Best Instantly alternatives

Comparison

Tool	Price from	Free plan	Category
Instantly	47 USD/mo	trial	Customer support & chatbots
Regie.ai	41 USD/mo	yes	Customer support & chatbots
Crisp	45 USD/mo	trial	Customer support & chatbots
Botpress	150 USD/yr	yes	Customer support & chatbots
Agentforce	not listed	trial	Customer support & chatbots
Zendesk AI	19 USD/mo	trial	Customer support & chatbots
AgentDock	39 USD/mo	yes	Customer support & chatbots
Freshdesk Freddy AI	19 USD/mo	trial	Customer support & chatbots
Retell AI	0.07-0.31 USD/mo	trial	Customer support & chatbots

Each alternative in short

1. Regie.ai

AI sales assistant that sources, enriches, writes, and sends outreach across email, LinkedIn and phone for sales reps and founders.

Yes, there is a free plan. 250 one-time credits per person, never expiring, for up to 10 people sharing one pool. Research, enrichment, drafting and agents included; send from your own Gmail or Outlook; no credit card required.

2. Crisp

All-in-one AI customer support platform combining shared inbox, chat widget, CRM and AI agents for businesses of any size.

There is a free trial. Free plan forever with website chat widget, 2 seats, shared inbox and mobile apps, but no AI credits included. Every new account gets a 14-day free trial of all features without a card.

3. Botpress

AI agent platform for customer support that resolves complex tickets end-to-end, with human handoff when needed.

Yes, there is a free plan. 100 conversations per month, 3 seats, 3 AI agents, Help Center and community support.

4. Agentforce

Platform for building and running autonomous AI agents that handle customer and employee service 24/7 inside the Salesforce ecosystem.

There is a free trial. Salesforce Foundations offers Agentforce for free for any use case, with a Try for free option for Agentforce Builder, Prompt Builder, Agent Script, Agentforce Coworker and Agentforce Vibes.

5. Zendesk AI

AI layer of Zendesk's customer service platform that resolves support requests with AI agents, a Copilot for agents, and automation for support teams.

There is a free trial. A 'Try for free' option is offered. Qualified startups can get up to 2 years of Zendesk free.

6. AgentDock

AI customer engagement platform: one AI employee handles customers on web, email, phone, SMS, Telegram and WhatsApp, escalating to your team when needed.

Yes, there is a free plan. Dock writing tool free forever: unlimited documents, 10 AI writing actions a day, Chrome extension and the full prompt library. Unlimited plan has a 7-day free trial.

7. Freshdesk Freddy AI

AI-powered customer service software with an AI agent, ticketing and shared inbox for support teams handling email and customer requests.

There is a free trial. Free trial available ("Try it free"); the page does not specify limits of the trial. Freshdesk's pricing page also lists a "Start for free" call to action.

8. Retell AI

Platform for building, deploying and managing AI voice agents that handle inbound and outbound phone calls for support, scheduling and lead qualification.

There is a free trial. Pay-as-you-go plan includes $10 in free credits and 20 free concurrent calls.

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