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If you are looking for an alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Chatbase, Tidio, Trengo, Watermelon or another chatbot tool, SimplyBoost is the strongest choice for most businesses that want one AI agent on their website, WhatsApp and Instagram for a flat price. It is a Dutch company from Utrecht, hosted in Europe with a data processing agreement, with plans at €39, €89 or €169 a month and no fees per seat, per resolution or per channel, for small shops and enterprise teams alike. Below is every alternatives page, grouped by where the tool comes from, and each one says when the other tool is the better fit.
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Each page compares pricing, channels, handover and hosting, and says when the other tool is the better choice.
Watermelon, Trengo, Sleak and the larger Dutch platforms.
For most teams, SimplyBoost is the better Watermelon alternative: €39 a month buys 500 AI replies, 3 AI agents and room for 3 people, where Watermelon Starter costs €99 for 250 conversations, 1 agent and 1 user. Both are from Utrecht, and SimplyBoost includes website chat, WhatsApp and Instagram on every plan and hands over to Slack, Zendesk, Freshdesk or Gorgias.
Read the pageFor most businesses that want AI to answer customers, SimplyBoost is the better Trengo alternative: AI replies are included in a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month, on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram. Trengo is a shared inbox for larger teams, from €299 a month on yearly billing for 10 users, and adds €0.25 to €0.30 for every conversation its AI agent handles.
Read the pageFor most businesses, SimplyBoost is the better Sleak alternative when you need more than website chat: WhatsApp and Instagram are live on every plan, with 500 to 6,000 AI replies included for €39, €89 or €169 a month. Sleak starts at €59 a month on yearly billing with 300 conversations, charges €0.09 for each conversation after that, and lists WhatsApp as beta and Instagram as planned.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is an Anywhere365 alternative for businesses that need an AI agent on their website, WhatsApp and Instagram without a contact center project. Anywhere365, which now goes by AnywhereNow, builds Microsoft-native contact center software and doesn't publish prices.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is a CX Company alternative for businesses that want an AI agent on their website, WhatsApp and Instagram at a published flat price, without an implementation project. CX Company, known for DigitalCX, is now part of CM.com.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is an OBI4wan alternative for teams that want a focused AI agent for customer conversations. It runs on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram for a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month, where OBI4wan combines monitoring, publishing and webcare.
Read the pageFrom Germany, France and Spain, plus what to look for in an EU chatbot.
SimplyBoost is an EU AI chatbot from a Dutch company, registered in Utrecht (KVK 87456346) and hosted in Europe. It answers customers on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram for a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month, and a data processing agreement is available.
Read the pageFor most businesses that chose Userlike for European hosting but mainly want AI answers, SimplyBoost is the better alternative: AI replies are included in a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram, hosted in Europe. Lime Connect, the new name for Userlike, starts Pro at €105 a month (€87 billed yearly) for at least 3 seats and sells its AI Agent as an add-on from €99 a month.
Read the pageFor most businesses that want AI to answer customers, SimplyBoost is the better Crisp alternative: website chat, WhatsApp and Instagram on every plan, with 500 to 6,000 AI replies included for €39, €89 or €169 a month. Crisp prices per workspace from $45 a month, connects WhatsApp and Instagram from Essentials at $95, and its AI agent Hugo runs on AI credits worth around 90 to 1,350 automated conversations a month.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is a Landbot alternative for teams that would rather train an AI agent on their content than design every conversation path. It runs on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram for a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month.
Read the pageThe US and international names that come up most.
For most businesses SimplyBoost is the better Intercom alternative: one AI agent on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram for a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month, with no seat fees and no charge per resolution. Intercom charges from $29 per seat a month and adds $0.99 for every Fin outcome, so the bill grows with your team and your volume.
