Astra vs Tidio Live Chat
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Tidio Live Chat v8.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | September 1, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Tidio Chat |
| Pros | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support | Live chat widget with async loading option; WooCommerce link shows carts and orders in chat; Shows a system info page for support |
| Cons | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first | Needs a Tidio account; chat is hosted by Tidio; AI chatbot (Lyro) is a paid or trial add-on; Widget script is loaded from a third-party host |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices | Live chat widget on the front end, Option to load the widget asynchronously, Link to WooCommerce for carts and orders in chat, Lyro AI chatbot upsell notice in admin ($), System info page for support requests, Clear the plugin debug log from admin |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Tidio API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | api-v2.tidio.co, code.tidio.co, www.tidio.com |