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At a glance the headline numbers for Chat & messaging impact
Performance impact by chat provider.
5
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
542
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.8s
Best LCP (p75)
Tawk.to
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The ranking sorted by LCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | LCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tawk.to | 1.8s | 97.6% | 61 | |
| 2 | HubSpot Chat | 1.9s | 96.8% | 87 | |
| 3 | Tidio | 2.0s | 92.3% | 134 | |
| 4 | Zendesk Chat | 2.1s | 90.0% | 55 | |
| 5 | Gorgias | 2.1s | 84.7% | 205 |
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
LiveChat 0.3% 24 2.0s
Crisp 0.2% 15 2.0s
Help Scout Beacon 0.1% 9 1.5s
Smartsupp 0.1% 7 1.8s
tawk.to 0.7% 61 1.8s
HubSpot Chat 1.1% 87 1.9s
Tidio 1.6% 134 2.0s
Re:amaze 0.4% 37 2.3s
Zendesk Chat 0.7% 55 2.1s
Chatwoot 0.2% 13 1.9s
Intercom 0.2% 13 1.7s
Gorgias 2.5% 205 2.1s
Freshchat 0.2% 15 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
92% of Tidio sites pass LCP. Gorgias trails 7 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
Gorgias 2.5%
852.1s
81187ms
890.05
881.4s
93556ms
Tidio 1.6%
922.0s
90148ms
850.04
951.3s
99542ms
HubSpot Chat 1.1%
971.9s
95155ms
820.05
911.2s
92558ms
tawk.to 0.7%
981.8s
92132ms
910.02
951.2s
98508ms
Zendesk Chat 0.7%
902.1s
84179ms
850.07
951.3s
95477ms
Re:amaze 0.4%
912.3s
81164ms
770.10
851.4s
94586ms
LiveChat 0.3%
1002.0s
88155ms
670.20
941.4s
100536ms
Crisp 0.2%
1002.0s
100145ms
920.02
921.3s
100542ms
Freshchat 0.2%
672.6s
67229ms
730.12
801.6s
87539ms
Chatwoot 0.2%
901.9s
100156ms
900.02
1001.5s
90669ms
Intercom 0.2%
901.7s
90163ms
900.09
901.3s
90501ms
Help Scout Beacon 0.1%
1001.5s
100149ms
860.05
1001.3s
100454ms
Smartsupp 0.1%
1001.8s
100152ms
800.06
1001.3s
100549ms
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.
Tidio leads on LCP: 92% of its sites pass. Gorgias trails at 85%. computed
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