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tawk.to

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4.0 / 5Editorial ratingDocument review

AT A GLANCE

What should you know about tawk.to?

Customer communication platform with a live chat widget, inbox, CRM and knowledge base.

Free plan
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API
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Self-hosting
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Our editorial assessment

4.0 / 5Editorial ratingDocument review

Live chat · toolkompass.io editorial team · 11/11/2026

tawk.to offers a free foundation for chat, inbox, CRM and a knowledge base, with separate add-on services. Paid extensions are clearly named. The security page explains data storage and deletion; retention and backup exceptions must be considered during operation.

Editorial assessment of the documented software offering. No business relationship disclosed. No hands-on product test or assessment of the company's creditworthiness. The assessment covers publicly documented properties. Usability, reliability and result quality have not been tested in practice.

Fit for the use case40 % weighting

A chat widget, inbox, CRM, pipeline and knowledge base cover central customer communication. The documented combination is broad; complex service processes and specific response times were not tested in practice.

tawk.to – official product overview ↗
4 / 5
Workflow & integration25 % weighting

Chat and the knowledge base can be used together; AI Assist adds automated replies and human handoff. Extensions are optional, and some further services are still offered through waiting lists.

tawk.to – official documentation and plans ↗
4 / 5
Costs & limits20 % weighting

The free platform and additional AI, branding, voice and data services are explicitly separated. Billing is per property; usage-based voice costs and offerings not yet generally available need separate consideration.

tawk.to – official documentation and plans ↗
4.5 / 5
Control & operation15 % weighting

According to the provider, data remains customer-owned and is stored encrypted; deletion is available. Otherwise, conversations are retained indefinitely, and the policy describes legal and backup exceptions rather than immediate universal deletion.

Security | tawk.to ↗
3.5 / 5
Criteria, weighting & independence

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The classification is derived from the claims below and is not an independent quality assessment.

Features at a glance

  • Provides a chat widget, inbox, CRM, pipeline and knowledge base.

    Provider documentation · no hands-on test · Source ↗ · Review status 11/10/2026

Documented strengths

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Drawbacks and limitations

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Pricing & billing model

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Review status 11/10/2026. No price guarantee. For paid plans, check tax and usage terms in the source.

Integrations

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Privacy information

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Support

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Sources & review status

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  1. tawk.to – official product overviewhttps://www.tawk.to/ · retrieved on 11/10/2026
  2. tawk.to – official documentation and planshttps://www.tawk.to/add-ons/ · retrieved on 11/11/2026
  3. Security | tawk.tohttps://www.tawk.to/security/ · retrieved on 11/11/2026

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