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Head-to-head · helpdesks · facts checked 13 Sept 2026

Dixa vs Intercom

Intercom scores 8.2 to Dixa's 5.9 among the helpdesks we rate, and is the better pick for 4 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

Dixa
#15 of 16 helpdesks
5.9
/ 10
From
€109/agent/mo
Free plan
No
Intercom
#3 of 16 helpdesks
8.2
/ 10
From
$39/mo
Free plan
No
The verdict

Intercom wins, 8.2 to 5.9

Intercom's Essential plan costs $39 a month per seat against Dixa's $109, and includes a 14 day free trial; Dixa offers none, every rollout starts with a guided demo. Intercom is also HIPAA compliant on its Expert plan and ISO 27001 certified, neither of which Dixa has. Dixa's AI does not train on customer data at all; Intercom lets customers opt out, which is a weaker default. Intercom covers three data regions against Dixa's EU only.

Pick Dixa if no AI training on your data is non negotiable.

Pick Intercom if you want HIPAA compliance and a free trial.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Small teams on a budget
Intercom
Dixa 2.0 · Intercom 5.5 on pricing
  • Free trial: 14 days against 0 days
  • Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $39 against $109
Answering customers with AI
Intercom
Dixa 6.8 · Intercom 7.8 on ai that answers your customers
  • What the AI learns from: Help_center, website, files, helpdesk_sync, notion against Help_center, website, files
Support teams on many channels
Intercom
Dixa 8.8 · Intercom 10.0 on channels and running a support team
  • Channels it works in: Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, sms, messenger, instagram, slack against Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, instagram, messenger, sms
Regulated industries
Intercom
Dixa 5.5 · Intercom 9.5 on security and privacy
  • HIPAA: Intercom yes, Dixa no
  • ISO 27001: Intercom yes, Dixa no
  • Choice of data region: Us, eu, au against EU
  • But Dixa leads on does not train AI on your data: Yes against unless you opt out
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other helpdesks we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Intercom leads on 6 of 7 criteria.

AI that answers your customers25% of the score
Dixa6.8
Intercom7.8
Pricing20% of the score
Dixa2.0
Intercom5.5
Channels15% of the score
Dixa8.0
Intercom10.0
Security and privacy15% of the score
Dixa5.5
Intercom9.5
Running a support team10% of the score
Dixa10.0
Intercom10.0
Integrations10% of the score
Dixa5.0
Intercom7.5
Support and branding5% of the score
Dixa6.2
Intercom8.8
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

What the AI learns from
Intercom
Dixa
Help_center, website, files
source ↗
Intercom
Help_center, website, files, helpdesk_sync, notion
source ↗
Monthly price, cheapest paid plan
Intercom
Dixa
$109
source ↗
Intercom
$39
source ↗
Free trial
Intercom
Dixa
0 days
source ↗
Intercom
14 days
source ↗
Channels it works in
Intercom
Dixa
Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, instagram, messenger, sms
source ↗
Intercom
Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, sms, messenger, instagram, slack
source ↗
HIPAA
Intercom
Dixa
No
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
ISO 27001
Intercom
Dixa
No
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Choice of data region
Intercom
Dixa
EU
source ↗
Intercom
Us, eu, au
source ↗
Does not train AI on your data
Dixa
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Unless you opt out
source ↗
Connects to Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify and others
Intercom
Dixa
Salesforce, hubspot, shopify
source ↗
Intercom
Salesforce, hubspot, shopify, slack
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Languages the AI answers in
Dixa
30 languages
source ↗
Intercom
45 languages
source ↗
Ways to reach support
Dixa
Email, chat, phone
source ↗
Intercom
Email, chat, community
source ↗
Remove the vendor's branding
Dixa
Not published
Intercom
Plan
source ↗
Where they match (10)
AI included in the price
Dixa
Per_resolution
source ↗
Intercom
Per_resolution
source ↗
AI helps your human agents
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Free plan
Dixa
No
source ↗
Intercom
No
source ↗
SOC 2
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Single sign-on
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Audit log
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Shared inbox or tickets
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Help center
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
SLA policies
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Automation rules
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Intercom
Yes
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

Dixa

Growth
€109/agent/mo · €1,068/agent/yr
For growing teams
Ultimate
€169/agent/mo · €1,669/agent/yr
For scaling operation, Most Popular
Prime
€215/agent/mo · €2,148/agent/yr
For enterprise needs

Intercom

Essential
$29/mo per seat · $228/yr
Includes Fin AI Agent, Messenger, shared inbox, ticketing, pre-built reports, public help center; + $0.99 per Fin outcome
Advanced
$99/mo per seat · $1,020/yr
Everything in Essential plus multiple team inboxes, workflows automation builder, round robin assignment, private & multilingual Help Center, 20 free Lite seats; + $0.99 per Fin outcome
Expert
$139/mo per seat · $1,584/yr
Everything in Advanced plus SSO & identity management, HIPAA support, SLAs, multibrand Messenger/Help Center, 50 free Lite seats; + $0.99 per Fin outcome
Fin AI Agent (standalone)
$0.99 per outcome
Use Fin with existing helpdesk (Salesforce etc.), no seats required, set up in under an hour
Pro Add-on
$99/mo
CX Score, Topics, Recommendations, Monitors, Custom Scorecards; includes 1,000 conversation analyses/mo
Copilot Add-on
From $29/mo per agent
Personal AI assistant in inbox; unlimited usage; 10 free Copilot conversations per agent/mo on base plans
Proactive Support Plus Add-on
$99/mo
Posts, Checklists, Product Tours, Surveys, Series campaign builder; includes 500 messages sent/mo

For everything else about each tool, read the full Dixa review and Intercom review.

Section 04

Dixa vs Intercom: common questions

Which is better, Dixa or Intercom?

Intercom scores 8.2 and Dixa 5.9 out of 10 among the helpdesks we rate. Intercom is ahead on aI that answers your customers, pricing, channels, security and privacy, integrations and support and branding.

Is Dixa or Intercom cheaper?

Dixa's cheapest paid plan is €109/agent/mo and Intercom's is $39/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

Do Dixa and Intercom have a free plan?

Neither has a free plan.

What can Intercom do that Dixa cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: hIPAA and iSO 27001.

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