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What to use instead of Crisp

Missive is the cheapest verified alternative to Crisp: Missive Starter costs $168 a year against the $540 Crisp Mini costs, so $372 stays in your account. 7 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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Crisp Crisp Mini
Current price
$45 / workspace / month
$540 a year
Cancellation
Easy
≈ 2 minutes · Web
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Verified alternatives to Crisp

7 verified · checked 13 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Biggest saving missiveapp.com
Missive Missive Starter plan $14 / user / month, billed yearly
$372 stays with you
every year
$540 $168 a year
$168 you pay $372 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Missive Or read our Missive guide
Cheaper than Crisp freshworks.com
Freshdesk Freshdesk Growth plan $19 / agent / month billed yearly
$312 stays with you
every year
$540 $228 a year
$228 you pay $312 you keep

Why this one - Ticketing from $19 per agent

Six-month free program for small teams No cancellation fee Advanced routing on higher plans Annual entry price is per agent
Switch to Freshdesk Or read our Freshdesk guide
Cheaper than Crisp intercom.com
Intercom Intercom Essential plan $19 / seat / month billed yearly
$312 stays with you
every year
$540 $228 a year
$228 you pay $312 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Intercom Or read our Intercom guide
Cheaper than Crisp zendesk.com
Zendesk Zendesk Support Team plan $19 / agent / month billed yearly
$312 stays with you
every year
$540 $228 a year
$228 you pay $312 you keep
Cancels in about 3 minutes
Switch to Zendesk Or read our Zendesk guide
Cheaper than Crisp helpscout.com
Help Scout Help Scout Standard plan $25 / user / month
$240 stays with you
every year
$540 $300 a year
$300 you pay $240 you keep

Why this one - Shared inbox priced per user

Free plan for five users 30-day guarantee on first payment Simple inbox and knowledge base Per-user cost grows with the team
Switch to Help Scout Or read our Help Scout guide
Cheaper than Crisp front.com
Front Front Starter plan $25 / seat / month, billed yearly
$240 stays with you
every year
$540 $300 a year
$300 you pay $240 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Front Or read our Front guide
Cheaper than Crisp tidio.com
Tidio Tidio Starter plan $29 / month
$192 stays with you
every year
$540 $348 a year
$348 you pay $192 you keep

Why this one - Lower entry price with ten seats

Free plan after cancellation Live chat and ticketing included AI and automation add-ons Conversation quotas limit usage
Switch to Tidio Or read our Tidio guide

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Prices from the provider Read off the public pricing page in USD and converted to a full year, so every card compares the same twelve months.
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