November 10, 2026•6 min read•Market overview

Chatbase alternatives 2027: 10 providers and their published prices

Looking for an alternative to Chatbase and want to know who offers what, and what it costs to start? Here are ten providers with what they publish themselves: product focus, entry price, access. No scores, no winner. One of the ten is us, and it says so.

Several chat windows side by side, standing for chatbot providers

What this overview is, and what it is not

This is not a product review and not a ranking. We give no scores and we do not rate other providers. Every statement about another provider comes from its official product or pricing page, and each one shows the date we last checked.

WebChatAgent is our own product. It comes first in the list and is labelled as our own. All others follow in alphabetical order, so the order says nothing about quality.

For reference: what Chatbase publishes

So you have something to measure the alternatives against, here is what Chatbase itself states.

Chatbase

Publicly described product focus
AI agents for customer support, sales and user engagement that can use company data as a knowledge source.
Published entry offer
Hobby plan from US$32 per month when billed annually; the pricing page lists no free plan.
Access and billing
Self-service registration; paid plans offer a 7-day trial.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and Chatbase side by side

Five questions before you compare prices

An entry price on its own tells you little. These five questions decide whether two offers can be compared at all.

1. Where should customers reach you?

Only in the chat on your website, or also by WhatsApp, email and phone? If you need a second provider for the second channel, you maintain your knowledge twice and get two invoices. Before you compare, write down which channels you will need a year from now.

2. What exactly are you paying for?

Some providers charge per plan, others per person on the team or per workspace. A price per person applies to every person: with five people in support you pay it five times over. Where a provider charges per person or per workspace, it says so next to its price below.

3. Is the price for monthly or yearly payment?

For several providers in the table, the price shown applies to annual billing. If you want to pay monthly and cancel monthly, look up the monthly price on the provider's pricing page.

4. Can you try it with your own content?

A free plan or a trial period is worth more than any demo. Take ten questions your customers really ask, for example “What does shipping to Austria cost?”, and see what the chatbot makes of them from your website.

5. Where are the conversations processed?

Ask every provider about server location, the data processing agreement and the AI services that answer in the background. Only the provider can answer that reliably, which is why this page says nothing about others on that point.

The ten providers at a glance

The short version as a table first, then each provider with product focus, entry price and access. Prices are shown in the currency and billing period the provider itself states.

ProviderPublished entry offerInternally reviewed
WebChatAgent (our own product)Free plan; Basic €19 net per month with 350 included AI messages.our own statement
ChatBot by TextEssential at US$19 per user per month when billed yearly, or US$25 when billed monthly.November 10, 2026
CrispFree plan; Mini at US$45 and Essentials at US$95 per month per workspace.November 10, 2026
Freshworks/FreshdeskGrowth at US$19 per agent per month billed annually; the first 500 Freddy AI Agent sessions are listed as included.November 10, 2026
LiveChatEssential at US$19 per person per month when billed annually, or US$25 when billed monthly.November 10, 2026
moin.aiBusiness from €750 per month when billed yearly or €880 per month when billed monthly.November 10, 2026
tawk.toCore suite at US$0; AI Assist, according to the provider, with a free tier for limited volume and paid plans from US$29 per month.November 10, 2026
TidioFree plan; Starter from US$24.17 per month and Lyro as a stand-alone product from US$32.50 per month, both when billed annually.November 10, 2026
WatermelonFree plan; Pro at €299 per month when billed yearly.November 10, 2026
ZendeskSupport Team from US$19 per agent per month paid yearly; Suite Team with messaging and live chat from US$55 per agent per month paid yearly.November 10, 2026

our own product

WebChatAgent

Publicly described product focus
Omnichannel AI agents for website chat, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, email, and phone, with shared company knowledge, integrations, and human handover.
Published entry offer
Free plan; Basic €19 net per month with 350 included AI messages.
Access and billing
Self-service registration; monthly subscription per plan rather than per user.

