Cheaper Intercom alternatives without per-seat fees

Intercom charges $29 to $139 per seat, then $0.99 every time its Fin AI resolves a chat. One alternative's example puts a 10-seat team with 1,000 AI resolutions at about $1,980 a month. Here's what costs less.

Flat monthly pricing

Parnidia uses flat pricing instead of per-seat plans.

Ringly.io says it's cheaper than ten Intercom seats, with flat pricing and no per-resolution charge.

Blink is free to start, has no per-seat fees, and adds a custom domain at $25 a month.

Unlimited seats

Gleap has unlimited seats from $149 a month on an annual plan. It says most AI-resolved chats cost under $0.05 each against $0.99 on Fin.

For online stores

Chatty gives the example of a store with 3 agents and 600 AI-resolved chats: $711 on Intercom and $108.99 on Chatty at monthly list prices.

For sales

ZipTier is free to start, then $99 to $1,999 a month flat, instead of Fin for Sales' $9.99 per qualified lead plus seats.

The key question

Count how many chats Fin resolved last month and multiply by $0.99. If that number is bigger than your seat bill, a flat-priced tool will probably save you the most.

Prices are each company's own claims, checked November 2026.