Comparison

Tidio vs Zoho Desk

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
Zoho Desk59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Tidio74 / 100medium · 73%
Zoho Desk59 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Tidio✓
Zoho Desk✓
Model
Zoho Deskfreemium
Price level
Tidiomid
Zoho Desklow
Starting price
Tidio$29
Zoho Desk–
Transparent
Tidio✓
Zoho Desk✗
Integrations
Count
Tidio120
Zoho Desk8
Security
Disclosure policy
Tidio✓
Zoho Desk✓
Gdpr
Tidio✓
Zoho Desk–
Hipaa
Tidio✓
Zoho Desk✓
Iso27001
Tidio–
Zoho Desk✓
Pci
Tidio✓
Zoho Desk–
Soc2
Tidio✓
Zoho Desk✓
Reliability
Status page
Tidio✓
Zoho Desk✓
Content
Faq
Tidio7 items
Zoho Desk6 items

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

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

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

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 ↗

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

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

Zoho Desk

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