# Chaty review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Chat-channel button widget for WordPress sites Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Chaty is a WordPress plugin from Premio that adds a floating button linking visitors to chat channels such as WhatsApp, Messenger and Telegram. A free edition is listed on WordPress.org, and the paid edition adds more channels, targeting rules and widget analytics. Premio also sells versions for Shopify, Wix and Ecwid. - **Category:** Popups & Website Widgets - **Made by:** Premio - **Website:** https://premio.io/downloads/chaty/ - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want a live-chat inbox: replies happen in the other apps. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Chaty has a free plan, and paid plans start at $59 per year for 1 website. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free edition on WordPress.org; the pricing page does not list its limits, only that the paid edition unlocks the features below. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 Year | $59 per year for 1 website | Up to 25 channels, multiple agents, widget analytics, page, country and traffic-source targeting. 5 to 1,000 site tiers also sold. | | 2 Years | $89 for 2 years for 1 website, billed yearly after 2 years | Same features as the 1 Year plan, prepaid for two years; the page says it saves $126 against buying yearly. | | Lifetime | $169 one-time, for 1 website | Same features for the life of the plugin on 1 website; higher site counts (5 to 1,000) are chosen from a dropdown. | Read from https://premio.io/downloads/chaty/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Chaty before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Longer terms cost less per year** (Annual discount): The pricing page lists $59 for 1 year, $89 for 2 years and $169 for a lifetime license on 1 website. Source: https://premio.io/downloads/chaty/ - **Lifetime license** (Lifetime license): A $169 one-time lifetime license is sold for 1 website, with higher site counts in a dropdown. Source: https://premio.io/downloads/chaty/ ## Key features - **Up to 25 chat channels:** Shows up to 25 channels in one button, including WhatsApp, Messenger and Telegram, with your own icons and hover text. - **Multiple agents per channel:** Lets visitors pick between several agents under one channel, for example separate pre-sales and support WhatsApp contacts. - **Targeting rules:** Show the widget by page, country, traffic source, device, and days and hours, or schedule it for a date range. - **Dynamic chat pop-up:** A pop-up message with merge tags such as the page URL and title, or the WooCommerce product name. - **Widget analytics:** Counts clicks on the widget and on each channel, and sends channel clicks to Google Analytics. - **Several widgets:** Create different widgets for different pages, with different channels on mobile and desktop. ## Good for - WordPress sites that want visitors to reach them on WhatsApp or Messenger - Agencies managing many client sites on a multi-site license - Stores that want a click-to-chat button instead of a chat inbox ## Worth knowing - It adds buttons that open other chat apps; it is not a live-chat inbox, so replies happen in those apps. - The WordPress edition runs only inside WordPress; Shopify, Wix and Ecwid versions are separate products. - Prices read here are for 1 website; the 5 to 1,000 site tiers were selectable but their prices were not shown in the page text. - The page offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on all plans. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Chaty adds a floating button to a WordPress site that opens WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram and other chat apps. It isn't a chat inbox, so replies happen in those apps, and most targeting and analytics need the paid edition at $59 a year per site. - **Value for money: B.** $59 a year for one site, about $4.92 a month, inside the category's cheapest quarter. A lifetime licence is $169. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free edition is on WordPress.org, but the pricing page doesn't list its limits, only what the paid edition adds. - **Features: C.** Up to 25 channels, several agents, targeting, analytics and a chat pop-up, but it only adds buttons and is not a live-chat inbox. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A WordPress plugin you install and set up, channel by channel. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** WordPress, with Shopify, Wix and Ecwid as separate products, and links to WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, WooCommerce and Google Analytics. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Chaty's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among popup and widget tools - Chaty's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 34 of the 54 other popup and widget tools we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 33 of 54) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $4.92 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 5 of the 48 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/popups ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Chaty you would be making the WhatsApp Business API, which Meta opens only through approved partners. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $59 a year. - You could make: Popups: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: The WhatsApp Business API, which Meta opens only through approved partners. - You could not: It plugs into other products, WhatsApp, Messenger and Telegram among them. - You could not: Hooks into the device itself: widgets. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, WooCommerce, Google Analytics, WeChat **Tags:** WhatsApp messaging, Popups ## Alternatives - [Joinchat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/joinchat): WhatsApp chat button and AI assistant for WordPress sites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chaty-vs-joinchat) - [Elfsight](https://toolgpa.com/tools/elfsight): Library of 90+ website widgets, from popups to reviews and feeds. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chaty-vs-elfsight) - [POWR](https://toolgpa.com/tools/powr): Library of 60+ website widgets, from popups and forms to feeds. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chaty-vs-powr) - [OptinMonster](https://toolgpa.com/tools/optinmonster): Pop-ups, floating bars and opt-in forms added to an existing site. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chaty-vs-optinmonster) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://premio.io/downloads/chaty/ - https://wordpress.org/plugins/chaty/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/chaty Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).