Capacity vs Intercom
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| Figure | Capacity | Intercom |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $0.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 11 |
| Spec score · AI Customer Service Agents | 8.5 (#3) | 8.6 (#2) |
| Spec score · Customer Self-Service Software | 8.5 (#9) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Spec score · Chatbot Builders | 8.5 (#55) | 9.0 (#12) |
| Spec score · Knowledge base software | 8.0 (#79) | 8.8 (#18) |
| Founded | Capacity says it was founded in 2017 by David Karandish and Chris Sims. | 2011 |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Capacity identifies St. Louis as its headquarters; LinkedIn lists University City, Missouri and the 6665 Delmar Boulevard address. | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Human handoff | Yes | Fin hands conversations to agents with the full conversation and customer history attached. |
| Integrations | Capacity advertises more than 250 prebuilt integrations, with examples including Salesforce, Zendesk, HubSpot, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Workspace. | Fin can work with existing helpdesks including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Freshdesk. |
| Pricing model | Pricing combines an annual platform subscription with volume-based AI usage and selected integrations or add-ons; prices are provided through a custom package rather than listed dollar amounts. | Pricing combines per-seat plans with usage-based charges such as Fin outcomes and messaging. |
Plans
Capacity
- CorePrice not published
- CorePriced on request
- EnterprisePrice not published
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProPriced on request
- ProPrice not published
Intercom
- Essential$19 a month
- Advanced$85 a month
- Expert$132 a month
- Fin AI Agent$0.99 a month
- Fin AI Agent$0.99, paid once
- Fin AI Agent with existing helpdesk$0.99, paid once
- Fin Voice$1.99, paid once
- Copilot$29 a month
- Copilot monthly$35 a month
- Pro$99 a month
In their own words
Capacity
Capacity is a customer-experience automation platform for contact centers. It connects knowledge, data, and business systems to support AI agents and tools for human agents. Agents can handle chat, SMS, voice, and email, while the platform adds real-time agent assistance, automatic quality assurance, conversation intelligence, and outbound campaigns. Its AI Knowledge Orchestration Layer is described as the foundation that learns from interactions. Capacity targets mid-market and enterprise contact centers, typically those with 50 to 500 or more agents. Usage is measured by response for chat and email, minute for voice, message for SMS, and agent-time hour for assist and intelligence. The platform lists 273 integrations, including Salesforce, Zendesk, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. It offers API access, workflow actions, voice support, and human handoff. Capacity lists Core, Pro, and Enterprise plans with storage up to 100GB, 1TB, and 2TB; pricing is on request and there is no free plan.
Intercom
Intercom is a customer messaging and support platform for businesses serving people through a website, app, or product. It combines a website chatbot and live-agent chat with a shared inbox, ticketing, a help center, and omnichannel conversations. Teams can use its visual flow builder and AI bot generation, track visitors, and connect 450 listed integrations. Fin answers free-form questions from approved knowledge and cites sources. When a conversation needs an agent, it passes along the conversation and customer history. Teams can customize Messenger’s tone, style, and design, and Fin can work with existing helpdesks including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Freshdesk. The platform and Messenger support web, iOS, and Android. Essential is $19 a month per seat when billed annually; Advanced is $85 a month per seat and includes 20 free Lite seats; Expert is $132 a month per seat and includes 50 free Lite seats. Fin AI Agent is billed from $0.99 per outcome. A 14-day trial is listed; payment begins only after choosing a plan and adding payment details. Intercom was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco.