Chatbase alternative
Give your answers a face.
For teams that want customers to see the AI employee they talk to.
Why switch
What a face adds.
A face they can see.
Your own portrait as a live talking face, or a ready-made character.
A seat in your meetings.
It joins your video calls and talks with its face and voice.
Lessons people can question.
It walks people through your PDFs and videos, then checks what they learned.
Live
Type first. Then talk.
It's Aivah's own AI employee, live on this page.
Row by row
Aivah and Chatbase, side by side.
Aivah's features first, then what Chatbase's own pages show for each.
| Compared | Aivah | Chatbase |
|---|---|---|
| Seeing it | ||
| A face your customers can see | Yes Your own portrait as a live talking face, or a ready-made character. | No A profile picture and a name. Source: Chatbase on A face your customers can see, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Stands in front of your own background | Yes Hero and Basic characters, over your own image or video loop. | |
| Talking and typing | ||
| Website chat without a video call | Yes, with limits Chat bubble, embed and full page from $20 a month; a direct link on Free. | |
| Talks out loud with its face on screen | Yes, with limits One tap starts a voice call with its live character, from $100 a month. | Partly Voice, with no face. Source: Chatbase on Talks out loud with its face on screen, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Choose your live voice model | Yes Live voice models from Google, OpenAI and xAI, chosen per web experience. | Partly One live model, or a transcriber and voice you pick. Source: Chatbase on Choose your live voice model, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Clone a voice in the product, with permission | Yes From 10 seconds of clear speech, with a consent check. | Partly Cloned voices come from another provider. Source: Chatbase on Clone a voice in the product, with permission, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Phone | ||
| An AI receptionist for your phone line | Yes, with limits One Twilio number per account, with transcripts in Insights. From $100 a month. | Yes Inbound calls through Twilio or a SIP trunk. Source: Chatbase on An AI receptionist for your phone line, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Calls your contact list in campaigns | Yes, with limits Voice agents call a CSV list from your own number, then score each call. From $100 a month. | No Its campaigns send WhatsApp messages. Source: Chatbase on Calls your contact list in campaigns, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Meetings | ||
| Joins video calls with a face and voice | Yes Paste a link and it joins Meet, Teams, Zoom or Webex as a named guest. | Not in its docs It books meetings through Cal.com or Calendly. Source: Chatbase on Joins video calls with a face and voice, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Takes questions from the meeting chat | Yes, with limits With a Hero character: typed messages in the call become questions. | |
| Presentations | ||
| Presents your PDFs and videos, then quizzes people | Yes, with limits Pauses for questions, picks up where it stopped, and keeps quiz scores from a shared link in Insights. | |
| Messaging channels | ||
| Answers customers in a messaging app | Yes, with limits Your own Telegram bot, in 1:1 chats and the groups and channels you allow. | Yes WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram, plus email. Source: Chatbase on Answers customers in a messaging app, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| You message it on WhatsApp or iMessage | Yes From one registered number on each. | Partly Its Backstage manager answers you on iMessage. Source: Chatbase on You message it on WhatsApp or iMessage, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Works beside your team in Slack | Yes Your own Slack app, in direct messages and the channels you allow. | Yes Through Chatbase's own Slack app. Source: Chatbase on Works beside your team in Slack, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Knowledge and memory | ||
| Learns from audio, video and YouTube | Yes Audio and video files up to 100 MB, plus documents and single web pages. | No Files, crawled websites, Notion and Q&A. Source: Chatbase on Learns from audio, video and YouTube, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| One memory shared with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools | Yes Through Aivah MCP, your AI employees and the AI tools you connect read and write one memory. | Not in its docs Its MCP server manages agents, sources and tickets. Source: Chatbase on One memory shared with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Actions and workflows | ||
| Asks before it acts in your apps | Yes, with limits Reads run on their own; sends, changes and deletes wait for your yes. From $100 a month. | |
| A library of reusable skills | Yes Up to 6 per employee, picked from the catalog or drafted by AI. | Partly Procedure templates. Source: Chatbase on A library of reusable skills, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Finished work | ||
| Makes finished files: PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint | Yes Made in chat, previewed before download, in your house style. | |
