US-incorporated free live chat service.
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US-incorporated free live chat service.
All 6 alternatives ranked by compliance score, benchmarked against tawk.to.
| Product | Score | Owner | CLOUD Act | Cert. | Pricing | Action |
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tawk.to
benchmark · US
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1.0/5 | OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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SOC 2 no EU framework |
Freemium | your current |
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Crisp
France
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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— | Freemium | View profile → |
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Userlike (Lime Connect)
Germany
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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— | Freemium | View profile → |
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LiveChat (Text)
Poland
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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— | Paid | View profile → |
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Tidio
Poland
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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SOC 2
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Freemium | View profile → |
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Customerly
Ireland
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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— | Paid | View profile → |
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chatlyn
Austria
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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— | Paid | View profile → |
Ranked by feature parity + compliance score. Migration friction is weighted higher than feature breadth.
Nantes-based French customer-messaging platform (Crisp IM SAS, founded 2015); **fully bootstrapped, no VC**, 200k+ customers, flat-rate pricing.
Cologne-based German live-chat platform (Userlike UG, founded 2011); acquired by Swedish Lime Technologies AB (Nasdaq Stockholm-listed).
Wrocław-based Polish customer-service suite (Text S.A., WSE-listed since 2014), 28k+ customers in 150+ countries; LiveChat + ChatBot + HelpDesk.
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