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by Help Scout

AI Answers vendor website preview

AI customer-facing answer experience grounded in Help Scout Docs and support knowledge.

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Best for: Small support teams that want a simple shared inbox, Docs site and lightweight AI answers.

knowledge-base botAI help deskcustomer self-service
Pricing summaryWebsite
Standard $30, Plus $54 or Pro $90 per user/month (USD, billed monthly), plus $0.75 per AI resolution. Pro requires at least 10 users; Standard supports up to 25 and Plus up to 50.
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Botpress AI Agent Platform vendor website preview

Visual AI-agent builder for creating, deploying and operating customer-support bots with workflows and knowledge bases.

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Best for: Teams and agencies that need visual workflows, custom integrations and more control than a turnkey FAQ bot.

AI chatbot builderAI agent platformcustomer-support automation
Pricing summaryWebsite
Free plan; Plus $189/month with 250 conversations and $25 AI usage; Team $939/month with 1,500 conversations and $150 AI usage (USD, billed monthly). Enterprise and managed deployments are quoted.
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Breeze Customer Agent vendor website preview

HubSpot's AI customer agent for resolving support conversations within its CRM and Service Hub.

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Best for: Teams already using HubSpot CRM that want support automation tied to contact and ticket records.

AI customer-support agentCRM help deskcustomer-service automation
Pricing summaryWebsite
Service Hub Professional or Enterprise route requires an annual commitment. Customer Agent uses 50 HubSpot Credits per resolved conversation; extra credits are $10/1,000, equivalent to $0.50/resolution before platform costs.
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Chatbase AI Agents vendor website preview

No-code AI customer-experience agents trained on company content and deployable to support channels.

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Best for: Startups, agencies and support teams seeking a fast website chatbot with analytics and team controls.

AI chatbot builderknowledge-base botcustomer-support agent
Pricing summaryWebsite
Free plan; Hobby $40/month (700 message credits), Standard $150/month (4,000), Pro $500/month (15,000), billed monthly in USD. Enterprise is custom-priced.
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CustomGPT.ai vendor website preview

No-code RAG platform for deploying branded AI agents trained on business content.

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Best for: Businesses needing multiple content-trained agents for customer or employee questions.

knowledge-base botAI chatbot builderinternal knowledge
Pricing summaryWebsite
Standard $99/month with 10 agents and 1,000 queries; Premium $499/month with 25 agents and 5,000 queries (USD, billed monthly). Enterprise is custom-priced.
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DocsBot vendor website preview

AI support and knowledge automation platform that turns business content into answers and actions for customers and employees across chat, voice, and connected tools.

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Best for: Support, documentation, operations, and sales teams that want to answer questions, complete customer requests, and make company knowledge useful across chat and voice; also agencies delivering and managing client AI agents.

AI support agentsknowledge-base chatbotinternal knowledgeAI agent buildervoice agents
Pricing summaryWebsite
Free plan; Personal $49/month, Standard $149/month, Business $499/month (USD, billed monthly). Standard adds voice agents (beta), Skills, and Stripe actions; Enterprise is custom-priced.
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Fin AI Agent

by Intercom

Fin AI Agent vendor website preview

Customer-facing AI agent integrated with Intercom's helpdesk, messaging and support workflows.

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Best for: Teams already using Intercom that want AI resolution across chat and support channels.

AI customer-support agenthelp deskknowledge-base bot
Pricing summaryWebsite
Fin from $0.99/outcome. With Intercom, add Essential $39, Advanced $99 or Expert $139 per seat/month (USD, billed monthly). Standalone Fin on another helpdesk has a monthly minimum instead of Intercom seat fees.
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Freshdesk Freddy AI

by Freshworks

Freshdesk Freddy AI vendor website preview

AI agent and copilot capabilities built into Freshdesk's customer-support helpdesk.

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Best for: SMB and mid-market teams wanting a conventional helpdesk with an accessible AI add-on.

AI help deskagent assistcustomer-support automation
Pricing summaryWebsite
Freshdesk Growth $23, Pro $66 or Enterprise $107 per agent/month (USD, billed monthly), plus Freddy email AI usage at $49/100 sessions after a one-time 500-session allowance.
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Gorgias AI Agent vendor website preview

Ecommerce-focused AI agent and helpdesk that handles order, returns and product-support conversations.

