Embeddable Chat for Legacy Web Portals

Supercharge legacy portals with Ethora’s embedded chat. Drive engagement, boost efficiency, and delight users with real-time communication — all without overhauling your existing systems.

Sign up on Ethora
No backend rewrite Lightweight JS SDK Live in hours
Ethora embedded chat widget running inside a legacy web portal
Drops into any stack.
DrupalJoomlaSharePointiframeAny CMS

Modernize legacy portals without touching the backend

Hours

To integrate — no re-platforming

Any CMS

Drupal, Joomla, intranets, iframe dashboards

End-to-end

Encryption in transit and at rest

Unlimited

Concurrent users, scales as you grow

Core benefits of Ethora’s embedded chat

Customers expect modern UX and real-time interaction. Ethora modernizes your communication channels without changing existing infrastructure — enterprise-grade chat, even in the most outdated web portals.

Fast integration

Drop in a lightweight JS SDK — no backend rewrite, no re-platforming.

Cross-browser compatibility

Renders consistently across every modern browser your users bring.

Responsive UI

Looks and works great on mobile and desktop, right out of the box.

Full customization

White-label every pixel to match your portal’s branding and design.

Secure by default

End-to-end encryption in transit and at rest — on our cloud or your servers.

High scalability

Supports any number of concurrent users as your platform grows.

Ethora embedded chat launching quickly inside a legacy portal dashboard

Real-time engagement, modern UX

Users expect instant responses and seamless interaction. Add real-time chat to your portal without touching the existing architecture — our module ships every feature a rich messaging experience needs.

Typing indicators

See in real time when someone is composing a reply.

Delivery & read status

Know when messages are delivered and seen.

Unread counts

Badges keep users on top of new activity across the portal.

File sharing

Share documents, images and files inline in the conversation.

Group chats

Multi-user rooms for teams, departments and communities.

Emoji reactions

Lightweight, expressive reactions on any message.

How to add embeddable chat to a legacy portal

Five steps from zero to a modern, interactive chat experience inside your existing system. Select any step to see the details.

Add the lightweight JS SDK to your legacy portal or CMS — a few lines, no backend changes.

Wire the widget to your existing user system via a standard token or custom logic.

Theme the chat to match your branding and portal design with flexible layout overrides.

Optionally hook up notifications, file uploads or CRM sync where you need them.

Ship it — and let users enjoy modern, interactive communication inside your legacy system.

Ethora embeddable chat SDK integrated into a legacy web portal

Revitalizing legacy platforms across industries

Ethora’s embedded chat brings real-time communication to portals that were never built for it — wherever your users already are.

Corporate intranets

Effective communication and collaboration for ageing employee portals.

Government systems

Citizen support through embedded chat in public-facing legacy websites.

Educational platforms

Real-time teacher–student messaging inside outdated learning portals.

Medical dashboards

Instant, HIPAA-compliant chat for patients and doctors inside clinic dashboards.

Internal collaboration

Richer in-company messaging without disrupting legacy productivity apps.

Ethora vs other embeddable chat options

Ethora is built for the hardest integration jobs — bridging modern communication demands and legacy-system limitations, without a rewrite.

Ethora
Embeddable · white-label · scalable
Competitor 1Developer-oriented SDK
Competitor 2Enterprise platform
Time to deploy
Hours
Days (SDK setup)
Days–weeks
Backend rewrites
None required
No
No
UI customization
Full (white-label)
High
Moderate (limited frameworks)
Real-time messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mobile responsiveness
Yes
Yes
Yes
Number of users
Unlimited
Unlimited
Some limitations
AI capabilities
Yes
Limited
Yes
Fit for startups
Yes
Yes
Enterprise-oriented
Iframe widgets
Yes
No
Yes
Low-code / No-code
Yes
No, dev-oriented
Yes
Where Ethora wins
8 of 10 categories
3 / 10
4 / 10

The bottom line

Ethora’s chat widget is developer-friendly, white-label, flexible and scalable — designed to bring modern, feature-rich communication to legacy platforms with minimal setup and no backend rewrites.

