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customer-support

12 catalogue entries use this topic; each Project's license policy is labeled separately.

Chatwoot

ChatwootOpen

Customer conversations from every channel in one inbox

Stars24.7K
Commit1d ago
LicenseMIT

Chatwoot collects website chat, email, WhatsApp, Instagram, and SMS into a single agent inbox with shared assignment, canned replies, and a help centre.

Alternative toZendeskIntercom
MaxKB

MaxKBAIOpen

Open-source RAG assistant that turns docs into chatbots

Stars22.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0

MaxKB by FIT2CLOUD is an open-source, out-of-the-box RAG assistant that turns documents into a question-answering chatbot with AI workflows and agents. Teams ingest documents and online docs into knowledge bases, connect local or hosted language models, and publish assistants to websites or APIs from a Docker self-hosted deployment.

Parlant

ParlantAIOpen

A control layer for customer-facing AI agents

Stars18.3K
Commit2mo ago
LicenseApache-2.0

Parlant addresses the problem that stops most support agents from shipping: a model that is helpful ninety-five percent of the time is not safe to put in front of customers. It manages behaviour through explicit, context-matched guidelines rather than one long prompt.

Alternative toIntercom
Botpress

BotpressAIOpen

Open-source platform for building AI chatbots and support agents

Stars14.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Botpress is an open-source platform for building AI chatbots and support agents with a visual builder, code SDK, and managed cloud.

Alternative toIntercom
Zammad

ZammadOpen

Open-source helpdesk and customer support platform

Stars6,010
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Zammad is an open-source helpdesk and customer support platform that unifies email, chat, phone, and social channels, with self-hosted or managed cloud operation under an AGPL-3.0 license.

Alternative toZendesk
FreeScout

FreeScoutOpen

Free self-hosted helpdesk and shared inbox for support teams

Stars4,585
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

FreeScout is a free self-hosted helpdesk and shared inbox for teams replacing Zendesk or Help Scout, routing customer email into shared team mailboxes.

Alternative toChatwootZendesk
Chaskiq

Chaskiq

Source-available live chat, support inbox, and marketing messaging

Stars3,574
Commit2mo ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0-or-later WITH Commons-Clause

Chaskiq is a self-hostable customer messaging platform combining live chat, a shared team inbox, a help center, and marketing campaigns.

Alternative toChatwootIntercom
EspoCRM

EspoCRMOpen

Self-hosted open-source CRM for sales, marketing, and support

Stars3,438
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

EspoCRM is a self-hosted, open-source CRM that tracks leads, contacts, deals, support cases, and marketing campaigns in one web app.

Alternative toHubSpotSalesforce
Frappe Helpdesk

Frappe HelpdeskOpen

Open-source helpdesk with ticketing, SLAs, and unlimited agents

Stars3,417
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Frappe Helpdesk is an open-source ticketing system that pulls email, form, and portal requests into one shared queue with SLA tracking and assignment rules.

Alternative toChatwootZendesk
Hexabot

HexabotAI

Open-source AI chatbot builder for multi-channel assistants

Stars1,149
Commitjust now
LicenseFCL-1.0-ALv2

Hexabot is an open-source builder for AI chatbots and support agents with a visual flow editor and document-grounded answers.

Alternative toBotpress
Intercom

Intercom

Customer messaging combining chat, help centre, and bots

CompanyIntercom
Since2011
PricingPaid

Intercom put support, onboarding, and product messaging into one thread per customer. The messenger in the corner of a product is close to a genre convention now, and Intercom largely defined it.

Zendesk

Zendesk

Ticketing and help desk for support organisations

CompanyZendesk
Since2007
PricingPaid

Zendesk is built for support as a function with headcount, shifts, and service level agreements, rather than for a founder answering email. Routing, macros, and SLA policies are the substance of it.

Alternative toIntercom