Best Kayako Alternative for AI Customer Support
Kayako bills per-agent. Corebee is a flat $99/month — unlimited AI resolutions, unlimited team members.
Kayako list price
From $30/agent/mo
Corebee
$99/mo flat
Unlimited seats. Unlimited AI.
Free for 14 days. No credit card to start, and you can cancel in one click.
It answers from your own help centre, tells every customer it's an AI, and hands over the moment someone asks for a person.
Works with the tools your team already uses
ShopifyWooCommerceSlackStripeZendesk
Corebee is the best Kayako alternative for teams looking to move off a stagnating platform. Get AI-powered 86% auto-resolution at $99/month flat instead of paying per-agent for a helpdesk with slowing development and no AI.
Auto-resolution rate reflects up to 86% of conversations resolved by Corebee AI on a well-populated knowledge base; results vary by content coverage and question mix.
Why teams leave Kayako
The three complaints that come up most — and what Corebee does about each one.
- Pricing that punishes growth
- No AI-powered resolution — relies on human agents for all conversations
- AI that talks but can't act
- Development and innovation have slowed significantly in recent years
- Features hidden in higher tiers
- Per-agent pricing at $30-$60/agent scales poorly for growing teams
On KayakoWith Corebee
With Corebee
Active product development with modern AI capabilities updated regularly
With Corebee
AI resolves 86% of conversations — Kayako requires agents for everything
With Corebee
Flat $99/month pricing with unlimited agents vs Kayako's per-agent model
Corebee vs Kayako, line by line
The rows a support lead actually compares before switching — including the two nobody else puts in a table.
Every row is checkable on Kayako's own pricing page. The $99 line is checkable in about five minutes.
Start free — no card| Feature | Corebee | Kayako |
|---|---|---|
| AI Resolution | 86% auto-resolution with AI | None — fully manual |
| Product Development | Active weekly releases | Slowed significantly |
| Monthly Cost (5 agents) | $99 flat | $150-$300 (agent-based) |
| Customer Journey View | Conversation history per contact | Unified journey timeline |
| Setup Time | 5 minutes | Hours to days |
| Knowledge Base | RAG-powered AI responses | Static help center |
| Co-browsing | Not available | Built-in co-browsing |
| Platform Risk | Actively developed, growing | Uncertain future, slower updates |
- AI Resolution
- 86% auto-resolution with AI
- Kayako: None — fully manual
- Product Development
- Active weekly releases
- Kayako: Slowed significantly
- Monthly Cost (5 agents)
- $99 flat
- Kayako: $150-$300 (agent-based)
- Customer Journey View
- Conversation history per contact
- Kayako: Unified journey timeline
- Setup Time
- 5 minutes
- Kayako: Hours to days
- Knowledge Base
- RAG-powered AI responses
- Kayako: Static help center
- Co-browsing
- Not available
- Kayako: Built-in co-browsing
- Platform Risk
- Actively developed, growing
- Kayako: Uncertain future, slower updates
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What the AI actually does
The one axis that decides whether support headcount goes up next year.
Corebee — included in $99/mo
Conversational AI resolves 86% of conversations autonomously with RAG-powered knowledge base. Active development with regular AI feature updates.
Kayako — priced separately
No conversational AI. Relies on canned responses, manual workflows, and human agents for all conversations. Product development has slowed significantly since acquisition.
Every Kayako line item
Kayako bills per-agent, so the bill tracks headcount. Corebee is one $99 line at any team size.
Growth Live chat, email, social, help center | $30/agent/mo |
Scale + Custom roles, internal help center, advanced reports | $60/agent/mo |
Enterprise + Custom SLA, dedicated manager | Custom |
Kayako list pricing last checked February 2026.
Is this a switch worth making?
We would rather you stayed on Kayako than churned in month two.
Switch to Corebee if
- Teams concerned about Kayako's slowing development and uncertain product roadmap
- Companies wanting AI resolution instead of purely manual agent-based support
- Teams paying per-agent for features that haven't been meaningfully updated in years
Stay on Kayako if
- Teams deeply dependent on Kayako's unified customer journey timeline view
- Organizations with complex multi-channel workflows built around Kayako's routing
- Businesses with long-term Kayako contracts that are costly to exit early
Where Kayako is genuinely good: unified customer journey view showing interactions across all channels in one timeline; built-in live chat with proactive engagement triggers and co-browsing; established brand with a loyal user base from its early helpdesk pioneer days.
Moving off Kayako
About 32 minutes end to end. No engineering time.
- Step 110 min
Export Kayako help center articles
- Step 25 min
Import content into Corebee knowledge base
- Step 35 min
Configure widget and team settings
- Step 410 min
Test AI against common support questions
- Step 52 min
Switch embed code from Kayako to Corebee
Questions people ask before switching
Straight answers, including where Corebee is the wrong tool.
Nothing here needs a call to check. The $99 line and the handoff are both live in the trial.
Start free — no cardIs Kayako still actively developed?
Kayako has seen slower development in recent years. Corebee is actively developed with AI-first features, regular updates, and modern technology. If you're concerned about platform longevity, Corebee is a safer investment.
Can Corebee replicate Kayako's customer journey feature?
Corebee tracks conversation history and contact interactions. While it doesn't offer Kayako's visual journey mapping, the AI uses conversation context to provide personalized, relevant responses automatically.
How quickly can I switch from Kayako to Corebee?
Setup takes 5 minutes. Import your knowledge base content, configure your widget, and start. Most teams are fully operational same-day. No lengthy migration or professional services required.
Ready to switch from Kayako?
$99/mo flat, unlimited seats, unlimited AI resolutions.
Start free — no cardFree for 14 days. No credit card to start, and you can cancel in one click.