tawk.totawk.to alternative

A tawk.to alternative when free chat is no longer enough

tawk.to's chat is free and its add-ons cost $29 a month each. Sellio's inbox, widget and a first AI agent are free too; paid plans add channels and automations from Mini, analytics from Essentials and tickets on Plus, for one workspace price.

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What a five-person team pays

tawk.totawk.to · Free + add-ons

$58/mo+

$0 for chat, $29 to remove branding, $29+ for AI Assist

Unlimited agents on the free chat.

  • Live chat$0
  • Remove branding$29/mo
  • AI Assistfrom $29/mo
  • Hired agents$1/hour

AI Assist from $29 a month, with a small free tier.

Sellio · Mini

$45/mo

$45 for the workspace, up to 5 seats, 2 AI agents and 3 channels

Essentials is $95/mo for 10 seats, 5 channels and analytics; Plus is $295/mo for 50 seats.

AI is metered from the included credit, about five cents a conversation, with a daily answer limit and a monthly token limit you set. The free plan has two seats and no trial clock. See every plan.

Questions about Sellio billing: How the 7-day trial worksWhat counts as a seatCancel anytime.

tawk.to figures read from tawk.to’s pricing page on 2026-09-06. Free live chat; paid add-ons per feature. Prices change; confirm on the vendor page before deciding.

Sellio and tawk.to, side by side

Fifteen things a support team checks before switching. A dash means the product does part of it or charges extra for it.

Feature comparison of Sellio and tawk.to
FeatureSelliotawk.totawk.to
Pricing model
Per workspace; seats and channels are plan limits
Free chat; add-ons per feature.
Free plan
2 seats, 1 channel, 1 AI agent, no trial clock
Unlimited agents.
Website live chat
One script tag; guides for HTML, React, Next.js and more
The product.
Email in the inbox
From Mini: forward your support address; reply from the thread
Ticketing by email on the free plan.
WhatsApp
From Mini: WhatsApp Business API, several agents on one number
Messaging channels in beta.
Instagram DMs
From Mini: Instagram DMs beside web chat
Messaging channels in beta.
Telegram
From Mini: paste a bot token; the webhook is set for you
Beta.
Slack, Discord, Teams (two-way)
From Mini: two-way threads; a reply there reaches the customer
Not offered.
AI agent trained on your docs
Crawl your site, upload PDFs and FAQs; answers only from those
AI Assist from $29/mo, trained on the knowledge base.
How AI is billed
Metered from an included credit, with caps you set
Add-on subscription.
AI hands off to a person
On low confidence, a keyword, or a teammate taking over
Hands to agents.
Tickets
On Plus: raise from any chat; customer, back-office and tracker
Basic email tickets.
Visual workflow automation
From Mini: 11 triggers, 18 actions, no code
Triggers.
Analytics and CSAT
From Essentials: response times, resolution, CSAT; topics and email reports on Plus
Basic reporting.
Desktop app (Windows, macOS)
Native Windows and macOS apps
Desktop apps.

Where tawk.to is the better fit

  • Unlimited agents at no cost, with 24/7 support.
  • Hired human agents by the hour.
  • Mobile apps and a very large installed base.

Other comparisons

Why support teams move from tawk.to

Messaging channels in the inbox

WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and email land beside web chat. tawk.to's messaging channels are still in beta.

An AI agent grounded in your docs

Crawl your site and upload documents; the agent answers from them, hands over when unsure, and is capped by you.

Tickets and a workflow builder

Raise tickets from chats; route, tag and reply automatically on a canvas.

Analytics that go beyond volume

Response times, resolution, CSAT, topics and AI handoff rate.

Team-chat mirrors

New chats open threads in Slack, Discord or Teams; replies there go back to the visitor.

Desktop apps

Windows and macOS with notifications.

Moving from tawk.to in an afternoon

  1. Step 1

    Export contacts

    Export from tawk.to's contacts; import into Sellio.

  2. Step 2

    Swap the widget

    Replace the tawk.to snippet with Sellio's script tag.

  3. Step 3

    Add your knowledge

    Point the AI at your site and help pages.

  4. Step 4

    Connect the channels

    WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and email from Settings.

FAQ

tawk.to or Sellio: the questions teams ask

Yes, for a small team. The inbox and widget are free for two seats with one channel and one AI agent, with no trial clock.

  • tawk.to allows unlimited agents on its free chat; Sellio's Free plan stops at two seats.
  • Sellio's paid plans start at $45 a month for five seats; tawk.to's add-ons are $29 a month each.
  • Free includes five AI conversations, and contacts and conversations are unlimited on every plan.

Compare every plan on the pricing page.

Still have a question? Contact us or browse the docs.

Every channel. One inbox. One price.

Bring website chat, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and email into one place your whole team can work from, with an AI agent when you are ready.

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