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BuyScout vs Plain

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USD · US · source: www.buyscout.ai

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

$0 forever

Usage · per month; annual billing is paid twelve months upfront at around 20% off Standalone · Free
Starter Highlighted
USD 49 monthly

$49 per month

Usage · per month; annual billing is paid twelve months upfront at around 20% off Standalone · Fixed
Growth
USD 129 monthly

$129 per month

Usage · per month; annual billing is paid twelve months upfront at around 20% off Standalone · Fixed
Pro
USD 249 monthly

$249 per month

Usage · per month; annual billing is paid twelve months upfront at around 20% off Standalone · Fixed
Scale
USD 499 monthly

$499 per month

Usage · per month; annual billing is paid twelve months upfront at around 20% off Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise
Contact sales

Enterprise — Custom

Usage · custom visitor and reply volume Standalone · Contact sales

USD · US · source: www.plain.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Foundation
USD 35 / month with annual commitment

$35 /month 1 seat + $35/additional seats. $35/month, billed yearly

Seat · 1 seat + $35/additional seats Standalone · Fixed
Horizon
USD 299 / month with annual commitment

$299 /month 3 seats + $99/additional seats. $299/month, billed yearly

Seat · 3 seats + $99/additional seats Standalone · Fixed
Frontier
Contact sales

Custom Flexible pricing suited for you

Other Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

BuyScout

Free

Capacity

Monthly visitors

10,000

Limited

Capacity

AI replies per month

100

Limited

Channels

Website chat

Included

Channels

Website AI voice call

Excluded

Channels

WhatsApp

Excluded

Channels

Instagram

Excluded

Channels

Messenger

Excluded

Channels

TikTok

Excluded

Channels

SMS

Excluded

Sales skills

Personalized assistance

Included

Sales skills

Product expert

Included

Sales skills

Product recommendations

Included

Sales skills

Smart upsells

Excluded

Sales skills

Smart cross-sell

Excluded

Sales skills

Smart discount offers

Excluded

Sales skills

Proactive engagement

Excluded

Sales skills

Competitor comparison

Excluded

Sales skills

AI virtual try-on

Excluded

Support skills

Brand Q&A

Included

Support skills

Instant FAQ answers

Included

Support skills

Order tracking

Included

Support skills

Order modifications

Included

Support skills

Subscription management

Included

Support skills

Delivery date estimates

Included

Support skills

Returns & refunds

Included

Support skills

Product troubleshooting

Included

Support skills

Auto human handoff

Included

Support skills

Multilingual support

Included

Branding & analytics

Performance analytics

Included

Branding & analytics

Custom widget branding

Included

Branding & analytics

White-label branding

Excluded

Branding & analytics

Custom AI brand-voice training

Excluded

Account & support

Support level

Standard

Included

Account & support

Dedicated account manager

Excluded

Account & support

Custom integrations & APIs

Excluded

Account & support

SLA-backed support

Excluded

Account & support

Languages

All languages

Included

Starter

Capacity

Monthly visitors

25,000

Limited

Capacity

AI replies per month

500

Limited

Channels

Website chat

Included

Channels

Website AI voice call

Included

Channels

WhatsApp

Included

Channels

Instagram

Included

Channels

Messenger

Included

Channels

TikTok

Included

Channels

SMS

Excluded

Sales skills

Personalized assistance

Included

Sales skills

Product expert

Included

Sales skills

Product recommendations

Included

Sales skills

Smart upsells

Included

Sales skills

Smart cross-sell

Included

Sales skills

Smart discount offers

Included

Sales skills

Proactive engagement

Included

Sales skills

Competitor comparison

Included

Sales skills

AI virtual try-on

Included

Support skills

Brand Q&A

Included

Support skills

Instant FAQ answers

Included

Support skills

Order tracking

Included

Support skills

Order modifications

Included

Support skills

Subscription management

Included

Support skills

Delivery date estimates

Included

Support skills

Returns & refunds

Included

Support skills

Product troubleshooting

Included

Support skills

Auto human handoff

Included

Support skills

Multilingual support

Included

Branding & analytics

Performance analytics

Included

Branding & analytics

Custom widget branding

Included

Branding & analytics

White-label branding

Excluded

Branding & analytics

Custom AI brand-voice training

Excluded

Account & support

Support level

Standard

Included

Account & support

Dedicated account manager

Excluded

Account & support

Custom integrations & APIs

Excluded

Account & support

SLA-backed support

Excluded

Account & support

Languages

All languages

Included

Growth

Capacity

Monthly visitors

75,000

Limited

Capacity

AI replies per month

1,500

Limited

Channels

Website chat

Included

Channels

Website AI voice call

Included

Channels

WhatsApp

Included

Channels

Instagram

Included

Channels

Messenger

Included

Channels

