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The Intercom alternative that costs $0 to start

A support chat for your app and one inbox for every reply. Priced per workspace, so adding a teammate costs nothing.

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Prices checked September 29, 2026 · sources at bottom

Quick answer

Daykeeper is a cheaper Intercom alternative for solopreneurs. You get a support chat widget for your app and one shared inbox on a free plan (100 conversations a month). Pro is $19.99 per workspace for 2,000 conversations, with no per-seat fees. Intercom starts at $19–29 per seat, plus $0.99 for each AI answer.

What a solopreneur pays

Intercom

100 conversations/mo
From $19–29 (+$0.99 per AI answer)
1,000 conversations/mo
From $19–29 (+$0.99 per AI answer)

Daykeeper

100 conversations/mo
$0
1,000 conversations/mo
$19.99 (Pro)
5 people
1,000
50%

Intercom

$640

per month

5 seats × $29
+ 500 AI outcomes × $0.99

Daykeeper

$19.99

per month

Pro plan
Any team size, any AI share

Intercom $640 a month. Daykeeper $19.99 a month on Pro. You’d pay $620 less every month.

Daykeeper is the cheapest plan that includes your conversations. Intercom prices from intercom.com/pricing, checked September 2026: Essential $29 per seat per month billed annually; Fin AI Agent from $0.99 per outcome. Your costs may differ.

Feature by feature

Intercom

Free plan
No14-day trial
Priced per seat?
YesFrom $19–29/seat (Essential)
Support chat widget
Yes
Email inbox
Yes
API
Yes
SDK
Yes
MCP server
YesOfficial, hosted
One-prompt setup with your AI agent
Yes@intercom/cli

Daykeeper

Free plan
Yes100 conversations/mo
Priced per seat?
NoPer workspace
Support chat widget
YesOn Free
Email inbox
On paid plansPro and up (verified support email)
API
YesFree
SDK
YesFree (Node, web, React Native)
MCP server
YesFree (local)
One-prompt setup with your AI agent
YesFree, no human signup

Pick Intercom if…

  • You want an AI agent answering customers today and can budget for it. Fin costs $0.99 every time it resolves a conversation, on top of your seat, so 500 AI answers a month adds about $495.
  • You need product tours, help-center articles and outbound messages in one tool.
  • You're a VC-backed startup and want a clean, mature tool.

Pick Daykeeper if…

  • You're a small team and don't want per-seat pricing.
  • You want a support chat live today for $0, with room to grow at $19.99.
  • You build with AI, so your AI builder or coding agent can install it for you.

Switch in 3 steps

  1. Start free Create your workspace. No card needed.

  2. Add the Daykeeper widget Paste one prompt into your AI builder, or let your coding agent run one command.

  3. Remove Intercom's snippet Keep Intercom open until your last conversation there is closed.

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FAQ

Is there a free Intercom alternative for solopreneurs?

Yes. Daykeeper's Free plan gives you a support chat widget and inbox for 100 conversations a month at $0. tawk.to, Crisp and Chatwoot have free plans too.

How much cheaper is Daykeeper than Intercom?

For one person, Intercom starts at $19–29 a month per seat before AI answers, and every teammate adds a seat. Daykeeper is $0 up to 100 conversations and $19.99 per workspace up to 2,000, however many teammates you add.

How much does Intercom's AI agent cost?

Fin costs $0.99 per resolved conversation, charged on top of your seat price. At 500 AI-resolved conversations a month, that's about $495 extra.

Can Intercom work with my AI agent?

Yes. Intercom has an official connector that lets AI tools like Claude and Cursor read and update your conversations, on its paid plans from $19–29 per seat. Daykeeper works with your AI agent on the Free plan, and your agent can set up the whole inbox for you with one command.

See the 1-command setup

Do I need to code to switch from Intercom?

No. Your AI builder or coding agent adds the widget, and you delete the Intercom snippet.

Your support chat, live today for $0.

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Sources

Prices and features checked September 29, 2026.