6 alternatives · customer support · 2026
Crisp alternatives, by price.
Crisp starts at $45 a month. 1 of the 6 alternatives below starts lower. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.
Side by side
What the alternatives cost
| Product | Starts at | Against Crisp | Free plan | Changes on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp the one you are comparing against | $45 per month · Mini | — | Yes | none |
| Zoho Desk Zoho | $7 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Express | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
| Freshdesk Freshworks | $19 per seat / mo · Growth | not like-for-like | — | none |
| LiveChat Text | $19 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Essential | not like-for-like | — | none |
| Zendesk Suite Zendesk | $19 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Support Team | not like-for-like | — | 6 since 2021 |
| Tidio Tidio | $24.17 per month · Starter | 46% less | Yes | none |
| Front Front | $25 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Starter | not like-for-like | — | none |
CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.
Questions
Crisp alternatives, answered
Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to Crisp?
Zoho Desk, at $7 per user a month billed yearly for its Express plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 6 alternatives on the record. Crisp itself starts at $45 a month. Zoho Desk and Tidio also list a free plan.
Q2 Which Crisp alternatives have a free plan?
Zoho Desk and Tidio. Only a plan the vendor lists at $0 counts; free trials do not.
Q3 Is Crisp more expensive than its alternatives?
1 of 6 alternatives starts below Crisp's $45 a month: Tidio. Entry prices are compared only where both are charged the same way — per user against per user, flat against flat.
Q4 How current are these prices?
Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.