Chatwoot versus VirtualSpirits

Chatwoot is a Free Open Source Software and SaaS live chat platform. You can choose to have your live chat hosted by them or opt for self-hosting. The installation process of a self-hosted live chat has been simplified with their one-click install guides for cloud providers like AWS, DigitalOcean, and Heroku or with deployment options like Docker, Linux VM (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS), or the Chatwoot CTL.

Open Source

Chatwoot’s Community Edition is published under the MIT license. You can find SDK implementations, review the code or contribute to the projects in the Chatwoot repository. The Enterprise Edition is available under a proprietary license. You can still audit the source code. However, modification is not allowed.

The Virtual Spirits website offers limited information about the features and integrations of their live chat. The main focus is on self-learning chatbot AI.

The unique selling point of Virtual Spirits is their Chatbot Experts Service. A personal account manager will help create, manage, and optimize your chatbot to have it tailored to your business. They also offer 100+ chatbot templates targeted at specific industries.

Their plans start at $9 for one agent and up to 200 visitors per month. A 30 days free trial is available for this plan. The trial can be continued as a free plan with basic functionality.

Customers of Virtual Spirits include mostly smaller and local businesses like Canteen, Finotec, and Golden Glove Movers.