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How do live chat platforms differ in the pre-chat forms they support for collecting visitor details before a conversation starts?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 11, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
Tidio100%0%0%—
Zendesk100%0%0%—
Salesforce100%0%0%—
Freshdesk Omni100%0%0%—
Infobip100%0%100%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 11, 2026 · 6 sources cited
“Tidio offers a pre-chat survey where businesses select the information they want to collect.”
+ pre-chat survey

“Tidio offers a pre-chat survey where businesses select the information they want to collect.”

+ GDPR consent and newsletter permission

“For example, Tidio supports GDPR-related information and newsletter permission within its pre-chat survey.”

Zendeskmixed
“Zendesk allows administrators to configure the visibility and requirements of standard fields.”
+ configurable standard fields

“Zendesk allows administrators to configure the visibility and requirements of standard fields.”

− limited native pre-chat customization

“Zendesk Classic Chat: Provides relatively limited native pre-chat customization.”

Salesforcenegative
“Note: Salesforce's legacy Live Agent Chat reached its scheduled retirement in February 2026.”
− product retirement

“Note: Salesforce's legacy Live Agent Chat reached its scheduled retirement in February 2026.”

“Freshdesk Omni: Uses configurable ticket forms, allowing different information to be collected depending on the selected chat topic.”
+ configurable ticket forms

“Freshdesk Omni: Uses configurable ticket forms, allowing different information to be collected depending on the selected chat topic.”

InfobipSite citedpositive
“Infobip: Offers a form builder that supports custom components, dropdown options, and mandatory or optional questions.”
+ form builder with custom components

“Infobip: Offers a form builder that supports custom components, dropdown options, and mandatory or optional questions.”

+ separate forms for leads and authenticated customers

“Infobip, for example, supports separate pre-chat forms for anonymous leads and authenticated customers.”

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