Category · 15 tools · 4 comparisons
Live chat software
These tools let businesses chat with customers and manage messaging conversations.
At a glance
- Tools tracked
- 15
- Entry plans
- $12–$2,500/mo
- Typical entry plan
- $19/mo
- Free plan
- 7 of 15
- Cheapest paid
- Chaty, $12/mo
- Best value score
- tawk.to, 9/10
Every tool we cover
Price tracker →| Tool | Score | From | Top listed plan | Free plan | Trial | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ChatwootChatwoot | 7.8 | $19/mo | $99/mo | Yes | 15 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 ChatyChaty | 7.2 | $12/mo | $63.20/mo | Yes | — | Review |
 respond.iorespond.io | 7.2 | $79/mo | $279/mo | No | 7 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 tawk.totawk.to | 7.0 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 GliaGlia | 6.8 | Custom* | — | No | — | Review |
 CrispCrisp | 6.8 | $45/mo | $295/mo | Yes | 14 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 WazzupWazzup | 6.8 | $12/mo | $72/mo | No | 3 days | Review |
 OlarkOlark | 6.8 | $29/mo | $400/mo | No | 14 days | ReviewAlternatives |
 LiveChatLiveChat | 6.5 | $19/mo | $79/mo | No | 14 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 CallbellCallbell | 6.5 | $15/mo* | $17/mo | Yes | 7 days | ReviewAlternatives |
 SuperchatSuperchat | 6.3 | €79/mo* | €249/mo | Yes | — | Review |
 KindlyKindly | 6.2 | Custom* | — | No | — | Review |
 Verloop.ioVerloop.io | 6.2 | Free* | — | Yes | — | Review |
 LivePersonLivePerson | 5.3 | Custom* | — | No | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 DriftDrift | 5.2 | $2,500/mo* | $2,500/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
* Lower confidence: the vendor's pricing page couldn't be read directly or didn't list every price, so the figure was compiled from other public sources and may be incomplete. Check the vendor's page before you buy.
Head-to-head
Highest scored
ChatwootChatwoot
Good multichannel value from $19 per agent; voice and automation cost more.
ChatyChaty
Good channel coverage and targeting; the free plan’s 500-visitor cap is tight.
respond.iorespond.io
Good for teams managing social and messaging leads; pricey if you only need a basic shared inbox.
Live chat software: quick answers
How much does live chat software cost?
Paid plans for the 15 live chat tools we track start between $12 and $2,500 a month, and the typical entry plan is about $19 a month. 7 of them have a free plan. Glia, Kindly and LivePerson don't publish a starting price. Prices are the vendors' own, checked Nov 7, 2026; most quote the per-month price when billed annually.