Best live chat software plugins for WordPress
The most popular live chat software plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ProProfs Chat- Live Chat & Chatbot Plugin leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of LiveHelpNow Help Desk (70+) and Kommunicate (60+). All 12 plugins tagged “live chat software” 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 live chat software plugins
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ProProfs Chat- Live Chat & Chatbot PluginThe most installed live chat software plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.0.
- 2.
LiveHelpNow Help Desk70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 3.
Kommunicate60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Customer Support Software, Live Chat, & Marketing Automation30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
PHP Live!20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 6.
Output Desk Live Chat10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 7.
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.
- 8.
Chatrify Live Chat10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago.
- 9.
CHAT MARSHAL10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 10.
The Real Time ChatFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 12 plugins tagged “live chat software”
ProProfs Chat- Live Chat & Chatbot Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:408#16,156by ProProfs1 year ago
ProProfs Chat is a SaaS-based live chat software that helps businesses of all sizes communicate with their website visitors and customers in real-time …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
LiveHelpNow Help Desk
Up in the last 7 days:396#18,918by livehelpnow4 years ago
LiveHelpNow Help desk embed plugin facilitates real time interactions between your website visitors and your customer service via multiple channels.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Kommunicate
Up in the last 7 days:2#19,191by Devashish Mamgain4 months ago
Support your customers 24/7 in more than 100 languages with Kommunicate AI agent and Live Chat solution
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Customer Support Software, Live Chat, & Marketing Automation
Up in the last 7 days:306#24,871by formilla-live-chat2 months ago
Customer Support Software for WooCommerce with live chat, real-time cart information, email, and in-app messaging using Formilla Edge marketing automa …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
PHP Live!
Up in the last 7 days:207#28,538by PHP Live!4 years ago
Chat with your website visitors in real-time and provide winning customer service.Chat with your website visitors in real-time and provide winning cus …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 2/day
Output Desk Live Chat
Down in the last 7 days:2,011#38,004by Srimax4 years ago
Free powerful Live Chat to engage your website visitors / customers in real-time and improve your sales.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
VISITLEAD Live Chat and Realtime Monitoring
Up in the last 7 days:4,372#38,272by 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
Chatrify Live Chat
Down in the last 7 days:8,046#44,398by Chatrify11 years ago
online chat, php live chat Stable tag: 3.3 Requires at least: 3.3 Tested up to: 4.1.1 Chatrify Live chat software for Wordpress plugin that integrate …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CHAT MARSHAL
#48,338by skrombeen9 years ago
CHAT MARSHAL outsourced live chat and hybrid chatbot – The perfect online support assistant.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
The Real Time Chat
Up in the last 7 days:11,314#56,089by heofizzy8 years ago
Free Live chat solution for your website. Start chatting with you site visitors today!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Joleado Live Chat Software
Down in the last 7 days:791#71,161by Joleado Systems8 years ago
Requires at least: 3.7 Tested up to: 4.9.x Stable tag: 18.9.3 Version: 18.9.3 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day