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Crisp alternative: InsertChat vs Crisp
InsertChat is a Crisp alternative for businesses that want an AI receptionist answering calls next to their chat. Crisp prices per workspace, from a free plan to $45, $95, and $295 a month, with AI credits covering roughly 90 to 1,350 automated conversations. InsertChat answers calls, website chat, email, SMS, and WhatsApp from $98 per month.
Our verdict on InsertChat vs Crisp
Choose InsertChat if
- You want the AI to answer phone calls from your knowledge, with calls in the same inbox as chat.
- You want calls and written conversations drawing on one allowance: Pro includes 5,000 monthly AI credits.
- You want booking into the built-in calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, or Cal.com, with optional approval.
- You want your logo and assistant styling on your entry plan.
Stay with Crisp if
- You want a free plan for website chat with two seats.
- Your customers write on Messenger, Instagram, Telegram, Line, or Viber, which Crisp lists as channels.
- You want many seats on one workspace price: Essentials includes 10 and Plus 20.
New customers can try Pro free for 7 days with 500 credits. A card is required at checkout, and the Pro plan starts when the trial ends unless you cancel first.
InsertChat vs Crisp at a glance
Competitor details checked on from Crisp’s public pricing page. Prices are in USD as listed; vendors change plans, so confirm current terms with each linked source.
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| Compared | InsertChat | Crisp |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pro, Growth, Scale, and Enterprise plans with monthly AI credits included. Annual billing costs ten monthly payments, paid upfront. Details | Per workspace: Free, Mini $45, Essentials $95, and Plus $295 a month; Enterprise custom Source |
| What is metered | AI credits from one monthly allowance. Use depends on the model, conversation length, knowledge processing, and tools; calls round up to whole minutes. Details | AI credits: $5, $25, or $75 included (about 90, 450, or 1,350 automated conversations); conversations are not capped Source |
| Channels | Website chat, phone, email, SMS, and WhatsApp in one shared inbox Details | Chat widget and email; WhatsApp Business, Instagram, SMS, Line, and Viber in the omnichannel inbox from Essentials; Messenger, Telegram, X, and phone also listed Source |
| Human handoff | Your own team takes over in the shared inbox with the full conversation, on every plan Details | Shared inbox on every plan, including Free; routing rules and assignment from Essentials Source |
| Knowledge sources | Website URLs, documents, questions and answers, audio and video files, and product information (1,000 sources on Pro) Details | Knowledge base (help center) from Essentials; AI knowledge training on your internal data Source |
| Booking | Books into the built-in calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, or Cal.com, automatically or after your team’s approval Details | Not verified |
| Entry price | Pro at $98/month, or $81.67/month billed annually, with 5,000 credits, 3 assistants, and 3 seats Details | Free plan with 2 seats and no AI credits; Mini $45 a month with 4 seats Source |
| Notable limits | Additional phone numbers, SMS, WhatsApp, and other connected services can carry their own charges; analytics and reports start on Scale Details | Extra seats are $10 a month each; removing the “We run on Crisp” watermark is a Plus feature Source |
“Not verified” means our check did not confirm this detail. Ask the vendor before deciding.
Switch from Crisp in a day
Keep Crisp live while you build and test InsertChat, then swap the install code. Most of the day goes into adding your knowledge, and the 7-day free trial covers the testing.
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Match your brand
Set the assistant’s name, logo, colors, tone, and the moments when your team should take over.
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Swap the widget
Replace the Crisp widget with the InsertChat install code or WordPress plugin, then test a few conversations.
What you get when you switch from Crisp
Website chat
Add an AI assistant to the site you already have. It answers visitors from your pages and documents, saves leads, books appointments, and hands the chat to a person when it needs one.
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AI receptionist
InsertChat answers your business calls from your own services, hours, and prices. It books appointments on your calendar and brings in your team, full transcript attached, when a person should follow up.
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Shared inbox
Bring website chat, calls, email, SMS, and WhatsApp into one workspace. Your AI answers first, and your team sees exactly what needs a person.
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All industries ↗Crisp charges per workspace: free, then $45 (Mini), $95 (Essentials), and $295 (Plus) a month, with $5, $25, or $75 of AI credits for roughly 90, 450, or 1,350 automated conversations. Extra seats cost $10. InsertChat Pro is $98 per month with 5,000 monthly AI credits, 3 seats, and 3 assistants.
Crisp lists a phone channel for answering and placing calls from its inbox, plus voice-to-text transcription of recorded calls. Its pricing page does not say its AI agent answers calls. InsertChat’s AI receptionist answers your business number from your knowledge and books appointments; every paid plan includes one phone number.
Crisp turns its included AI credits into an estimate: about 90 automated conversations on Mini, 450 on Essentials, and 1,350 on Plus. The Free plan has no AI credits, and human conversations are not capped. InsertChat credit use depends on the model, conversation length, knowledge processing, and tools.
Yes. Add your website pages, help center articles, and documents as knowledge, test the answers, then replace the Crisp snippet with the InsertChat install code or WordPress plugin. Conversations from chat, phone, email, SMS, and WhatsApp then reach one shared inbox.
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