5 Telegram chat widgets for your website (honest comparison)

If you use Telegram for everything else, it makes sense to handle website support there too. No new dashboard, no new app. Messages land where you already are.

The problem is that most “Telegram chat widgets” either redirect visitors to open the Telegram app, require self-hosting, or bundle Telegram into a $50/month omnichannel platform you don’t need.

Here’s what’s actually available and how they compare.

What to look for

Before comparing tools, it helps to know what separates a real integration from a shortcut:

• True two-way chat: visitors send a message from your site, you reply in Telegram, they see the reply in the widget. Not just a “click to open Telegram” button.
• No visitor Telegram account required: most of your visitors won’t have Telegram. A good widget handles that.
• Lightweight embed: a script tag, not a full platform install.
• Email capture: useful for async support when visitors close the tab.

1. Intergram

Intergram is an open-source project that pioneered the Telegram chat widget idea. You self-host it, connect a Telegram bot, and visitors can message you directly from the widget on your site.

The repo hasn’t been meaningfully maintained in years, which means no security updates, no bug fixes, and no compatibility guarantees as browsers and Telegram’s API evolve. Self-hosting also means you own the infrastructure and uptime. Real overhead for something that’s supposed to reduce friction.

It’s hard to recommend for anything production-facing today.

2. Elfsight

Elfsight is a no-code widget builder with a Telegram option. Setup is fast: pick a template, paste an embed code, done. It looks polished and works on any platform.

The issue is that Elfsight is a generic widget builder. Their Telegram widget is one of hundreds they offer. It’s optimized for the “click to open Telegram” use case, not real-time in-widget chat. Visitors get redirected to the Telegram app to continue the conversation, which requires them to have a Telegram account and takes them off your site.

Pricing starts around $9/month with a watermark on free plans.

Good for: A simple “contact via Telegram” button that looks nice.

Not great for: Actual support conversations happening inside the widget.

3. Common Ninja

Common Ninja offers a free floating Telegram button that opens a Telegram chat when clicked.

It’s a styled link to your Telegram handle, not a chat widget. There’s no in-page conversation, no email capture, no message routing. Useful if you just want a contact button, but it stops well short of support tooling.

Good for: Adding a Telegram contact link to a landing page.

Not great for: Anything beyond that.

4. JivoChat

JivoChat is a mature omnichannel support platform that includes Telegram alongside WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, email, and phone.

If you need a full helpdesk with agent routing, conversation history, and reporting across multiple channels, JivoChat covers that. But you’re buying an entire platform starting around $19/agent/month, and conversations happen inside JivoChat’s dashboard, not Telegram.

Good for: Teams already running multi-channel support who want Telegram added in.

Not great for: Solo founders or small teams who want to stay in Telegram.

5. Bubblegram

Bubblegram is a lightweight chat widget that delivers messages directly to your Telegram. Visitors type in the widget on your site, you reply in Telegram, and the reply appears back in the widget in real time.

No separate inbox, no per-seat pricing. The widget collects email and message, routes everything through your existing Telegram setup, and gets out of the way. There’s a dashboard for configuration (custom colors, welcome message, email field settings) but day-to-day support happens entirely in Telegram.

The embed is a single script tag:

<script
  src="https://cdn.bubblegram.io/widget.js"
  data-key="pk_live_xxx"
  async
></script>

Good for: Developers and small teams who use Telegram daily and want support to land there without extra tools.

Not great for: Teams that need agent routing, SLA tracking, or multi-channel aggregation.

How they compare

If you want the simplest path to receiving website messages in Telegram without setting up infrastructure or paying for a platform you’ll use 10% of, Bubblegram is the direct route. If you need omnichannel support at scale, JivoChat is the more complete tool.