Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Foxchat

Best Intercom alternative for startups and indie hackers

Foxchat is a lightweight live chat widget designed for websites that enables businesses to communicate with visitors in real-time. It integrates directly with Slack, allowing teams to reply to customer messages from… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Smallchat Beta▲372
Slack integration for chatting with visitors to your website
2017 · small.chat · its alternatives →
2
Chatlio – Live chat with your web visitors directly from Slack▲136
Add live chat to your website and answer visitors directly from Slack. One-minute install, full widget customization, and a 30-day free trial.
2016 · chatlio.com · its alternatives →
3
Open-Source Alternative to Intercom, Drift, Zendesk, FreshChat▲417
Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud etc. 🔥💬 - chatwoot/chatwoot
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Chatlio▲245
Live chat your web visitors directly from Slack
2015 · chatlio.com · its alternatives →
5
SocialChat by Buffer▲214
Start conversations on your site. Keep them going on social.
2018 · buffer.com · its alternatives →
6
Intercom Real-Time▲510
Have live conversations with users inside your apps
2015 · fin.ai · its alternatives →
7
Intercom Messenger▲457
The messenger for business. All new.
2016 · fin.ai · its alternatives →
8
Papercups 2.0▲287
Open source Intercom and Drift alternative
2021 · papercups.io · its alternatives →
9
Smallchat 2.0▲202
Slack app for chatting with visitors to your website.
2018 · small.chat · its alternatives →
10
Chatwoot▲329
Chatwoot is an AI-powered, open-source customer support platform. Self-host or use our cloud to manage live chat, email, WhatsApp, and social conversations.
2021 · chatwoot.com · its alternatives →
11
Front Chat▲300
The simplest way for teams to manage website chat
2017 · front.com · its alternatives →
12
Intercom Acquire▲303
Talk to visitors on your website–it's live chat, reinvented
2015 · intercom.com · its alternatives →
13
Let's Chat▲323
Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.
2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →
14
13Chats▲173
Pop-ups and widgets based on client actions on your website
2021 · sendpulse.com · its alternatives →
15
Chatterbox▲223
Live chat with your to-be customers straight from your Slack
2017 · retainly.co · its alternatives →
16
LinkedChat▲90
Live chat for Slack, HipChat and Telegram
2016 · its alternatives →
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Intergram – Free live chat widget linked to your Telegram messenger▲71
Free live chat widget linked to your Telegram messenger - idoco/intergram
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Open Source alternative to services like Intercom.io and Smooch▲163
Client library for Minimal Chat. Contribute to minimalchat/client development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Turn your website console into a chat that connects website visitors▲148
Underground developer meeting room.
2020 · consolechat.io · its alternatives →
20
Callbell Chat Widget▲132
Chat with visitors using messaging apps by Callbell
2019 · callbell.eu · its alternatives →
21
LinkedChat 2.0▲73
Live chat for Slack, HipChat and Telegram
2016 · its alternatives →
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Open-Source Intercom with Help Center▲101
Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud etc. 🔥💬 - chatwoot/chatwoot
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
aIRChat▲61
A better looking, browser-based IRC client
2014 · its alternatives →
24
Rocket.Chat▲152
Your own open source Slack-like chat
2015 · rocket.chat · its alternatives →

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