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| Metric | Hosted Email | Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat |
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| Rating | 4.1 ★ | ★ 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 31 | ★ 1.3k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 2 |
| Review velocity (30d) | — | 12 new |
| Languages | 1 supported | 6 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2020 | Jul 2014 |
Based on the data on this page, Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.8★ vs Hosted Email's 4.1★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Hosted Email at Free plan available, Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat has the larger user base (1,340 reviews vs 31), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Hosted Email's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Hosted Email's 31-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Hosted Email audit • Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat audit
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| helpdesk | #95 | #8 |
| help center | #89 | #19 |
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| Signal | Hosted | Tidio |
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| Average rating | 4.1 ★ (31) | 4.8 ★ (1.3k) |
| Rating distribution | 5— 4— 3— 2— 1— | 586% 48% 31% 22% 14% |
| Reviews · last 7 days | — | +4 |
| Reviews · last 30 days | — | +12 |
| Reviews · last 90 days | — | +73 |
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Both Hosted Email and Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat offer paid plans only. Hosted Email starts at Free plan available; Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 1,340 reviews) compared to Hosted Email (4.1★ from 31 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.1★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat has the deeper published review base (1,340 vs 31), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Hosted Email typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (31 reviews). Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,340 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Help me keep in contact with my current and potential clients.
The best app in teh world
happy to use Tidio, the settings there is clear and love the ai functions
Helps out a lot with building new clients.
Todo muy bien
Migration support varies by app and category. Hosted Email and Tidio: AI Chatbot & Live Chat both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Hosted Email" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
