THE CASE FILES · COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS
Chatbot Starter Kit vs answering website questions yourself
Answering personally gives you room for nuance. The starter kit adds a chat widget grounded in your business content, with a handoff when it cannot answer. You still own setup, content updates and follow-up.
Own it: $149 once
| The question | Chatbot Starter Kit | answering website questions yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Who answers | The chatbot answers from your content and hands off questions it cannot answer. | You or a team member answer visitors directly. |
| When | While your configured site is running; human follow-up depends on your availability. | When you are available to read and respond to inquiries. |
| What it costs you in time | Configure and host the Next.js app, maintain your business content and handle handoffs. | Read each question, look up details and write a reply. |
| What you keep | The app source, chat widget, API route, tests and setup documentation. | Your business information and the correspondence your tools retain. |
Before you choose
- What does Own it cost?
- Chatbot Starter Kit is $149 once for Own it. Any delivery, hosting or provider services you configure are separate.
- What work do I still do?
- Configure and host the Next.js app, maintain your business content and handle handoffs.
- When might the alternative fit better?
- Answering yourself can fit a low volume of inquiries or work that needs a detailed conversation. The kit needs technical setup and an AI provider configuration for AI answers; it also has a deterministic fallback.
- What do I keep with Own it?
- The app source, chat widget, API route, tests and setup documentation.
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