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 Libredesk or tawk.to. Other great apps like Intercom are HubSpot, 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.

    327 Brevo alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  2. HelpCrunch icon
     170 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
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  3. 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.

    232 tawk.to alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • Chrome OS
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Wordpress
     
  4. HubSpot icon
     107 likes

    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.

    140 HubSpot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. Freshdesk icon
     124 likes

    Offers automated ticket management, multichannel communication, SLA tracking, analytics, customizable workflows, self-service, collaboration tools, AI-driven automation with live translation, knowledge base, proactive insights, secure access, and customer feedback features.

    101 Freshdesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Workspace
     
  6. FreeScout icon
     41 likes

    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.

    134 FreeScout alternatives

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    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Laravel
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  7. Userlike icon
     83 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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  8. Dolibarr icon
     49 likes

    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...).

    128 Dolibarr alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  9. Crisp icon
     29 likes

    Customer interaction for entrepreneurs. Chat with your website visitors. Setup the Crisp chatbox in 1 minute.

    182 Crisp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
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  10. User.com icon
     30 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • Chrome OS
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  11. Zendesk Chat icon
     37 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Chatwoot icon
     24 likes

    Open source alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Drift.com, Crisp, etc.

    242 Chatwoot alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    • Online
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