Pricing

Save Months of Work with Ethora

Build any chat use case into your product: in hours.

Free

$0 / mo
free forever
1,000 MAU
100 Concurrent Connections
Sign Up
All Chat & AI features, including:
  • Community Support
  • 30 Days of Free Support
  • No Credit Card Required
Recommended

Enterprise

$599+ / mo
billed monthly
Unlimited MAU
Unlimited Connections
All Business, plus:
  • 24/7 Phone Support
  • Self-hosted AI
  • Custom Configuration
  • Dedicated / On-prem hosting

What our clients say about our services

Taras and the Ethora team are a reliable partner in messaging, tokenization and AI. Great communication and products.

Joe Sticca
Joe Sticca
Digital Product & Technology Leader, Trust Industries

I have worked with Ethora and team since 2018. They have been absolutely amazing and life-saving across multiple of my portfolio projects.

Adam Palmer
Adam Palmer
Co-founder, SIAD Ventures

We partnered with Dappros/Ethora on an EU project and they successfully delivered the technology component. Highly recommended.

Peter Fearon
Peter Fearon
CEO, Remade Group

Ethora has successfully helped us ideate and deliver multiple digital transformation projects in Qatar and the MENA region. A reliable and knowledgable partner.

Tariq Gulrez
Tariq Gulrez
Ministry of Communications & IT

Ethora technology and expertise were instrumental in delivering Atom Connect, our product for streamlined communication in the workers’ comp market.

Carol Valentic
Carol Valentic
CEO, Candollar

Ethora helped us deliver our AI agent solution, letting subscribers access context-specific insights from our vast library of expert content. Their LLM and chat-bot expertise is an excellent match for our AI strategy.

Bret Gregory
Bret Gregory
CEO, DrTalks

Ethora has been an exceptional strategic development partner for Preshent. Not just a vendor, but a core contributor to the future of our platform and company.

John Richardson
John Richardson
Founder & CEO, Preshent Corporation

Ethora helped us ideate and deliver multiple digital transformation projects across Qatar and the MENA region. A reliable, knowledgable partner.

Howaida Nadim
Howaida Nadim
CEO, Foresight Communications

Our Case Studies

DrTalks
DrTalks Logo

Dr. Talks is one of the most prominent organizers of online healthcare conferences and summits.

Ethora enabled them to create a context-aware AI-powered chatbot to help users navigate thousands of pages of medical content, correctly referencing pages, authors, videos and timestamps. 100% secure and HIPAA-compliant.

This assistant enhances user experience by simplifying interaction with the platform and reducing search time.

  • 1000+ summits indexed by AI bot
  • Instant user engagement
  • Vector embeddings enable intelligent domain expert AI responses
Read more
Atom
Atom Logo

Atom Advantage is a provider of innovative AI powered workers compensation and health insurance solutions in the United States.

Ethora engine has enabled Atom Connect product used for communication between injured workers, nurses, and caseworkers. AI-powered, with documents exchange, and compliant with all regulations such as HIPAA and SOC2.

This solution reduces manual labour for caseworkers and improves patients experience.

  • Integration into caseworkers web portal
  • White-labelled mobile app for chat and health documents wallet for injured workers
  • Instant messaging between caseworkers and injured workers
Read more

FAQ

Does it work without rewriting my current portal?

Yes — there’s no need to change your backend or portal code, because Ethora integrates via a lightweight JS SDK.

Is the chat mobile responsive?

Sure. The chat UI is fully optimized and responsive on both mobile and desktop devices.

Can we use our existing authentication?

Absolutely. Ethora’s chat connects to your existing authentication system via a standard token or custom logic.

How is user data handled?

We keep data safe with end-to-end encryption — everything is encrypted in transit and at rest. You can use Ethora’s cloud infrastructure or your own servers.

What kind of support is offered?

Based on your plan, Ethora offers tiered support, including enterprise SLAs, a dedicated CSM, and 24/7 assistance.

Get started

Bring modern chat to your legacy portal

Add real-time communication to your existing platform in hours — no rewrite, no re-platforming.

Start for free
No backend rewrite Live in hours Enterprise SLA available