WordPress plugin comparison
Floating Chat Widget vs Live Chat
At a glance
- Floating Chat Widget has more active installs: 300K+, against 10+ for Live Chat.
- On a typical day, Floating Chat Widget is downloaded about 2,577 times, Live Chat about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Floating Chat Widget was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 17, 2017 for Live Chat.
- Floating Chat Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Live Chat.
- Live Chat has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Floating Chat Widget.
Line by line
Floating Chat Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Floating Chat Widget |  Live Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #160 | #36,094 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 164.5K | 37 |
| Rating | 5.0(1.2K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.15 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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