Featurebase vs Intercom: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 75 companies use Featurebase and 130 use Intercom. 2 companies use both, including Hospitable and Lovable. Intercom leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Nov 13, 2026: 205 of 205 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. A company on both tools counts at any proof level, and a job post on one side is marked as such.
Who uses Featurebase, Intercom, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
73
listed for Featurebase only
2
companies use both
128
listed for Intercom only
On usedby, 73 companies are listed for Featurebase only, 128 are listed for Intercom only and 2 use both, out of the 203 companies listed for at least one. An absent listing does not prove non-use.
Where it lands
Recently publicly listed customers
Who uses both
Companies with a public line on both tools, at any proof level: the strongest proofs come first, and a job post is marked.
| Company | First public proof, Intercom |
|---|---|
 Hospitable | On or before Oct 2024 |
 Lovable | On or before May 2025 |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Featurebase, Intercom or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Listed for Featurebase onlyBothListed for Intercom only
More common with Intercom
- Artificial Intelligence15 of the 22 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Intercom, 1 of them alongside Featurebase.
- DevTools & Infrastructure10 of the 18 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Intercom.
- Fintech & Payments10 of the 11 Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool use Intercom.
Source: every usedby line, from confirmed proofs to job-post signals (the weakest proof level).
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
Vendor facts checked: Featurebase, 6 of 6; Intercom, 5 of 6. Missing facts remain unverified, not absent features.
FeaturebaseIntercomWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Featurebase
Our team won Senja's heart by shipping it within 4 days after their request.
Senja
Vendor case study, featurebase.app, captured Nov 13, 2026
with Featurebase, it only took five minutes.
Yext
Vendor case study, featurebase.app, captured Nov 13, 2026
Intercom
Of those, 96.2% were resolved through self-serve support
Retention.com
Vendor case study, intercom.com, captured Nov 11, 2026
That reduction has since grown to 99.8%, with response times sitting at 90 seconds.
Simply
Vendor case study, intercom.com, captured Nov 11, 2026
Evidence for your decision: Intercom
Source observations. Check the required plan and conditions before choosing.
Documented tasks
HospitableResolve customer support requests
Fin uses information from our comprehensive knowledge base to provide customers with solutions to commonly asked questions.
SpendeskResolve customer support requests
Custom Bots are currently triaging all 1,500 monthly inbound conversations
Choice criteria
Free trial or free plan: YesSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
Included in your free trial. Add or remove anytime.
Integration: SalesforceSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
including CRMs like Salesforce and HubSpot, dev tools like Jira, Linear, and Asana, and ecommerce and billing tools like Shopify and Stripe
Integration: HubSpotSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
including CRMs like Salesforce and HubSpot, dev tools like Jira, Linear, and Asana, and ecommerce and billing tools like Shopify and Stripe
Integration: JiraSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
including CRMs like Salesforce and HubSpot, dev tools like Jira, Linear, and Asana, and ecommerce and billing tools like Shopify and Stripe
Integration: LinearSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
including CRMs like Salesforce and HubSpot, dev tools like Jira, Linear, and Asana, and ecommerce and billing tools like Shopify and Stripe
Integration: AsanaSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
including CRMs like Salesforce and HubSpot, dev tools like Jira, Linear, and Asana, and ecommerce and billing tools like Shopify and Stripe
Integration: ShopifySourced observation
Plan: Unknown
including CRMs like Salesforce and HubSpot, dev tools like Jira, Linear, and Asana, and ecommerce and billing tools like Shopify and Stripe
Integration: StripeSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
including CRMs like Salesforce and HubSpot, dev tools like Jira, Linear, and Asana, and ecommerce and billing tools like Shopify and Stripe
Pricing: $0.99 per outcomeRecheck required
Plan: Unknown
Scope: per outcome
Conditions: Exact subproduct, workspace entitlement and operation scope require confirmation.; Product scope needs verification
Product: Fin AI Agent
Setup and limits: Published base price only; support-only billable events, currency, commitment and negotiated terms remain unverified.; Operation: support-answer documentary research only; operationalStatus: not_tested.
Fin is priced at $0.99 per outcome.
Required plan: paid plansSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
Conditions: Exact subproduct, workspace entitlement and operation scope require confirmation.; Product scope needs verification
Product: Fin AI Agent
Setup and limits: Workflow-based deployment requires admin permissions; exact purchased SKU and workflow entitlement remain unverified.; Operation: support-answer documentary research only; operationalStatus: not_tested.
Fin AI Agent is available on paid plans. You'll need admin permissions to create or edit Workflows.
Capabilities for agents: Intercom
Documentation and operational tests are separate. A test covers only the stated task and operation.
List contacts in an authorized Intercom workspaceDocumentation: Documented · Operational test: Not tested
Intercom — Official publisher
Interface: REST. Plan: Unknown. Version: 2.17.
Endpoint: https://api.intercom.io/contacts
Authentication: Bearer access token for own workspace; OAuth for third-party workspace access
Permissions: Unknown
Documented operations: list_contacts (Read)
Manual setup: Create a development workspace and app in the Developer Hub. Configure permissions and retrieve an access token for your own workspace. Use OAuth if accessing another workspace.
Limits: List contacts defaults to 10 results per page, maximum 150. Use cursor pagination.
Documented costs: Developer workspaces are documented as free for development; production API charges are not established here.
You can fetch a list of all contacts (ie. users or leads) in your workspace.
Security: bearerAuth
Developer workspaces are free and intended for development purposes only.
Test receipt: preflight_intercom_174947bda09eb6c38001
Operational test: Not tested · list_contacts
Receipt recorded:
Expected result: After sandbox eligibility is verified: the documented read operation returns its documented response for synthetic fixtures. No operational assertion was executed in this preflight.
Test outcome: No sandbox access is configured.
Still to verify: Exact minimum permission identifier for this endpoint was not verified. Production plan access and API cost were not verified. No contact list request was executed.
Questions about Featurebase and Intercom
Which is used more, Featurebase or Intercom?
Intercom has more customers on usedby: 130 against 75 for Featurebase.
Do companies use both Featurebase and Intercom?
Yes. 2 companies use both on usedby, including Hospitable and Lovable.
Who uses Featurebase?
75 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Featurebase.
Who uses Intercom?
130 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Intercom.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of four proof levels: confirmed, declared by the company itself, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company counts as using both tools when it has a line on each, at any level; the list shows the strongest proofs first and marks job posts.