Chatwoot vs JivoChat
Chatwoot
chatwoot.com
JivoChat
jivochat.comSide by side
| Figure | Chatwoot | JivoChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $28/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 4 |
| Spec score · Conversational Support Software | 9.4 (#1) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Spec score · Live chat software | 9.4 (#4) | 9.4 (#2) |
| Included agent seats | 2 | 5 |
| Website chatbot | Yes | Yes |
| Chat channels | omnichannel | omnichannel |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Listed integrations | 15 | The official integrations directory lists connections and guides for services including Slack, Pipedrive, Bitrix24, Zoho CRM, Mailchimp, Zendesk and chatbot providers. |
| Live agent chat | Yes | Yes |
| Security | Chatwoot states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant, and encrypts data at rest and in transit with AES-256 using AWS KMS hardware security modules. | JivoChat says it uses TLS for data in transit, a web application firewall, hashed password storage, data isolation and external security audits. |
| Self-hosting | Chatwoot can be deployed on cloud or on-premises infrastructure using AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, or Heroku deployment methods. | The product materials describe JivoChat as a service hosted using OVHCloud data centers; they do not describe a self-hosted deployment option. |
| Paid from | 19 | 28 |
| Visitor tracking | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Chatwoot
- HackerFree
- Startups$19 a month
- Business$39 a month
- Enterprise$99 a month
- Captain AI additional credits$20 a month
- Community EditionFree
- HackerFree
- Premium Support$19 a month
- Enterprise Edition$99 a month
In their own words
Chatwoot
Chatwoot is an open-source customer support platform that combines an omnichannel inbox with a knowledge base. The inbox brings website chat, email, WhatsApp, social and messaging services, voice, SMS, and API conversations together. Teams can use private notes, assignments, labels, canned replies, mentions, and activity logs to coordinate support. Captain, its built-in AI agent, can answer customer questions, suggest replies, summarize conversations, and draw on help-center content. The customizable knowledge base supports multiple portals, multilingual content, and AI-powered search. APIs, webhooks, and bot connections provide options for custom workflows, and Chatwoot can run in the cloud or on a customer’s own infrastructure. Its free Hacker plan allows up to two agents and 500 conversations per month, with 30-day data retention. Cloud plans start at $19 a month per agent, billed annually. Community Edition is free to self-host but does not include Captain AI, voice calls, or SSO/SAML. Chatwoot states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant.
JivoChat
JivoChat is a customer communication platform for website chat and live-agent conversations. It includes a website chatbot, visitor tracking, and omnichannel chat, with five agent seats and 50 listed integrations. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The Free plan costs nothing. Paid plans start at $28/mo (annual), and a 14-day trial is available. Basic includes proactive invitations, pre-chat buttons, real-time visitor monitoring, automatic assistant ready answers, anti-spam protection, and JivoChat CRM. Professional adds the Telephony Plus module, WhatsApp integration, voice messages on Telegram, Instagram, and Facebook, chatbot integration, and chat rescue. Enterprise includes a mobile SDK, chat routing, a video call module, and a chat API. These tiers provide different combinations of visitor engagement, messaging, and support functions. The listed prices for Basic, Professional, and Enterprise are $28.00, $42.00, and $56.00 per month, respectively, when billed annually.