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Papercups
COMMUNICATIONMinimalist web live-chat widget in Elixir.
FREEDOM SCORE5.0Open
✓Is it free?
+1.5✓Open source?
+1.5✓Self-hostable?
+1.0✓Data export?
+0.5✓Free pricing tier?
+0.5RELEVANCE SCORE1.0Stale
×Actively maintained?
+1.5×Large community?
+1.5✓Has public API?
+1.0×Commit < 3 months?
+0.5×Stars > 20k?
+0.5About Papercups
A super fast live customer widget built on Elixir. Highly responsive, stable web hooks, zero browser lag.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Incredibly speedy websocket message propagation
- +Super lightweight browser footprint client side
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗Activity on github is slower compared to Chatwoot
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyMEDIUM
License typeMIT
💡 "Faved for lightweight node footprints."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorygithub.com/papercups-io/papercups
LicenseMIT
GitHub Stars⭐ 4,200
Last CommitJun 15, 2025
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026