What is chatbot as a service?
Chatbot as a service means Paloren handles the entire life of your conversational assistant: scoping, design, build, integration, testing, launch and ongoing tuning. Rather than buying a one-off build that degrades over time, you get a team that reviews transcripts, updates knowledge and expands coverage monthly.
Projects run USD 20k-50k over 4-8 weeks, with support from USD 2,500 per month for 10 hours.
How long does a chatbot project take?
Most Paloren chatbot projects complete in 4-8 weeks. Simple assistants answering a focused question set can land toward the shorter end, while multi-channel deployments with several integrations need the full window.
A readiness assessment, from USD 8k over 2-3 weeks, produces a scoped plan and a firmer timeline before the build begins, so you commit to dates based on mapped intents and systems rather than estimates.
Can the chatbot connect to our CRM and help desk?
Yes. Integration is a core part of every engagement, connecting the chatbot to CRMs, help desks, booking systems and internal tools so answers reflect live data.
Paloren also provides CRM implementation with AI and workflow automation, so where a conversation requires an action, such as updating a record or creating a ticket, the chatbot hands off to the system or agent that completes it. Connections are monitored under the monthly support agreement.
Will the chatbot invent answers?
The assistant is configured to answer only from approved material and to escalate honestly when the knowledge base lacks a response. Guardrails, tone rules and escalation paths are set during design, and monthly transcript reviews catch any drift.
Where regulated processes are involved, AI governance controls define what the chatbot may promise, who approves knowledge changes and how conversations are logged, keeping behaviour predictable and auditable.
Do you work with businesses outside major hubs?
Paloren serves businesses worldwide and delivers engagements remotely with structured checkpoints, so geography shapes nothing about the team, standards or pricing you receive.
Chatbot projects run USD 20k-50k over 4-8 weeks regardless of where your organisation operates, and support starts from USD 2,500 per month. Most relationships begin with a readiness assessment, from USD 8k, which maps your intents, knowledge and systems before any build commitment.
What is the difference between a chatbot and a voice agent?
A chatbot handles typed conversations on web, in-app and messaging channels, while an AI voice agent handles spoken calls, answering questions, routing callers and capturing details.
Paloren builds both, and they often share the same knowledge base so answers stay consistent across text and voice. Chatbot projects run USD 20k-50k over 4-8 weeks; voice agent projects run USD 25k-60k over 4-8 weeks.
Many organisations start with text, then add voice once question coverage is proven.
Who owns the chatbot and its data?
Your organisation owns the assistant, the knowledge base and the conversation data generated on your systems. Paloren documents configurations, prompts and integrations so nothing is locked behind proprietary tooling, and governance settings define who inside your team can approve changes.
If you later bring supervision in-house, team AI training transfers the skills needed to run day-to-day tuning, with Paloren available for support from USD 2,500 per month.
Can a chatbot hand over to a human agent?
Yes, and clean handover is designed in from the start. When a question needs judgement, negotiation or emotional context, the chatbot escalates with the full transcript and context attached, so the person picking up never asks the customer to repeat themselves.
Escalation rules define which topics route where, after-hours behaviour and what qualifies as urgent. Those rules are adjusted over time as monthly transcript reviews reveal where handovers happen most.
How do we start with Paloren?
Start with a readiness assessment, from USD 8k over 2-3 weeks, which maps your highest-volume questions, knowledge sources and systems, then produces a scoped chatbot plan with confirmed investment and timeline.
Some organisations prefer an AI strategy engagement, USD 12k-25k over 3-4 weeks, when the chatbot is one part of a wider roadmap. Either path ends with a clear proposal, and most builds then run USD 20k-50k over 4-8 weeks.