Intercom AlternativesTop Help Desk Platforms & CRM Systems like Intercom

Intercom is described as 'Shows you who is using your product (the user's region, browser, local time etc.) and makes it easy to personally communicate with them through targeted, behavior-driven email and in-app messages' and is a popular Help Desk platform in the business & commerce category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Intercom for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Android, iPhone and Windows apps. The best Intercom alternative is HelpCrunch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try HubSpot or tawk.to. Other great apps like Intercom are Libredesk, Freshdesk, FreeScout and Userlike.

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  1. Brevo icon
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    Unified platform offering email, SMS, automation, transactional messages, integrations with CMS, e-commerce, social and chat tools, robust API, competitive email-based pricing, free and scalable plans, and multi-channel audience engagement management.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  2. HelpCrunch icon
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    Platform centralizes live chat, in-app messaging, automated email marketing, and ticketing with personalized, targeted campaigns, feedback collection, integrations such as WordPress and Shopify, and unified multi-channel support for web and mobile customer engagement.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Way cheaper compared to intercom but powerful enough for the small businesses!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks HelpCrunch is a great Intercom alternative.

    • HelpCrunch is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Intercom.

    • HelpCrunch is the most popular commercial alternative to Intercom.

    • HelpCrunch is Paid and ProprietaryIntercom is also Paid and Proprietary
    • HelpCrunch is CustomizableIntercom is not according to our users
  3. HubSpot icon
     106 likes
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    HubSpot centralizes tools for marketing automation, sales, service, and operations. Features include free CRM, AI content, and a drag-and-drop site builder, offering a comprehensive business solution that unifies customer data across teams and integrates with external apps.

    95 HubSpot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • HubSpot is the most popular free alternative to Intercom.

    • HubSpot is Freemium and ProprietaryIntercom is Paid and Proprietary
  4. tawk.to icon
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    tawk.to is a live chat app that lets you monitor and chat with visitors on your website or from a customizable page.

    210 tawk.to alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Wordpress
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks tawk.to is a great Intercom alternative.

    • tawk.to is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Intercom.

    • tawk.to is Freemium and ProprietaryIntercom is Paid and Proprietary
    • tawk.to is LightweightIntercom is not according to our users
  5. Libredesk icon
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    Self-hosted support platform offering multi-inbox management, smart automation, AI-assisted responses, granular permissions, macros, BI tools integration, SLAs, and command bar functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • Libredesk is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Intercom.

    • Libredesk is the most popular Open Source alternative to Intercom.

    • Libredesk is Free and Open SourceIntercom is Paid and Proprietary
    • Libredesk is Privacy focused and LightweightIntercom is not according to our users
  6. Freshdesk icon
     124 likes
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    Comprehensive help desk software offering advanced ticketing, multichannel communication, automation, collaboration, self-service, and data security to enhance personalized service delivery.

    72 Freshdesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Workspace
     
  7. FreeScout icon
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    Free open-source Zendesk & Help Scout alternative: help desk, shared mailbox, email management and analytics. FreeScout is a pure PHP8+MySQL application which can be easily deployed even on a shared hosting.

    102 FreeScout alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Laravel
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  8. Userlike icon
     82 likes
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    Userlike is free live chat and customer messaging software for web and messaging support. Connect with your customers on your website, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram and SMS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about Userlike as an Alternative to Intercom
    stampeagerhjelm
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    Its easy go use and good price!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Userlike has the best user interfece.Our customer care reps. basically found their way around it in minutes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    codihub
    Positive
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    Because of its rich feature and fast support

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    • Almost everyone thinks Userlike is a great Intercom alternative.

    • Userlike is Freemium and ProprietaryIntercom is Paid and Proprietary
  9. Crisp icon
     29 likes
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    Customer interaction for entrepreneurs. Chat with your website visitors. Setup the Crisp chatbox in 1 minute.

    160 Crisp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Paulo Coghi
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    Flat price for unlimited users, knowledge base fully integrated with chat and any other app, campaigns, a lot of ready to use integrations and also with API to integrate with everything else.

    hannahw
    Positive
    2

    Ease of use in getting started, advanced insights into customers

    Jo59000
    Positive
    0

    The service is incredible: the support team is pretty helpful.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Crisp is a great Intercom alternative.

    • Crisp is Freemium and ProprietaryIntercom is Paid and Proprietary
    • Crisp is LightweightIntercom is not according to our users
  10. User.com icon
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    User.com is an advanced marketing, communication, and sales system that helps automate personalized communication and streamline business processes. Use features like live chat, in-app messages, mailing, marketing automation, CRM, and user tracking.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
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    Leq_G
    Positive
    4

    It was actually developed as an alternative to Intercom. The functionalities are extremely similar yet the tool is two times cheaper.

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    • Most users think User.com is a great Intercom alternative.

    • User.com is Paid and ProprietaryIntercom is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. Dolibarr icon
     47 likes
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    Dolibarr ERP & CRM is a modern and easy to use open-source web software package to manage your business (customers, invoices, orders, products, stocks, agenda, e-mailings, shipments...).

    109 Dolibarr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  12. Zendesk Chat icon
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    Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) is the fastest way to engage your customers with live chat software. Try it free on Zendesk and put all your customer conversations in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  13. Chatwoot icon
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    Open source alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Drift.com, Crisp, etc.

    221 Chatwoot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Comments about Chatwoot as an Alternative to Intercom
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Clean user interface and the code is open source

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Chatwoot is a great Intercom alternative.

    • Chatwoot is Freemium and Open SourceIntercom is Paid and Proprietary
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