# Social Intents Alternative: 3,000 AI Replies for $39/mo · Communicate > Honest Communicate vs Social Intents comparison: 3,000 AI replies vs 250 conversations at $39. Where Social Intents wins on Teams and Slack, too. - **URL:** https://communicate.so/alternatives/social-intents --- Social Intents alternative # The Social Intents alternative counted in replies, not conversations. Social Intents Starter is $39 a month for 4 seats and 250 conversations. Communicate Starter is also $39, for 3 teammates and 3,000 AI replies, and teammate replies are free. Try it for a one-time $1. [Start with 100 credits](https://app.communicate.so)[Book Demo](https://cal.com/team/tinycheque/communicate) One-time $1 activation · 100 credits included · No automatic subscription Starter3,000 3,000 AI replies for $39. Social Intents Starter: 250 chats. VolumeHandoffActions Pause autoplay Your help center. Your inbox. Your team. [Compare Communicate and Social Intents row by row](#compare) Communicate vs Social Intents ## Every row, at monthly list price. Social Intents wins on answering from Teams, Slack, or Google Chat, unlimited seats from Basic, a choice of ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, WhatsApp and SMS, and high conversation caps on Pro and Business. Communicate wins on AI volume per dollar, free teammate replies, and Actions. All of it is below. ### How you try it Communicate$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renews Social Intents14-day free trial ### Volume for $39 CommunicateStarter: 3,000 AI replies Social IntentsStarter: 250 conversations ### Seats for $39 Communicate3 Social Intents4 ### Seats around $70 to $100 CommunicateGrowth $99: 10 Social IntentsBasic $69: unlimited ### Answer from Teams, Slack, Google Chat CommunicateSlack coming soon; answer in the Shared Inbox Social IntentsCore of the product ### AI model choice CommunicateOne managed model Social IntentsChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini ### WhatsApp and SMS CommunicateWhatsApp coming soon; no SMS Social IntentsFrom Basic, 1 number ### Agent takes actions CommunicateLookups, forms, and your API, with approval rules Social IntentsCRM and Zapier from Pro ### Messages inside your product CommunicateIn-App Messages on every Plan Social IntentsNot listed on its pricing page ### API, MCP, and CLI access CommunicateAll three on every Plan Social IntentsNot listed on its pricing page DecisionCommunicateSocial Intents How you try it$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renews14-day free trial Volume for $39Starter: 3,000 AI repliesStarter: 250 conversations Seats for $3934 Seats around $70 to $100Growth $99: 10Basic $69: unlimited Answer from Teams, Slack, Google ChatSlack coming soon; answer in the Shared InboxCore of the product AI model choiceOne managed modelChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini WhatsApp and SMSWhatsApp coming soon; no SMSFrom Basic, 1 number Agent takes actionsLookups, forms, and your API, with approval rulesCRM and Zapier from Pro Messages inside your productIn-App Messages on every PlanNot listed on its pricing page API, MCP, and CLI accessAll three on every PlanNot listed on its pricing page Social Intents figures come from socialintents.com/pricing, checked on 3 October 2026. Social Intents annual billing saves 20%; ours charges 10 months for 12. “Not listed” means the pricing page does not show it; check with Social Intents if it matters to you. [Start with 100 credits](https://app.communicate.so) Yearly totals, checked ## What AI-first chat costs over a year. Monthly list prices times 12, from socialintents.com/pricing and our Plans, checked on 3 October 2026. Social Intents counts conversations; we count AI replies. If one chat takes 3 AI replies, 3,000 replies cover about 1,000 chats. - 01 · $360 a year ### Less at about 1,000 chats a month Social Intents Basic: $69/mo for 1,000 conversations. Communicate Starter: $39/mo for 3,000 AI replies. That is $828 vs $468. - 02 · 4x the chats ### At the same $39 Social Intents Starter: 250 conversations. Communicate Starter: 3,000 AI replies, about 1,000 chats at 3 replies each. - 03 · $0 ### For your team’s own replies Teammate replies never use credits on Communicate, so busy handoff days do not eat your Plan. What changes ## Social Intents puts chat in your team app. Communicate lets the AI answer most of it. Social Intents is a good fit when your team lives in Teams, Slack, or Google Chat. At the same price, the AI volume is very different. - 01 ### More AI at the same $39 Social Intents Starter includes 250 conversations a month. Communicate Starter includes 3,000 AI replies. - 02 ### Teammate replies are free On Communicate, only AI replies use credits. When a person takes over, their replies cost nothing. - 03 ### Actions with approval The Agent can look up an order or call your API, with rules for anything risky, on every Plan. ++++ 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 ## Let the AI take the first reply. Keep people for the rest. Setup takes about 5 minutes. Your Social Intents widget stays live until you swap the snippet. - 01 Sources Add the pages your chatbot was trained on Point the Agent at the same website, help pages, and files. There is no import from Social Intents, so you add each source by hand. Knowledge Connected Website Ready for answers - Help pages Ready for answers - Pricing page Ready for answers - 02 Hand off Say when a person should take over Write plain rules for sales, billing, and unanswered questions. The chat moves to your Shared Inbox, assigned. Handoff rules Saved Sales question Hand off - Billing question Member required - How-to question Agent answers - 03 Count Count what the AI answered alone After a week, see how many chats never needed a person. Then compare that with your conversation cap. First week Counted AI replies 610 - Handed off 38 chats - Monthly pace about 2,600 ++++Knowledge Connected - Website Ready for answers - Help pages Ready for answers - Pricing page Ready for answers Handoff rules Saved - Sales question Hand off - Billing question Member required - How-to question Agent answers First week Counted - AI replies 610 - Handed off 38 chats - Monthly pace about 2,600 01 / 03 Designed for the edge cases ## What you get on every Plan. No add-ons. Plans differ only in credits, seats, and Agents. 01 ### AI Agents with sources 3 Agents on Starter and 10 on Growth, each answering with a citation. Removesone widget on the entry plan. 02 ### Shared Inbox and assignment Handed-off chats arrive with the full history, assigned to the right teammate. Removesa conversation cap that counts human chats too. 03 ### In-App Messages Show a message inside your product to the right people at the right time. Removesa separate tool for product nudges. 04 ### API, MCP, and CLI Work with Conversations and Agents from your code, an AI assistant, or the terminal. Removesthe dashboard as the only way in. ++++ AI Agents with sources Shared Inbox and assignment In-App Messages API, MCP, and CLI Every feature here runsthrough the same Agent. ## Ask how Communicate compares to Social Intents. 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 S 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 Social Intents users ask before they switch. Including the cases where Social Intents is the better fit. ### 01Is a conversation the same as a credit? ### 02Can my team answer from Teams or Slack? ### 03Can I pick the AI model? ### 04Can the Agent answer from my website? ### 05Is my data safe? ### 06When is Social Intents the better choice? READY WHEN YOU ARE ## 3,000 AI replies for the same $39. Open the Workspace for $1, add your pages, and count what the AI answers alone. [Start with 100 credits](https://app.communicate.so)[Or book a demo](https://cal.com/team/tinycheque/communicate)[Back to the top](#home) One-time $1 activation · Grounded answers · Human takeover · Cancel anytime