Plain vs Talkdesk

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Plain

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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

Talkdesk

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USD · US · source: www.talkdesk.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Digital Essentials	USD 85 monthly $85 USD Per user, Per month	Seat · Per user, Per month	Standalone · Fixed
Voice Essentials	USD 105 monthly $105 USD Per user, Per month	Seat · Per user, Per month	Standalone · Fixed
Elite	USD 165 monthly $165 USD Per user, Per month	Seat · Per user, Per month	Standalone · Fixed
Industry Experience Clouds Highlighted	USD 225 monthly $225 USD Per user, Per month	Seat · Per user, Per month	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

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

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

Talkdesk

Digital Essentials

Key features CXA Digital Engagement (Email, Chat, SMS, Social Messaging): Included
Key features Studio & Routing: Included
Key features Connections: Included
Key features API Access: Included
Key features Real-time Dashboards (Live): Included
Key features Guardian: Included

Voice Essentials

Key features CXA Voice Engagement: Included
Key features Speech Recognition: Included
Key features Voicemail Transcription: Included
Key features Studio & Routing: Included
Key features Business Intelligence (Explore): Included
Key features API Access: Included

Elite

Everything in essentials, plus Custom Reporting with Live and Explore: Included
Everything in essentials, plus Screen Recording: Included
Everything in essentials, plus Performance Management: Included
Everything in essentials, plus Workforce Management: Included
Everything in essentials, plus Automated Notifications: Included

Industry Experience Clouds

All Elite edition capabilities, plus Financial Services: Included
All Elite edition capabilities, plus Insurance: Included
All Elite edition capabilities, plus Healthcare & Life Sciences: Included
All Elite edition capabilities, plus Retail & Consumer Goods: Included
All Elite edition capabilities, plus Travel & Hospitality: Included
All Elite edition capabilities, plus Utilities: Included
All Elite edition capabilities, plus Commercial & Residential Services: Included
All Elite edition capabilities, plus Government (custom-priced): 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.

Plain

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Foundation: USD 35 / month with annual commitment
- Horizon: USD 299 / month with annual commitment
- Frontier: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Foundation — default: USD 35 monthly · USD 35 / month with annual commitment

Talkdesk

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Digital Essentials: USD 85 monthly
- Voice Essentials: USD 105 monthly
- Elite: USD 165 monthly
- Industry Experience Clouds: USD 225 monthly
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Digital Essentials: USD 85 monthly
- Voice Essentials: USD 105 monthly
- Elite: USD 165 monthly
- Industry Experience Clouds: USD 225 monthly