Productivity & automation

Crisp

By crisp.chat

Crisp is a strong fit for small-team live chat, with a profile optimized for beginner users who value high ease-of-use and medium output quality.

Best for: Small-team live chat

What it is

Website chat and shared inbox platform for small teams that need live chat, lightweight support automation, and customer messaging in one place.

In Choosely terms, this sits in the productivity & automation lane and is commonly selected for small-team live chat and website support chat.

Pricing

Starts around $45/mo

Check official pricing

Free plan available. Crisp paid workspace plans start with Mini at $45/month per workspace, with Essentials at $95/month, Plus at $295/month, and custom Enterprise pricing.

Basis: Per MonthConfidence: VerifiedLast checked: June 2026

Why people pick it vs where it falls short

Why people pick it

  • Approachable for small teams
  • Good website live-chat fit
  • Useful when support chat and shared inbox belong together

Where it falls short

  • Less advanced than enterprise support automation
  • Not a custom chatbot builder for complex agent workflows

When it is a strong fit

A strong match when your main priority is small-team live chat and you need a beginner-friendly starting point.

Useful when your team values high ease of use and fast execution over heavier setup.

Best when medium quality matters, but you still want a practical workflow rather than a complex implementation track.

How it compares in Choosely terms

  • Speed profile: Fast. This is best when you want momentum from prompt to usable output without heavy process overhead.
  • Ease profile: High for Beginner users. You can move quickly even if this is not your full-time specialty.
  • Control profile: Medium. Expect practical customization, but not an infinite-control architecture.
  • Pricing signal: Starts around $45/mo. Good for teams balancing capability with cost sensitivity.
Tradeoff: Less advanced than enterprise support automation.

Best-fit use cases

Practical ways Crisp fits the current Choosely catalog profile.

Website Live Chat

Strong lane

Use Crisp for website live chat when you want fast execution, high ease of use, and medium output quality.

Small Business Support Chat

Strong lane

Use Crisp for small business support chat when you want fast execution, high ease of use, and medium output quality.

Shared Inbox

Strong fit

Use Crisp for shared inbox when you want fast execution, high ease of use, and medium output quality.

Customer Messaging

Strong fit

Use Crisp for customer messaging when you want fast execution, high ease of use, and medium output quality.

Alternatives

Tidio AI / Lyro

Website support and ecommerce AI assistant for handling common customer questions with live-chat handoff when needed.

Choose Tidio AI / Lyro when your primary need is website support chatbots.

Drift

Website chat and conversational marketing platform for handling visitor conversations, qualifying leads, and routing customer or sales chats.

Choose Drift when your primary need is b2b website chat.

Chatbase

Chatbot platform for creating support agents trained on your website, docs, help center, or knowledge base content.

Choose Chatbase when your primary need is docs-grounded chatbots.

Next step

Set up the live chat widget for one website first, add the common support replies, then connect the shared inbox once questions start coming in.

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FAQ

What is Crisp best for?

Crisp is best for small-team live chat, website support chat, shared inbox support.

Is Crisp beginner-friendly?

This catalog profile lists Crisp at beginner skill level with high ease of use.

What should I watch out for before choosing Crisp?

Less advanced than enterprise support automation