Launching today

Foxchat

Launching today

Best Intercom alternative for startups and indie hackers

180 followers

Best Intercom alternative for startups and indie hackers

180 followers

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Foxchat is a lightweight, Intercom-style live chat widget for websites. Reply to customers from Slack in real-time. Setup in 5 minutes.

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Hey PH! I'm Akash, and I built Foxchat because I got tired of paying Intercom prices just to chat with website visitors. Foxchat is a live chat widget that lets you reply to website chats directly from Slack. No new dashboard to learn, no per-message fees, setup takes about 5 minutes. What makes it different: ✔️ Reply from Slack (where you already are). ✔️ AI Assist suggests replies in your Slack threads using Claude. ✔️ Add your docs as a knowledge base so AI replies stay accurate. ✔️ Transparent pricing, no surprise per-resolution charges. I built this for developers and small teams who want Intercom-level UX without the Intercom-level bill. Would love your feedback. Happy to answer any questions here!

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13h ago

@designerdada The Slack-native approach is the right call — switching to a separate dashboard just to reply to a chat is friction nobody needs. Knowledge base + Claude for accurate AI suggestions is a solid combo, that's usually where live chat AI falls apart. Congrats on the launch Akash! Curious — how does it handle offline hours, does AI take over automatically or does it queue for the team?

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5h ago

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@mangal_s07 It queues for the team

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2h ago

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If a startup is already using an Intercom alternative like a basic widget or a helpdesk, what are the top 1–2 moments where Foxchat is meaningfully better and worth switching—especially considering migration risk and changing internal habits?

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4h ago

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@curiouskitty It's for small teams and individual where team members handles support. Foxchat is incredibly useful if teams are already living in Slack. They don't need to switch screens just to reply to support tickets.

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2h ago

I love the idea of this -- having troubles connecting though.

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2h ago

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@corey_leon Checking right away

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1h ago

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@corey_leon It should be working now!

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1h ago

I’ve been analyzing a lot of AI tools recently and the biggest thing I notice is people struggle to compare them properly. Curious how you position this vs the current options.

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4h ago

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Loved the experience! We are actively using this in AutoSend 🚀

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10h ago