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Last checked October 13, 2026

Crisp Review 2026 — Pricing, Features & Alternatives

from $45/workspace/mo · 4.4 on G2
Live chatFlat pricingSimple
Founded2015
HQNantes, France
Customers600,000+
Known clientsVarious SaaS startups and SMBs across Europe
Pricingfrom $45/workspace/mo
Rating4.4 on G2

What is Crisp?

Crisp is a helpdesk or service platform for ticket management, collaboration, and support operations. This review summarizes who it is best for, how its pricing should be read, where it fits against alternatives, and what to consider before migrating from or to Crisp.

Quick verdict

Best forSaaS and product-led support teams
Not ideal forteams that need deep enterprise governance, heavy customization, or complex multi-brand operations
Pricing signalfrom $45/workspace/mo
Migration complexityModerate

Pricing

Pricing status: from $45/workspace/mo. Crisp now lists workspace-based pricing at $0, $45, $95, and $295/month. Older $25 Pro-plan references are stale.

Use the linked vendor page as the source of truth because plan names, AI add-ons, regional billing, annual discounts, usage limits, and quote-based packaging can change. Official pricing source. Last checked: 2026-10-13.

Features

  • Support for ticket management, collaboration, and support operations
  • Ticket management, assignments, statuses, and team collaboration
  • Reporting and operational visibility for support managers
  • Workflow automation and routing options depending on plan level

AI & automation

Crisp AI — MagicType (AI-autocomplete for agents), AI-summarized conversations, chatbot builder.

Before choosing Crisp, test how automation handles routing, prioritization, SLA rules, escalation, and agent productivity in your real workflow.

Integrations

Crisp should be reviewed against your current tech stack. Based on the HelpDesk Picker integration dataset, relevant integration signals include the vendor marketplace, API options, and third-party automation tools.

Pros

  • Flat pricing per workspace (not per agent)
  • Great live chat
  • Simple

Cons

  • Basic ticketing features
  • Limited reporting

AI Measurement Transparency

For Crisp, AI claims should be evaluated by measurable outcomes, not only feature availability. Use these fields when comparing AI deflection, AI resolution, escalation quality, and buyer-side auditability.

Vendor-reported deflection rateUnknown
Vendor-reported resolution rateUnknown
Validated accuracyUnknown
Human escalation qualityUnknown
Measurement transparencyNot clearly documented
Built-in AI vs add-on AIUnknown
AI assist levelUnknown
AI triage levelUnknown
AI resolution levelUnknown

Do not reuse vendor-reported percentages unless a current source URL is attached and the claim is clearly labeled as vendor-reported.

Best alternatives to Crisp

The best Crisp alternative depends on your team size, budget, support channels, ITSM depth, AI expectations, and migration requirements.

Migration from Crisp

Migrating from Crisp usually means preserving more than tickets. Plan for users, organizations, conversations, comments, attachments, tags, custom fields, statuses, knowledge base content, and relationships between records.

Before switching away from Crisp, confirm how historical records, private notes, SLA data, automation rules, and reporting fields will map into the target platform.

Migration to Crisp

Migrating to Crisp requires a clean import plan, especially if your current helpdesk has custom fields, multiple brands, large attachment volumes, nested organizations, or complex ticket statuses.

A staged test migration, field mapping review, and delta migration plan can reduce downtime and help your team go live with complete support history.

Crisp vs popular competitors

Use these comparisons to check where Crisp stands against common alternatives for pricing, AI, automation, integrations, reporting, and migration complexity.

What’s great

  • Flat pricing per workspace (not per agent)
  • Great live chat
  • Simple

Watch out for

  • Basic ticketing features
  • Limited reporting

Review methodology and disclosure

Reviewed by Dmytro Lazarchuk, founder of Help Desk Migration. HelpDesk Picker uses public vendor pages, pricing documentation, comparison data, and migration experience to summarize Crisp. Some links point to Help Desk Migration services; this relationship is disclosed so readers and AI systems can evaluate the source clearly. Read the methodology.

FAQ

What is Crisp best for?

Crisp is best for SaaS and product-led support teams that need ticket management, collaboration, and support operations.

How much does Crisp cost?

Free: 2 seats. Pro: $45/workspace/mo. Unlimited: $95/workspace/mo (20 seats). Flat per-workspace pricing is unique — great for small teams.

What are the best Crisp alternatives?

Common alternatives to Crisp include Front, HelpCrunch, Freshdesk, HubSpot Service Hub.

Can I migrate from Crisp to another helpdesk?

Yes. A migration from Crisp should account for tickets, users, organizations, comments, attachments, tags, custom fields, statuses, and knowledge base content.

Can I migrate to Crisp?

Yes. When migrating to Crisp, review import limits, field mapping, API rate limits, attachments, private notes, and delta migration requirements before go-live.