12/month

1 user · billed monthly

  • WhatsApp, Facebook & Instagram — 1 account each
  • Campaigns to your customer list
  • 5,000 messages per month
  • Mobile app
  • No AI agents (mobile only)
Start free trial

Starter

For small teams putting AI on the front line

$49/month

2 seats · billed monthly

  • Everything in Solo, plus
  • 1 AI agent answering for you
  • Live chat & website widgets
  • SMS campaigns
  • AI, campaign & finance reports
Start free trial
Most popular

Grow

For businesses ready to scale on WhatsApp

$99/month

6 seats · billed monthly

  • Everything in Starter, plus
  • 2 AI agents working your inbox
  • 6 team seats
  • Free WhatsApp API connection
  • Free AI website builder — domain & hosting included
Start free trial

Extra seats or AI agents — $10/mo each14-day free trial on every planPay in USD or KSH

Axis Social, Workspace, and Learning are priced separately. See full pricing →

FAQ

Axis Engage questions

WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, SMS and web chat are first-class channels.

Ready when you are

Your customers are already messaging. Answer like a bigger company.

Start your 14-day free trial — connect WhatsApp, Instagram and more, set up your inbox, and answer your first message before the day ends.

No credit card required·From $12/month·USD or KSH