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Tidio vs Chattassistent

Tidio is one of the world's largest live chat / chatbot platforms (founded in Poland in 2013, HQ in the US) with 300,000+ customers, the Lyro AI agent, a free entry plan and deep Shopify integration. A mature product with strong ratings (G2 ~4.6, Capterra ~4.7). Here's the honest comparison from a Swedish company's perspective.

Updated 19 August 2026. Based on publicly available information — found an error? Email [email protected] and we'll correct it right away.

Feature by feature

✓ = yes (publicly documented) · △ = partly/with caveats · – = not publicly marketed (Aug 2026) · ? = no public information

Chattassistent Tidio
Swedish language support in the AI ✓ △ Swedish is 1 of 12 official Lyro languages; the widget has no pre-built Swedish translation
Built for Swedish companies (Swedish company & support) ✓ – Polish/American company, support in English
Multilingual (50+ languages) ✓ ✓ 12 official + more via LLM
Trained on your website & your documents ✓ ✓
Human handover ✓ ✓
Leadgenerering (namn/telefon/e-post) ✓ ✓
Meeting booking with calendar invitation ✓ ?
SMS support ✓ live – no SMS channel (channels: email, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, chat)
AI receptionist (answers the phone) ✓ live – no voice/telephony product
Voice mode in the web chat ✓ ?
Adds items to the cart (Shopify & WooCommerce) ✓ △ Deep Shopify support (orders, refunds, cart recovery) — the AI adding items to the cart is not marketed; depth on WooCommerce: no information
CRM-koppling ✓ EasyCRM + webhooks ✓ Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive
Zapier & Make (1,000+ apps) ✓ via webhooks ✓ via Zapier
Analytics & A/B testing ✓ ✓ (advanced analytics from the Growth plan)
Public prices in SEK ✓ △ public prices in USD (not SEK)
Risk-free to try ✓ no lock-in ✓ free plan + 7-day trial
GDPR & all data inside the EU ✓ Irland △ GDPR yes, EU data storage yes — but a US company (CLOUD Act) · SOC 2
Self-service — running in minutes ✓ ~2 min ✓ self-serve

Choose Tidio if …

  • ✔ You want a free entry plan and are happy to pay per usage as you grow.
  • ✔ You need WhatsApp/Instagram/Messenger as channels today.
  • ✔ You want a globally proven product with thousands of public reviews and a large app ecosystem.

Choose Chattassistent if …

  • ✔ You want SMS and an AI receptionist — Tidio is text-on-the-web only (no SMS channel, no voice product).
  • ✔ You want Swedish to come first — at Tidio, Swedish is one of twelve languages and you translate the widget into Swedish yourself; Chattassistent is built in Swedish, with Swedish support.
  • ✔ You want a predictable cost in SEK — Tidio invoices in USD with three separate meters (conversations + Lyro conversations + Flows visitors); Chattassistent has fixed monthly prices.
  • ✔ You want the data to stay with a Swedish company inside the EU — Tidio stores in the EU but is a US company under the CLOUD Act.

Priser

Tidio: Free plan (50 conversations/mo) · Starter ~$24/mo · Growth from ~$49/mo · the Lyro AI is sold separately from ~$32.50/mo (≈$0.65 per AI conversation) — three meters make the total cost hard to predict, and prices are in USD. Chattassistent: fixed prices in SEK — Start 990 · Pro 2,490 · Enterprise 4,990 kr/mo (excl. VAT), the AI is included, no lock-in.

Common questions

Can Tidio answer by SMS or phone?

No — Tidio's channels are web chat, email, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram (Aug 2026). SMS and telephony aren't in the product. Chattassistent has SMS and an AI receptionist live.

How good is Tidio in Swedish?

Lyro supports Swedish as one of 12 official answer languages, but the chat widget's interface has no pre-built Swedish translation (it has to be added manually) and support is in English. Chattassistent is built for Swedish from the ground up.

What does Tidio cost compared with Chattassistent?

Tidio has a free plan but the AI (Lyro) costs extra per conversation in USD, with three separate usage meters. Chattassistent has fixed SEK prices from 990 kr/mo with the AI included.

About this comparison

This page is written by Chattassistent (oqpo group AB) and is therefore not independent — but it is honest: all information about Tidio comes from public sources, Tidio's strengths are set out openly, and the absence of a feature is written as "not publicly marketed" when we can't know for certain. Updated 19 August 2026.

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