ArabyBot vs Tidio — a Tidio alternative in Arabic
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The short answer
Tidio is a live chat platform for websites and Shopify or WordPress stores, where staff answer alongside an AI agent called Lyro, and it also reaches WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram and email. It is billed by two kinds of conversation: one a human replied to, and one Lyro replied to. Its pricing page lists «multilanguage» but mentions neither Arabic nor right-to-left writing. ArabyBot is built for Arab customers: an agent answering in the customer's dialect and understanding voice notes on WhatsApp, the pages and your website window, comment replies, cash-on-delivery confirmation, and a full store in the same account.
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1. What Tidio does well
A comparison that says the alternative is bad is not a comparison, it is an advert. So these are the things it genuinely does well — and if one of them is the thing you care most about, take it.
- Website live chat with video calls and email tickets.
- A free plan for trying it with a limited number of conversations.
- Easy install on Shopify and WordPress.
2. The real differences
- Arabic first: an Arabic interface and app, and an agent answering in the customer's dialect and understanding voice notes.
- The channels Arabs message you on: WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and TikTok in one inbox, alongside your website window.
- Commerce: cash-on-delivery confirmation on WhatsApp, replies to Facebook, Instagram and TikTok comments, and a full store in the same account.
ArabyBot
- WhatsApp + Instagram + Messenger + Facebook comments + TikTok in one inbox
- An AI agent that reads your knowledge base and catalogue and answers in dialect
- Shopify · WooCommerce · Easy Orders — Salla and Zid by agreement
- Billing in Egyptian pounds and Saudi riyals through local methods
- A full mobile app — every screen in the system
- Order confirmation, cash on delivery and abandoned-cart recovery
Tidio
- Arabic first: an Arabic interface and app, and an agent answering in the customer's dialect and understanding voice notes.
- The channels Arabs message you on: WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and TikTok in one inbox, alongside your website window.
- Commerce: cash-on-delivery confirmation on WhatsApp, replies to Facebook, Instagram and TikTok comments, and a full store in the same account.
3. When to choose which
| Your situation | The better fit |
|---|---|
| You sell in Egypt or the Gulf and your customers write in dialect | ArabyBot |
| You need Instagram, Facebook and TikTok alongside WhatsApp in one place | ArabyBot |
| You run a Salla, Shopify or WooCommerce store and the bot must know your stock | ArabyBot |
| You run the business from a phone more than a laptop | ArabyBot |
| You need something very specific and have a dev team to build it | Tidio |
4. Who Tidio is for, and who ArabyBot is for
Choose Tidio if most of your customers talk to you in your website window in English, and you want live chat and email tickets in one place.
Choose ArabyBot if your customers are Arabs who message you on WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook more than on your website, writing in dialect and paying on delivery.
5. How to compare the two bills without being misled
Two kinds of conversation: Tidio counts conversations a human answers, and counts Lyro conversations separately. Work out both from your monthly volume before comparing. With us the agent's monthly replies are inside the plan.
6. Moving from Tidio to ArabyBot, step by step
- Export your contacts
as a CSV and we import them with their tags.
- Move the WhatsApp number
from «Move a number from another platform» after turning off two-step verification; it keeps its approved name and templates.
- Put the chat window on your site
with one line. AI website chat.
- Run both for two days in parallel
, then switch the old one off.
Frequently asked
Does Tidio support Arabic?
Its pricing page lists «multilanguage» without naming Arabic or right-to-left writing. ArabyBot is built for Arabic and its dialects, from the interface to the replies.
What does Tidio cost?
Tidio publishes its prices in dollars and changes them from time to time, so we do not copy them here; count human and Lyro conversations together. Ours, in your currency, are on the pricing page.
Where to go next
Try it on your own channel before deciding
Connect a number or a page and watch it answer your real customers. No sales call, no contract.