GhostChat
Lightweight live chat you answer from Gmail. No cookies, no tracking.
GhostChat is a lightweight, privacy-first live chat widget you can answer from Gmail. The widget is 18.9KB gzipped, about 14x lighter than Crisp and 58x lighter than Intercom (measured Aug 2026). It uses no cookies, no tracking, and no per-seat fees. It's a simpler alternative to Intercom, Tawk.to, and Crisp.
Free forever for 1 site, with unlimited messages and replies from Gmail, your phone, or the dashboard. Paid plans are flat monthly prices and add more sites, team seats, chat assignment, auto-translate, and webhooks. An optional AI plan answers visitors from your site's content and hands off to a human when unsure. Install with one script tag or the WordPress plugin.