Front vs Chatwoot

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Front compared with Chatwoot
Detail	Front	Chatwoot
What it does	Customer service platform — powered by AI, designed for humans	AI-powered, open-source customer support platform
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	2013	2016
Based in	US	US
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Starter at $25/seat/month, Professional at $65/seat/month, Enterprise at $105/seat/month (billed annually with 24% discount). AI add-ons available including Autopilot starting at $0.05/conversation.	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
Key features	Omnichannel communication (email, SMS, social, WhatsApp) Shared inbox and ticketing AI-powered automation Workflow automation with rules and macros Smart QA for automated quality assurance Smart CSAT for AI-inferred satisfaction tracking Knowledge base and help center 160+ integrations Live chat Analytics and reporting	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
What makes it different	Handles complex, multi-team customer requests that other platforms escalate Full customer context and shared visibility across every team AI learns from each interaction to improve responses over time Built over ten years specifically for B2B complexity Unified platform prevents context loss across departments	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
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	82 +1 (up) since last check	76 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	40	22
Citation Flow (Majestic)	54	46
Referring domains (Majestic)	7246	2996

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