Comparison

muro vs Chatwoot

An open-source customer-engagement platform you can self-host, or use as a per-agent cloud product. Self-hosting is “free” until you price in the server, upgrades, backups and on-call; the cloud version then bills per agent.

  • 14-day trial, no card
  • Your whole team included
  • Servers in Germany
muroChatwoot
A month for 5 people
$19
$95
EU hosting
Germany
No EU option
Widget, before any click
11 kB
1.0 MB
Agents
Unlimited
Billed per seat

Chatwoot figures read from its own pages on 10 October 2026. Sources in the table below.

Verdict

muro or Chatwoot: the short answer.

Both are good tools for different teams. Here is who each one fits, in plain terms.

Why teams leave Chatwoot for muro

  • No server to babysit

    Skip the VPS, the upgrades, the backups and the on-call, muro is hosted and maintained for you.

  • Flat, not per-agent

    The managed cloud option elsewhere bills per agent; muro doesn’t.

  • Hosted in Germany, managed

    Servers in Nuremberg and a public sub-processor list, without you running the infrastructure.

When Chatwoot is the better choice

Chatwoot is excellent if you specifically want open-source control and have the ops capacity to run and maintain it yourself.

We would rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one. If that is Chatwoot, the comparison below still shows what you get and what it costs.

Side by side

muro vs Chatwoot, line by line.

A check marks the lines where muro is the stronger answer. A dash means it depends on what you need.

Pricing model (depends on your needs)
muroFlat monthly, from $19, whole team included
ChatwootSelf-host (ops cost) or per-agent cloudPer seat. Entry plan with live chat: Startups, listed at $19.Pricing page, read on 10 October 2026
Who runs the server (muro is stronger here)
muroWe do, nothing to maintain
ChatwootYou, if self-hosting
Adding teammates (muro is stronger here)
muroWhole team included on every plan
ChatwootPer agent on cloud
AI cost (depends on your needs)
muro1,000 or 3,000 AI credits a month included, unlimited on your own Anthropic key with no markup
ChatwootBYO setup / add-onListed: Chatwoot Captain, $20 per 1,000 credits of extra usageSource, read on 10 October 2026
Data residency (depends on your needs)
muroGermany (Hetzner, Nuremberg), email via Amazon SES in Ireland
ChatwootNo EU optionNo EU option for the hosted service (self-hosting keeps data where you deploy it).Source, read on 10 October 2026
Widget weight (depends on your needs)
muro9 KB gzipped script, 11 kB in total before any click in the same test
Chatwoot1.0 MB before any click, measured on chatwoot.comHow we measured, 10 October 2026
Free plan (depends on your needs)
muroYes, on one site. Plus a 14-day trial, no card

Positioning as of June 2026. Hosting, prices and widget weight were read from each vendor's own pages on 10 October 2026, and each line links to its source. Vendors change their plans often, so check Chatwoot's pages before you decide.

Pricing

Chatwoot pricing vs muro.

List prices from Chatwoot's pricing page, read on 10 October 2026. muro is one flat price per workspace, whatever the size of your team.

muro

Flat price
Solo10 projects
$19a month
FleetUnlimited projects
$59a month
  • Your whole team and unlimited conversations on both plans
  • 1,000 or 3,000 AI credits a month, one per AI action
  • Unlimited AI on your own Anthropic key, no markup
  • 14-day trial, no card
Compare muro plans

Chatwoot

How it is priced
Per seat
Entry plan with live chat
Startups, listed at $19
Free plan
Yes
AI
Chatwoot Captain: $20 per 1,000 credits of extra usage

One price per agent, with no monthly or annual toggle on the page.

1 credit per AI message or action.

What a team pays a month

Entry plan, monthly billing, list price, in US dollars.

People answering chatChatwootmuro Solo
1 person$19$19
3 people$57$19
5 people$95$19
10 people$190$19

Each total uses the cheapest listed plan that covers the team size, rounded to the dollar. muro Solo covers 10 projects at any team size, Fleet is $59 for unlimited projects. Taxes and usage-based AI add-ons are not included. Method and full table in the live chat pricing comparison.

Questions

Chatwoot and muro, answered.

Something else? Write to contact@muro.chat, a person answers.

Is muro a good Chatwoot alternative?

If you want the managed experience without running a server, yes: muro is hosted for you in Germany, at a flat price.

Is muro open-source like Chatwoot?

No. muro is a hosted product; the trade-off is that there is nothing for you to deploy, patch or back up.

Can I avoid per-agent cloud fees?

Yes, muro includes unlimited agents on every plan.

More comparisons

Same format for every tool: what it is good at, where muro differs, and the sources.

Try muro next to Chatwoot for 14 days.

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