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Best for: Shopify and ecommerce brands that need customer support tied to live order and shopper data.

ecommerce supportAI customer-support agenthelp desk
Pricing summaryWebsite
Monthly plans with AI Agent: Starter $40, Basic $90, Pro $550, Advanced $1,430 (USD). Starter includes 50 helpdesk tickets and 30 automated interactions; extra AI interactions cost $1.50 each.
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Lyro AI Agent vendor website preview

AI customer-service agent paired with Tidio live chat and ticketing for small ecommerce and service teams.

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Best for: Small businesses wanting live chat, ticketing and a low-volume AI agent in one product.

AI customer-support agentlive chatecommerce support
Pricing summaryWebsite
Lyro starts at $39/month for 50 AI conversations (USD, billed monthly). It can be bought separately; Tidio Customer Service and Flows subscriptions are separate products. Larger Lyro quotas cost more.
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Retell AI Voice and Chat Agents vendor website preview

Developer platform for building, testing, deploying and monitoring production voice and chat agents.

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Best for: Developers and startups building phone agents with APIs, webhooks and custom logic.

voice support agentdeveloper AI platformAI agent builder
Pricing summaryWebsite
Pay as you go: advertised voice range $0.07–$0.31/minute and chat from $0.002/message (USD). No base subscription commitment; selected models, telephony and add-ons can increase the total. Enterprise is quoted.
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SiteGPT AI Support Agent vendor website preview

Website-trained AI support chatbot that answers visitors using a company's pages and uploaded content.

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Best for: Small businesses and agencies wanting a quick website chatbot without building a helpdesk.

knowledge-base botAI chatbot builderwebsite support
Pricing summaryWebsite
Starter $59/month, Growth $129/month, Scale $429/month (USD, billed monthly). Includes up to 4,000 / 10,000 / 40,000 messages respectively with GPT-4.1 mini; larger models use more allowance. Enterprise is quoted.
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Vapi Voice AI vendor website preview

Developer infrastructure for configuring and deploying advanced voice AI agents with chosen models and telephony.

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Best for: Engineering teams that want low-level control of voice models, providers and call infrastructure.

voice support agentdeveloper AI platformAI agent builder
Pricing summaryWebsite
Pay as you go: $0.05/minute for call hosting or $0.005/message for SMS/chat hosting (USD), plus model, speech and transport-provider charges. These are platform fees, not the full cost of a call.
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Voiceflow AI Agent Platform vendor website preview

Collaborative platform for designing, testing and deploying chat and voice AI agents for customer experience.

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Best for: CX, product and design teams that need collaborative agent design, testing and channel deployment.

AI agent buildervoice AIcustomer-support automation
Pricing summaryWebsite
No current public monthly rate. Agency and partner users can start a free trial; business deployments require a pricing discussion. A managed enterprise deployment is likely to require a higher budget than a self-serve chatbot; confirm with a quote.
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Zoho Desk with Zia vendor website preview

Helpdesk platform with Zia AI for ticket classification, sentiment, recommendations and support automation.

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Best for: SMB and mid-market teams wanting an affordable helpdesk integrated with the Zoho suite.

AI help deskticket automationknowledge base
Pricing summaryWebsite
Answer Bot from Standard at $20/user/month; native generative Zia from Professional at $35; Zia Actions on Enterprise at $50 (USD, billed monthly). Answer Bot in the embedded ASAP widget requires Enterprise.
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Before you decide

Small support teams: buying questions

What should a small support team prioritize first?

Start with a narrow repeatable support job, maintained knowledge, a reliable human handoff, and pricing you can forecast. Test whether the people already on your team can configure and maintain the tool without a large implementation project.

How should a small business choose its first AI support chatbot?

Start with one frequent question type and the knowledge your team already maintains. Compare website installation, human handoff, setup time, monthly charges, and included usage. A small pilot should show whether the bot reduces repetitive work without creating more content maintenance or missed customer requests.

Is a free AI chatbot plan enough for customer support?

A free plan or trial can help test setup and answers, but limits may apply to messages, knowledge size, users, branding, and integrations. Check the current plan in each profile and price the workload you expect after the pilot. Include the cost of the plan that provides your required handoff and source controls.