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CometChat vs Intercom

Choose CometChat to embed messaging inside your product. Choose Intercom for a customer messaging platform with inbox, Fin AI, and GTM workflows — not as a drop-in SDK replacement. Compare published pricing, ticketing, live chat, knowledge base, omnichannel, SLAs, ecommerce helpdesk fit, AI, and integrations.

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CometChat

7.2/10

In-app chat SDK/API with UI kits — Build free (100 MAU); Basic from ~$239/mo annual at 1k MAU tier.

Best for

  • • Product-led apps embedding chat/calls natively

Starting from $239.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Our verdict

No universal winner

Choose CometChat to embed messaging inside your product. Choose Intercom for a customer messaging platform with inbox, Fin AI, and GTM workflows — not as a drop-in SDK replacement.

CometChat is better for

  • ✓ Free plan

Intercom is better for

  • ✓ Ticketing depth
  • ✓ Knowledge base
  • ✓ Omnichannel inbox
  • ✓ SLA & routing

Tie

  • • Live chat
  • • Integrations

Choose CometChat if: Product-led apps embedding chat/calls natively

Choose Intercom if: GTM/support teams standardizing on Intercom inbox + Fin

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Intercom

8/10

Customer messaging / shared inbox with Fin AI — Essential from $29/seat/mo + Fin from $0.99/outcome. Primary live-chat; BC + CS secondary.

Best for

  • • GTM/support teams standardizing on Intercom inbox + Fin

Starting from $29.00/user/mo

No free plan

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for CometChat and Intercom. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

  • Starting pricing

    Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.

    Depends

    CometChat ~$239/mo annual at 1k MAU (SDK). Intercom Essential from ~$29/seat/mo plus Fin usage — confirm live intercom.com/pricing.

    CometChatDepends
    IntercomDepends

  • Free plan

    Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.

    CometChat

    Better for free plan

    CometChatStronger
    IntercomWeaker

  • Agent / licence minimum

    Per-agent floors, conversation/ticket caps, and small-team billing traps.

    Depends

    CometChat MAU tiers for embedded apps vs Intercom per-seat + Fin outcomes for customer messaging platform.

    CometChatDepends
    IntercomDepends

  • Ticketing depth

    Queues, macros, assignment, and ticket workflow depth.

    Intercom

    Intercom is the stronger fit for ticketing depth (3/10 vs 7/10). Scores reflect job-cluster fit from vendor documentation, not a lab test of the UI.

    CometChatWeaker
    IntercomStronger

  • Live chat

    Website/in-app messenger, routing, and canned replies.

    Tie

    CometChat and Intercom are close on live chat (9/10 vs 9/10). Scores reflect job-cluster fit from vendor documentation, not a lab test of the UI.

    CometChatTie
    IntercomTie

  • Knowledge base

    Help center, Docs, and customer self-service portals.

    Intercom

    Intercom is the stronger fit for knowledge base / self-service (3/10 vs 8/10). Scores reflect job-cluster fit from vendor documentation, not a lab test of the UI.

    CometChatWeaker
    IntercomStronger

  • Omnichannel inbox

    Email, chat, social, and messaging in one agent workspace.

    Intercom

    Intercom is the stronger fit for omnichannel inbox (6/10 vs 9/10). Scores reflect job-cluster fit from vendor documentation, not a lab test of the UI.

    CometChatWeaker
    IntercomStronger

  • SLA & routing

    SLA policies, skills-based routing, and escalation rules.

    Intercom

    Intercom is the stronger fit for SLA and routing (3/10 vs 7/10). Scores reflect job-cluster fit from vendor documentation, not a lab test of the UI.

    CometChatWeaker
    IntercomStronger

  • Ecommerce helpdesk

    Order, refund, and storefront context in the agent inbox.

    Intercom

    Intercom is the stronger fit for ecommerce helpdesk (4/10 vs 6/10). Scores reflect job-cluster fit from vendor documentation, not a lab test of the UI.

    CometChatWeaker
    IntercomStronger

  • AI features

    Useful AI for the primary job — not marketing fluff.

    Intercom

    Intercom is the stronger fit for AI features (8/10 vs 9/10). Scores reflect job-cluster fit from vendor documentation, not a lab test of the UI.

    CometChat8/10
    Intercom9/10

  • Integrations

    Important third-party integrations.

    Tie

    CometChat and Intercom are close on integrations (9/10 vs 9/10). Scores reflect job-cluster fit from vendor documentation, not a lab test of the UI.

    CometChat9/10
    Intercom9/10

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