ZChat installs on the stack you already run - Windows Server, IIS, and SQL Server - so live chat, an AI assistant, and every transcript stay on your network. It is software you own for a one-time license, not another monthly cloud subscription.
Deploy to IIS as an ordinary web application and point it at SQL Server. No Docker requirement, no third-party runtime lock-in - it runs where your other line-of-business apps already run, managed the way your IT team already manages Windows Server.
Run the modern ASP.NET Core build, or the classic ASP.NET Web Forms edition that runs on the .NET Framework already in Windows - ideal for older servers and classic IIS with nothing extra to install. Both use the same SQL Server database and the same admin console.
Every conversation, visitor record, rating, and audit entry lives in a database you control. Back it up with your existing SQL Server tooling, query it directly for reporting, and satisfy GDPR requests with built-in export and erasure.
A typical Windows Server deployment. Everything is included in the download.
Not sure which to pick? The step-by-step IIS setup guide walks through both.
Regulated industries, internal help desks, and privacy-first teams often cannot send customer conversations to a third-party cloud. Because ZChat runs on your own Windows Server and stores everything in your SQL Server, you keep the data - and with a local AI model, even the chatbot runs air-gapped.
Great fit
Windows-centric IT shops, internal help desks, healthcare and finance, agencies self-hosting for clients, and anyone replacing a per-agent SaaS bill with software they own.
Runs alongside
Your existing IIS sites, Active Directory, SQL Server backups, and monitoring - managed with the Windows tooling you already use.
All prices one-time. Both Windows editions and the AI chatbot are included in every license. Source code license also available.
ZChat gives you the installable server, web dashboard, website widget, and desktop agent tools in one self-hosted product you buy once and keep. Run it on infrastructure you trust and connect AI only if and how you want it.
Deployment
Install on Windows or Linux, behind IIS or Nginx, in a VM, or in Docker if that fits your stack.
Commercial model
One-time purchase, perpetual license, and no monthly per-agent bill attached to growth.
AI Flexibility
Use Ollama locally or connect OpenAI and Anthropic with your own provider accounts.