Software · head to head
Botpress vs Kore.ai
The short version
- Only Botpress has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Botpress managed cloud version (Botpress Cloud) availability and pricing not accessible; open-source deployment requires managing infrastructure; Kore.ai the Internet Archive's capture of Kore.ai's site on 17 June 2020 confirmed its named products, Kora (Enterprise Virtual Assistant) and Deflect.ai (Digital Deflection Platform), are sold to enterprise buyers across banking, insurance, healthcare and retail with no published price list and a dedicated pricing path that itself 404s.
- They diverge on capability: Botpress covers Visual bot builder, Kore.ai covers Conversational AI.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Botpress and Kore.ai actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Botpress
- Visual bot builder
- NLU integration
- Multi-channel support
- Analytics
- Slack
- Teams
- Messenger
Only in Kore.ai
- Conversational AI
- Advanced NLU
- Workflow automation
- Multi-language
- Salesforce
- SAP
- Oracle
- API
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Botpress
- Development teams building chatbots and conversational AI using MIT-licensed open-source frameworknot Kore.ai
- Organisations needing custom conversational interfaces with programmatic control via SDK/CLInot Kore.ai
Kore.ai
- Customer engagementnot Botpress
- Lead generationnot Botpress
- Customer supportnot Botpress
- Sales automationnot Botpress
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Botpress
- Managed cloud version (Botpress Cloud) availability and pricing not accessible; open-source deployment requires managing infrastructure
- Dependent on OpenAI integration; users must provide and manage OpenAI API keys and costs
Kore.ai
- The Internet Archive's capture of Kore.ai's site on 17 June 2020 confirmed its named products, Kora (Enterprise Virtual Assistant) and Deflect.ai (Digital Deflection Platform), are sold to enterprise buyers across banking, insurance, healthcare and retail with no published price list and a dedicated pricing path that itself 404s.
Pricing, plan by plan
Botpress
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Botpress review.
Kore.ai
On request- Professional$200/month
- AI chatbot
- Basic NLU
- Enterprise$500/month
- Advanced NLU
- Custom integrations
- Custom$undefined/month
- Unlimited features
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Botpress if
- You need visual bot builder.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Open-source (self-hosted), Cloud-managed (Botpress Cloud).
- You also want nlu integration.
Choose Kore.ai if
- You need conversational ai.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Messaging, Voice, IVR.
- You also want advanced nlu.
Questions people ask
- Is Botpress or Kore.ai better?
- Neither clearly leads. Botpress starts at Free and Kore.ai at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Botpress or Kore.ai?
- Botpress has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Botpress and On request for Kore.ai.
- Does Botpress or Kore.ai run on more platforms?
- Botpress runs on Open-source (self-hosted), Cloud-managed (Botpress Cloud). Kore.ai runs on Web, Mobile, Messaging, Voice, IVR.
- Can I use Botpress for free?
- Yes. Botpress has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Kore.ai starts at On request.
- What is Botpress best used for?
- Botpress is most often used for development teams building chatbots and conversational ai using mit-licensed open-source framework, organisations needing custom conversational interfaces with programmatic control via sdk/cli. