Crisp Hugo
Billed monthly- Essentials plan, 10 seats, $25 of AI credits: $95
- 1,000 Hugo conversations at $0.05–$0.10, less the credits: $25–$75
A month: $120–$170
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Hugo can cost less than Dazza per conversation, around $0.05 to $0.10 on Crisp’s own estimate, and Crisp hosts your data in the EU with a free plan and a help centre included. Dazza is the better fit when the AI must complete jobs within rules checked in code, verify customers and pass tests before launch, at a fixed price per conversation rather than tokens.
Both answer customers with AI. They differ in what they charge for and what they’re built to do.
Crisp’s own published prices, checked on 27 October 2026, beside Dazza’s. US dollars, excluding tax.
| Plan or item | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | $0. 2 seats, website chat, no AI credits. |
| Mini | $45 a month. 4 seats, $5 of AI credits (about 90 AI conversations). |
| Essentials | $95 a month. 10 seats, $25 of AI credits (about 450), WhatsApp, Instagram and SMS. |
| Plus | $295 a month. 20 seats, then $10 a seat. $75 of AI credits (about 1,350). White labelling. |
| Hugo usage | About $0.05 to $0.10 a conversation. Crisp’s own estimate. Billed on tokens; pay as you go once credits run out. |
Billed monthly. Source: Crisp pricing, Crisp help: Hugo pricing and billing.
| Plan or item | Price |
|---|---|
| Starter | $49 a month. $41 billed yearly. 300 conversations, then $0.19 each. Web chat. |
| Growth | $149 a month. $124 billed yearly. 1,500 conversations, then $0.15 each. Adds email and messaging apps. |
| Scale | $449 a month. $374 billed yearly. 6,000 conversations, then $0.11 each. Adds calling your own systems. |
| Team seats | Unlimited on every plan |
| Free trial | 14 days and 100 conversations, no card |
In pounds: Starter £39, Growth £119, Scale £349. See Dazza pricing.
Change the numbers in the cost calculator.
A month: $120–$170
A month: $149
At this volume the two cost about the same: $120–$170 on Crisp and $149 on Dazza.
Dazza’s side shows what works today; Soon means it’s being built now. Crisp’s side comes from its own pages.
| Feature | Dazza | Crisp Hugo |
|---|---|---|
| How the AI is charged | Per conversation, counted once however long it runs. No per-resolution fees | Per workspace, plus AI usage billed on tokens |
| Team seats | Unlimited on every plan | 2, 4, 10 or 20 by plan, then $10 a seat |
| Web chat on your website | Yes. One line of code | Yes, on every plan |
| Email, from your own address | Yes. Growth and above | Shared inbox from Mini |
| WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, SMS, Telegram, LINE and Viber | Yes. Growth and above, on your own accounts | WhatsApp, Instagram, SMS, LINE and Viber from Essentials |
| A help centre | Yes. Hosted for you, on your own domain from Growth, or imported from Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk, Crisp, Help Scout or Document360 | Hosts a help centre, from Essentials |
| Workflows for bookings, returns and quotes | Yes. 3 on Starter, unlimited from Growth | No-code chatbot and workflow builder, Essentials |
| Connect your tools over MCP | Yes. Stripe, Zapier, n8n, Make or your own, Growth and above | AI agent connected to third-party tools on Plus |
| Remove the vendor’s branding | No. “Powered by Dazza” stays on every plan | On Plus, $295 a month |
| Where data is stored | London. Choice of region on Enterprise | European servers |
| Free trial | 14 days and 100 conversations, no card | 14 days |
If these matter most, Crisp Hugo may be the right choice.
Crisp estimates a Hugo conversation at $0.05 to $0.10. Dazza’s extra conversations are $0.11 to $0.19 by plan, and Growth’s included ones work out at about $0.10 each when used in full.
Crisp hosts data on European servers. Dazza stores data in London, with a choice of region on Enterprise.
Crisp has a free plan for website chat. Dazza has a 14-day trial with 100 conversations instead.
Crisp’s Plus plan removes the “We run on Crisp” mark. “Powered by Dazza” stays on every plan.
Setup reads your site and drafts the agent. Most teams are live in an afternoon.
Sign up and give Dazza your website. It reads your pages, works out what the business does and drafts the agent. The trial is 14 days and 100 conversations, with no card.
Paste your Crisp help centre’s address in Knowledge, under Help centre. Dazza imports the articles under that address through its sitemap and adds new ones on each check. See Keep knowledge up to date.
Describe each job in plain words and Dazza drafts the workflow: the details to collect, the decisions, and whether the customer confirms or your team approves. On Growth, connect Stripe, Zapier or n8n over MCP.
Run saved tests and simulated customers against the draft, then publish. Replace the Crisp chat code with Dazza’s one line, and forward your support email to Dazza to answer email too.
More volumes in the cost guide, other options in the alternatives, and every plan on pricing.
Often, per conversation. Crisp estimates $0.05 to $0.10 per Hugo conversation. For five people and 1,000 AI conversations, Essentials with Hugo is about $120–$170 a month and Dazza Growth is $149, both billed monthly.
On tokens, so longer conversations and bigger knowledge sources cost more. Plans include $5, $25 or $75 of AI credits. When they run out, Hugo stops answering and conversations go to your team, unless you switch on pay as you go.
In London. By default, replies are written by Anthropic’s AI model in the United States, which isn’t allowed to train on your content. From Growth you can choose your own provider, and Enterprise plans can arrange another data region.
Yes. Paste your Crisp help centre’s address in Knowledge, under Help centre. Dazza imports the articles under that address through its sitemap and adds new ones on each check. See Keep knowledge up to date.
Every competitor price and feature on this page comes from the vendor’s own page. Prices change, so check before you buy, and tell us if something here is out of date. Contact us.
14 days and 100 conversations, no card.