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Alternatives to ManyChat
20 live chat tools sit alongside ManyChat in this directory. Below is what separates each from ManyChat on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- ManyChat starts at
- Free, then $15/month
Why people look past ManyChat
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. ManyChat has a free tier, and starts at $15/month against a category median of $29.5/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
No-code chatbot builder for websites, WhatsApp, and lead generation
- Starts $17 a month dearer, at €32/month.
- 3 tiers to ManyChat's 2.
Live chat, helpdesk, and AI chatbot platform for customer support
- No free tier, where ManyChat has one.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to ManyChat's 2.
No-code AI chatbot builder for websites and messaging channels
- Starts $4 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- 4 tiers to ManyChat's 2.
All-in-one communication platform for customer engagement
- Starts $15 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 4 tiers to ManyChat's 2.
Conversational AI platform powered by machine learning
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to ManyChat's 2.
Open-source chatbot platform and framework
- Starts $8985 a year dearer, at $9000/year.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to ManyChat's 2.
Every ManyChat alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManyChat (this page) | Free, then $15/month | Freemium | 2 | |
| LandbotLandbot offers a similar no-code chatbot builder for websites and messaging apps. | Free, then €32/month | Freemium | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| HelpCrunchHelpCrunch provides chatbot automation combined with live chat and helpdesk tools. | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Conferbot | Free, then $19/month | Freemium | 4 | vs ManyChat |
| Jivochat | Free | Subscription | 4 | vs ManyChat |
| Ada | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Botpress | Free, then $9000/year | Subscription | 1 | vs ManyChat |
| Freshchat | Free, then $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs ManyChat |
| Google Dialogflow | Free | Usage-based | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| IBM Watson Assistant | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Crisp | Free, then $45/month | Freemium | 5 | vs ManyChat |
| Kore.ai | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Conversica | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| LiveChat | $20/month | Subscription | 4 | vs ManyChat |
| Comm100 | $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Kayako | $30/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Bold360 | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Capacity | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Gorgias | $10/month | Usage-based | 4 | vs ManyChat |
| Haptik | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
| Acquire | $50/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ManyChat |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ManyChat badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Landbot , Free, then €32/month
- Conferbot , Free, then $19/month
- Jivochat , Free
- Ada , Free
- Botpress , Free, then $9000/year
- Freshchat , Free, then $19/month
- Google Dialogflow , Free
- IBM Watson Assistant , Free
What you would be giving up
ManyChat is most often brought in for automating instagram dm and comment replies, lead generation via chat funnels, whatsapp order updates and broadcasts, e-commerce cart recovery via chat. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ManyChat is broadly right and the question is cost, the ManyChat pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Live Chat category lists everything the directory holds, and best live chat tools ranks them.
ManyChat runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ManyChat alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ManyChat?
- 20 other live chat tools are listed in this directory, led by Landbot, HelpCrunch, Conferbot, Jivochat. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ManyChat?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Landbot, Conferbot, Jivochat, Ada, Botpress.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to ManyChat?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under ManyChat's $15/month: Jivochat at Free, Gorgias at $10/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from ManyChat?
- Nothing in the data flags one. ManyChat has a free tier, and starts at $15/month against a category median of $29.5/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from ManyChat?
- ManyChat is most often brought in for automating instagram dm and comment replies, lead generation via chat funnels, whatsapp order updates and broadcasts, e-commerce cart recovery via chat. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ManyChat?
- None of the live chat tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these ManyChat alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Live Chat, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ManyChat against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ManyChat covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every live chat tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Live Chat category, 20 tools beside ManyChat. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.