Whelp vs Znuny

Whelp is a conversational customer support platform that combines AI agents with human support across customer channels. Its shared inbox brings WhatsApp, web chat, SMS, email, voice, Instagram, Messenger and Telegram into one workspace, alongside a unified customer profile and conversation history. AI agents learn from help center content, policies and catalogs; they can look up orders, bookings and accounts, then hand conversations to people with context. Listed channels also include LINE and Viber, and integrations include services such as Shopify, Stripe, Salesforce, Webex and Amazon Connect. Agents can use Whelp in a browser or through iOS and Android apps. The company says its cloud connections are end-to-end encrypted and offers two-factor authentication and secure access controls. Every plan includes unlimited conversations, though Meta bills WhatsApp Business Platform conversation fees separately. The Free plan has one seat. Standard costs $29 a month per seat, and Advanced costs $79 a month per seat.

Znuny is an open-source ITSM and helpdesk platform for service management, IT, and customer support. It brings portal, email, phone with CTI, REST and SOAP web services, and monitoring tools into ticket workflows. Automation can route and classify tickets, escalate them, send notifications, manage states, and run multi-step business processes. Knowledge management and a self-service portal help customers find answers. Teams can adapt the system with dynamic fields, modular components, more than 2,000 configuration options, and access to the source code. It integrates with CRM systems, catalogues, databases, and other external systems through add-ons and web services. Deployment options include on premise, a customer server or cloud provider, and Znuny-managed hosting. The software is free to use; paid hosting and support are also offered. Hosting plans start at $799 a month, billed annually, and support plans start at $4,499 a year. Znuny is based in Berlin and was founded in 2013.