Intercom vs Papercups

Is Papercups a good alternative to Intercom? Here’s what you need to know.

Papercups

Free

Open-source live customer chat widget

Papercups is an open-source live chat widget built in Elixir. Embed a lightweight chat widget on your site, manage conversations in a shared inbox, and integrate with Slack. Self-host or use the cloud version.

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Why switch from Intercom?

Indie pricing — no enterprise markup or per-seat fees
Direct maker support — talk to the person who built it
Transparent & open — many indie creations are open-source
No vendor lock-in — own your data, export anytime

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