Wise Chat vs Podium (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Podium has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) while Wise Chat leads in active installations (6.0K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Wise Chat has accumulated 423K+ total downloads while Podium has 62K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Wise Chat | Podium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 105 | ◄ | 4 |
| Active Installs | 6.0K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 423K+ | ◄ | 62K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 11 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2018 | |
| Age | 12 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.2+ | false+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.4 | 2.0.9 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Wise Chat averaged approximately 129 daily downloads while Podium averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
Wise Chat Reviews
It is a process to get updates as a paying customer.
I paid for the pro version of this plugin. Simply getting an email saying a new version is available would be nice. A plugin feature would break, and I’d check the changelog on the company’s website.
It doesn’t worth it.
As I’ve stated in the title of this topic, it doesn’t worth it. Why? Because imports 200 users into your user database, which I had to delete manually. It also got mixed with my real users.
Amazin Plugin!!!!
Thanks to Marcin for your support! Fast response times even for the free version!
Podium Reviews
more leads, more sales
Podium makes it easy to get more leads and customers prefer texting
Easy to text
Love that I can chat with customers when they are not at their computers.
It uses their internal phone number
Not good for me… chat works as sms through their internal phone number… Mifht be a good plugin for somebody though. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by rbezruchuk. This topi
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