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The #1 Alternative to Gorgias in 2026

Scale Your E-Commerce Support.
Without Punitive Ticket Quota Walls.

Why should higher order volume mean higher software penalties? Gorgias caps your tickets and charges up to $0.40 per extra conversation. ZestChat delivers edge-native live chat and AI support with zero ticket caps from $15/mo.

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Feature & Pricing Breakdown: ZestChat vs Gorgias

Capability Gorgias ZestChat
Pricing Metric Strict monthly ticket allowance (300–2,000) Unlimited Conversations (Zero ticket limit)
Ticket Overages $0.20 – $0.40 per extra ticket $0.00 (No conversation or ticket overages)
Automated AI Agent +$30/mo base + $1.00 per billable interaction Included (2,500 on Growth, $0.015 overage)
Frontend Widget Size 224.0 kB (22 HTTP requests) 11.8 kB (2 HTTP requests, 19x lighter)
Total Blocking Time (TBT) 110 ms browser delay 4 ms (Zero Core Web Vitals impact)
Typical High-Volume Monthly Spend $560.00 / month $39.00 / month (Save $6,252/year)

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Frequently Asked Questions About Switching from Gorgias

What happens during peak shopping seasons like Black Friday?

With Gorgias, a traffic spike triggers massive ticket overage bills. With ZestChat, live chat conversations are completely unlimited, and our AI resolution tiers scale smoothly with nominal overages ($0.015/resolution).

Will my store conversion rate improve?

Yes. Replacing Gorgias's 224 kB widget with ZestChat's 11.8 kB edge bundle removes 110 ms of main-thread blocking time, accelerating Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and checkout responsiveness.