Chatwoot vs Odoo Helpdesk
Chatwoot
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| Figure | Chatwoot | Odoo Helpdesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $2.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 6 |
| Spec score · Help desk software | 9.3 (#1) | 9.2 (#2) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Help Center | The Help Center provides customizable knowledge-base self-service experiences. | 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. | Odoo Cloud enforces HTTPS and maintains 14 full database backups for at least three months, replicated across at least three data centers. |
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
Odoo Helpdesk
- One App FreeFree
- Standard$31.10 a month
- StandardPriced on request
- Custom$61 a month
- Standard$24.90 a year
- Custom$49 a year
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.
Odoo Helpdesk
Odoo Helpdesk organizes, prioritizes, and resolves customer support tickets arriving through email, customizable website forms, and live chat. Teams can use custom stages, automatic assignment, SLA rules, and customer updates. Responses include dynamic email templates, canned live-chat replies, and one-click escalation to a manager. Its Help Center can offer eLearning, community forums, and Knowledge articles, while reporting covers ticket analysis, SLA status, and customer ratings.
The One App Free plan costs nothing for one app and unlimited users on Odoo Online. Installing another app can start a 15-day trial; afterward, the database becomes inaccessible without a paid subscription. Standard costs $31.10 a month, billed monthly, for all apps on Odoo Online per user. Custom costs $61 a month, billed monthly, per user, and includes all apps, external API, and Odoo Online, Odoo.sh, or on-premise deployment; Odoo.sh hosting costs are excluded. Plans include hosting, maintenance, upgrades, and unlimited weekday email support in four listed languages. Odoo states a 99.9% monthly cloud uptime target, excluding planned maintenance.