Tidio Live Chat vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Tidio Live Chat v8.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 1, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Tidio Chat | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Live chat widget with async loading option; WooCommerce link shows carts and orders in chat; Shows a system info page for support | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| 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 | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| Mentioned in our posts | 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 | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | Tidio API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api-v2.tidio.co, code.tidio.co, www.tidio.com | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 6 |