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Comparison

Crisp vs Front

On the evidence we track, Front leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Crisp60
★Front74
Score
vioscaleAI score
Crisp60 / 100medium · 54%
Front74 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Crisp✗
Front✓
Model
Price level
Crisphigh
Frontmid
Starting price
Crisp$295
Front$25
Transparent
Crisp✓
Front✓
Integrations
Count
Crisp100
Front160
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Crisp–
Front✓
Gdpr
Crisp–
Front✓
Iso27001
Crisp–
Front✓
Soc2
Crisp–
Front✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Crisp✓
Front✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Crisp5 items
Front7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for customer support. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Ticket / case management
Crisp✓
Front✓
Channels
Live chat
Crisp✓
Front✓
Shared inbox
Crisp✓
Front✓
Omnichannel (email+chat+social+voice)
Crisp✓
Front✓
Voice / telephony
Crisp✗
Front✓
Self-service
Self-service knowledge base
Crisp✓
Front✓
Automation
SLAs, triggers & routing
Crisp✓
Front✓
Automation / macros
Crisp✓
Front✓
AI
AI agent / copilot
Crisp✓
Front✓
Insight
Reporting & dashboards
Crisp✓
Front✓
Deployment
Hosting
CrispCloud only
FrontCloud only
Enterprise
SSO / SCIM
Crisp✗
Front✓
Extensibility
Public API
Crisp✓
Front✓
Pricing
Free tier
Crisp✓
Front✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Crisp

A unified platform that enables businesses to manage customer communications through chat and messaging, with APIs and SDKs for web and mobile app integration.

Independently observed

Front

Leader

Cloud-based customer service platform that unifies email, chat, SMS, and other communication channels with AI-powered automation and cross-team visibility, enabling teams to manage complex, multi-department support workflows at scale.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Crisp

from $295/moSubscription14-day trial

From $295/mo for 20 agents. 14-day free trial. Yearly billing available.

  • Starter-
    • Shared inbox
    • Chat SDKs
    • E-Commerce integrations
  • Team$295/mo for 20 agents, $10/mo per additional agent
    • Omnichannel AI Chatbot
    • 100+ integrations
    • Custom dashboards
    • Workflow automation builder
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Dedicated onboarding
    • Personalized SLAs
    • Custom features
as of verify ↗

Front

Leader
from $25/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $25/seat/mo billed annually. Free 14-day trial includes all Professional features.

  • Starter$25/user/mo billed annually, up to 10 seats
    • Shared inbox and ticketing
    • AI Topics and up to 10 automation rules
    • Basic analytics
    • No-code public knowledge base
    • AI add-ons available
  • Professional$65/user/mo billed annually, up to 50 seats
    • Omnichannel (email, SMS, social, etc.)
    • Macros and up to 20 automation rules
    • Advanced analytics
    • Multiple workspaces, SSO, and SCIM
  • Enterprise$105/user/mo billed annually
    • Unlimited rules and macros
    • Multi-language knowledge base
    • AI Copilot, QA, and CSAT included
    • Omnichannel (email, SMS, social, WhatsApp, etc.)
    • Shared inboxes
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Crisp✓
Front✓
iOS
Crisp✓
Front✓
Android
Crisp✓
Front✓
macOS
Crisp✗
Front✓
Windows
Crisp✗
Front✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Crisp✓
Front✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • Email
  • WhatsApp
  • Slack

Crisp

14 total - 11 not shared
  • Messenger
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Zapier
  • n8n
  • Facebook Messenger
  • WhatsApp Business
  • Viber
  • Line
  • Telegram
Independently observed

Front

Leader
19 total - 16 not shared
  • Dialpad
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Jira
  • Asana
  • Office 365
  • Gmail
  • Aircall
  • Twilio
  • SMS
  • Front Chat
  • Claude
  • OpenAI
  • Sierra
  • ChatGPT
  • Chatra
Independently observed
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