Comparison

Tidio vs Zoho Desk

No clear leader: Tidio (53.1) and Zoho Desk (48.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Tidio53
Zoho Desk49
Score
Vioscale score
Tidio53 / 100high · 75%
Zoho Desk49 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Tidio
Zoho Desk
Model
Zoho Deskfreemium
Price level
Tidiohigh
Zoho Desklow
Starting price
Tidio$300
Zoho Desk
Transparent
Tidio
Zoho Desk
Integrations
Count
Tidio14
Zoho Desk8
Security
Disclosure policy
Tidio
Zoho Desk
Gdpr
Tidio
Zoho Desk
Iso27001
Tidio
Zoho Desk
Pci
Tidio
Zoho Desk
Soc2
Tidio
Zoho Desk
Reliability
Status page
Tidio
Zoho Desk
Market

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Tidio

Unified customer service platform helping businesses manage support across email, live chat, and social channels. Combines human agents, automated workflows, and conversational AI to reduce support workload and improve response times while maintaining customer trust.

Independently observed

Zoho Desk

AI customer service software that unifies customers, channels, and context to deliver exceptional customer service. Combines AI automation with human judgment for support team workflows.

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

from $300/moSubscriptionFree tier7-day trial

Free forever plan available. Paid plans from $300/month. 7-day free trial with no credit card required.

  • FreeFree
  • Plus-
  • Premium$300/mo
as of verify ↗

Zoho Desk

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
Zoho Desk
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Tidio
Zoho Desk

Integrations

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

Tidio

15 total
  • Instagram
  • Messenger
  • Shopify
  • WhatsApp
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • BigCommerce
  • Brevo
  • WooCommerce
  • Salesforce
  • OpenAPI
Independently observed

Zoho Desk

8 total
  • Google
  • YouTube
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Creator
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho RPA
  • Zoho Catalyst
  • Zoho Cliq
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.