Chatwoot vs Smallchat
Chatwoot
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| Figure | Chatwoot | Smallchat |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 4 |
| Spec score · Live chat software | 9.4 (#4) | 8.3 (#35) |
| Website chatbot | Yes | No |
| Chat channels | omnichannel | website+messaging |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Live agent chat | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Community Edition support is provided through Discord and GitHub, while Premium Support adds priority email support and Enterprise includes phone support and developer office hours. | The site invites customers to contact support through its chat widget or by email. |
| 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.