Chat Thing vs Rinqly

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Chat Thing compared with Rinqly
Detail	Chat Thing	Rinqly
What it does	AI customer support that learns from your content and answers 24/7	AI receptionist that answers calls, replies to website chats, and makes outbound follow-ups 24/7
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2025
Based in	GB	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: $0/month (1 agent, 1 data source, 80k message tokens). Basic: $14/month ($11.67/mo billed yearly, 3 agents, 3.5M message tokens, 3M storage tokens). Standard: $49/month ($40.83/mo billed yearly, 6 agents, 19M message tokens, 10M storage tokens). Pro: $99/month ($82.50/mo billed yearly, 20 agen	AI Receptionist: Basic $49/month (140 inbound minutes/month), Starter $99/month (280 inbound minutes/month), Pro $199/month (570 inbound minutes/month), Business $349/month (1,000 inbound minutes/month). Website Chat: $29/month (50 resolved chats/month). Outbound Lite: $49/month (140 outbound minute
Key features	Deploy to website, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, phone, email, and API Train on website content, docs, FAQs, Notion, PDFs, YouTube, and RSS feeds Supports 50+ languages with automatic language detection Human handoff and escalation for complex questions Power-ups for tool calling and real actions like order lookups Analytics and conversation insights Brand customization and theming Support for 100+ AI models including GPT, Claude, Gemini Auto-syncing data sources Voice input, calls, and phone answering	Answers incoming calls 24/7 with natural-sounding AI voice Books appointments directly into Google Calendar or Outlook Website chat widget with same AI agent Outbound calling for reminders and follow-ups Customizable greeting and FAQ responses Transfers calls to real person on demand Industry-specific templates for 19+ business types Multiple concurrent calls handling Email notifications and call summaries
What makes it different	5-minute setup with no developers needed Data never used to train AI models Answers grounded in your knowledge base, not guesswork Works on any website platform Flexible token-based add-ons instead of forced tier upgrades	One AI agent covers all channels: phone, website chat, and outbound calls from a single knowledge base Setup in about 10 minutes with no technical skills required 10× cheaper than human receptionists or competing answering services Answers multiple calls simultaneously unlike a single human receptionist Works with your existing phone number without migration required
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	47 +1 (up) since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	25	4
Citation Flow (Majestic)	37	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	538	13

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