Chat & messaging impact

Performance impact by chat provider.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites Q1 2026 edition · Desktop field outcomes
Metric LCP INP CLS
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At a glance the headline numbers for Chat & messaging impact

Performance impact by chat provider.

10
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
2,586
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.8s
Best LCP (p75)
Re:amaze
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The ranking sorted by LCP at p75, fastest first

# Provider LCP p75 Passing Sites
1 Re:amaze 1.8s 94.4%
73
2 Gorgias 2.0s 93.4%
115
3 LiveChat 2.1s 82.8%
170
4 HubSpot Chat 2.1s 85.9%
742
5 Zendesk Chat 2.1s 81.0%
372
6 Smartsupp 2.2s 84.2%
137
7 Tidio 2.2s 81.8%
218
8 Crisp 2.4s 79.5%
128
9 Tawk.to 2.4s 77.4%
528
10 Intercom 2.5s 75.0%
103
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often

ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
Drift 0% 5 100% 1.5s
Help Scout Beacon 0% 28 96% 1.7s
Re:amaze 0.1% 73 94% 1.8s
Gorgias 0.1% 115 93% 2.0s
LiveAgent 0% 17 93% 1.5s
Freshchat 0% 46 92% 1.9s
HubSpot Chat 0.8% 742 86% 2.1s
Smartsupp 0.1% 137 84% 2.2s
LiveChat 0.2% 170 83% 2.1s
Tidio 0.2% 218 82% 2.2s
Zendesk Chat 0.4% 372 81% 2.1s
Chatwoot 0% 27 80% 2.2s
Crisp 0.1% 128 80% 2.4s
tawk.to 0.6% 528 77% 2.4s
Intercom 0.1% 103 75% 2.5s
Olark 0% 24 71% 2.6s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good LCP (2.5s at p75) · one value per site

93% of Gorgias sites pass LCP. Intercom trails 18 points behind. computed

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All five vitals at once the whole category without toggling - cell is the pass rate, small number the p75

LCP
INP
CLS
FCP
TTFB
HubSpot Chat 0.8%
862.1s
9973ms
810.08
821.6s
591.2s
tawk.to 0.6%
772.4s
99125ms
740.11
721.9s
431.6s
Zendesk Chat 0.4%
812.1s
9874ms
760.10
811.6s
64984ms
Tidio 0.2%
822.2s
9968ms
710.11
741.8s
611.2s
LiveChat 0.2%
832.1s
9884ms
620.17
821.6s
601.2s
Smartsupp 0.1%
842.2s
10066ms
760.09
781.7s
461.3s
Crisp 0.1%
802.4s
9778ms
780.10
751.8s
611.1s
Gorgias 0.1%
932.0s
99103ms
790.09
911.3s
90559ms
Intercom 0.1%
752.5s
9988ms
780.09
781.7s
601.0s
Re:amaze 0.1%
941.8s
10093ms
890.09
891.2s
94483ms
Freshchat 0%
921.9s
95100ms
630.13
871.6s
82689ms
Help Scout Beacon 0%
961.7s
10074ms
640.14
961.3s
77608ms
Chatwoot 0%
802.2s
88171ms
600.18
801.6s
67888ms
Olark 0%
712.6s
9257ms
640.18
861.6s
50944ms
LiveAgent 0%
931.5s
10057ms
1000.06
861.2s
64825ms
Drift 0%
1001.5s
10068ms
1000.05
1001.3s
67854ms
60%95%+ passing Cell: pass rate, small number = p75 · faded rows: under 100 sites

One row per provider, one column per vital - the cell is the share of sites passing, the small number the p75. No toggling needed to see where the category actually differs.

Gorgias leads on LCP: 93% of its sites pass. Intercom trails at 75%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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