Chatwoot

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Chatwoot is a customer engagement platform — combines live chat widget, email support inbox, social media DMs (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram), team collaboration, automation. The OSS alternative to Intercom and Zendesk, with self-hosting first-class.

For customer support teams paying $40-100/agent/month for Intercom, Chatwoot self-host gives the same functionality on a $30/mo VPS for unlimited agents.

What it's for

  • Customer support inbox — unified inbox for live chat, email, social DMs
  • Live chat widget — embed on marketing site
  • Help center — knowledge base + canned responses
  • Team collaboration — internal notes, mentions, assignments
  • Automation — auto-respond, route, label based on rules

Who it's for

  • SaaS support teams replacing Intercom / Zendesk costs
  • E-commerce teams managing customer chat + email
  • Agencies providing managed support for client websites
  • B2B sales teams chatting with website visitors
  • Internal IT helpdesk centralizing employee support

Why teams pick Chatwoot over alternatives

  • MIT license — fully open
  • Self-host parity — no feature gating
  • Multi-channel — live chat + email + social DMs unified
  • Active development — frequent releases, strong roadmap
  • Mobile apps — iOS + Android for agents
  • Knowledge base — help center built-in

Integrations

  • Channels — Live chat widget, Email (IMAP/SMTP), Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp Business, Telegram, Instagram, Line, SMS
  • CRM — Salesforce, HubSpot via API
  • Productivity — Slack notifications, Microsoft Teams
  • AI — OpenAI / Anthropic for response suggestions
  • Auth — local + OAuth (Google, GitHub, custom OIDC)
  • API — REST + WebSocket for custom integrations
  • Webhooks — fire on conversation events

Notable users & community

  • 23k+ GitHub stars
  • Used by SaaS teams worldwide replacing Intercom / Zendesk
  • Active Discord with thousands of members
  • Backed by Chatwoot Inc. (US/IN) — sustainable open-core
  • Featured in support tool comparisons

Tips & operations

  • Configure SMTP early — agent invites + customer email notifications depend on it
  • Multi-channel setup is per-channel — Facebook needs API setup, WhatsApp needs Business API, etc.
  • Persistent Postgres + uploads + Redis — all essential
  • Mobile app push — agents need push; configure FCM/APNs for production
  • Knowledge base SEO — set up properly for search engine indexing
  • API keys per integration — distinct keys for downstream consumers

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker compose: Chatwoot + Postgres + Redis + Sidekiq
  • Pinned chatwoot/chatwoot:v4.0 (release-tagged)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
  • Admin user via env config
  • SMTP placeholder for transactional email
  • Persistent volumes for Postgres + Redis + uploads
  • Backup hook covers Postgres + uploads
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Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.

TierTenantsCatalogSupportWhite-labelMonthly
Stacks119 curated stacksStandard$19/moDetailDeploy
Starter10Full catalogStandard+$15–25/mo$49/moDetailDeploy
Pro25Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$149/moDetailDeploy
Growth100Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$349/moDetailDeploy
Scale500Full catalog7-day window+$15–25/mo$799/moDetailDeploy
EnterpriseUnlimitedFull catalogPriority 7-dayBundled$1,499/moDetailDeploy

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