ChatBot by Text

Publicly described product focus
AI customer-service platform with AI agents, inbox, ticketing and workflow automation.
Published entry offer
Essential at US$19 per user per month when billed yearly, or US$25 when billed monthly.
Access and billing
Free trial without a credit card; Enterprise through sales.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and ChatBot by Text side by side

Crisp

Publicly described product focus
Shared customer-service inbox with chat and email, plus omnichannel automation and AI chatbot functions on higher plans.
Published entry offer
Free plan; Mini at US$45 and Essentials at US$95 per month per workspace.
Access and billing
Self-service registration and trial; Enterprise through a demo.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and Crisp side by side

Freshworks/Freshdesk

Publicly described product focus
Freshdesk help desk with ticketing, shared inbox, knowledge base and Freddy AI Agent.
Published entry offer
Growth at US$19 per agent per month billed annually; the first 500 Freddy AI Agent sessions are listed as included.
Access and billing
A free trial and demo are offered.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and Freshworks/Freshdesk side by side

LiveChat

Publicly described product focus
Live-chat platform for customer support and sales with an AI agent, now branded “Text by LiveChat”.
Published entry offer
Essential at US$19 per person per month when billed annually, or US$25 when billed monthly.
Access and billing
14-day trial without a credit card.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and LiveChat side by side

moin.ai

Publicly described product focus
AI chatbots and AI agents with a knowledge base and optional live-chat handover.
Published entry offer
Business from €750 per month when billed yearly or €880 per month when billed monthly.
Access and billing
Online chatbot creation is offered; special requirements are handled through a contact person.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and moin.ai side by side

tawk.to

Publicly described product focus
Suite for live chat, ticketing, knowledge base and CRM; AI Assist is offered as an additional AI product.
Published entry offer
Core suite at US$0; AI Assist, according to the provider, with a free tier for limited volume and paid plans from US$29 per month.
Access and billing
Self-service registration without a credit card.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and tawk.to side by side

Tidio

Publicly described product focus
Customer-service platform with live chat, help desk, automation flows and the Lyro AI Agent.
Published entry offer
Free plan; Starter from US$24.17 per month and Lyro as a stand-alone product from US$32.50 per month, both when billed annually.
Access and billing
Self-service registration with a 7-day trial; custom plans through sales.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and Tidio side by side

Watermelon

Publicly described product focus
AI Agent builder with agent inbox, website widget and live chat.
Published entry offer
Free plan; Pro at €299 per month when billed yearly.
Access and billing
Free self-service registration without a credit card; Enterprise through sales.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and Watermelon side by side

Zendesk

Publicly described product focus
Customer-service platform for email, ticketing, messaging, live chat, telephony and AI agents.
Published entry offer
Support Team from US$19 per agent per month paid yearly; Suite Team with messaging and live chat from US$55 per agent per month paid yearly.
Access and billing
14-day trial; selected plans can be purchased online and sales contact is also offered.

Internally reviewed: November 10, 2026

WebChatAgent and Zendesk side by side

Price presentation: Original currency and published billing period; tax status only where expressly stated; no savings calculation. This is a commercial first-party comparison by WebChatAgent, not an independent product test. WebChatAgent is not affiliated with the providers named here. Named trademarks belong to their respective owners. Products and prices may change; review each provider’s current offer before making a decision.

How the selection came about

The list contains the providers for which we maintain our own comparison pages with checked facts. It is not complete; there are more providers on the market. Prices and plans change, and the provider's current offer is always the one that counts.

Is something no longer correct? Write to hello@webchatagent.com and we will fix it.

What WebChatAgent offers

This section is advertising for our own product, with statements you can check. The chatbot answers from your website and your documents. Depending on the plan, the same knowledge also serves WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, your email inbox and a phone assistant that bills calls by the second, pay as you go.

Our servers are in Germany. Which AI services process a request depends on the model you choose and is listed in the data processing agreement. There is a free plan; Basic costs €19 net per month. All plans are on the pricing page.

Try it with your own content

Create a chatbot on the free plan, connect your website and ask it the questions your customers ask.

No credit card required
Free plan
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Frequently asked questions

When we checked the Chatbase pricing page on November 10, 2026, it stated: Hobby plan from US$32 per month when billed annually; the pricing page lists no free plan. You will find the current price directly at Chatbase.

That is noted for every provider under “Published entry offer” and “Access and billing”, including whether it names a free plan or a trial period. WebChatAgent has a free plan.

No. It is published by WebChatAgent, one of the providers named. That is why there are no scores and no ranking, only statements the providers publish themselves, each with a check date.

Each provider shows the date of our last check. Prices and plans change, and the provider's current offer is the one that counts. We correct errors after a message to hello@webchatagent.com.

The list contains the providers for which we maintain our own comparison pages with checked facts. It is not complete.

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