Self-Hosted Intercom Alternatives

Intercom is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Libredesk, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Intercom and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Intercom are FreeScout, Dolibarr, Chatwoot and UseResponse.

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  1. Libredesk icon
     10 likes

    Self-hosted support platform offering multi-inbox management, smart automation, AI-assisted responses, granular permissions, macros, BI tools integration, SLAs, and command bar functionality.

    67 Libredesk alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  2. FreeScout icon
     42 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.

    156 FreeScout alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Laravel
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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  3. 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...).

    149 Dolibarr alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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  4. Chatwoot icon
     25 likes

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

    270 Chatwoot alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  5. UseResponse icon
     132 likes

    UseResponse is a customizable Community Feedback and Support Software can be installed on your server as a PHP script or used in Cloud as SaaS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Tiledesk icon
     12 likes

    Open source live chat and AI chatbot platform featuring real-time multi-channel communication for web, Android, iOS, and WhatsApp, customizable widgets, automated chatbot-human handover, analytics, knowledge base integration, and GDPR compliance for complete customer support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Wordpress
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  7. LimeJourney icon
     2 likes

    Efficiently engage customers using LimeJourney, a platform for targeted audience segmentation, personalized messaging, and AI-driven insights. Developers and marketers can design and optimize customer journeys, ensure on-brand communication, and make data-driven decisions with intuitive tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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  8. Chaskiq icon
     8 likes

    Chaskiq is a 100% open source conversational marketing platform build as an alternative for Intercom, Drift, and others, currently under active development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  9. MomentCRM icon
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    MomentCRM is a platform for support, sales, marketing, and product development. It features live chat, email, video calls, CRM, and session playback.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Smartsupp icon
     60 likes

    Combines live chat, chatbots, and video recordings, enabling online stores to monitor visitor behavior, automate support, collect leads, and proactively engage customers with real-time data, multi-channel unified inbox, GDPR compliance, and mobile access for flexible service.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Papercups icon
     1 like

    Papercups is an open source live customer chat web app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. erxes icon
     3 likes

    In a world where everything is shifting, especially the way we communicate, businesses need to keep up. But it doesn’t have to be so hard. Or expensive. erxes offers an all-in-one growth marketing platform for teams and individuals to take care of their customers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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