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Hay.chat vs Stept
Both stand on support bots. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial APIWeb
Visit Hay.chat Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4
Stept offers a free self-hosted plan alongside cloud tiers with stated prices and resolution allowances. The cloud plans are marked as having pricing coming and are free during early access, so those terms matter when considering them.
Visit SteptThe facts
| Hay.chat | Stept | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Extension, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Solo: €50 a month | Cloud: $19 per seat a month |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | hay.chat | stepped.ai |
| On support bots | #11 of 20 | #7 of 20 |
Hay.chat: what it does well
Stept: what it does well
- Self-hosted plan is free forever and MIT-licensed.
- Self-hosted plan includes unlimited seats.
- Supports multichannel deployment and human handoff.
- Cloud plans list monthly AI resolution allowances.
What to know first
- Cloud pricing is also marked as coming.
- Cloud is free during early access.
- Cloud plan details list monthly resolution limits.
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