Chatwoot vs Smartsupp

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.

Smartsupp combines live-agent chat, a website chatbot, and visitor tracking for customer conversations. Its listed channels include live chat, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and connected email. The service runs on web, iOS, and Android; it also offers a mobile SDK and a business mobile app. Teams can group agents, assign roles, and track performance from one dashboard, while administrators can limit agent access to settings such as billing or chat-box design. Smartsupp lists more than 80 platform integrations. AI features include agents, reply assistance, MCP connections, and automation workflows. Mira can recommend products, answer common questions, and hand conversations to human agents. The free plan includes one operator, 25 conversations per month, one website, and 14-day history. Paid plans start at $17 a month billed annually. Paid customer service plans include a 14-day trial without a credit card; annual billing is offered with savings of up to 30%. Prices exclude VAT, calculated by billing country. Smartsupp is headquartered in Brno, Czechia, and says it serves more than 100,000 customers.