All comparisons at a glance

The honest alternative toyour support tool

A fair flat rate instead of billing per seat, ticket or resolution: unlimited agents, a fixed AI quota included, EU-hosted and GDPR-compliant. Pick your current tool and see the direct comparison.

Support suite

askVela vs Intercom

With Intercom you pay per seat and per AI resolution. With askVela, one fair flat rate.

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Help desk suite

askVela vs Zendesk

Per agent, plus every automated resolution on top. askVela: one fair flat rate.

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E-commerce help desk

askVela vs Gorgias

Per ticket plus every AI interaction. askVela: a fixed price, no surprises.

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Help desk suite

askVela vs Freshdesk

Per agent, AI via sessions and an add-on. askVela: AI included, a fair flat rate.

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CRM platform

askVela vs HubSpot

Service Hub per seat plus required onboarding. askVela: a fair flat rate for your store.

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Chat & AI bot

askVela vs Tidio

Lyro bills per conversation. askVela: an AI quota in a fair flat rate.

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Help desk suite

askVela vs Zoho Desk

Per user, AI by plan or with your own key. askVela: AI included.

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Chat & inbox

askVela vs Crisp

Seats capped per plan, AI as credit. askVela: unlimited agents, AI included.

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Live chat

askVela vs LiveChat

Per person, the AI agent as a second product. askVela: chat and AI in one fair flat rate.

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Support inbox

askVela vs Help Scout

Per user, AI per resolved conversation. askVela: a store chat with AI at a fair flat rate.

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Team inbox

askVela vs Front

Front sorts the inbox per seat. askVela answers the questions in your store.

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E-commerce help desk

askVela vs Re:amaze

Per team member, AI resolutions capped. askVela: a fair flat rate with an AI quota.

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Free chat

askVela vs tawk.to

Free chat, but AI and your own branding cost extra. askVela: AI that sells.

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B2B sales

askVela vs Drift

Drift qualifies B2B leads. askVela answers your customers and sells in your store.

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Feedback tool

askVela vs Canny

askVela answers customer questions in the chat and shows what your knowledge is missing.

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Product management

askVela vs Productboard

The voice of the customer from real support chats, without a heavy PM suite.

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App monitoring

askVela vs Instabug

Instabug, now Luciq, finds app crashes. askVela answers your customers.

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Messaging platform

askVela vs Userlike (Lime Connect)

Userlike is now Lime Connect: a seat plan plus an AI add-on. askVela: a fair flat rate.

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Live chat & AI assistant

askVela vs Smartsupp

An operator plan plus the Mira AI agent as an add-on. askVela: AI included, unlimited agents.

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AI chatbot for enterprises

askVela vs moinAI

A flat fee with a minimum term, live chat from Growth. askVela: a fair flat rate, cancel monthly.

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Pays-for-itself guarantee

If it doesn't pay for itself, you get the fee back.

If your dashboard shows less attributed revenue in the first 60 days after the trial than you paid askVela in that time, we refund the plan fee. Requirements: widget live and store connected via plugin or app. Once per customer; answer packs excluded.