Comparison

HubSpot Live Chat vs Tawk.to

On the evidence we track, Tawk.to leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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HubSpot Live Chat57
★Tawk.to64
Score
vioscaleAI score
HubSpot Live Chat57 / 100low · 35%
Tawk.to64 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
HubSpot Live Chat✓
Tawk.to✓
Model
HubSpot Live Chatfree
Tawk.tofree
Price level
HubSpot Live Chatfree
Tawk.tofree
Transparent
HubSpot Live Chat✓
Tawk.to✓
Integrations
Count
HubSpot Live Chat2
Tawk.to7
Security
Disclosure policy
HubSpot Live Chat–
Tawk.to✓
Gdpr
HubSpot Live Chat✓
Tawk.to✓
Reliability
Status page
HubSpot Live Chat–
Tawk.to✓
Market
Availability
HubSpot Live Chat–
Content
Faq
HubSpot Live Chat6 items
Tawk.to6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for live chat. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Round robin and skills based agent routing
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to-
Canned responses and shortcut macros
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to✓
Real time typing preview sneek peek
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to-
Visitor screen sharing co browsing
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to-
Omnichannel whatsapp facebook SMS inbox
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to✓
Automated offline ticketing fallback
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to✓
Proactive outbound chat triggers
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to✓
Salesforce hubspot CRM contact sync
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to-
Chat transcript export and audit logs
HubSpot Live Chat✓
Tawk.to✓
SOC2 type ii
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to-
ISO 27001
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to-
Pricing model
HubSpot Live Chat-
Tawk.to-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

HubSpot Live Chat

A free live chat solution that automatically stores visitor conversations in HubSpot's CRM, featuring integrated chatbot automation for real-time support.

Independently observed

Tawk.to

Leader

A customer communication platform that integrates multiple messaging channels (email, chat, social media) into a single inbox, with AI-powered assistance for automated and personalized responses.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

HubSpot Live Chat

FreeFree tier

Free tier available

  • Live ChatFree
    • Real-time customer support
    • Chat automation and routing
    • Built-in chatbots
    • Integration with HubSpot CRM
    • Chat history logging
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Tawk.to

Leader
FreeFree tier

100% free, forever

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
HubSpot Live Chat✓
Tawk.to✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
HubSpot Live Chat✓
Tawk.to✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

HubSpot Live Chat

3 total
  • Slack
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Mobile App
Independently observed

Tawk.to

Leader
10 total
  • Facebook Messenger
  • WhatsApp
  • Telegram
  • Twilio
  • Email
  • Zapier
  • REST API
  • Webhooks
  • SMS (Twilio)
  • SMS
Independently observed
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HubSpot Live Chat or Tawk.to: which one depends on you

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