Intercom is a great helpdesk. That’s not what you need.

Intercom is the category leader in customer support for SaaS. If you’re running a product-led software company, use it. If you’re a service business trying to close inbound leads on WhatsApp: different shape of problem, different shape of tool. Zatio is an AI receptionist for phone, WhatsApp and web chat, from £69 a month ex VAT.

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Where Intercom breaks for service businesses

Priced like a support tool

Seats, Fin AI and per-resolution fees add up, and you’re paying for a helpdesk you don’t run.

WhatsApp is an add-on

Intercom’s native experience is website chat + email. WhatsApp is there, but it’s not where the product is optimised — and for UK service businesses, WhatsApp is the whole game.

Generic, not trained on your sector

Fin answers out of your help-centre articles. It’s not trained to run a solar EPC check, a heat-pump eligibility triage, or a legal conflict screen.

Where Zatio wins the comparison

We’re smaller, more focused, and priced for a very specific problem: closing inbound leads for service businesses. Not trying to be a support helpdesk.

WhatsApp-first, not WhatsApp-added

Zatio is built around WhatsApp as the primary channel. Website widget matches the brand; every handover is WhatsApp-aware. And the same assistant can answer your phone calls.

Sector-specific tools included

EPC lookup, Google Solar, BUS grant, conflict check — for the verticals we serve. Not a ticket tagger.

One flat price

£129/mo on Professional, with phone, WhatsApp and web chat — published on our pricing page, no per-seat, no per-resolution, no Fin credits. You know what you’re paying every month before you ever talk to us.

Support from a small, close team

Setup in English and Spanish, EU hosting and a GDPR DPA, with email support, priority support on Professional and a dedicated manager on Growth.

Side by side

Feature	Zatio	Intercom
Built for	Sales for service businesses	Support for SaaS
WhatsApp	First-class channel	Secondary add-on
Phone calls (voice AI)	Yes — answers your calls 24/7	Built around web chat + email
Pricing shape	Flat monthly, all in	Seats + Fin + resolutions
Typical spend (10-person team)	£129/mo, voice included	Per seat, plus a fee per AI resolution
Sector tools (EPC, BUS, conflict)	Included	Not available
Setup time	Built from your website; you review it before it goes live	Weeks, often with a partner
Where your data sits	EU (Stockholm)	US-first, EU region available

Questions we hear a lot

Isn’t Intercom’s Fin just as good as Zatio?

For answering help-centre questions, Fin is excellent. For qualifying an inbound heat-pump lead — heat-loss, BUS grant, noise distances, booking a site survey — no, it isn’t, because it wasn’t built for that. Different tool.

We already pay for Intercom. Can we use both?

Yes — plenty of customers keep Intercom for post-sale support and use Zatio for pre-sale. Zatio hands over to Intercom at the right moment. Call us and we’ll show you the integration.

What about migration?

There’s nothing to migrate. Zatio is a sales tool; Intercom is a support tool. If you’re replacing Intercom specifically for sales chat, we’ll help you export your existing chat history for the record.

How do I decide which one to start with?

If you’re closing > 70% of revenue on inbound WhatsApp/web chat, start with Zatio. If you’re running a SaaS product with a large help centre and you need to deflect support tickets, start with Intercom. If it’s both, start where the bigger opportunity is.

Want an honest answer on fit?

20 minutes. If Intercom is the right shape for you, we’ll say so. If Zatio is, we’ll show you how it’d handle your next ten inbound leads.

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