Respond.io vs Tars

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Respond.io

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USD · US · source: respond.io

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Starter	USD 99 monthly · USD 79 / month with annual commitment $ 79 /month $1,188 $948/yr (billed yearly)	Unit · Monthly Active Contacts	Standalone · Fixed
Growth Highlighted	USD 199 monthly · USD 159 / month with annual commitment $ 159 /month $2,388 $1,908/yr (billed yearly)	Unit · Monthly Active Contacts	Standalone · Fixed
Advanced	USD 349 monthly · USD 279 / month with annual commitment $ 279 /month $4,188 $3,348/yr (billed yearly)	Unit · Monthly Active Contacts	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise	Contact sales Custom	Unit · Monthly Active Contacts	Standalone · Contact sales

Tars

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USD · US · source: hellotars.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Freemium — default	Free $0 /month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Free
Premium — default Highlighted	USD 499 monthly · USD 414.17 / month with annual commitment $499 /month 17% off billed yearly	Flat · 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.

Respond.io

Starter

Usage Users: 5

Included
Usage Monthly Active Contacts: Unlimited

Included
Usage AI Credits: 5,000

Included
Inbox & Contacts Team & Custom Inboxes: Included
Inbox & Contacts Mobile App: Included
AI & Automation AI Prompt: Included
AI & Automation AI Assist: Included
Reports Basic Reports: Included
Platform & Security Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Included
Integrations Growth Widgets: Included

Growth

Usage Users: 10

Included
Usage Monthly Active Contacts: Starts with 1,000

Included
Usage AI Credits: Starts with 10,000

Included
Broadcasts Broadcasts: Included
AI & Automation Workflows automation: Included
AI & Automation AI Agents: Included
Reports Advanced Reports: Included
Integrations Zapier & Make Integrations: Included
Integrations Developer API: Included

Advanced

Usage Users: 10

Included
Usage Monthly Active Contacts: Starts with 1,000

Included
Usage AI Credits: Starts with 20,000

Included
Platform & Security Mask Phone Number & Email Address: Included
Platform & Security Multiple Workspaces: Included
Integrations HTTP Requests in Workflows: Included
Integrations Incoming & Outgoing Webhooks: Included
Platform & Security Single Sign-On (SSO): Included
Channels Custom Channels: Included

Enterprise

Usage Users: Unlimited

Included
Usage Monthly Active Contacts: Custom

Included
Usage AI Credits: Starts with 40,000

Included
Highlights Unlimited Users: Included
Highlights Higher limit of workspaces: Included
Highlights Higher API rate limits: Included

Tars

Freemium — default

Highlights Conversations per month: 50

Included
Highlights LLM models: Basic

Included
Highlights Training limit: 5 Knowledge Bases

Included
Highlights Support: Community support

Included
Highlights Data retention: 1 month

Included
Highlights Access to help guides: Included
Highlights Data encryption: Included

Premium — default

Highlights Conversations per month: 500, 1K, 2K, 5K, 10K

Included
Highlights LLM models: Advanced

Included
Highlights Training limit: 20 Knowledge Bases

Included
Highlights Support: Live Chat support

Included
Highlights Compliance: ISO & SOC 2 Compliance

Included
Highlights Data retention: 12 months

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Respond.io

August 27, 2026 Source
- Starter: USD 99 monthly · USD 79 / month with annual commitment
- Growth: USD 199 monthly · USD 159 / month with annual commitment
- Advanced: USD 349 monthly · USD 279 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise: Contact sales
August 27, 2026 Source
- starter — default: USD 79 monthly · USD 79 / month with annual commitment
- growth — default: USD 159 monthly · USD 159 / month with annual commitment
- advanced — default: USD 279 monthly · USD 279 / month with annual commitment

Tars

August 27, 2026 Source
- Freemium — default: Free
- Premium — default: USD 499 monthly · USD 414.17 / month with annual commitment