How you start
Communicate$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renews
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Trengo alternative
The Trengo alternative for a small team that does not need 10 seats.
Trengo Boost is € 299 a month billed yearly (€ 349 monthly) for 10 users, and AI conversations carry a surcharge. Communicate fits a smaller team: 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.
Trengo Boost: € 299.
Your help center. Your inbox. Your team.
Compare Communicate and Trengo row by rowCommunicate vs Trengo
Every row, as each one publishes it.
Trengo wins on channels, WhatsApp Business API, 10 users included, and AI Journeys. Communicate wins on a small-team price, AI replies included, and Member-required Actions. All of it is below.
Entry price
CommunicateStarter: $39 a month
TrengoBoost: € 299 a month billed yearly
Users included
Communicate1, 3, or 10 seats by Plan
Trengo10 on Boost, 20 on Pro
AI conversations
CommunicateIncluded in every Plan
TrengoSurcharge: € 0.25–0.30 per conversation
Channels
CommunicateWebsite chat and email; WhatsApp and Messenger coming soon
TrengoWhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, SMS, voice, email, chat
Actions a person approves
CommunicateMember-required Actions
TrengoNot listed on its pricing page
Trengo figures come from trengo.com/prices, checked on 3 October 2026. Its prices are in euros; we show them as listed. “Not listed” means the page does not show it; check with Trengo if it matters to you.
Entry plan for entry plan
What each entry plan costs.
From trengo.com/prices 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 · € 299
Trengo Boost
10 users and 6,000 conversations a year, billed yearly. AI conversations cost extra.
03 · Trengo wins
On channels and team size
WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, SMS, voice, and email in one inbox for 10 users.
What changes
Trengo is built for bigger teams on many channels. Communicate is built for small ones.
Trengo puts WhatsApp, email, Instagram, Facebook, voice, and chat in one inbox for teams of 10 or more. If you are a small team that mainly needs website chat with AI, Communicate costs far less.
- 01
Small-team price
Starter covers 3 seats for $39 a month.
- 02
AI replies included
3,000 AI replies on Starter. No per-conversation surcharge.
- 03
Actions with approval
Call your API from the chat. 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
A small-team setup, live today.
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
SavedDelivery issue
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 per-conversation AI surcharge.
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
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FAQ
What Trengo buyers ask before they choose.
Including the cases where Trengo is the better fit.
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A price that fits a small team.
Open the Workspace for $1, add your site, and invite your team today.
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