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Chatwoot

Customer communication platform.

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Self-hosted alternative to

Crisp, Help Scout, Intercom, Zendesk

Website
https://www.chatwoot.com
Source code
https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot
GitHub stars
38,716
Repository activity
30 October 2026
Latest release
v4.19.1, 24 October 2026
Health
Active From the repository record in this build
License
⊘ Proprietary
Platforms
Ruby, Docker, K8S
Categories
Communication - Custom Communication Systems

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