LiveChat vs Tidio

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

LiveChat

$228/yr

21% less than Tidio

Who has a free plan
  • LiveChatno free plan
  • Tidiohas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

LiveChat, Tidio

With trade-offs

On price, LiveChat wins. To start without paying, Tidio has a free plan.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONLiveChatCustomer supportTidioCustomer support
Monthly billing$25/moEssential$29/moStarter
Per year$228/yrannual plan · −24%$290/yrannual plan · −17%
Billing modelPer personFlat subscription
Free tierno free tier (14-day trial; no credit card required)50 billable human conversations/month, 10 seats, 100 Flows visitors/month, plus 50 Lyro AI conversations once per account lifetime
Additional costsPrice multiplies by paid users. ChatBot.com is a separate product starting at $52/month billed annually; SMS, WhatsApp and several other channels are marketplace integrations and can carry separate provider/usage charges.Growth rises with conversation quota. Lyro is sold separately from $32.50/month for 50 AI conversations and Flows from $24.17/month for 2,000 visitors; volumes above 1,000 Lyro conversations or 100,000 Flow visitors require a custom plan. Removing Tidio branding is a $16.67/month add-on.
Can you rebuild it?With trade-offsmulti-dayWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+4+4
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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