Live Helper Chat
Live Support chat for your website.
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Still maintained? Yes: 180 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 4.97v (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: Slack alternatives, WhatsApp alternatives, Microsoft Teams alternatives, Discord alternatives.
At a glance
Live Helper Chat quick facts
- Health score
- 83/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,250
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 4.97v, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "It's an open-source powered application that brings simplicity and usability into one place. With Live Helper Chat, you can bring live support to your site for free. http://livehelperchat.com. In a production environment, serving clients handling over 10,000 chats per day with dozens of operators actively working."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Live Helper Chat scores 83/100, #24 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 180 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (4.97v, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,250 stars add 13.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
180 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
4.97v released 7 days ago
- Stars 13.4 / 20
2.3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 180
- Last 90 days
- 695
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #24 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between Tox (#23) and Hyphanet (#25) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | 4.97v · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 2,250 |
| Open issues | 135 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | LiveHelperChat/livehelperchat ↗ |
Live Helper Chat vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Live Helper Chat (Communication - Custom Communication Systems), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket.Chat | 99 | 46k | MIT | today |
| Chatwoot | 98 | 39k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| Mattermost | 98 | 39k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| Novu | 98 | 40k | MIT | today |
| Live Helper Chat (this tool) | 83 | 2.3k | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| Tiledesk | 70 | 325 | MIT | 2 days ago |
Live Helper Chat: common questions
Is Live Helper Chat still maintained?
Live Helper Chat had 180 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 4.97v, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.