# Smartsupp Alternative With AI Included | Communicate · Communicate

> Smartsupp's Mira AI is $16 per 100 conversations on top of chat. Communicate Starter is $39 for about 1,000 AI chats and 3 seats.

- **URL:** https://communicate.so/alternatives/smartsupp

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Smartsupp alternative

# The Smartsupp alternative with AI replies in the Plan, not counted as an add-on.

Smartsupp is live chat for online shops, with WhatsApp and Messenger in one inbox. Its Mira AI Agent is priced on top, from $16 a month for 100 conversations. Communicate Starter is $39 a month with 3,000 AI replies, about 1,000 chats, and 3 seats. Try it for a one-time $1.

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One-time $1 activation · 100 credits included · No automatic subscription

Starter$39

About 1,000 AI chats.

Included in Starter.

AIAnswersInbox

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Your help center. Your inbox. Your team.

[Compare Communicate and Smartsupp row by row](#compare)

Communicate vs Smartsupp

## Every row, as each one publishes it.

Smartsupp wins on a free plan, WhatsApp and Messenger today, and low live chat prices. Communicate wins on AI conversations included and Member-required Actions. All of it is below.

### How you start

Communicate$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renews

SmartsuppFree plan; 14-day trial on paid plans

### Live chat plan

CommunicateSolo: $19 a month

SmartsuppSolo: from $17 a month

### AI conversations

CommunicateAbout 1,000 chats on Starter

SmartsuppMira: $16 per 100 a month (annual)

### Channels

CommunicateWebsite chat and email; WhatsApp and Messenger coming soon

SmartsuppLive chat, WhatsApp, Messenger, email

### MCP and API

CommunicateOn every Plan

SmartsuppOn Plus and above

### Actions a person approves

CommunicateMember-required Actions

SmartsuppNot listed on its pricing page

DecisionCommunicateSmartsupp

How you start$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renewsFree plan; 14-day trial on paid plans

Live chat planSolo: $19 a monthSolo: from $17 a month

AI conversationsAbout 1,000 chats on StarterMira: $16 per 100 a month (annual)

ChannelsWebsite chat and email; WhatsApp and Messenger coming soonLive chat, WhatsApp, Messenger, email

MCP and APIOn every PlanOn Plus and above

Actions a person approvesMember-required ActionsNot listed on its pricing page

Smartsupp figures come from smartsupp.com/pricing, checked on 3 October 2026. A Smartsupp conversation and a Communicate chat may not count the same way. “Not listed” means the page does not show it; check with Smartsupp if it matters to you.

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AI chats for the money

## What about 1,000 AI chats costs.

From smartsupp.com/pricing and our Plans, checked on 3 October 2026.

- 01 · $39 ### Communicate Starter 3,000 AI replies, about 1,000 chats, and 3 seats.
- 02 · $16 ### Smartsupp Mira AI Agent For 100 conversations a month on an annual plan, on top of a chat plan.
- 03 · Smartsupp wins ### On channels and a free plan WhatsApp, Messenger, and email in one inbox, and a free plan.

What changes

## Smartsupp wins on channels and a free plan. Communicate wins on AI volume.

Smartsupp gives shops live chat, WhatsApp, and Messenger with a free plan. If most chats should be answered by AI, Communicate includes far more AI conversations for the money.

- 01 ### AI volume included About 1,000 AI chats on Starter at $39.
- 02 ### Answers with sources Every answer links to the page it came from.
- 03 ### Actions with approval Look up orders. Risky Actions wait for a person.

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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 on your store this afternoon.

About 5 minutes to a first answer. No developer needed.

- 01 Sources Add your website and files The Agent answers from your content and links to the page it used. Knowledge Connected Help center Ready for answers
- Pricing page Ready for answers
- Policies Ready for answers

- 02 Rules Set handoff in plain words Decide which chats need a person. Risky Actions wait for approval. Handoff rules Saved Order problem Hand off
- Refund Member required
- How-to Agent answers

- 03 Go live Paste one snippet The widget goes on your site. Handoffs land in the Shared Inbox. Widget Live Site yourbrand.com
- Agent Answering
- Inbox 3 seats

++++Knowledge

Connected

- Help center Ready for answers
- Pricing page Ready for answers
- Policies Ready for answers

Handoff rules

Saved

- Order problem Hand off
- Refund Member required
- How-to Agent answers

Widget

Live

- Site yourbrand.com
- Agent Answering
- Inbox 3 seats

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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.

Removespaying per AI conversation.

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.

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AI Agents with sources

Shared Inbox

In-App Messages

API, MCP, and CLI

Every feature here runsthrough the same Agent.

## Ask how Communicate compares to Smartsupp.

This page runs on Communicate. Type a question below and the assistant on this page answers it.

Where is my order #4821?

It left the warehouse on Tuesday. Tracking says it arrives Thursday.From: Shipping times

That helped

Choose what it can read

- Help center articles
- Refund policy PDF
- Past support replies
- Product pages

Tasks it may run

Check order status

Update a delivery address

Issue a refund

Refunds wait for a teammate to approve.

Sam joined the chat

Handed over with the full thread

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Reply style

FriendlyFormalShort

Drop a help PDF anywhere

Answered from your help pages

Question askedTeammate if needed

Ask our support assistant a question

FAQ

## What Smartsupp buyers ask before they choose.

Including the cases where Smartsupp is the better fit.

### 01How do the prices compare?

### 02Does Communicate have WhatsApp?

### 03Is there a free plan?

### 04Is my data safe?

### 05When is Smartsupp the better choice?

READY WHEN YOU ARE

## More AI chats for the money.

Open the Workspace for $1, add your store pages, and let the Agent answer today.

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