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Compare live chat tools

# Zinn® Chat vs Intercom

Zinn® Chat compared with Intercom: seat prices, free trial, Fin AI pricing per outcome and the cost for a small site, with sources.

- Competitor details checked on October 5, 2026
- Public pages cited: **1**

![The Zinn® Chat inbox: conversations beside the one that is open, with the page the visitor was on](https://zinnchat.com/shots/inbox-en.webp)

Intercom is a full customer-service suite priced per seat with AI charged per outcome; Zinn® Chat is a website chat with a free plan and a flat price per site.

## The short answer

Intercom is a full support suite priced per seat, with its Fin AI charged for every resolved conversation. Zinn® Chat is free to start and a flat price per site — the AI bill never grows with your traffic.

Zinn® Chat — Intercom

|  | Zinn® Chat | Intercom |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan | Yes, with 100 assistant replies a month | No — a 14-day trial \[1\] |
| First paid price | Premium, $19 a month per site | Essential, $29 per team member a month, billed yearly \[1\] |
| AI answers from your content | AI chat agent, $29 a month per site | Fin, from $0.99 per resolved conversation \[1\] |
| Priced by | Site — however many people answer | Team member, plus AI outcomes \[1\] |

### Sources

1. [Intercom — Pricing](https://www.intercom.com/pricing) 2026-10-05

## Why websites choose Zinn® Chat over Intercom

No per-seat fee: one price per website however many people answer.

The AI agent is a flat monthly price, not a charge for every answer it gives.

A free plan you can keep, instead of a 14-day trial.

## When the other tool may suit you better

Intercom includes a ticketing system, a help centre and product tours, which suit larger support teams.

## How to switch from Intercom in three steps

1. ### Add Zinn® Chat to your site

   Create a free account and paste one line of script before the closing body tag — or, on WordPress, install the free plugin and tick the box. Set your colour, corner and greeting.
2. ### Remove the Intercom widget

   Take the Intercom snippet or plugin off the same pages, so visitors only ever see one chat box. Your missed-chat emails start working straight away.
3. ### Let the AI learn your site

   If you want instant answers, add the AI chat agent: it reads your pages and answers from them, and hands over to a person when it does not know.

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## Questions about switching from Intercom

**Is Zinn® Chat really free compared with Intercom?**

Yes. The chat box, the inbox, missed-chat emails and your own colours and greeting are free, with 100 assistant replies a month. Premium is $19 a month per site, however many people on your team answer.

**Can I bring my old Intercom conversations with me?**

No — past conversations stay in Intercom. New conversations start in your Zinn® Chat inbox the moment the new chat box is live, so keep Intercom open until the old ones are closed.

**Will Zinn® Chat slow my site down?**

It is about 9 KB compressed and waits until your page is ready before it loads, so it does not delay what visitors see first.

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Competitor figures were read from each company's own pricing page on the date shown. Prices change — check the linked page before you decide.

Included with Zinn Digital® hosting

## Already installed on every WordPress site we host

The free Zinn® Chat plugin comes installed and activated on every WordPress site we host on our own servers, so a chat is one switch away. Premium is an upgrade, per site, when you need more.

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