| Decks, podcasts and mind maps from your knowledge | Yes Slide decks, mind maps and two-voice podcasts, plus a live show with two Hero hosts. | |
| Builds a full-stack web app from a description | Yes In Aivah Code, with its own database, published to your Vercel account. | |
| With your team | ||
| Runs scheduled work and reports back | Yes Ask once in chat, and it reports back in Slack or WhatsApp. | Partly Scheduled audits of its own conversations. Source: Chatbase on Runs scheduled work and reports back, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Insights | ||
| Leads, calls and a review of visitor conversations | Yes, with limits Flags the visitor conversations that need you, by sentiment and friction. From $20 a month. | |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan, no card | Yes $0: 3 AI employees and 1,000 credits, added at signup. A direct link, without embeds or voice calls. | Its /llm-info page lists a Free plan ($0); its pricing page shows 7-day trials. Source: Chatbase on Free plan, no card, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Website chat, from | $20 a month | $40 a month, or $32 billed yearly Source: Chatbase on Website chat, from, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Voice calls, from | $100 a month | $150 a month, or $120 billed yearly Source: Chatbase on Voice calls, from, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
Seeing it
A face your customers can see
- Aivah
Yes
Your own portrait as a live talking face, or a ready-made character.
- Chatbase
No
A profile picture and a name.
Source: Chatbase on A face your customers can see, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Stands in front of your own background
- Aivah
Yes
Hero and Basic characters, over your own image or video loop.
Talking and typing
Website chat without a video call
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Chat bubble, embed and full page from $20 a month; a direct link on Free.
Talks out loud with its face on screen
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
One tap starts a voice call with its live character, from $100 a month.
- Chatbase
Partly
Voice, with no face.
Source: Chatbase on Talks out loud with its face on screen, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Choose your live voice model
- Aivah
Yes
Live voice models from Google, OpenAI and xAI, chosen per web experience.
- Chatbase
Partly
One live model, or a transcriber and voice you pick.
Source: Chatbase on Choose your live voice model, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Clone a voice in the product, with permission
- Aivah
Yes
From 10 seconds of clear speech, with a consent check.
- Chatbase
Partly
Cloned voices come from another provider.
Source: Chatbase on Clone a voice in the product, with permission, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Phone
An AI receptionist for your phone line
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
One Twilio number per account, with transcripts in Insights. From $100 a month.
- Chatbase
Yes
Inbound calls through Twilio or a SIP trunk.
Source: Chatbase on An AI receptionist for your phone line, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Calls your contact list in campaigns
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Voice agents call a CSV list from your own number, then score each call. From $100 a month.
- Chatbase
No
Its campaigns send WhatsApp messages.
Source: Chatbase on Calls your contact list in campaigns, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Meetings
Joins video calls with a face and voice
- Aivah
Yes
Paste a link and it joins Meet, Teams, Zoom or Webex as a named guest.
- Chatbase
Not in its docs
It books meetings through Cal.com or Calendly.
Source: Chatbase on Joins video calls with a face and voice, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Takes questions from the meeting chat
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
With a Hero character: typed messages in the call become questions.
Presentations
Presents your PDFs and videos, then quizzes people
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Pauses for questions, picks up where it stopped, and keeps quiz scores from a shared link in Insights.
Messaging channels
Answers customers in a messaging app
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Your own Telegram bot, in 1:1 chats and the groups and channels you allow.
- Chatbase
Yes
WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram, plus email.
Source: Chatbase on Answers customers in a messaging app, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
You message it on WhatsApp or iMessage
- Aivah
Yes
From one registered number on each.
- Chatbase
Partly
Its Backstage manager answers you on iMessage.
Source: Chatbase on You message it on WhatsApp or iMessage, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Works beside your team in Slack
- Aivah
Yes
Your own Slack app, in direct messages and the channels you allow.
- Chatbase
Yes
Through Chatbase's own Slack app.
Source: Chatbase on Works beside your team in Slack, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Knowledge and memory
Learns from audio, video and YouTube
- Aivah
Yes
Audio and video files up to 100 MB, plus documents and single web pages.
