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Best free live chat plugins for WordPress

The most popular free live chat plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Tawk.To Live Chat leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of 3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging (100K+) and Tidio (70K+). All 32 plugins tagged “free live chat” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 free live chat plugins

  1. 1.
    Tawk.To Live Chat

    The most installed free live chat plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 142 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 820 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    Tidio

    70K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 395 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Crisp

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 73 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  5. 5.
    JivoChat Live Chat

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 710 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.

  6. 6.
    Chaport

    2K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  7. 7.
    MyLiveChat

    800+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 27 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    Free Live Chat Support

    500+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 26 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Charla Live Chat

    500+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 21 hours ago.

  10. 10.
    Livebeep

    400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 32 plugins tagged “free live chat”