💬 Chatlet
The live-chat bubble you own — unlimited agents, unlimited sites, no per-seat pricing.
Crisp's team plan is $95/month — $1,140 a year. Intercom bills per seat, plus usage. Chatlet is the same chat bubble in the corner of your site, except you host it: one tiny Node server, one SQLite file, unlimited sites, unlimited agents, unlimited conversations, and no branding-removal fee because there's no branding.
Chatlet, as it actually looks — a real screenshot, not a mockup.
Features
One-line embed
A single script tag. Shadow-DOM widget (~9 KB of dependency-free JS), so your site's CSS can't break it.
Real-time over WebSockets
Automatic reconnect, an outgoing message queue, and a transparent HTTP-polling fallback when corporate firewalls block WS.
Agent dashboard
Live-updating inbox with open/closed states and unread badges, typing indicators both ways, sound + browser notifications.
Visitor context sidebar
Current page, referrer, browser and full past-conversation history beside every chat.
Canned responses
Type /shortcut in the composer to fire saved replies instantly — full CRUD in the dashboard.
Offline mode
No agent online? The widget switches to "leave a message", flags it in your inbox and optionally emails you via your own SMTP.
Multiple sites, one install
Every site you run gets its own embed snippet from the same server. Transcripts download as text files.
100% local & private
SQLite storage, visitor identity persisted client-side, zero telemetry, zero third-party calls.
Chatlet vs Crisp
Crisp at $95/mo (Plus) runs roughly $1140/year — $2,280 over two years. Chatlet is $49, once.
| Chatlet | Crisp | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49 once | $95/month Plus plan ($1,140/yr) |
| Cost over 3 years | $49 | ~$3,420 |
| Agents | Unlimited | Per-plan limits |
| Sites | Unlimited | Per-plan limits |
| Remove branding | There is none | Paid |
| Canned responses | Included | Paid tier |
| Your data | Your server, one SQLite file | Their cloud |
| Source code | MIT, yours | Closed |
Chatlet pays for itself in under 3 weeks vs Crisp's team plan — then live chat is free for as long as you run a website.
Three steps, no subscription
Buy once on Whop
One-time $49 for the packaged version — Windows desktop app plus one-command VPS deploy.
Deploy where visitors can reach it
docker compose up -d on a $5 VPS behind your reverse proxy (WebSocket upgrade passed through). Desktop mode is perfect as the always-on agent console.
Paste the snippet, start chatting
Copy the embed from Sites, paste it before