TikTok

Included

Channels

SMS

Included

Sales skills

Personalized assistance

Included

Sales skills

Product expert

Included

Sales skills

Product recommendations

Included

Sales skills

Smart upsells

Included

Sales skills

Smart cross-sell

Included

Sales skills

Smart discount offers

Included

Sales skills

Proactive engagement

Included

Sales skills

Competitor comparison

Included

Sales skills

AI virtual try-on

Included

Support skills

Brand Q&A

Included

Support skills

Instant FAQ answers

Included

Support skills

Order tracking

Included

Support skills

Order modifications

Included

Support skills

Subscription management

Included

Support skills

Delivery date estimates

Included

Support skills

Returns & refunds

Included

Support skills

Product troubleshooting

Included

Support skills

Auto human handoff

Included

Support skills

Multilingual support

Included

Branding & analytics

Performance analytics

Included

Branding & analytics

Custom widget branding

Included

Branding & analytics

White-label branding

Excluded

Branding & analytics

Custom AI brand-voice training

Excluded

Account & support

Support level

Priority

Included

Account & support

Dedicated account manager

Excluded

Account & support

Custom integrations & APIs

Excluded

Account & support

SLA-backed support

Excluded

Account & support

Languages

All languages

Included

Channels

Dedicated SMS phone number

Included

Pro

Capacity

Monthly visitors

150,000

Limited

Capacity

AI replies per month

3,000

Limited

Channels

Website chat

Included

Channels

Website AI voice call

Included

Channels

WhatsApp

Included

Channels

Instagram

Included

Channels

Messenger

Included

Channels

TikTok

Included

Channels

SMS

Included

Sales skills

Personalized assistance

Included

Sales skills

Product expert

Included

Sales skills

Product recommendations

Included

Sales skills

Smart upsells

Included

Sales skills

Smart cross-sell

Included

Sales skills

Smart discount offers

Included

Sales skills

Proactive engagement

Included

Sales skills

Competitor comparison

Included

Sales skills

AI virtual try-on

Included

Support skills

Brand Q&A

Included

Support skills

Instant FAQ answers

Included

Support skills

Order tracking

Included

Support skills

Order modifications

Included

Support skills

Subscription management

Included

Support skills

Delivery date estimates

Included

Support skills

Returns & refunds

Included

Support skills

Product troubleshooting

Included

Support skills

Auto human handoff

Included

Support skills

Multilingual support

Included

Branding & analytics

Performance analytics

Included

Branding & analytics

Custom widget branding

Included

Branding & analytics

White-label branding

Excluded

Branding & analytics

Custom AI brand-voice training

Excluded

Account & support

Support level

Priority

Included

Account & support

Dedicated account manager

Excluded

Account & support

Custom integrations & APIs

Excluded

Account & support

SLA-backed support

Excluded

Account & support

Languages

All languages

Included

Channels

Dedicated SMS phone number

Included

Scale

Capacity

Monthly visitors

300,000

Limited

Capacity

AI replies per month

6,000

Limited

Channels

Website chat

Included

Channels

Website AI voice call

Included

Channels

WhatsApp

Included

Channels

Instagram

Included

Channels

Messenger

Included

Channels

TikTok

Included

Channels

SMS

Included

Sales skills

Personalized assistance

Included

Sales skills

Product expert

Included

Sales skills

Product recommendations

Included

Sales skills

Smart upsells

Included

Sales skills

Smart cross-sell

Included

Sales skills

Smart discount offers

Included

Sales skills

Proactive engagement

Included

Sales skills

Competitor comparison

Included

Sales skills

AI virtual try-on

Included

Support skills

Brand Q&A

Included

Support skills

Instant FAQ answers

Included

Support skills

Order tracking

Included

Support skills

Order modifications

Included

Support skills

Subscription management

Included

Support skills

Delivery date estimates

Included

Support skills

Returns & refunds

Included

Support skills

Product troubleshooting

Included

Support skills

Auto human handoff

Included

Support skills

Multilingual support

Included

Branding & analytics

Performance analytics

Included

Branding & analytics

Custom widget branding

Included

Branding & analytics

White-label branding

Excluded

Branding & analytics

Custom AI brand-voice training

Excluded

Account & support

Support level

Priority

Included

Account & support

Dedicated account manager

Excluded

Account & support

Custom integrations & APIs

Excluded

Account & support

SLA-backed support

Excluded

Account & support

Languages

All languages

Included

Channels

Dedicated SMS phone number

Included

Enterprise

Capacity

Monthly visitors

Unlimited

Limited

Capacity

AI replies per month

Custom

Limited

Channels

Website chat

Included

Channels

Website AI voice call

Included

Channels

WhatsApp

Included

Channels

Instagram

Included

Channels

Messenger

Included

Channels

TikTok

Included

Channels

SMS

Included

