| What it does | Automated customer support powered by your own content
| AI-powered, open-source customer support platform
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| Stage | Not given
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| 2016
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| Based in | US
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| Pricing model | Free trial
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| Pricing | Basic: $199/month (1,000 answers per month, 100 pages of knowledge, weekly re-imports, email support). Pro: $299/month (5,000 answers per month, 500 pages of knowledge, re-imports every 3 days, includes Insights, Connectors, Autopilot, Slack bot, WhatsApp, and API access). Growth: Contact for pricin
| Hacker: free (up to 2 agents, 500 conversations/month, live chat only); Startups: $19/agent/month (unlimited conversations, all channels, 300 Captain AI credits); Business: $39/agent/month (unlimited conversations, all channels, voice, 500 Captain AI credits); Enterprise: $99/agent/month (unlimited
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| Key features | - Knowledge Vault: Create a secure knowledge base from website content and documents that powers AI responses
- Quick Citations: Every answer includes source links to the exact webpage or document where the information was found
- Insights: Dashboard showing customer questions grouped by topic, knowledge gaps, and complaints summarized
- Connectors: Integrate with Zendesk, Shopify, and Cal.com to enable assistant actions like ticket answering and appointment booking
- Autopilot: Ask questions in plain language to pull insights from your customer support data
- Slack bot: Get alerts and digests in Slack when customers hit common problems
- API access: Connect with Claude, Cursor, or build custom integrations over MCP
- WhatsApp integration: Message your assistant and receive alerts on your phone
| - Omnichannel inbox for live chat, email, WhatsApp, social media and voice
- Captain AI agent that drafts replies and resolves routine questions
- AI copilot that writes reply drafts for agents
- Automation rules and scenarios to route and handle conversations
- AI-powered help center with multilingual support
- Customer data and unified profiles with conversation history
- Real-time analytics and performance reports
- Self-hosting with full code access and data ownership
- Webhooks and REST API for custom integrations
- SOC 2 Type II compliance and encryption
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| What makes it different | - Reduce repetitive support questions by 80% in one week according to the site
- 50% cheaper than competitors with transparent flat-rate pricing
- One minute setup with instant AI support, no technical skills required
- Every answer backed by Quick Citations to verified sources for customer trust
- AI automatically identifies knowledge gaps and suggests article topics to fill them
| - Captain AI learns from your help center and conversation history for intelligent responses
- Unified omnichannel inbox combining all messaging platforms and voice
- Trusted by 15,000+ businesses globally with 200,000+ self-hosted installations
- Affordable pricing starting free with pay-per-agent model and open source option
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 19 ● no change since last check | 76 ▼ −1 (down) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 18 | 22 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 21 | 46 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 137 | 2996 |
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