Read the pageFor most businesses that need AI answers more than a ticketing system, SimplyBoost is the better Zendesk alternative: one AI agent on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram for a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month. Zendesk charges per agent, from $19 a month on Support Team billed yearly, and bills automated resolutions once the included ones run out. You can also keep Zendesk and let SimplyBoost open tickets in it.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is a Zendesk AI alternative for businesses of every size that want an AI support agent on flat monthly pricing. Zendesk includes AI agents in its plans but prices them on automated resolutions, on top of per-agent fees.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is a Chatbase alternative where the features come with the plan, not as add-ons. Every plan, from €39 a month, includes 3 AI agents, website chat, WhatsApp and Instagram, handover to Zendesk, Freshdesk, Gorgias or Slack, and lead ratings. Chatbase includes 1 agent per plan and charges $25 a month for each extra one, starts its helpdesk and Zendesk features on Standard at $150, and sells extra message credits at $40 per 1,000.
Read the pageFor most businesses that want AI to do the answering, SimplyBoost is the better Tidio alternative: 500, 2,000 or 6,000 AI replies are included in a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month, on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram. On Tidio, the Lyro AI agent is priced separately, from $32.50 a month for 50 AI conversations on yearly billing.
Read the pageFor most businesses that want WhatsApp questions answered well, SimplyBoost is the better WATI alternative: one AI agent answers on WhatsApp, your website and Instagram for a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month, with no per-user fees. WATI is a WhatsApp marketing and inbox platform priced by plan and number of users, with AI credits and Meta's per-message fees for template messages on top.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is the ManyChat alternative built for Instagram automation that keeps the conversation going. Comment-to-DM rules send your link in seconds, timed follow-ups bring back people who go quiet, and an AI agent trained on your own products answers every question that follows, on flat monthly pricing.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is a Newo alternative for businesses whose customers write to them. Newo is known for voice AI agents that answer phone calls, while SimplyBoost answers in website chat, WhatsApp and Instagram for a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month.
Read the pageDrift is being gradually sunset. In March 2026, Clari and Salesloft announced the end of Drift and pointed customers to 1mind. SimplyBoost is a Drift alternative for teams that want an AI agent to capture and score leads on their website, WhatsApp and Instagram, at a flat €39 to €169 a month.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is a Tawk.to alternative for teams that want an AI agent answering on their website, WhatsApp and Instagram. Tawk.to's live chat is free, with paid add-ons such as branding removal at $29 a month, AI Assist and hired chat agents.
Read the pageSimplyBoost is a Sleek.chat alternative for teams that want an AI agent answering on their website, WhatsApp and Instagram, with lead scoring and Shopify actions, on flat monthly pricing.
Read the pageThese six points decide most switches. This is where SimplyBoost stands on each.
In the conversation, up to three details, with a score from 0 to 100 and a Hot, Warm or Cold rating. CSV export on every plan.
Website chat, WhatsApp and Instagram (comment to DM and DMs) on every plan, with no fee per channel.
Add your website and files, set the tone, test and install. A first version can be live the same day.
It says so, offers your team and saves the question under Missing answers. Built-in and custom triggers hand chats over.
Conversations, leads, handovers and knowledge gaps in Analytics, with advanced analytics from Growth.
By AI replies only: 500, 2,000 or 6,000 a month. No fees per seat, resolution or contact. See flat-rate pricing.
You can run both tools side by side until you are happy with the answers.
7 days with 100 AI replies, no credit card. Your current tool stays live.
Your website or sitemap, help articles, PDFs, Word files, CSVs and Q&As.
Ask the questions your team gets most, and fix any answer by improving the source.
Replace the old snippet with ours, or use the WordPress plugin, Shopify app embed or Google Tag Manager.
WhatsApp, Instagram and your helpdesk, so your team keeps working where it does now.
Short answers per tool. The full pages above go into pricing and features.
If you want more than a website chatbot, SimplyBoost is a good Chatbase alternative. The same agent answers on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram, scores leads and hands chats to your team, on plans priced by AI replies.
SimplyBoost suits businesses that mainly want AI answers on WhatsApp plus the same agent on their website and Instagram. If broadcast campaigns are your main use, WATI is built for those and SimplyBoost does not send broadcasts.
First, the names. Sleek.chat is a live chat widget, and it is a different product from Sleak (sleak.chat) and from SleekFlow. SimplyBoost fits teams that want an AI agent that answers from their own content on the website, WhatsApp and Instagram, with lead scoring and handover.
