WordPress plugin comparison

Desku.io vs Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat

Desku.io

by Desku.io (A Division of Hosted.com LLC)

10+ installs5.0

Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat

by Zotabox

3K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Desku.io.
On a typical day, Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat is downloaded about 19 times, Desku.io about 12.
Desku.io is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.5 from 212 reviews.
Desku.io was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Apr 14, 2025 for Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat.
Desku.io is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat.
Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Desku.io.

Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Desku.io	Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat
Popular rank	#45,757	#3,961
Active installs	10+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	262	549
Rating	5.0(2)	4.5(212)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.23
Last release	21 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.0

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