3 pay-once tools

Add live chat to your site without per-agent pricing

Live chat is table stakes for support, but the incumbents charge per agent forever. These self-hosted tools put chat and comments on your site for a one-time cost.

Pay once, own forever

Tools that solve this

Available now

Chatlet

Self-hosted live chat — real-time widget, agent dashboard, canned replies, offline messages.

$129once replaces Crisp
$95/mo (Plus)

Available now

Chatterbox

Threaded comments, votes, moderation and Disqus import — embedded with one script tag, hosted by you.

$69once replaces Hyvor Talk
$8/mo

Available now

Deskly

Shared inbox, SLA timers, canned replies and CSAT — self-hosted, no per-agent fees.

$49once replaces Zendesk
$55/agent/mo

Three steps, no subscription

How to add live chat to your site with Chatlet

STEP 01

Buy once on Whop

One-time $129 for the packaged version — Windows desktop app plus one-command VPS deploy.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

Paste the snippet, start chatting

Copy the embed from Sites, paste it before , and conversations land in your dashboard in real time.

The receipt

What it costs

App	You pay	Subscription it replaces
Chatlet	$129 once	Crisp — $95/mo (Plus) (~$1140/yr)
Chatterbox	$69 once	Hyvor Talk — $8/mo (~$96/yr)
Deskly	$49 once	Zendesk — $55/agent/mo (~$660/yr)

FAQ

Honest answers

Is there a free option?

Yes. Chatlet — like every app in the suite — has a free, MIT-licensed MVP on GitHub (https://github.com/bensblueprints/live-chat-mvp). Buying gets you the signed installer, one-click setup and updates; the source is free forever.

Which one should I pick?

Pick by where you want the software to live. Chatlet, Chatterbox are desktop apps — everything runs locally on your machine, so your files stay private and the app works offline; Deskly is a self-hosted web app — you run them on your own server or VPS, so your team can log in from anywhere while the data stays yours. Either way, every option here is a one-time purchase with MIT-licensed source on GitHub.

Are these really one-time?

Yes. Every app on this page is a single payment — Chatlet is $129, Chatterbox is $69, Deskly is $49. No renewal, no seats, no usage meter. The apps keep working even if you never pay again.

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