Comparison

Tidio vs Zendesk

On the evidence we track, Tidio leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Tidio74
Zendesk68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Tidio74 / 100medium · 73%
Zendesk68 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Model
Zendeskfreemium
Price level
Tidiomid
Zendesklow
Starting price
Tidio$29
Zendesk–
Transparent
Tidio✓
Zendesk✗
Integrations
Count
Tidio120
Zendesk1,800
Security
Certifications
TidioSOC 2
Zendesk–
Disclosure policy
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Fedramp
Tidio–
Zendesk✓
Gdpr
Tidio✓
Zendesk–
Hipaa
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Iso27001
Tidio–
Zendesk✓
Pci
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Soc2
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Tidio7 items
Zendesk5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Ticket / case management
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Channels
Live chat
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Shared inbox
Tidio✓
Zendesk-
Omnichannel (email+chat+social+voice)
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Voice / telephony
Tidio-
Zendesk✓
Self-service
Self-service knowledge base
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Automation
SLAs, triggers & routing
Tidio✓
Zendesk-
Automation / macros
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
AI
AI agent / copilot
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Insight
Reporting & dashboards
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Deployment
Hosting
TidioCloud only
ZendeskCloud only
Enterprise
SSO / SCIM
Tidio✓
Zendesk-
Extensibility
Public API
Tidio✓
Zendesk-
Pricing
Free tier
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓

What each one is

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

Tidio

Leader

A customer service platform that manages support interactions across live chat, email, and social media channels. Includes an AI agent for handling common customer questions, automation workflows for routine support tasks, and a ticketing system for organizing and routing customer requests.

Independently observed

Zendesk

A cloud platform that deploys AI agents to handle customer and employee service requests. Agents improve with each interaction, manage high volumes autonomously, and operate across voice and digital channels without requiring technical configuration.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Tidio

Leader
from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier7-day trial

Free forever plan, paid plans from $29/mo, 7-day free trial

  • FreeFree
    • live chat
    • ticketing
    • video calls
    • multichannel inbox
    • basic automation
  • Customer ServiceFrom $29/mo
    • live chat
    • ticketing
    • automation
    • smart routing
    • priority support
  • Premium$300/mo
    • premium features
    • priority support
    • advanced team management
  • Lyro AI Agent50 free conversations, custom pricing per quota
    • AI conversation handling
    • knowledge base integration
    • multilingual support
    • automated routing
    • context-aware responses
as of verify ↗

Zendesk

Free tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Tidio✓
Zendesk✓

Integrations

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

Tidio

Leader
25 total
  • Instagram
  • Messenger
  • Shopify
  • WhatsApp
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • BigCommerce
  • Brevo
  • WooCommerce
  • Salesforce
  • OpenAPI
  • AWS Bedrock
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • 2Checkout
  • ADP
  • AWeber
  • Act-On
  • Adaptive Insights
  • AdmitHub
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Zendesk

Not documented yet.

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