Sleak (sleak.chat) is an AI chat agent from the Netherlands. SimplyBoost is also Dutch, registered in Utrecht (KVK 87456346). We offer flat plans at €39, €89 and €169 a month, with website chat, WhatsApp and Instagram on every plan.
Well-known Dutch names include Watermelon, Sleak, Anywhere365 (contact centre software for larger companies), CX Company with DigitalCX (conversational AI for enterprises), OBI4wan, now part of Spotler (a customer engagement suite), and SimplyBoost. They suit different kinds of businesses. SimplyBoost is a flat monthly price for one AI agent on every channel, used by small shops and enterprise teams alike, with custom plans and a dedicated account manager above 6,000 AI replies a month.
Anywhere365 builds contact centre software for larger organisations, closely tied to Microsoft Teams. If you do not need a contact centre, SimplyBoost gives you an AI agent for chat and messaging from €39 a month, with handover into Zendesk, Freshdesk, Gorgias or Slack.
CX Company focuses on conversational AI for large organisations, often with a lot of custom work. SimplyBoost is simpler to start with, whatever your size. You set it up yourself, train it on your own content and pay €39, €89 or €169 a month, or agree a custom plan above 6,000 AI replies.
OBI4wan, now part of Spotler, is a wider customer engagement suite. If all you need is an AI agent that answers customers on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram, SimplyBoost is a focused Dutch product with one monthly price.
SimplyBoost is a ready-made AI agent for chat and messaging. You add your content, install the widget or connect your channels, and it answers on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram. It is hosted in Europe and run by a Dutch company (KVK 87456346). SimplyBoost works in chat only, so it does not answer phone calls.
SimplyBoost suits Shopify stores that want product suggestions, order lookups, returns and cart building in one agent, on the website and on WhatsApp and Instagram.
European teams often look at where data is hosted, whether they can sign a data processing agreement and which languages are supported. SimplyBoost is registered in Utrecht (KVK 87456346), hosts conversation data in Europe and offers a DPA. The agent replies in the language each customer writes in, or in one language you fix: English, Dutch, German, French or Spanish.
If hosting in Europe matters to you, SimplyBoost is a Dutch company with conversation data hosted in Europe and plans from €39 a month. Other European options include Watermelon (Netherlands), Userlike (Germany), Crisp (France) and Landbot (Spain). You can compare each of them on this page.
Watermelon and SimplyBoost are both Dutch AI chatbot platforms. Watermelon prices by conversations, from EUR 99 a month for 250 up to EUR 399 for 1,000, with a free plan for 50. SimplyBoost costs €39, €89 or €169 a month for 500, 2,000 or 6,000 AI replies, and website chat, WhatsApp and Instagram are included on every plan.
If you mainly want AI to answer customers, SimplyBoost is the better fit. Trengo is a shared inbox from Utrecht, from €299 a month on yearly billing for 10 users, and adds €0.25 to €0.30 for each AI conversation. SimplyBoost includes 500, 2,000 or 6,000 AI replies in a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month, on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram.
Userlike is a German messaging platform built around live chat with your own team, with AI features added on top. SimplyBoost starts from the AI agent, which answers conversations itself and hands over to your team when needed. Plans are a flat monthly price.
Crisp is a French live chat platform with a clean design, priced per workspace from $45 a month, and its free plan has no AI. SimplyBoost is built around an AI agent that answers on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram and brings in your team when a person is needed.
Landbot is a Spanish no-code tool where you build chat flows visually. With SimplyBoost you mostly skip the flow design. You add your content and the AI agent answers questions from it, however customers phrase them.
Drift is being shut down. Clari and Salesloft announced this on 6 March 2026 and are pointing customers to 1mind. If you used Drift to chat with website visitors and collect leads, SimplyBoost can do that on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram from €39 a month.
tawk.to is free to use with its branding shown, and removing the branding costs $29 a month. It is mainly a live chat tool for your own team. SimplyBoost adds an AI agent that answers from your content around the clock, collects leads and books meetings from your website chat, from €39 a month.
