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Gorgias vs Tidio

Gorgias and Tidio are both customer support tools. Gorgias is aimed at E-commerce and small businesses, while Tidio is aimed at small businesses and E-commerce. Gorgias costs less, from $10/mo versus $29/mo for Tidio. Only Tidio has a free plan.

Gorgias

Helpdesk built for Shopify merchants

Tidio

Live chat and AI agent for small e-commerce

PricingPaid · $10Freemium · $29
Starting price$10/mo$29/mo
Free planNoYes
Free trial7 days7 days
Built forE-commerce, Small businessesSmall businesses, E-commerce
Platformsweb, ios, androidweb, ios, android
CountryUS · 2015PL · 2013
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Choose Gorgias if

E-commerce brands on Shopify or BigCommerce.

  • Built for Shopify workflows
  • Ticket-based pricing
  • Strong automation

Look elsewhere if: SaaS or B2B support (Help Scout, Zendesk).

Choose Tidio if

Small e-commerce businesses.

  • Affordable for small stores
  • Easy setup
  • AI and bots included

Look elsewhere if: Enterprise support teams.

Gorgias vs Tidio pricing

Gorgias

  • Starter$10/mo50 tickets/mo; monthly billing only
  • Basic$60/mo$50/mo billed annually; 300 tickets/mo
  • Pro$360/mo$300/mo billed annually; 2,000 tickets/mo
  • Advanced$900/mo$750/mo billed annually; 5,000 tickets/mo
  • AI Agent$1.00/automated interaction$0.85-$1.00 depending on plan; optional add-on

Tidio

  • Free$050 conversations/mo
  • Starter$29/mo$24.17/mo billed annually; 100 conversations
  • Growthfrom $59/mo$49.17/mo annually; from 250 conversations
  • Plusfrom $300/moPlus monthly usage; custom limits
  • PremiumCustomManaged Lyro AI, guaranteed 50% resolution

Gorgias · Key features

  • E-commerce help desk with order data
  • Order edits, refunds and discounts in tickets
  • Omnichannel: email, chat, social, SMS, voice
  • Automations and macros
  • AI agent for common questions
  • Revenue attribution of support

Cons

  • Costs scale with ticket volume
  • AI agent costs extra
  • Less suited outside e-commerce

Tidio · Key features

  • Live chat widget
  • Help desk ticketing
  • Visual chatbot builder
  • Lyro AI agent
  • Multichannel inbox (Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp)
  • E-commerce integrations

Cons

  • Conversation-based pricing
  • Lyro billed separately
  • Reporting basic

Gorgias vs Tidio: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gorgias or Tidio?

Gorgias starts at $10/mo and Tidio at $29/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Gorgias and Tidio have a free plan?

Gorgias has no free plan, a 7-day free trial. Tidio has a free plan.

Not sure yet?