Chatwoot
89 · HealthyOmnichannel customer support inbox covering website chat, email, WhatsApp and social channels.
Open source alternatives to LiveChat
2 open source projects replace LiveChat, ranked by how safe each is to depend on.
Papercups
15 · At riskLive chat widget and support inbox built with Elixir and React.
Source-available and unverified licenses
The code for these is public, but the license is not an OSI open source license, or we have not verified it yet. Check the license notes on each project before relying on it.
Chaskiq
36 · At riskLive chat, help center and in-app messaging platform with bots and outbound campaigns.
At a glance
Health and license are separate verdicts: a project can be well maintained and still not be open source.
| Project | Health | License | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatwoot | 89 · Healthy | Free core, paid extrasMIT | 38k |
| Papercups | 15 · At risk | Free to useMIT | 6.1k |
| Chaskiq | 36 · At risk | Free, no resellingAGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause | 3.6k |
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LiveChat is a paid helpdesk & live chat product. See all open source helpdesk & live chat tools, ranked the same way.
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