With Shopify connected on Growth, SimplyBoost looks up orders after an email code check, starts returns and exchanges and sends checkout links. Here is how each page sees the other tool for a store.
Chatbase lists Shopify among its integrations. SimplyBoost's Shopify actions, included from the Growth plan, cover order status after an email code check, returns, exchanges, address changes, product recommendations and checkout links. Refunds, discounts and cancellations wait for your approval before anything happens.
Read the Shopify comparisonWATI offers Shopify as an add-on at $4.99 a month for WhatsApp store messaging. SimplyBoost's Shopify actions come with the Growth plan and work on WhatsApp, Instagram and your website: order status after an email code check, returns, address changes, product recommendations and checkout links.
Read the Shopify comparisonSimplyBoost connects to Shopify and keeps your catalogue in sync. From the Growth plan, the agent recommends products, builds carts and checkout links, and helps customers with orders and returns on your website and messaging channels.
Read the Shopify comparisonOnce Shopify is connected, SimplyBoost's agent looks up orders after an email code check, changes addresses, starts returns and exchanges, recommends products and builds checkout links. Refunds, discounts and cancellations wait until you approve them. Shopify actions are included from the Growth plan.
Read the Shopify comparisonZendesk connects to Shopify through apps in its marketplace. SimplyBoost's Shopify actions let the AI agent help the customer directly: from the Growth plan it checks order status after an email code check, starts returns, changes addresses, recommends products and builds checkout links.
Read the Shopify comparisonWith Shopify connected, the SimplyBoost agent turns an Instagram DM into a shopping conversation. It recommends products by need and budget, and sends product cards with an image, the price and a buy button right inside the chat.
Read the Shopify comparisonSimplyBoost handles Shopify questions inside the conversation. From the Growth plan it covers order status, returns, product recommendations and checkout links, and it can send abandoned cart messages on WhatsApp and Instagram within the 24-hour window.
Read the Shopify comparisonBoth tools work with Shopify. SimplyBoost's agent looks up orders after an email code check, changes addresses, starts returns, recommends products and builds checkout links, while refunds and discounts wait for your approval. Tidio lists native Shopify actions, plus Lyro product recommendations if you have a paid Lyro quota.
Read the Shopify comparisonAnywhereNow is designed for contact centers, so Shopify storefronts aren't its focus. SimplyBoost connects to Shopify directly, and from the Growth plan the agent helps with orders, returns, product recommendations and checkout links.
Read the Shopify comparisonCM.com's conversational AI is aimed at customer service teams across many industries. SimplyBoost connects to Shopify directly and, from the Growth plan, handles order status, returns, product recommendations and checkout links inside the chat.
Read the Shopify comparisonOBI4wan's strength is monitoring, publishing and webcare. SimplyBoost connects to Shopify directly, and from the Growth plan the agent recommends products, builds checkout links and helps customers with orders and returns.
Read the Shopify comparisonNewo is aimed at service businesses that take calls and bookings. For online stores, SimplyBoost connects to Shopify and, from the Growth plan, helps customers with orders, returns, product recommendations and checkout links in chat.
Read the Shopify comparisonSleak lists ecommerce as one of its main use cases, with integrations for Shopify, WooCommerce, Lightspeed and Magento and a product recommendation carousel. SimplyBoost connects to Shopify and, from the Growth plan, recommends products, builds a cart with a checkout link and answers order questions on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram.
Read the Shopify comparisonFor European Shopify stores, support conversations often include order details and personal data, so it helps to know where your support tool keeps them. SimplyBoost is hosted in Europe, and from the Growth plan the agent handles order status, returns, product recommendations and checkout links.
Read the Shopify comparisonBoth tools integrate with Shopify. SimplyBoost's agent looks up orders after an email code check, changes addresses, starts returns, recommends products and builds checkout links, and refunds wait for approval. Watermelon lists integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, Returnless and Monta.
