Olark
Website Chat & Lead Capture · www.olark.com
Olark is a live chat and AI website agent product that answers visitor questions, captures and qualifies leads, and hands conversations off to human agents.
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Top Olark alternatives
We compared 8 products and found 6 cheaper alternatives · vs Olark Live Chat (human only) at $29/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Olark costs $29/mo on the Live Chat (human only) plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 6 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 6 of them cover at least 75% of the 1 compared capability. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is Crisp at $0/mo (Free plan), 100% less.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Smartsupp Solo plan | 100% | $17/mo how? ⓘ | $144 / year 41% cheaper | |
Tidio Starter plan | 100% | $24.17/mo how? ⓘ | $58.00 / year 17% cheaper | |
LiveChat Starter plan | 100% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | $48 / year 14% cheaper | |
JivoChat Basic plan | 100% | $28/mo how? ⓘ | $12 / year 3% cheaper |
Which Olark alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
Feature comparison
Olark vs the top alternatives, on the 1 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Olark | Crisp | Tidio | tawk.to | JivoChat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live chat from Live Chat (human only) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $29/mo Live Chat (human only) | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Olark covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Live chat — from Live Chat (human only)
- ↑ AI assistant — only from Standard AI Website Agent, not compared
- ↑ Lead qualification — only from Standard AI Website Agent, not compared
- ↑ Visitor activity — only from Standard AI Website Agent, not compared
- ↑ Messaging handoff — only from Standard AI Website Agent, not compared
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.olark.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-27)
- https://www.olark.com/pricing#main (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-27)
Frequently asked
How much does Olark cost?
Olark's Live Chat (human only) plan costs $29/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing).
Is there a free Olark alternative?
Yes. Crisp has a free plan that covers 100% of the 1 capability we compared against Olark.
What is the cheapest Olark alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Crisp is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does Olark have a free plan?
No. Olark has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-27, on the vendors' official pricing pages.