Tool profile
Customer messaging platform with live chat, chatbots, and support automation for sales and service teams.
Customer support
Tidio is a support and website-chat product built for teams that want live chat, chatbot automation, and AI assistance without jumping immediately to a heavyweight enterprise support suite. It is especially relevant for SMBs and mid-market companies that need practical customer messaging workflows at a more approachable price point.
That makes it a customer-support tool first, not a general AI workspace. The buying question is whether the team needs an easier support-chat stack with AI layered in, rather than a broader service platform.
Quick fit
Editorial take
Tidio should be compared with Intercom, Crisp, and other support-chat products based on whether the buyer wants approachable support automation or a bigger customer-service operating system. It is strongest when the team needs website chat and AI support help without enterprise complexity.
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Pricing snapshot
Tidio has a free plan. Starter is around $24.17/month, Growth around $49.17/month, and Tidio+ starts around $749/month. A 7-day trial is also promoted on the pricing page.
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