9 Best Podium Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Podium has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 9 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 9 closest alternatives to Podium
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Wise Chat
Closest match4.4 (105) 5,000+ active installsAdvanced chat plugin for WordPress with AI ChatGPT bots. Requires no server, supports multiple channels, appearance settings, moderation, bans.
Shares the webchat tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated March 9, 2026.
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LiveChat – Live Chat Plugin for WP Websites
4.6 (98) 10,000+ active installsBest live chat and help desk plugin for WordPress websites. Add the LiveChat widget to engage visitors and provide real‑time customer support! 🚀
Shares the chat widget tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated May 25, 2026.
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Pure Chat – Live Chat & More!
4.1 (45) 3,000+ active installsPure Chat provides a Live Chat plugin with Unlimited Chats for your website!
Shares the chat widget tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since February 24, 2025.
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PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget
4.2 (34) 9,000+ active installsWeb push notifications, WooCommerce automation & multi-channel chat widget. WhatsApp cart recovery, browser alerts — one plugin.
Shares the chat widget tag on WordPress.org. About 1.8 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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4.4 (38) 6,000+ active installsChatbots without AI are the easiest way to collect leads & data from visitors. Create a free chatbot without coding using Collect.chat.
Shares the chat widget tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated May 17, 2026.
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Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons
5.0 (39) 10,000+ active installsSocial chat buttons with WhatsApp, Messenger, WeChat, Telegram, Instagram, TikTok, Zalo & more — plus SMS, Call button, Contact form, and 20+ icons.
Shares the chat widget tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 7 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 widget tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated July 29, 2026.
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4.6 (142) 100,000+ active installs(OFFICIAL tawk.to plugin) Instantly chat with visitors on your website with the free tawk.to chat widget. Website: http://tawk.to
Shares the chat widget tag on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated January 14, 2026.
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Chat Bro Live Group Chat
4.4 (20) 100+ active installsChat Bro - live Chat for your website. Turns your Telegram Chat or VK Chat into Live Chat on your website. Allows your visitors to Chat in live group …
Shares the chat widget tag on WordPress.org. 100+ installs against 5,000+, no update since May 22, 2024.
Switching from Podium: common questions
What is the best alternative to Podium?
Wise Chat is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 5,000+ active installs with a 4.4 out of 5 rating.
Which Podium alternative has the most users?
Tawk.To Live Chat, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Podium alternative is rated highest?
Bit Assist, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 111 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Podium 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 Podium 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 Podium 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
Wise Chat is the closest match to Podium by the data we track, and Tawk.To Live Chat has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. Sticky Chat Widget shipped the most recent release, on August 31, 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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