50+ chatbots, mostly doing the same thing. Three questions cut the list to one.
You pick one chatbot in an hour, instead of evaluating ten over six months. The one you pick fits your volume and your existing stack.
The idea
There are 50+ AI chatbots aimed at small businesses. Most do the same thing under the hood. The right choice depends on three questions: where does it live (web chat, email, SMS, voice), what does it integrate with (your CRM, your support tool), and is the per-conversation cost reasonable at your volume.
The win: you skip the 6-month tool selection process and pick the right thing in an hour.
No surprises — here is every tool this training uses, including the MCP connectors, and what it actually costs per month.
| Tool | Monthly cost | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
Pick one: Tidio / Intercom Fin / Gorgias / Zendesk AI |
$20-200/mo | The chatbot itself |
Trial period (2-3 in parallel for a week) |
$0 | Compare before commit |
Typical spend: from $20/month — most owners start on the free tiers and upgrade only the one tool they use daily.
A one-time setup, done at your own pace. After that it runs in minutes a day.
Where do most of your support questions arrive — chat, email, phone, all three?
Conversations per month? Under 500: free tier. Over 5,000: negotiated pricing.
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