Best live chat plugins for WordPress
The most popular live chat plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. JivoChat Live Chat leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Replain (600+) and HeySpark (100+). All 11 plugins tagged “live chat plugin” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 live chat plugins
- 1.
JivoChat Live ChatThe most installed live chat plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 710 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 2.
Replain600+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 12 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 3.
HeySpark100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 4.
Melu Live Chat80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
LiveHelpNow Help Desk60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 6.
Chatnox Live Chat Plugin (Free & Paid Plans)50+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 7.
Brosix Live Chat10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 8.
LiveChat for Easy Digital Downloads10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.
VISITLEAD Live Chat and Realtime Monitoring10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 10.
Chat Metrics10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 11 plugins tagged “live chat plugin”
JivoChat Live Chat
Down in the last 7 days:6#1,426by JivoChat3 years ago
Omnichannel Live Chat and Help Desk plugin, optimized for WordPress. Free, fast, easy to install and to use. Turn your visitors into happy customers!
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(710)
- Downloads
- 43/day
Replain
Down in the last 7 days:44#8,180by replainchat6 years ago
Be in touch with your clients through Telegram, WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger. Fast, functional and free live-chat service for your website.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.7(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
HeySpark
Down in the last 7 days:42#13,601by NickDuncan4 months ago
Self-hosted live chat plugin for WordPress. Talk to visitors or let them call straight from your admin area, conversations stored on your own site.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Melu Live Chat
Up in the last 7 days:332#17,411by melulivechat16 days ago
Adds the Melu managed live chat widget to every page of your WordPress site. Just enter your product key.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
LiveHelpNow Help Desk
Down in the last 7 days:38#19,196by livehelpnow4 years ago
LiveHelpNow Help desk embed plugin facilitates real time interactions between your website visitors and your customer service via multiple channels.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Chatnox Live Chat Plugin (Free & Paid Plans)
Down in the last 7 days:80#20,172by ChatNox Live Chat7 years ago
Used by over 35000+ businesses world-wide, Chatnox is a popular Live Chat software. Try Live Chat for free!
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.6(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Brosix Live Chat
Up in the last 7 days:5,836#37,505by Brosix3 years ago
Chat directly with your website visitors. Free, fast, easy to install and to use. Turn your visitors into happy customers!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LiveChat for Easy Digital Downloads
Down in the last 7 days:4,354#39,124by Text7 years ago
Live chat WordPress plugin that allows you to integrate LiveChat on your Easy Digital Downloads website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
VISITLEAD Live Chat and Realtime Monitoring
Down in the last 7 days:5,997#41,876by visitlead10 years ago
Enterprise Live Chat and realtime monitoring for business websites. We convert your visitors to clients. Live Chat is only one piece of our success.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chat Metrics
#47,339by chatmetrics7 years ago
Chat Metrics is a 24/7 fully managed live chat service where you only get sales qualified leads. We convert your web traffic into leads.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DoKalam
Up in the last 7 days:17,467#50,367by dokalam26 days ago
Add live chat to WordPress with DoKalam. Connect an inbox, chat with website visitors, and manage support conversations from one dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day