10 Best Facebook Chat Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Facebook Chat has 70,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Facebook Chat
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Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat
Closest match4.5 (212) 3,000+ active installsSupport your customers via Facebook Messenger Live Chat conveniently from your own website.
Shares the facebook, messenger tags on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 70,000+, rated 4.5 against 3.5, no update since April 14, 2025.
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4.0 (27) 10,000+ active installsZendesk Chat (previously Zopim) lets you monitor and chat with visitors surfing your store in real-time. Impress them personally and ease them into th …
Shares the chat tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 70,000+, no update since August 20, 2020.
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Tidio – Live Chat & AI Chatbots
4.7 (396) 70,000+ active installsAdd Tidio Live Chat to your WordPress for free to answer customers’ questions, engage website visitors, generate leads, and increase sales.
Shares the chat tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.7 against 3.5, last updated 6 days ago.
- 4
Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search
4.9 (123) 10,000+ active installsA fully featured, easy-to-use documentation plugin with AI chat, search, FAQs, and quizzes. Build beautiful knowledge bases, docs, and wikis.
Shares the chat tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 70,000+, rated 4.9 against 3.5, last updated 8 days ago.
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Joinchat – Enhanced "click to chat"
4.7 (189) 700,000+ active installsThe most installed WordPress plugin for WhatsApp: a customizable floating button that turns your visitors into chats, leads and sales.
Shares the chat tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 3.5, last updated 18 days ago.
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Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty
5.0 (1,240) 300,000+ active installsWhatsApp chat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, TikTok, Instagram, Email, Line, WeChat Phone call, SMS, 20+ live chat icons & WhatsApp chat pop up 💬
Shares the chat tag on WordPress.org. About 4.3 times the installs, rated 5.0 against 3.5, last updated 5 days ago.
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Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button
5.0 (23) 50,000+ active installsPowerful platform with Live Chat, AI Chatbots, and Real-Time Visitor Monitoring! Also, create Call, Email, SMS, & Contact buttons to increase conv …
Shares the chat tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist
4.9 (111) 10,000+ active installsFloating sticky chat button for WhatsApp Chat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Instagram, SMS, Call, Discord chat, TikTok, Line & 30+ channels
Shares the chat tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 70,000+, rated 4.9 against 3.5, last updated July 29, 2026.
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Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons
5.0 (754) 30,000+ active installsAI chatbot agent & human live chat for customer support, FAQ, chat buttons including WhatsApp with Chatway live chat. iOS & Android apps available 💬
Shares the chat tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 5.0 against 3.5, last updated 6 days ago.
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HubSpot All-In-One Marketing – Forms, Popups, Live Chat
4.3 (207) 200,000+ active installsThe CRM, Sales, and Marketing WordPress plugin to grow your business better. Capture and engage web visitors with free live chat, forms, CRM, email ma …
About 2.9 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 3.5, last updated 14 days ago.
Switching from Facebook Chat: common questions
What is the best alternative to Facebook Chat?
Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 3,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Facebook Chat alternative has the most users?
Joinchat, with 700,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Facebook Chat alternative is rated highest?
Chaty, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1,240 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Facebook Chat alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Facebook Chat score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Facebook Chat on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat is the closest match to Facebook Chat by the data we track, and Joinchat has the widest reach with 700,000+ active installs. Chaty shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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