Chatwoot vs Parloa
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-21
Chatwoot and Parloa both show up rarely in AI answers, each named in just 4 of 60 across the tools tracked. Chatwoot scores 4 overall (ChatGPT 5, Claude 5, Perplexity 5) and stands out for one thing: it's named in all 3 of 3 answers on best open-source, self-hostable AI support chatbots. Parloa scores 3 overall, with visibility coming only from Claude (8), and nothing from ChatGPT or Perplexity; its mentions are spread thinly across WhatsApp support, multilingual support, and general customer-service tool questions, at 1 of 3 each. Head-to-head, Parloa edges ahead on 4 questions, Chatwoot on 2, with 14 tied.
Head to head
| metric | Chatwoot | Parloa |
|---|---|---|
| score | 4 | 3 |
| questions won | 2 | 4 |
By assistant
Chatwoot
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
| Claude | 5 | 10% of answers | #9.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
Parloa
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 8 | 20% of answers | #11.8 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Where they differ
Only Chatwoot gets named for
- What's the best open-source AI support chatbot I can self-host?
- Which AI support agent is best value for money?
Only Parloa gets named for
- What's the best AI agent for support in multiple languages?
- What are the best AI customer service tools in 2026?
- What are the best AI customer support agents?
- What's the best AI support agent for WhatsApp or social messaging?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI customer support agents leaderboard