Elfsight AI Chatbot alternative
An Elfsight alternative with a team inbox behind the AI chatbot
MagizAI is an Elfsight alternative for businesses that want a team inbox behind the AI chatbot. The AI answers from your pages and files, and your staff reply in the same chat window when a person is needed. Elfsight's AI Chatbot has a free plan and paid plans from $5 a month, billed yearly. Here are both, with sources.
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How MagizAI and Elfsight compare
| MagizAI | Elfsight | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $10 a month with your own AI key, $20 with AI included | Free plan (1 chatbot, 50 messages a month); paid plans from $5 a month, billed yearly (Basic) |
| AI answers included | 2,000 AI messages a month on Starter, 5,000 on Pro; no cap on BYOK with your own key | 300 messages a month on Basic ($5), 1,000 on Pro ($10), 3,000 on Premium ($20); Enterprise tiers from 6,000 ($30) to 20,000 ($80) |
| Your own AI key | Yes, on the BYOK plan (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini and more) | Not listed on their pricing page |
| Seats and chatbots | 3 seats and 3 chatbots on Starter; 15 seats and 15 chatbots on Pro | 3 chatbots on Basic; 9 chatbots and 1 collaborator on Pro; 21 chatbots and 3 collaborators on Premium |
| Live chat and handoff | Live inbox and human handoff on every plan; the AI keeps helping until your team replies | Not listed on their pricing page. Their product page lists a human handoff that shows a teammate and offers email, a call, WhatsApp and more |
| Booking in the chat | Built-in booking forms; the AI offers free times as buttons and confirms | Not listed on their pricing page. Their product page lists booking through a connected Calendly or Cal.com account |
Elfsight prices and limits come from elfsight.com/ai-chatbot-widget/pricing, and its handoff and booking details from elfsight.com/ai-chatbot-widget, both checked on 10 October 2026. Elfsight shows its paid prices billed yearly. Prices change, so check their page before you decide. The units differ: MagizAI counts AI messages, Elfsight counts the messages visitors send. elfsight.com/ai-chatbot-widget/pricing
What you get with MagizAI
A team inbox behind the AI
When a visitor needs a person, the chat moves to your team with the whole conversation, and an agent replies in the same chat window.
Your own AI key if you want it
Bring a key from Claude, OpenAI or Gemini and pay the provider directly, with no message cap from us.
WhatsApp in the same inbox
Connect a WhatsApp Business number through Meta's official Cloud API. The same AI answers there in plain text, and your team takes over from the same inbox.
When Elfsight is the better choice
Pick Elfsight if you want to start without paying: its free plan includes 1 chatbot and 50 messages a month with no credit card, and its paid plans start at $5 a month, billed yearly. It also fits if you want its 90+ other website widgets, such as reviews, social feeds, forms and popups, from one account, or if your bookings already run on Calendly or Cal.com. MagizAI has no free plan.
Questions people ask
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Put MagizAI on your own site
Add one snippet, train it on your pages, and let your team step in when a person is needed.