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Overview

Cloud-based AI platform for local and SMB businesses unifying text, phone, email, social, reviews, and payments in a single inbox.

tawk.to is a cloud-based live chat & messaging solution designed to help businesses of all sizes connect with customers via a mobile application or website. The platform allows users to view chat history, as well as performance analytics, & monitor customer communication via customizable pages.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

527

5

4

3

2

1

326

111

29

14

47

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
66%
would recommend this app

4.6

345

5

4

3

2

1

223

102

13

3

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
84%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The ability to have all customer records including messages and call records quickly accessible allows for better insight into the entire job lifecycle.”
LK

Larry K.

IT Manager

“Hassle free monthly data input - lots of metrics to look at, included most of my staff with their metric campaign”
SG

Stephen G.

General Manager

“Total Comfort is overall very pleased with Podium and the abilty to have our customers text us directly through our website.”
EB

Erika B.

Sales Administrative Assistant

Pros

“What I like most about tawk.to is the incredible value it offers, especially considering that we use the free version. Despite costing us nothing, it provides all the essential features we need for customer communication, including live chat, visitor monitoring, canned responses, ticketing, and chatbot functionality.”
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Andrea L.

Innovation Manager

“Setting up the chat widget was straightforward, and the chatbot helps handle common questions outside business hours, improving the overall customer experience.”
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Andrea L.

Innovation Manager

“It has become an important communication channel for engaging with website visitors and providing timely customer support.”
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Andrea L.

Innovation Manager

Cons

“Email responses took weeks, and phone calls went unanswered entirely. When we requested to cancel our account, that request was ignored, and Podium continued charging us for six additional months after we tried to cancel.”
JO

Jim O.

CEO

“We ran into significant system downtime on multiple occasions, and each time, we couldn't get anyone from support to help us troubleshoot or resolve the issue in a reasonable timeframe.”
JO

Jim O.

CEO

“Between the downtime and the billing dispute, the good technology wasn't enough to keep us as customers.”
JO

Jim O.

CEO

Cons

“Learning every feature takes time, and I've hit occasional bugs that disrupt the chat flow.”
HK

Harish K.

Lead Web Developer

“There's really no way to configure notifications other than "on" or "off".”
OS

Oscar S.

Operations Manager

“It was not visually appealing on the front or back out of the box - and it was not the easiest to customize”
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Tristan W.

Creative Lead

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review8 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 months ago

Key features

  • Total features138
  • 2-Way Messaging
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Communications
  • Before & After Pictures
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Call Recording
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Canned Responses
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Communications
  • Client Management
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Complaint Monitoring
  • Compliance Management
  • Consent Forms
  • Consent Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Surveys
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • E-Prescribing
  • E-Prescribing and Lab Orders
  • EMR/EHR
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • For Medical Spas
  • Forms Management
  • Generative AI
  • Geotargeting
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inbox Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Engagement
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Qualification
  • Live Chat
  • Loyalty Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mass Texting
  • Message Personalization
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offline Form
  • On-Demand Communications
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Fraud Prevention
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Photo Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Practice Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Proactive Chat
  • Promotions Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reputation Management
  • Response Management
  • Review Monitoring
  • Review Notification
  • Review Request
  • SEO Management
  • SMS Messaging
  • SMS Reminders
  • Scheduled Messaging
  • Screen Sharing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Status Tracking
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Analysis
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transcripts/Chat History
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • Website Integration
  • Total features23
  • 2-Way Messaging
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Communications
  • Before & After Pictures
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Call Recording
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Canned Responses
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Communications
  • Client Management
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Complaint Monitoring
  • Compliance Management
  • Consent Forms
  • Consent Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Surveys
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • E-Prescribing
  • E-Prescribing and Lab Orders
  • EMR/EHR
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • For Medical Spas
  • Forms Management
  • Generative AI
  • Geotargeting
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inbox Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Engagement
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Qualification
  • Live Chat
  • Loyalty Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mass Texting
  • Message Personalization
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offline Form
  • On-Demand Communications
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Fraud Prevention
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Photo Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Practice Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Proactive Chat
  • Promotions Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reputation Management
  • Response Management
  • Review Monitoring
  • Review Notification
  • Review Request
  • SEO Management
  • SMS Messaging
  • SMS Reminders
  • Scheduled Messaging
  • Screen Sharing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Status Tracking
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Analysis
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transcripts/Chat History
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • Website Integration

Integrations

  • Total integrations8
  • Adobe Commerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Cayzu
  • Cloudflare
  • CompanyCam
  • Connect CRM
  • Drupal
  • FareHarbor
  • FieldEdge
  • Google Ads
  • Housecall Pro
  • Joomla
  • OpenCart
  • PrestaShop
  • QuickBooks Online
  • ServiceTitan
  • Shopify
  • Squarespace
  • Tekmetric
  • Weebly
  • WordPress
  • Zen Cart
  • Total integrations14
  • Adobe Commerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Cayzu
  • Cloudflare
  • CompanyCam
  • Connect CRM
  • Drupal
  • FareHarbor
  • FieldEdge
  • Google Ads
  • Housecall Pro
  • Joomla
  • OpenCart
  • PrestaShop
  • QuickBooks Online
  • ServiceTitan
  • Shopify
  • Squarespace
  • Tekmetric
  • Weebly
  • WordPress
  • Zen Cart

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