Tool Scorer

Use case

AI tools to run chat support

Tools that help you run chat support can answer routine questions, point customers to form-based information and reduce inbox back-and-forth. They suit businesses with repeat enquiries, appointment requests or order questions. The best AI chat support tool is usually the one customers can use without creating more work for you.

8 tools

  1. Landbot

    Build website and WhatsApp chat flows for leads, bookings, and support

    Find & qualify leads FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a small team routing leads and bookings
    €40/month 76/100 Solid

  2. Jotform AI Agents

    Answer customer questions and guide visitors into forms

    Run chat support FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a small business already using Jotform forms
    $0/month 74/100 Solid

  3. Chatling

    Turn website help content into a customer-support chatbot

    Run chat support FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a small business with recurring website support questions
    $0/month (free; paid plans from $25/month) 73/100 Solid

  4. Chatbase

    Train a customer chatbot on your website content

    Build a chatbot AgenciesSmall businesses Best for a small business with repeated customer questions
    $40/month 73/100 Solid

  5. Gorgias

    Manage ecommerce customer conversations alongside Shopify order data

    Reply to customers Small businessesSolo founders Best for a Shopify store owner handling daily support tickets
    $10/month 73/100 Solid

  6. Botpress

    Build AI support agents that answer questions, take actions, and hand off

    Run chat support AgenciesSmall businesses Best for a small support team handling multi-step customer requests
    $150/mo (yearly) 72/100 Solid

  7. Respond.io

    Centralize customer conversations across messaging channels

    Reply to customers AgenciesSmall businesses Best for a small team sharing multichannel customer conversations
    Starting price: $79/month (billed yearly; $99/month if billed monthly) 71/100 Solid

  8. Tidio

    Answer website visitor questions with chat and automated replies

    Run chat support Small businesses Best for a small store with routine website questions
    $29/month 70/100 Solid

How they differ

Jotform AI Agents is the only scorecard here, so this is not yet a side-by-side choice. Its clearest fit is businesses already using Jotform forms, where support can build on a workflow you already have rather than starting from a separate setup.

The important dividing line is proof from real use. Start free, then see whether customer conversations save admin time. Jotform AI Agents makes more sense when you have enough repeat questions to measure that benefit across regular monthly conversations, not just a convincing demo.

Before you pay

  • The best AI chat support tool is usually the one that answers your common customer questions correctly. Test it with real wording, incomplete questions and requests that need a human handoff.
  • Check free-use limits, including conversation caps and what happens when you reach them.
  • Confirm the cancellation terms, whether you can export conversation records, and how customer details submitted through forms are handled.