Sales skills

Personalized assistance

Included

Sales skills

Product expert

Included

Sales skills

Product recommendations

Included

Sales skills

Smart upsells

Included

Sales skills

Smart cross-sell

Included

Sales skills

Smart discount offers

Included

Sales skills

Proactive engagement

Included

Sales skills

Competitor comparison

Included

Sales skills

AI virtual try-on

Included

Support skills

Brand Q&A

Included

Support skills

Instant FAQ answers

Included

Support skills

Order tracking

Included

Support skills

Order modifications

Included

Support skills

Subscription management

Included

Support skills

Delivery date estimates

Included

Support skills

Returns & refunds

Included

Support skills

Product troubleshooting

Included

Support skills

Auto human handoff

Included

Support skills

Multilingual support

Included

Branding & analytics

Performance analytics

Included

Branding & analytics

Custom widget branding

Included

Branding & analytics

White-label branding

Included

Branding & analytics

Custom AI brand-voice training

Included

Account & support

Support level

Dedicated

Included

Account & support

Dedicated account manager

Included

Account & support

Custom integrations & APIs

Included

Account & support

SLA-backed support

Included

Account & support

Languages

All languages

Included

Plain

Foundation

AI features

Credits included

2,000/mo

Included

Users

User seats

Up to 5

Included

Channels

Slack

25 channels

Limited

Channels

Email

2 addresses

Limited

Channels

In-app channels

Included

Channels

Microsoft Teams

Excluded

Channels

Discord

Excluded

AI features

Ari AI agent

included

Included

AI features

Sidekick AI assistant

Included

Extensibility

Linear, Jira integrations

Included

Help Center

Help Center, Knowledge Base

1

Limited

Help Center

Ask AI

1

Limited

Help Center

Customer inbox

1

Limited

Data-driven support

Customer cards

Included

Data-driven support

Customer card realtime

12h cache

Limited

Extensibility

AI workflows

Up to 5

Limited

Onboarding

Onboarding process

Self-serve

Included

Onboarding

Plain support

Email + chat

Included

Extensibility

SLAs and Business hours

Excluded

Extensibility

Escalation paths

Excluded

Extensibility

CRM integrations

Excluded

AI features

Reporting themes

Excluded

AI features

AI suggested responses

Excluded

Data-driven support

Reporting

7 days

Limited

AI features

Lookup with Cursor

Excluded

Services and compliance

SSO and SCIM

Excluded

Onboarding

Dedicated CSM

Excluded

Horizon

AI features

Credits included

15,000/mo

Included

Users

User seats

Up to 10

Included

Channels

Slack

Unlimited

Included

Channels

Email

10 addresses

Limited

Channels

Microsoft Teams

Included

Channels

Discord

Excluded

Highlights

Everything in Foundation

Included

Extensibility

SLAs and Business hours

Included

Extensibility

Escalation paths

Included

Extensibility

CRM integrations

Included

AI features

Reporting themes

Included

AI features

AI suggested responses

Included

Onboarding

Priority support via Slack

Included

Help Center

Help Center, Knowledge Base

Unlimited

Included

Help Center

Ask AI

Unlimited

Included

Help Center

Customer inbox

Unlimited

Included

Extensibility

Workflows

Unlimited

Included

Data-driven support

Customer card realtime

15s

Included

Data-driven support

Reporting

All time

Included

Onboarding

Onboarding process

Self-serve

Included

Onboarding

Plain support

Slack, email + chat

Included

AI features

Lookup with Cursor

Excluded

Services and compliance

SSO and SCIM

Excluded

Onboarding

Dedicated CSM

Excluded

Onboarding

White glove onboarding

Excluded

Frontier

AI features

Credits included

Custom

Included

Users

User seats

Custom

Included

Channels

Slack

Unlimited

Included

Channels

Email

25 addresses

Limited

Channels

Discord channels

Included

Highlights

Everything in Horizon

Included

AI features

Lookup with Cursor

Included

Extensibility

Custom workspaces

Included

Services and compliance

Custom contracting

Included

Services and compliance

Advanced security

Included

Services and compliance

SSO and SCIM

Included

AI features

Custom AI + bring your own agent

Included

Onboarding

Dedicated CSM + white glove onboarding

Included

Onboarding

Onboarding process

White glove

Included

Onboarding

Plain support

Dedicated CSM

Included

Help Center

Help Center, Knowledge Base

Unlimited

Included

Help Center

Ask AI

Unlimited

Included

Help Center

Customer inbox

Unlimited

Included

Extensibility

Workflows

Unlimited

Included

Data-driven support

Customer card realtime

15s

Included

Data-driven support

Reporting

All time

Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

BuyScout

    • Free: Free
    • Starter: USD 49 monthly
    • Growth: USD 129 monthly
    • Pro: USD 249 monthly
    • Scale: USD 499 monthly
    • Enterprise: Contact sales

Plain

    • Foundation: USD 35 / month with annual commitment
    • Horizon: USD 299 / month with annual commitment
    • Frontier: Contact sales
    • Foundation — default: USD 35 monthly · USD 35 / month with annual commitment