Live Chat Commerce Overview Live chat for e-commerce goes beyond basic support — agents can assist customers in finding products, adding items to their cart, and applying discount codes, directly reducing purchase hesitation. Shopify Inbox (free), Tidio, and Gorgias Chat provide this out of the box with commerce-specific features like cart visibility, product card sharing, and order status bot responses. Only build a custom chat system if your commerce-specific requirements (custom cart manipulation, proprietary bot logic, white-labeled experience) exceed what these tools offer. When to Use T…