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Intercom alternative

Intercom vs. SupportWire

$19 per seat per month. AI at $0.49 per resolution after 50 free, half of Fin. Built for the team of three answering their 10,000th customer. Not the call center at a Fortune 500.

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Zendesk vs. SupportWire

Seven SKUs and an add-on maze versus three plans you can read in a minute. AI that learns from your conversations instead of a $50-per-agent bolt-on. Setup in hours, not eight weeks.

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Crisp vs. SupportWire

Crisp caps AI at 50 actions on Essentials and locks white-label behind a $295 plan. Bills climb fast. We give you AI at $0.49 per resolution after 50 free, full data export, and your brand on every plan.

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Freshdesk vs. SupportWire

Freshdesk bolts AI on after the fact and charges per session. SupportWire is built on AI from the ground up, and you pay $0.49 per resolution after 50 free. Outcomes, not sessions.

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Gorgias vs. SupportWire

Gorgias bills per billable ticket, so your invoice climbs with volume, and its Automate AI runs $1.50 per extra interaction. SupportWire is $19 per seat with unlimited tickets and AI at $0.49 per resolution after 50 free. Priced by team size, not ticket count.

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Parahelp vs. SupportWire

Parahelp is an AI agent you bolt onto Intercom, Zendesk, or Front, with pricing locked behind a demo and aimed at funded startups. SupportWire is the whole platform with AI built in: $19 per seat per month plus $0.49 per resolution after 50 free, a 14-day trial, no card, and no sales call.

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Help Scout vs. SupportWire

A well-liked shared inbox at $25/$45/$75 per seat that gates integrations to Plus and SSO to Pro, and charges $0.75 per AI resolution. SupportWire bundles live chat, ticketing, integrations, SSO and AI at $19 a seat, resolutions at $0.49.

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LiveChat vs. SupportWire

Chat, ticketing, knowledge base, and AI are four separate LiveChat products with four separate bills. SupportWire is one platform, one price, AI included.

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Tawk.to vs. SupportWire

Free until you want your own branding, real AI, or a widget under 700KB. We start free too, but the AI works 24/7 and the bill never surprises you.

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