Comparison

HelpBird vs LiveChat.

Polished, dedicated live-chat software for sales and support teams.

LiveChat

LiveChat is a mature, dependable live-chat product with a clean agent app, deep widget customization, and a large integrations ecosystem. The tradeoff is that it is per-agent and chat-centric, so cost scales with headcount and broader help-desk capabilities (tickets, KB, AI) often come via separate products in its ecosystem like HelpDesk and ChatBot.

Best for: Sales and support teams that want a refined, reliable live-chat experience with strong widget customization.

Pricing: LiveChat is per-agent, starting around $20/agent/mo (Starter) and ~$41/agent/mo (Team) on annual billing, scaling to ~$59/agent/mo (Business). It is focused on chat, so ticketing, knowledge base, and chatbot features are typically separate paid products in the LiveChat ecosystem.

HelpBird

Best for: Teams that want live chat plus a built-in shared inbox, Help Center, and AI in one flat-priced tool instead of stitching products together.

Pricing: HelpBird bundles chat, shared inbox, Help Center, and AI into flat $3 or $9/mo pricing with unlimited agents — no per-agent fee and no separate add-on products.

Feature by feature

What you get, side by side

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FeatureLiveChatHelpBird
Entry priceFrom ~$20/agent/mo$3/mo flat
Pricing modelPer-agentFlat, unlimited agents
Live chat widget
Shared agent inboxChat-focused
Help Center / KBSeparate productBuilt-in
AI auto-replySeparate productBuilt-in (Pro)
SLA trackingLimited
Automations
CSAT
Widget customizationStrongTheme editor (Basic)
Free trialYes15-day, no card
Remove brandingPaid plansBasic ($9/mo)

Badges (Basic / Pro) mark the HelpBird plan a feature unlocks on. See the full feature list.

When to pick which

Be honest about what you need

Pick LiveChat when

You want a best-in-class dedicated live-chat experience and are comfortable with per-agent pricing and add-on products.

Pick HelpBird when

You want chat plus inbox, Help Center, SLAs, and AI in one flat-priced package with unlimited agents.

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