# Chatwoot vs Tidio

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Chatwoot

| Attribute | Chatwoot | Tidio |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 65.7 (73% (medium)) | 53.1 (75% (high)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | All-in-one omnichannel customer support platform with AI assistant, ticketing, shared inbox, knowledge base, and automation. Available as cloud-hosted SaaS or self-hosted open source. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","ai_agent":true,"sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"live_chat":true,"ticketing":true,"api_access":true,"omnichannel":true,"sla_routing":true,"shared_inbox":true,"knowledge_base":true,"voice_telephony":true,"automation_macros":true,"reporting_dashboards":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","ai_agent":true,"sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"live_chat":true,"ticketing":true,"api_access":true,"omnichannel":true,"sla_routing":true,"shared_inbox":true,"pricing_model":"flat_monthly","knowledge_base":true,"deployment_model":"native_helpdesk_platform_feature","automation_macros":true,"reporting_dashboards":true,"gdpr_and_ccpa_customer_data_compliance":true,"omnichannel_deployment_web_whatsapp_sms":true,"analytics_dashboard_for_deflection_rate_roi":true,"dynamic_rag_from_help_center_and_past_tickets":true,"automated_ticket_tagging_and_sentiment_routing":true,"live_agent_handoff_with_full_conversation_context":true,"api_action_execution_for_refunds_and_order_updates":true,"brand_tone_guardrails_and_anti_hallucination_rules":true,"multi_language_auto_translation_without_new_models":true}` |
| integrations.count | 13 | 14 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Dialogflow"},{"name":"Rasa"},{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"WhatsApp Business"},{"name":"Facebook Messenger"},{"name":"Instagram"},{"name":"TikTok"},{"name":"Telegram"},{"name":"LINE"},{"name":"X/Twitter"},{"name":"Email (IMAP/SMTP)"}]` | `[{"name":"Instagram"},{"name":"Messenger"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"WhatsApp"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"ActiveCampaign"},{"name":"Adobe Commerce"},{"name":"Agile CRM"},{"name":"BigCommerce"},{"name":"Brevo"},{"name":"WooCommerce"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"OpenAPI"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"PL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["Live chat","All messaging channels","Basic automation"],"description":"2 agents on live chat and all channels"}],"summary":"Free plan for 2 agents. Per-agent pricing for paid tiers.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.chatwoot.com/blog/how-to-decide-pricing-plans-for-your-opensource-product","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:53:58.769Z","freeTrialDays":15}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Free forever plan with core features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"agents":"up to 10","flows_visitors":"100/month","lyro_conversations":"50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Plus","description":"Higher conversation and visitor quotas","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":300,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced features, priority support, and team management","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free forever plan available. Paid plans from $300/month. 7-day free trial with no credit card required.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.tidio.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:43:27.104Z","freeTrialDays":7,"startingPrice":{"amount":300,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":300,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Customer Support)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:17:52.468Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*