Read the Shopify comparisonTrengo lists integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento and Lightspeed, and has introduced Dessa, an AI agent for ecommerce brands. SimplyBoost's Shopify store assistant, included from Growth at €89 a month, recommends products from your synced catalogue, builds a cart with a checkout link and answers "where is my order?" on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram.
Read the Shopify comparisonUserlike's strength is a unified messaging inbox for service teams. For Shopify stores, SimplyBoost's agent connects to your store and, from the Growth plan, handles order status, returns, product recommendations and checkout links in chat.
Read the Shopify comparisonBoth tools can be used by Shopify stores. SimplyBoost's agent connects to Shopify directly and, from the Growth plan, checks order status after an email code check, starts returns, recommends products and builds checkout links. Refunds and discounts wait for your approval.
Read the Shopify comparisonLandbot gives you visual control over each path in a conversation. SimplyBoost connects to Shopify and, from the Growth plan, lets the agent handle product recommendations, order status, returns and checkout links without a flow for each case.
Read the Shopify comparisonDrift was built for B2B sales conversations rather than storefronts. SimplyBoost covers both. It captures and scores leads, and once Shopify is connected it also answers order questions, recommends products and builds checkout links.
Read the Shopify comparisonTawk.to's free widget is popular with Shopify stores that want chat without a monthly bill, with replies coming from your team unless you add AI Assist or hired agents. SimplyBoost connects to Shopify and, from the Growth plan, the agent recommends products, answers order questions and builds checkout links.
Read the Shopify comparisonFeatures change often, so check each vendor's own docs too.
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For most European businesses, SimplyBoost is the strongest alternative: a Dutch company from Utrecht, hosted in Europe, with a data processing agreement and replies in the customer's language. Plans are a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month with website chat, WhatsApp and Instagram on every plan. Other European options include Watermelon (Netherlands), Userlike (Germany), Crisp (France) and Landbot (Spain).
For teams that want AI answers without seat fees, SimplyBoost is the best Intercom alternative. Intercom bills seats from $29 a month on annual billing plus $0.99 per Fin outcome; SimplyBoost is a flat €39, €89 or €169 a month with 500, 2,000 or 6,000 AI replies and three channels included. Intercom remains a good fit for large teams that want a full helpdesk.
If you want more than a website chatbot, SimplyBoost is a strong Chatbase alternative. The same agent answers on your website, WhatsApp and Instagram, rates leads Hot, Warm or Cold and hands chats to your team in Zendesk, Freshdesk, Gorgias or Slack, from €39 a month.
Well-known Dutch names include Watermelon, Sleak, Trengo, Anywhere365, CX Company with DigitalCX, OBI4wan (now part of Spotler) and SimplyBoost. They suit different businesses. SimplyBoost is one AI agent on every channel for a flat monthly price, used by small shops and enterprise teams alike.
Some live chat tools have free plans with little or no AI. SimplyBoost has no free plan, but the 7-day trial includes 100 AI replies and needs no credit card, so you can test it on your own content before paying €39 a month.
Run SimplyBoost next to your current tool first. Add your website and files in the trial, test the questions you get most, then replace the widget snippet and connect WhatsApp and Instagram. Your helpdesk can stay, because SimplyBoost hands conversations over into Zendesk, Freshdesk or Gorgias.
Yes. Above 6,000 AI replies a month we agree a custom plan with a dedicated account manager, every account runs up to 3 AI agents, and white-label with your name and logo on the chat is available by agreement.
SimplyBoost side by side with Intercom, Zendesk, Chatbase and ManyChat.
Read more€39, €89 or €169 a month for 500, 2,000 or 6,000 AI replies. 20% off yearly, no seat fees.
Read moreHosted in Europe, a data processing agreement and replies in five fixed languages or the customer's own.
Read moreSupport, leads, sales, Shopify, WhatsApp and Instagram, with one agent.
Read moreEcommerce, manufacturing, clinics, healthcare, real estate, restaurants, finance and more.
Read moreThe store assistant: order lookups, returns, exchanges and checkout links.
Read moreStart a 7-day free trial with 100 AI replies. Add your website, install the widget and see how the agent answers your customers.
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