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Dev tools · February 28, 2026

Opencom, full Intercom alternative, open-source, Convex Backend

Hi HN, I’ve been building Opencom, an open-source customer messaging platform - basically an Intercom alternative you can run yourself with minimal setup or infrastructure to manage. Repo + demo here: https://github.com/opencom-org/opencom https://opencom.dev I started working on it after years of frustration using Intercom. I love the selection of tools they offer, but not their complex and expensive pricing model or their frequent layout and UX changes. I wanted an open source alternative that was simple and cheap to run, making it accessible for projects of…

Opencom, full Intercom alternative, open-source, Convex Backend launched on February 28, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,572 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Monorepo for Opencom - Open Source customer engagement platform. Self-host or use the hosted version. - GitHub - opencom-org/opencom: Monorepo for Opencom - Open Source customer engagement platform. Self-host or use the hosted version.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi HN, I’ve been building Opencom, an open-source customer messaging platform - basically an Intercom alternative you can run yourself with minimal setup or infrastructure to manage. Repo + demo here: https://github.com/opencom-org/opencom https://opencom.dev I started working on it…

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