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Crisp alternative
The Crisp alternative where AI is included, not counted in credits.
Ultimo Bots is one AI support agent for your website and your channels: hosted chat link, Messenger, Instagram, Telegram and Slack. It answers from your content, books, sends payment links and hands off to your team live. From $29/month with AI included.
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01The short answer
If you are searching for a Crisp alternative, do the AI math first. Crisp's entry plan lists $45 per month per workspace with $5 of AI credits, described as around 90 automated conversations, and its free plan includes no AI at all. Ultimo Bots starts at $29 per month with 500 AI responses included, and the agent does more than answer: it books, sends Stripe payment links, saves contacts and hands off to your team live.
It is also one product instead of a suite. Train the agent on your website, files, FAQs, Google Drive, OneDrive or Notion, describe the workflows you want in plain words, and publish the same assistant on your website, a shareable chat link, Messenger, Instagram, Telegram and Slack.
Ultimo Bots is a Crisp alternative for website owners who want the AI agent included in every plan instead of credit allowances, with real actions and live human handoff across their website and channels.
02Side by side
Ultimo Bots vs. Crisp
Read this as a fit check. Crisp is a broader suite, while Ultimo Bots is built around a practical AI agent for owners and their visitors.
Ultimo BotsCrisp01AI pricing shapeHow AI usage is packaged for the ownerAI responses are included in plan quotas, with paid plans from $29/mo.AI volume depends on plan credit allowances.02Entry paid planWhat the first paid tier buys$29/month with 500 AI responses and 200 knowledge sourcesMini: $45/month per workspace, 4 seats, about 90 AI conversations03Action workflowsWhat happens after the answerSkills can book, send links, save contacts, add subscribers and call custom APIs.Advertises a no-code workflow builder and template library.04Knowledge sourcesWhat the owner can train the assistant onWebsite, files, FAQs, Google Drive, OneDrive and Notion.Advertises training on websites, PDFs and knowledge-base articles.05ChannelsWhere visitors can reach the assistantWebsite, hosted chat link, Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram and Slack.Advertises website chat, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, email and 8 other channels.06Support-suite breadthHow much surrounding helpdesk software is includedAI support, live handoff, leads, analytics and action skills.Suite includes shared inbox, CRM, knowledge base, campaigns, ticketing and status page.07Trial lengthTime to evaluate before payingFree 7-day trial. Cancel anytime.Advertises a 14-day free trial without a credit card.01AI pricing shape
AI responses are included in plan quotas, with paid plans from $29/mo.CAI volume depends on plan credit allowances.
02Entry paid plan
$29/month with 500 AI responses and 200 knowledge sourcesCMini: $45/month per workspace, 4 seats, about 90 AI conversations
03Action workflows
Skills can book, send links, save contacts, add subscribers and call custom APIs.CAdvertises a no-code workflow builder and template library.
04Knowledge sources
Website, files, FAQs, Google Drive, OneDrive and Notion.CAdvertises training on websites, PDFs and knowledge-base articles.
05Channels
Website, hosted chat link, Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram and Slack.CAdvertises website chat, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, email and 8 other channels.
06Support-suite breadth
AI support, live handoff, leads, analytics and action skills.CSuite includes shared inbox, CRM, knowledge base, campaigns, ticketing and status page.
07Trial length
Free 7-day trial. Cancel anytime.CAdvertises a 14-day free trial without a credit card.
Crisp facts checked on 2 August 2026 against crisp.chat's public pricing and homepage. Ultimo Bots facts reflect the shipped product on the same date. Found something outdated? Tell us at build@ultimo-bots.com and we will fix it.
Start Free Trial03The honest answer
When Ultimo Bots is the better Crisp alternative
The best choice depends on whether the owner wants a focused AI support agent or a larger support suite.
Choose Ultimo Bots if...
- You want an AI assistant visitors can use on your website, hosted chat link, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram and Slack.
- You want action workflows, not just answers. The agent can use connected apps and owner-defined custom API skills to complete real next steps.
- You prefer simple AI-included plan quotas over AI credit allowances tied to each plan.
- You want the owner to build and adjust support behavior in plain words, then test the live agent before visitors rely on it.
- You sell or take bookings from a Wix site and want marketplace onboarding plus site-specific actions available from the agent.
Crisp may fit better if...
- You are replacing a larger support stack and want shared inbox, support CRM, campaigns, ticketing, status page and analytics in one suite.
- Your team needs advertised channels that Ultimo Bots does not offer today, especially WhatsApp or email as support channels.
- A 14-day no-card trial matters more to you than starting with a focused agent trial.
- You want the plan shape and seat bundles Crisp advertises, such as workspace plans with defined included seats.
