Live chat for UK small businesses

Never miss a customer again.

Website chat and AI answers in one simple inbox, with WhatsApp coming soon. Flat prices in pounds, no surprise bills, and alerts you won’t miss.

Free plan foreverSet up in 5 minutesHosted in the UK & EU
Works on any website, includingWordPressShopifyWixSquarespaceWebflowGoDaddy
What we promise

Honest live chat, built for how small businesses really work.

You’re on a job, behind the counter or with a client. Chatterbell makes sure customers still get an answer, and that you never get a bill you didn’t expect.

A price you can predict

One flat monthly price. No per-chat fees, no charge per AI answer, no automatic upgrades. Your price is locked while you stay on your plan.

Every message reaches you

A bell and desktop alert for every chat, a louder alarm when a customer needs a person, and an email if nobody answers. Customers who leave get your reply by email. iPhone and Android apps are coming soon.

Where your customers are

Website chat in one tidy inbox today, plus a WhatsApp button on your site. WhatsApp messages, email, Instagram and Messenger in the same inbox are coming soon.

Light and lawful

A tiny chat button that sets no cookies until someone starts a chat, so it keeps working when visitors say no to cookies. Hosted in the UK and EU.

One shared inbox

Every conversation in one tidy place.

See who’s on your website, what page they’re looking at, and what they’re typing before they hit send. Pass chats to a colleague, leave private notes, and reply in seconds with saved answers.

  • See messages as they’re typed, so you can start your answer early
  • Saved replies: type / and pick one
  • Assign chats, add private notes, close and reopen
  • Visitor details: page, device, past chats and email
AI answers

Answers the easy questions while you’re busy.

Chatterbell reads your website and answers common questions like opening hours, prices, delivery areas and bookings. It always shows where the answer came from and hands over to a person when it isn’t sure.

  • Learns from your own website and documents
  • “Talk to a person” is always one tap away
  • AI answers included on every plan, with a monthly cap you control
  • Never billed per answer. When you hit your cap, it simply stops.
Every channel

Your customers message you everywhere. Now reply from one place.

78% of UK customers would rather message a business than phone it. Your website chat works today, and every plan can add a WhatsApp button to your site straight away. WhatsApp and email in the same inbox are coming soon.

Website chatAny website, 5-minute set-up
WhatsApp inbox SoonThe WhatsApp button works today
Email SoonForward your inbox in
Instagram SoonDMs in your inbox
Messenger SoonFrom your Facebook Page
Phone apps SooniPhone and Android
Why switch

The big names look cheap until the AI bill arrives.

Most chat tools charge per agent and then again for every question their AI answers. Here’s what a 3-person team with 1,000 chats a month, 30% of them answered by AI, really pays.

Prices from each company’s public pricing page, checked 30 September 2026, annual billing, ex-VAT, converted at £1 = $1.32 where shown in dollars. AI costs: Intercom $0.99 per resolution, Zendesk £1.30 per automated resolution, Freshchat £0.36 per bot session, HubSpot $0.50 per resolution plus a $1,500 onboarding fee.

Pricing

Simple plans. Pounds, not dollars. Cancel any time.

Every plan covers your whole team, not a price per person. Start free, and upgrade when you want our advertising off your chat.

Free

Everything you need to start. Shows our advertising.

£0/month
Free for as long as you like
  • 1 website, 2 seats
  • Unlimited chats
  • Desktop and email alerts (phone apps coming soon)
  • 100 AI answers a month
  • WhatsApp chat button
  • 90-day history
  • Shows Chatterbell advertising
Start free

Starter

For a small business that wants a clean, professional chat.

£19/month
Billed monthly, cancel any time
  • 1 website, 3 seats
  • No Chatterbell advertising
  • WhatsApp and email in your inbox (coming soon)
  • 300 AI answers a month
  • Canned replies and visitor details
  • 1-year history
Try Starter free
Most popular

Team

For teams sharing the inbox across a few websites.

£49/month
Billed monthly, cancel any time
  • 3 websites, 10 seats
  • Everything in Starter
  • 1,500 AI answers a month
  • Full reports: busiest times, pages, team
  • Routing and departments (coming soon)
  • Zapier, webhooks and Slack (coming soon)
  • Unlimited history
Try Team free

Business

For busier teams and agencies running several sites.

£99/month
Billed monthly, cancel any time
  • 10 websites, 25 seats
  • Everything in Team
  • 4,000 AI answers a month
  • Full API and single sign-on (coming soon)
  • White-label widget (coming soon)
  • 99.9% uptime SLA, priority support
Try Business free

Prices exclude VAT. Every new account gets 14 days of Starter free, then stays on Free unless you choose to upgrade. Compare every feature →

The Chatterbell promise

No surprises. In writing.

1

No per-answer feesAI answers are included in your plan. We never charge per chat or per resolution.

2

No automatic upgradesHit a limit and we’ll let you know. We never move you to a bigger plan without asking.

3

Your price is lockedStay on your plan and your price stays the same. Any change gets 60 days’ notice.

4

We never cut off your chatsEven on Free, messages always get through. We’ll never hold a customer’s message hostage.

5

Cancel in two clicksNo phone calls, no retention team. Download your data any time.

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Real people in the UKOur support team is based in the UK. Ask us anything in the chat on this page.

Questions

Good questions, straight answers.

Is the free plan really free?

Yes, for as long as you like. It includes unlimited chats, 2 team members, desktop and email alerts, and 100 AI answers a month. In return, your chat shows a small Chatterbell advert to your visitors. Upgrade to Starter (£19 a month) to remove it.

How do I add it to my website?

Copy one line of code into your website. There are step-by-step guides for WordPress, Shopify, Wix and Squarespace, and one-click apps for them are coming soon. It takes about five minutes, and we’ll help you if you get stuck.

Do I need a cookie banner for it?

Chatterbell sets no cookies and stores nothing in the visitor’s browser until they start a chat. That means it can keep working for visitors who say no to cookies. We still recommend listing it in your privacy policy.

What happens if I’m not online?

Your chat shows that you’re away and asks for an email address. We email you about the message, and when you reply we email your answer to the customer, so nobody is left waiting.

Where is my data stored?

On servers in the UK, with encrypted backups in the EU. If you turn on AI answers, the question and the relevant parts of your website are sent to our AI provider in the US to write the reply, and it doesn’t train on them. We never sell data, and you can export or delete your conversations whenever you like. More about security.

What if I get more chats than expected?

Nothing changes. Chats are unlimited on every plan. If you use up your AI answers for the month, the AI steps aside and your team answers until the next month, or you can buy a top-up if you choose.

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