How you start
Communicate$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renews
LiveChatFree 14-day trial, no card
LiveChat alternative
The LiveChat alternative with AI replies included, not priced per person.
LiveChat is priced per person: Team is $49 per person a month billed yearly, and its AI Agent is sold through Text from $19 per user. Communicate Starter is $39 a month for 3 seats with 3,000 AI replies included. Try it for a one-time $1.
One-time $1 activation · 100 credits included · No automatic subscription
Starter$39
3 seats for $39.
LiveChat Team: $49 per person.
Your help center. Your inbox. Your team.
Compare Communicate and LiveChat row by rowCommunicate vs LiveChat
Every row, as each one publishes it.
LiveChat wins on channels, unlimited users on Team, a free 14-day trial without a card, and deep reporting. Communicate wins on a flat price for small teams and AI replies included. All of it is below.
Price for 3 people
CommunicateStarter: $39 a month
LiveChatTeam: $147 a month billed yearly
AI answers
CommunicateIncluded in every Plan
LiveChatThrough Text, from $19 per user
Channels
CommunicateWebsite chat and email; WhatsApp and Messenger coming soon
LiveChatWebsite, apps, Messenger, Apple Messages, SMS
Users
Communicate1, 3, or 10 seats by Plan
LiveChatUnlimited users on Team
Actions a person approves
CommunicateMember-required Actions
LiveChatNot listed on its pricing page
LiveChat figures come from livechat.com/pricing, checked on 3 October 2026. Team price assumes 3 people billed yearly. “Not listed” means the page does not show it; check with LiveChat if it matters to you.
Three seats, side by side
What a 3-person team pays.
From livechat.com/pricing and our Plans, checked on 3 October 2026.
01 · $39
Communicate Starter
3 seats, 3,000 AI replies, about 1,000 chats a month.
02 · $147
LiveChat Team, 3 people
$49 per person a month billed yearly. AI Agent sold separately through Text.
03 · LiveChat wins
On channels and reporting
Messenger, SMS, Apple Messages for Business, plus a work scheduler on Business.
What changes
LiveChat is a mature live chat. Communicate puts AI first, at a flat Plan price.
LiveChat has years of polish, many channels, and deep reporting. If you are a small team that wants the AI to answer first and people to take the rest, Communicate costs less for 3 seats.
- 01
Flat Plan price
Starter covers 3 seats for $39 a month. Teammate replies never use credits.
- 02
AI included
AI replies come with every Plan; no second product to buy.
- 03
Actions with approval
Look up orders or call your API. Risky Actions wait for a person.
Used in production
Already answering customer questions.
- Teams building software
- Teams making content
- Teams running everyday tools
- Autoposting
- Vrid
- Niyam
- FAAD Network
- Nimblocity
Pure Digital- QCall
- Serri
- The Medical Insurance Exchange
How it works
AI answers and a team inbox, set up together.
About 5 minutes to a first answer. No developer needed.
Knowledge
ConnectedHelp center
Ready for answers
Pricing page
Ready for answers
Policies
Ready for answers
Handoff rules
SavedComplaint
Hand off
Refund
Member required
How-to
Agent answers
Widget
LiveSite
yourbrand.com
Agent
Answering
Inbox
3 seats
Designed for the edge cases
What you get on every Plan.
Plans differ only in credits, seats, and Agents.
01
AI Agents with sources
Answers grounded in your website and files.
Removesa separate AI product.
02
Shared Inbox
Assign and take over chats with full history.
Removeshandoff by email.
03
In-App Messages
Reach the right people inside your product.
Removesa separate nudge tool.
04
API, MCP, and CLI
Work with Conversations and Agents from code or an AI assistant.
Removesa custom integration.
AI Agents with sources
Shared Inbox
In-App Messages
API, MCP, and CLI
Ask how Communicate compares to LiveChat.
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FAQ
What LiveChat buyers ask before they choose.
Including the cases where LiveChat is the better fit.
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AI first, people second, one price.
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