Your AI agent
Can I move my appointment to Friday at 10:00?Checking availability…Rescheduled in Cal.com
Friday
10:00
Demo call
Demo callApp Actions
It doesn't just answer. It acts.
"Can I move my appointment?" used to become a ticket. Now your agent checks availability, books the slot and confirms, inside the same conversation.
Books appointments
Shows open times, books, moves and cancels in Calendly, Cal.com and Wix.
Handles billing and orders
Stripe billing and subscriptions, plus order tracking. Verified by email first.
Connects to anything
HubSpot, Mailchimp and more, straight from the chat. If a tool has an API, your agent can use it.
AI Studio
You describe it. It builds itself.
Tell your agent how your support should work, in plain words. It becomes real skills it follows in every conversation.
Plain words in, working skill out
Type how it should work and the skill exists. Test it in the playground before it ever meets a customer.
You stay in control
It follows your rules, and you change any skill with one more message. No flowcharts, no code, no editor to learn.
Live blueprint
Watch the skill appear
The builder creates the skill while you chat and keeps a live map of everything it built.
One message to change
Change it the same way
Something feels off? Tell the builder in one message. No settings to dig through, no editor to learn.
Honest by default
Smart answers, never made up.
It answers from your content, not its imagination.
Grounded in your knowledge
Every answer is built from the content you gave it. Nothing invented.
Knows when it doesn’t know
When your sources don’t cover something, it says so instead of guessing, and brings in a human if one is online or forwards the request to your team.
Live chat
You’re never out of the loop.
The agent handles the routine and pulls you in when it matters. You take over in the same conversation, from any device.
- Pinged the moment you are needed. Help requests and new chats reach you by email, Slack, Teams or Telegram.
- One-click takeover. Jump into any live chat. The visitor sees a smooth handoff, not an “please wait for an agent” wall.
- You join as a person. Your name, your avatar, your color. Not a ticket number.
Human handoff
Jump in with one click
The visitor asks for a human and you join the same conversation. Smooth handoff, no queue, no ticket.
Alerts
Never miss a handoff
Help requests and new chats ping you by email, Slack, Teams or Telegram, plus live toasts anywhere in the portal.
Identity
Join as a person
Your name, your avatar, your color. Visitors see that a real person took over, not a ticket number.
04Switching
How to move from Crisp to Ultimo Bots
You do not need to recreate a full helpdesk on day one. Start with the visitor questions and workflows that matter most.
1
Train the agent
Add your website, documents, FAQs and connected knowledge sources. The owner keeps control of what the assistant can answer from.
Top questions first2
Add the workflows
Use AI Studio to describe what should happen after common questions, such as booking a call, saving a lead, sending a payment link or calling your own API.
Test before going live3
Publish across channels
Install the website widget or Wix app, share the hosted chat link, then connect Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram or Slack where your visitors already are.
Live chat stays on05FAQ
Common questions
Yes, if you want a focused AI support agent that answers from your knowledge and can complete actions for visitors. Crisp is broader as a support suite, so it may be better when you need shared inbox, CRM, campaigns, ticketing and status page in one product.
Ultimo Bots paid plans start at $29/mo with included AI response quotas. Crisp’s Mini plan is listed at $45/mo per workspace with $5 of included AI credits, described as around 90 automated conversations. Crisp’s free plan lists no AI credits.
Ultimo Bots can do more than answer. The owner can build skills in plain words and connect actions for Cal.com, Calendly links, Stripe checkout or billing links, HubSpot and Wix contacts, Mailchimp, Wix data and custom APIs. Sensitive customer-data actions use email verification.
Ultimo Bots supports the website widget, a hosted chat link, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram and Slack. It does not offer WhatsApp or email as live visitor channels today.
You can retrain Ultimo Bots from your website, uploaded files, FAQs, Google Drive, OneDrive and Notion. The safest migration path is to start with your public help pages and core documents, then add missing answers from real chat history as FAQs.
Choose Crisp if the owner is buying a broader support suite with shared inbox, support CRM, campaigns, ticketing, status page, more advertised channels and a longer 14-day trial. Choose Ultimo Bots if the priority is an AI agent that acts across your site and connected channels.
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Security
Your data stays yours
Built with European privacy expectations in mind. GDPR-aligned, encrypted end to end, and never used to train third-party models.
GDPR-aligned
Built and hosted with European privacy standards. Your visitors’ data is handled accordingly.
Your knowledge base is private
Only your assistant can read it. It’s never used to train third-party models.
Encrypted in transit and at rest
Industry-standard encryption protects everything you upload and every conversation.
Try the alternative that counts answers, not credits.
Point Ultimo Bots at your content, add the workflows visitors ask for most, and publish across your website and channels.