- Chatbase
No
Files, crawled websites, Notion and Q&A.
Source: Chatbase on Learns from audio, video and YouTube, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
One memory shared with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools
- Aivah
Yes
Through Aivah MCP, your AI employees and the AI tools you connect read and write one memory.
- Chatbase
Not in its docs
Its MCP server manages agents, sources and tickets.
Source: Chatbase on One memory shared with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Actions and workflows
Asks before it acts in your apps
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Reads run on their own; sends, changes and deletes wait for your yes. From $100 a month.
- Chatbase
A library of reusable skills
- Aivah
Yes
Up to 6 per employee, picked from the catalog or drafted by AI.
- Chatbase
Partly
Procedure templates.
Source: Chatbase on A library of reusable skills, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Finished work
Makes finished files: PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Aivah
Yes
Made in chat, previewed before download, in your house style.
Decks, podcasts and mind maps from your knowledge
- Aivah
Yes
Slide decks, mind maps and two-voice podcasts, plus a live show with two Hero hosts.
Builds a full-stack web app from a description
- Aivah
Yes
In Aivah Code, with its own database, published to your Vercel account.
With your team
Runs scheduled work and reports back
- Aivah
Yes
Ask once in chat, and it reports back in Slack or WhatsApp.
- Chatbase
Partly
Scheduled audits of its own conversations.
Source: Chatbase on Runs scheduled work and reports back, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Insights
Leads, calls and a review of visitor conversations
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Flags the visitor conversations that need you, by sentiment and friction. From $20 a month.
- Chatbase
Pricing
Free plan, no card
- Aivah
Yes
$0: 3 AI employees and 1,000 credits, added at signup. A direct link, without embeds or voice calls.
- Chatbase
Its /llm-info page lists a Free plan ($0); its pricing page shows 7-day trials.
Source: Chatbase on Free plan, no card, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Website chat, from
- Aivah
$20 a month
- Chatbase
$40 a month, or $32 billed yearly
Source: Chatbase on Website chat, from, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Voice calls, from
- Aivah
$100 a month
- Chatbase
$150 a month, or $120 billed yearly
Source: Chatbase on Voice calls, from, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Rival facts come from their own websites and docs, checked on 4 November 2026, and each one links to its source. "Not in its docs" means we found no mention there. The rows start from what Aivah does, so this isn't a full review of Chatbase. Chatbase is a trademark of its owner. Aivah isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Chatbase.
Next check by 4 December 2026
Switching
Move your agent to Aivah.
Guided setup walks you through it.
Hire an AI employee
- Front desk
- Lead qualifier
- Resolution specialist
- Onboarding guide
Instructions
Greet visitors, answer questions about our services and opening hours, take messages and flag anything urgent.
01Hire.
Pick a role, then paste in your agent's instructions.
Business knowledge
Add- yourcompany.com/servicesWeb pageReady
- Price list.pdfPDFReady
- Product walkthrough.mp4VideoIndexing
Documents, web pages, audio and video. Changes apply right away.
02Teach.
Add the same files, and your key pages as links.
Insights
- 23:42Website conversationLead saved
- 07:05Call answeredTranscript
- 09:30Quiz completedScored
- 11:12Friction flaggedReview queue
Every visitor conversation gets an AI read of sentiment, friction and confidence.
03Bring your lead form.
Rebuild your fields and consent line, and each lead lands in Insights.
Deploy
- WebsiteChat bubble and lead form
- Phone lineYour own Twilio number
- MeetingsJoins when the host lets it in
- Slack and TelegramSlack for your team, your own Telegram bot for customers
04Go live.
Pick a face and a voice, then swap in Aivah's website script.
Questions
Aivah or Chatbase, answered.
Can my customers just type?
Yes. A chat bubble, an embed or a full chat page. The face appears when they start a call.
How do usage credits work?
One balance covers chat, voice and everything it makes. Each reply uses at least 20 credits, and twice that when it speaks with a live character. Top-ups add to the balance.
Give your customers someone to see.
Same answers, now with a face and a voice.
Free to start · No card required