#1
Chatwoot is an open-source customer support platform with a shared inbox for live chat, email, and messaging channels, plus automation, reporting, and a help center.
36.2k stars8.7k forkslast commit Actively maintained
3 self-hosted Olark alternatives
Olark is a hosted live chat service that embeds a chat widget on websites to enable real-time conversations with visitors. It provides routing, transcripts, visitor monitoring, lead qualification, integrations with CRMs/support tools, and basic analytics.
Alternatives to Olark
Self-hosted live chat and customer support platform with website widgets, operator console, chatbots, omnichannel integrations, and optional voice/video/screensharing.
2.2k stars738 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
#3
Open-source conversational platform to build AI chatbots, multichannel live chat, and human-in-the-loop customer support with knowledge base and RAG capabilities.
318 stars113 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
What replacing Olark actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 3 of 3 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, MIT. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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