Customer Support · head to head
Customerly vs Keap

Customerly
Customer Support
Customer service suite with live chat and automation
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
The short version
- Only Customerly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Customerly usage-based pricing of 0.50 EUR per conversation can become expensive at scale; Keap the entry price is $299 a month and includes only 2 user licences, with each additional user at $39 a month
- They diverge on capability: Customerly covers Live chat, Keap covers Contact management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Customerly and Keap actually diverge.
| Attribute | Customerly | Keap |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Category | Customer Support | CRM |
| Founded | 2015 | 2000 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Customerly
- Live chat
- Customer surveys
- Help center
- Automation
- Video chat
- WordPress
- Shopify
- Segment
Only in Keap
- Contact management
- Pipeline management
- Marketing automation
- Sales automation
- Reporting
- Stripe
- Google Ads
- Facebook Ads
Both cover
- Email marketing
- Slack
- Zapier
- GDPR
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Customerly
- Customer supportnot Keap
- Lead generationnot Keap
- Email marketingnot Keap
- Customer feedbacknot Keap
Keap
- Contact management and CRMnot Customerly
- Marketing automationnot Customerly
- Sales pipeline managementnot Customerly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Customerly
- Usage-based pricing of 0.50 EUR per conversation can become expensive at scale
- Limited to 11-50 employees according to company size metrics
Keap
- The entry price is $299 a month and includes only 2 user licences, with each additional user at $39 a month
- Price varies with contact count, and the bands are only visible by entering a number into a calculator on the page
- Implementation services are described as required rather than optional
- Text marketing beyond the included 500 messages is a separate add on running from $24 to $279 a month
Pricing, plan by plan
Customerly
Free- FreeFree
- 2 teammates
- Live chat
- Basic surveys
- Essential$9/month
- Unlimited chat
- Help center
- Automation
- Startup$29/month
- Video chat
- Funnels
- Priority support
- Pro$79/month
- White label
- Advanced analytics
- API access
Keap
$29/month- Lite$29/month
- Contact management
- Email marketing
- Standard$59/month
- Everything in Lite
- Sales automation
- Pipeline management
- Professional$149/month
- Everything in Standard
- Advanced automation
- AI features
Which should you pick?
Choose Customerly if
- You need live chat.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want customer surveys.
Choose Keap if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want pipeline management.
Questions people ask
- Is Customerly or Keap better?
- Neither clearly leads. Customerly starts at Free and Keap at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Customerly or Keap?
- Customerly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Customerly and $29/month for Keap.
- Does Customerly or Keap run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Customerly for free?
- Yes. Customerly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Keap starts at $29/month.
- What is Customerly best used for?
- Customerly is most often used for customer support, lead generation, email marketing, customer feedback. Of those, customer support and lead generation are not what Keap is typically brought in for.
- What can Customerly do that Keap cannot?
- Customerly covers Live chat, Customer surveys, Help center, Automation. Keap covers Contact management, Pipeline management, Marketing automation, Sales automation. Both handle Email marketing, Slack, Zapier, GDPR.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Customerly: Where is Customerly's data stored?
All data is stored exclusively in the EU, providing GDPR compliance and data residency in European servers.
SourceKeap: How much does Keap cost?
Keap costs $299/month billed at $2,988/year for the main plan, which includes 2 user licenses. Additional users cost $39/month each.
SourceCustomerly: What messaging channels does Customerly support?
Customerly integrates live chat, email, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, and mobile apps into a single unified inbox for managing customer conversations.
SourceKeap: What text messaging fees does Keap charge?
Text marketing tiers range from $24 to $279/month with included message allotments. Overages are $0.015 per message and $0.01 per minute for voice.
SourceCustomerly: How much of customer support can Customerly automate?
Customerly's AI assistant (Aura) handles up to 60 percent of customer conversations automatically, with the platform designed to handle 71 percent of support volume through automation.
SourceKeap: Is implementation included in Keap pricing?
Implementation services are required at additional cost. Package pricing is available through Keap sales.
SourceRelated pages
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