Drift Pricing Explained: Plans, Costs and What You Get
Drift has no pricing because Drift is being retired. Access ends January 31, 2027. What it cost, the sunset timeline, and what to buy instead.
By Galactic News Editorial · Published 2026-11-12T04:23:25+00:00 · Updated 2026-11-12T04:23:25+00:00
Drift Pricing Explained: Plans, Costs and What You Get
Drift has no pricing anymore, because Drift is being retired. Clari and Salesloft announced the gradual sunset of Drift in March 2026 and named 1mind as its successor. Drift is closed to new buyers. Its website now redirects to a Salesloft page that says the company has transitioned from Drift to 1mind. If you came here to buy Drift, stop. This guide explains what Drift cost, what happens to existing customers, and what to buy instead.
The short answer: there is no Drift plan to buy at any price. Existing customers keep access until January 31, 2027, or the end of their contract if that comes first. After that date, the Drift chat widget stops working. Unexported data is deleted on May 1, 2027.
Drift pricing: the short answer
Drift never published a public price list. There was no pricing page with plan tiers and dollar figures. Buyers got prices from sales. Reports put the entry point around $2,500 per month, but that figure was never confirmed on a Drift page. It is a reported number, not a verified list price.
That is now beside the point. Salesloft's pricing page lists no Drift package and no Drift prices. Every path ends at a sales contact form. The product is not for sale to new customers. Any budget you set for Drift should go to its replacement instead.
What Drift was
Drift was a conversational marketing platform for B2B websites. It put a chat window on a site, qualified visitors with chatbots and playbooks, routed hot leads to sales reps, and booked meetings from the chat. It was built for sales teams that sell to other businesses.
Salesloft acquired Drift on February 13, 2024. Salesloft then merged with Clari in December 2025. The combined company announced the gradual sunset of Drift in early March 2026, as part of a move toward its Predictive Revenue System. It signed an exclusive agreement to refer Drift customers to 1mind.
The Drift sunset timeline
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| February 13, 2024 | Salesloft acquired Drift |
| December 2025 | Salesloft merged with Clari |
| Early March 2026 | Clari and Salesloft announced the gradual sunset of Drift and named 1mind as successor |
| September 2026 | Salesloft's Drift Sunset FAQ set the retirement date |
| January 31, 2027 | Drift retires; access ends on this date or at contract end, whichever comes first |
| May 1, 2027 | Unexported Drift data is deleted |
Two details need care. First, sources differ on the exact announcement date in March 2026, with some reporting March 5 and others March 6. The announcement itself is not in dispute. Second, some coverage from October 2026 said no public end-of-life date had been published. Salesloft's own sunset FAQ now sets January 31, 2027. Your contract end date may come before that. Check your own order form and account notices for the date that applies to you.
What existing Drift customers get
Existing customers keep what they paid for until the retirement date. The chat widget, playbooks, routing rules, and integrations keep working. Development has stopped. There are no new features. There is no guarantee that integrations keep working as other platforms change.
Salesloft makes two referrals, one for each half of what Drift did. Drift chat goes to 1mind. Drift Email goes to allGood. You can choose any vendor. The referral is a recommendation, not a requirement.
1mind builds AI sales agents it calls Superhumans, using a video-avatar interface. Its agents feed buyer signals into the Clari and Salesloft Predictive Revenue System. 1mind does not publish public pricing. Its pricing page returned a 404 in checks from November 2026. Expect a sales process.
What to export before access ends
Export early. Do not wait for January 2027. The checklist is short.
- Conversation history and transcripts.
- Contact and lead records built up in Drift.
- Playbooks and routing rules, so they can be rebuilt elsewhere.
- Integration maps, showing what Drift connects to and how.
- Meeting booking data and calendar links.
Salesloft says unexported data is deleted on May 1, 2027. After that date there is nothing to recover. Export now, while the product still works and support still answers.
What to buy instead of Drift
The right replacement depends on which part of Drift you used. Drift did several jobs at once. No single tool does all of them the same way.
If you want the closest match to Drift chat, start with 1mind. It is the named successor, and it is built to take Drift customers. If you sell to enterprise accounts through Salesforce, Qualified is also a close match. If you need live chat plus support, Intercom with its Fin agent covers both. If your main need is meeting booking from the website, Chili Piper does that job directly.
Price every option before you commit. Drift's old reported entry point of around $2,500 per month was enterprise pricing. Most replacements are cheaper. Do not anchor your budget to a number Drift never published.
Bottom line: Drift pricing in 2026
Drift pricing is a closed question. There is no price, because there is no product for sale. Drift retires on January 31, 2027, or at your contract end if that comes first. The chat widget stops working after that date, and unexported data is deleted on May 1, 2027.
If you are an existing customer, export your data now and evaluate 1mind, the named successor, alongside Qualified, Intercom, and Chili Piper. If you are a new buyer, skip Drift entirely. It is not a live product. Buy the replacement, not the name.