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How to Migrate from Chatbase to SiteMind in 5 Minutes (Zero Downtime)

Step-by-step guide to migrating your website chatbot from Chatbase to SiteMind: automated domain crawling, instant knowledge import, 1:1 credit savings, and widget swap with zero downtime.

What you will achieve

50%–70% reduction in monthly chatbot software costs
Eliminate 3x–6x dynamic model penalty traps with SiteMind 1:1 credits
Included white-labeling on the $149 Pro plan (vs $500/mo on Chatbase)
Zero downtime for your website visitors during migration

Prerequisites

Your website URL or XML sitemap link
Access to your website HTML, CMS, or Tag Manager
A free SiteMind trial account (no credit card needed)

Create your SiteMind workspace and enter your domain

Sign up for a free 3-day SiteMind trial. In the onboarding wizard, paste your website URL (e.g. `https://yourcompany.com`) or your XML sitemap URL. SiteMind’s crawler immediately begins discovering your public pages, stripping navigation headers and cookie noise, and generating 768-dimensional pgvector embeddings.

SiteMind automatically detects Single Page Applications (SPAs) and dynamic JavaScript content with hybrid headless rendering, ensuring 100% of your documentation and product pages are captured.

Import custom FAQs, PDF documents, or additional subdomains

If you had uploaded specific PDF manuals, Notion pages, or CSV FAQ pairs in Chatbase, navigate to Dashboard > Knowledge Sources. Upload your files directly or paste FAQ pairs. Unlike Chatbase, which meters knowledge per bot, SiteMind allows you to pool up to 10 subdomains and documentation sites into a single unified assistant on Growth and Pro plans.

Test and customize your assistant in the interactive playground

Open Dashboard > Playground to test your assistant against tricky customer questions. Review the source citations attached to each reply. Set your brand accent colors, greeting message, avatar, and suggested starter prompt pills under Dashboard > Widget Settings.

Swap the script tag on your website (Zero Downtime)

Locate your existing Chatbase script tag in your website `<head>` or footer and replace it with your single SiteMind embed snippet. Once saved, your new assistant takes over immediately without dropping ongoing chat connections.

index.html (Before </body>)html

<!-- SiteMind AI Assistant Widget -->
<script
  src="https://sitemind.tech/widget.js"
  data-widget-key="YOUR_WIDGET_KEY"
  async
></script>

Because the SiteMind widget runs inside a Shadow DOM bundle, it is completely immune to CSS conflicts with your existing website stylesheets or theme scripts.

Decommission your Chatbase subscription

Verify that visitors are receiving fast, grounded answers in your SiteMind Dashboard > Analytics. You can now safely cancel your Chatbase subscription and enjoy transparent 1:1 message credits with zero model multiplier surprises.

Frequently asked questions

Will my chat visitors experience any downtime during migration?

None at all. You can crawl, configure, and thoroughly test your SiteMind assistant in the dashboard playground before touching your live site. Swapping the script tag takes seconds.

How much money will I save switching from Chatbase?

On average, teams save 50% to 70%. For example, Chatbase charges $40/mo for 500 credits and $500/mo for Pro with white-labeling. SiteMind charges $20/mo for 1,000 credits and $149/mo for Pro (20,000 credits) with white-labeling included.

Do I need technical skills or coding to migrate?

No. SiteMind is 100% no-code. If you can copy and paste a single script tag into your website builder (WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, etc.), you can complete the migration in under 5 minutes.

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Start your 3-day free trial on SiteMind. Connect your website URL, test grounded answers in our interactive playground, and deploy on your site with zero coding.

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