How African Startups Can Get Intercom Free for 1 Year—Thanks to Paystack
If you’re an African startup looking for an affordable (or even free) way to chat with your customers in real-time, this one’s for you.
Intercom, one of the world’s leading customer communication platforms—known for live chat, automated messages, and powerful support tools—is offering African startups 1 year of Intercom completely free. And the best part? You don’t need to do anything complicated.
Here’s the deal:
Paystack, the Nigerian-born payments company, has partners with Intercom via their startup program to make this possible. If you’re a startup using Paystack, you can now access Intercom’s startup program at no cost for a whole year.
How to get Intercom free for 12 months:
1. Go to Intercom’s website
2. Start a free trial
3. During sign-up, you’ll see an option to choose a startup program partner
4. Simply select Paystack from the list
5. Boom—you’re in! You’ll get upgraded to the free startup plan
Of course, you’ll need to have a Paystack account already, but that’s pretty easy to set up if you don’t.
Why this matters:
You save up to $500/month on customer engagement tools
You can set up live chat, automated onboarding, and email marketing without writing a line of code
It’s a great way to scale your startup’s customer support without breaking the bank
If you’re building in Africa, this is a golden opportunity to give your users a great experience from Day 1. Don’t sleep on it.
