Customer support / Comparison
Chatwoot vs Zendesk
- Chatwoot: free plan; paid plans vary, free plan yes. Zendesk: from $55 a month, free plan no. Plans differ, so check what each price includes.
| Chatwoot Open-source customer support inbox, an alternative to Intercom and Zendesk | Zendesk Help desk for email, chat, phone and AI agents | |
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| Starting price | Free plan; paid plans vary | From $55 a month |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Pricing in detail | The core is open source under the MIT licence and free to run on your own server; some enterprise features need a paid licence. | Suite Team $55 per agent a month billed annually ($69 monthly), Suite Professional $115 ($149). Enterprise on request. 14-day free trial. |
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Company | Chatwoot Inc. | Zendesk |
| Works with | Not listed | Salesforce, Slack, Shopify, Jira, Microsoft Teams |
| Facts checked on | 22 Oct 2026 | 21 Oct 2026 |
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