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Tidio

Live chat and AI chatbots for small and growing online businesses

AI Customer Support
Free tier
live-chat
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ecommerce
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helpdesk

Overview

Tidio combines live chat, helpdesk, and AI chatbots (including its Lyro AI agent) to help small and mid-sized businesses automate customer support and sales conversations. It's especially popular with ecommerce stores on Shopify and similar platforms. Lyro answers common questions automatically while human agents handle the rest.

Best for

Small and mid-sized ecommerce and service businesses wanting affordable live chat plus an out-of-the-box AI agent.

Not for

Large enterprises needing deep customization, advanced routing, and dedicated compliance controls.

What people use it for

Ecommerce live chat
AI chatbot for Shopify
Lead capture chatbots
FAQ automation
Small business customer support

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