Tidio Live Chat vs WooPayments
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| Feature | Tidio Live Chat v8.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WooPayments v11.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 1, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Tidio Chat | WooPayments |
| Pros | Live chat widget with async loading option; WooCommerce link shows carts and orders in chat; Shows a system info page for support | Card payments managed from the WordPress dashboard; Built-in fraud screening and duplicate payment detection; Multi-currency pricing with a currency switcher block |
| Cons | 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 | Needs a WooPayments account before it can take payments; Only available in the countries WooPayments supports |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Card payment gateway for WooCommerce, Checkout integration and payment fields, Fraud screening service, Duplicate payment detection, Multi-currency pricing, Multi-currency switcher block, WooPay express checkout scheduling and session handling |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Tidio API | FedEx |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api-v2.tidio.co, code.tidio.co, www.tidio.com | translate.wordpress.com, pay.woo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |