Vue Beautiful Chat vs Crisp

Simple and beautiful Vue chat component — backend agnostic

A drop-in chat widget for Vue.js applications. Add live chat, support chat, or messaging to your app with a single component. Fully customizable, works with any backend, and looks great out of the box. Supports text, images, emojis, and typing indicators. No vendor lock-in — bring your own WebSocket server, Firebase, or whatever you prefer.

All-in-one customer messaging — live chat, email, WhatsApp, and more

Crisp brings together live chat, email, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, AI agents, a knowledge base, and CRM into a single workspace. Founded in Nantes, France with zero VC funding ever raised, it now serves over 200,000 brands worldwide. Free plan available.