Pick Chatwoot if
support teams who will pay Startups or Business so Captain credits and a help center sit above the Hacker 500-conversation cap.
Read the Chatwoot pageChatwoot vs OpenStatus
Our take
Pick Chatwoot if support teams who will pay Startups or Business so Captain credits and a help center sit above the Hacker 500-conversation cap. Pick OpenStatus if small teams who will stay on Hobby $0 (1 monitor, 1 status page, 10-minute interval, no card) while they publish a first page, then buy Starter at $30/month (14-day trial) when they need 20 monitors and a 1-minute check.
Best for
Chatwoot A support desk you can self-host
OpenStatus Monitors you start on Hobby at $0 (1 monitor, 1 page)
Free plan
Chatwoot $0 · / agent / month. Up to 2 agents; 500 conversations / month; live chat only. No voice, Captain, help center, teams, automations, or SSO. 30-day retention
OpenStatus $0 · no card. 1 monitor. 1 status page with 3 components. Minimum interval 10 minutes
Lowest paid
Chatwoot Startups $19
OpenStatus Pro $100/mo
Next step up
Chatwoot Business $39
OpenStatus Scale $500/mo
Coding agent
Chatwoot Shared inbox
OpenStatus
Runs where
Chatwoot Local; you host it
OpenStatus
Watch out
Chatwoot $19 / $39 are per-agent monthly Cloud cards
OpenStatus Hobby is 1 monitor and a 10-minute interval
Last checked
Chatwoot 2026-10-22 · chatwoot.com/pricing
OpenStatus 2026-10-22 · openstatus.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick OpenStatus if
small teams who will stay on Hobby $0 (1 monitor, 1 status page, 10-minute interval, no card) while they publish a first page, then buy Starter at $30/month (14-day trial) when they need 20 monitors and a 1-minute check.
Read the OpenStatus page