What are the best Crisp alternatives in 2026?

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The closest Customer Support alternatives to Crisp are Chatwoot ($19/mo), Freshdesk Support Desk ($23/mo), Help Scout ($25/mo). Chatwoot is the cheapest at $19/month versus $48.60/month for Crisp. 3 of them ship a free plan: Chatwoot, Freshdesk Support Desk, Tidio.

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We track 8 Customer Support tools, and every price below is verified against the vendor's public pricing page — no estimates, no affiliate ordering. Alternatives are ranked by transparent published pricing first, then by entry price.

Enterprise-grade support + ticketing? Pick Intercom, Zendesk Suite, or Freshdesk. Open-source preference? Chatwoot Community (free self-hosted).

Entry price alone rarely decides a migration: check the per-seat step-ups, the Workspaces caps, and how often each vendor has raised prices before switching away from Crisp.

Best Crisp alternatives by entry price

#ToolEntry priceFree plan
1Chatwoot$19/moYes
2Freshdesk Support Desk$23/moYes
3Help Scout$25/mo
4Tidio$29/moYes
5Freshservice$29/mo
6Intercom Essential$39/mo
7Zendesk Suite$69/mo

Answer generated from SaaS Price Hub's daily-verified pricing tracker. Last updated August 18, 2026.

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