Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
tawk.to
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Tawk.to headquartered in Las Vegas offers a live chat tool, allowing users to monitor and chat with the visitors on a website, within a mobile app or from a customizable chat page.N/A
Tidio
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Tidio is a live chat app powered by a chatbot and that comes with mailing features.
$0
per month
Zendesk Chat
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) is a live chat tool developed by the Singaporean company also called Zopim, acquired by Zendesk in April 2014.
$11.20
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
life time
Starter
$29
per month
Growth
$59
per month
Plus
$749
per month
Premium
$2999
per month
Lite
$0
per user
Basic
$14
per user
Advanced
$25
per user
Premium
$55
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsAll plans come with a 7-day free trial, no credit card required. Additional addons and upgrades available.The pricing above is price per user per month. You will get a discount when you opt for annual payment.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Multiple Products
tawk.to
Chose tawk.to
We were drawn to tawk.to because of its ease of use. Other sites seemed complicated and expensive for what you get in return. We'd heard good things from another person in our industry that they'd had a good experience with it so we decided to give it a shot and have not …
Tidio

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Zendesk Chat

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Features
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Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
tawk.to
10.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Tidio
7.0
1 Ratings
18% below category average
Zendesk Chat
8.4
5 Ratings
3% below category average
Chat history and transcripts10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Chat reporting10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings8.65 Ratings
Chat and web analytics10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings8.54 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(6 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.6
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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(0 ratings)
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8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
tawk.to
We have been able to increase our "real world" presence on our website, providing users with support and sales guidance when they need it the most – when they have a question. It provides the extension for free. Furthermore, tawk.to provides tracking solutions for your website, allowing you to see how many visitors visited your site and how long they stayed. You can also see which locations follow your webpage. The low-footprint, web-based solution is simple to install and use (in most cases), and it provides insight into the effectiveness of our web pages and sites.
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Tidio
Tidio is well suited for businesses who want to chat with their site visitors in real time. The interface is simple and intuitive, and the user experience on the visitor side is great as well. Perfect for installing on a marketing site, proprietary portal, and more. Can set up an after hours bot to help triage requests from clients and prospective clients when you are back in office.
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Zendesk
Zendesk Chat is suited for all the support teams that provide real-time assistance. Like if someone wants to block the debit/credit card, it is a high-priority case that needs real-time assistance. Whereas issues like close my account, and invoice request doesn't need real-time assistance, where Zendesk tickets support will be perfect.
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Pros
tawk.to
  • Being able to see what the contact is typing before they send is great as it allows time to prepare your answer.
  • The whisper function is invaluable for keeping colleagues updated and giving staff training.
  • The 'Ban' function is great for quick action when you have a nuisance contact.
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Tidio
  • Very intuitive interface and management.
  • Scalable plans that don't require me to purchase features I don't need.
  • Super simple chat bot administration.
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Zendesk
  • Extremely fluid chat interface allows for easy communication.
  • It can be used directly on a website page or as a widget.
  • Allows the end user to translate the chat into their own native language.
  • Notifies you with pending chats via on-screen notifications and sound effects.
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Cons
tawk.to
  • What I always dislike about any software is the branding that comes along with it.
  • The live chat module is not super noticeable since it's just in small print at the bottom of the chat module.
  • Small errors can occur, causing the extension in the webpage to disappear.
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Tidio
  • Unable to ban visitors by site referrer (spam sites)
  • Chatbot conditional logic could be a bit simpler/cleaner
  • Occasional issues with the desktop app (in browser never gives us trouble though)
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Zendesk
  • Linking with a telephone, so the agent is only working on 1 channel at a time
  • More simplified way to create and use templates
  • Link users who may have provided us a new/different email from what we have on file for them
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Likelihood to Renew
tawk.to
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Tidio
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Zendesk
Due to staffing issues, we have temporarily stopped offering chat as an available channel. We're also interested in the best ways to integrate chat with our FAQs and AI to provide quick responses, either during off-hours or prior to speaking with a live agent. I've also found that reporting is rather limited where some of the interesting and useful data made available and visible during the chat cannot be pulled post-chat; it would be great to pull a high-level report so we can analyze this data.
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Usability
tawk.to
I think that it's very user friendly. And even in filling out this survey, I've discovered it has beneficial features that I didn't even know it had! It's a lot of capabilities all rolled into one. We're appreciate that tawk.to is an option for us since we haven't found another third party that fits so well with our needs
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Tidio
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Zendesk
As mentioned previously, it's a clunky product that lacks user-friendliness. It feels old and behind the times compared to other products we have used. The inability to have a wrap-up time before a new chat comes in is also a big issue for our team.
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Support Rating
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Tidio
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Zendesk
Getting assistance and/or troubleshooting anything with Zendesk can be quite frustrating. In my years of experience with Zednesk, I have almost never found the answer to my question without going through multiple articles, ultimately getting frustrated and reaching out to our contact for more assistance. So for a consumer, the support is not as relieving as Zendesk Chat is to our customers in getting the questions answered by us.
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Alternatives Considered
tawk.to
We use HubSpot for most of our sales and marketing and it's highly effective. However, the chat function doesn't allow communication between staff during chats that tawk.to offers.
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Tidio
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Zendesk
Zendesk Chat is far more user friendly than some of the other competitors on the market. It has a very all the features that you require to ensure your customers are contacted in 'real time'. Its main tools include a live chat interface for quick communication, customisable chat widgets to fit your brand, mobile responsiveness for all devices, and canned responses for common questions. The platform can also start chats based on visitor actions, like time on a page or exit intent. A real must for any leading company
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Return on Investment
tawk.to
  • Engaging with customers directly with live chat.
  • Gather customer data for live chat support.
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Tidio
  • Helped us get new deals from site visitors
  • Helped us get renewals from current clients
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Zendesk
  • Positive impact - Compared to our old system, this newly updated system provides features and functionality that has increased our agent productivity and provided customer insight like we've never had before. This has resulted in fewer hold times and higher customer satisfaction.
  • Negative impact - Our reporting team still struggles with obtaining the right information from time to time with the chats. This leads to loss of productivity and more resources dedicated to reporting.
  • Positive impact - Due to Zopim's embed, we are able to more successfully place them on the appropriate self-service portals and pages, reaching a larger audience, and being more readily available to answer our client's questions. This has resulted in an increase in our self-service portal usage, driving down the phone and email support channels, which in turn reduces support costs.
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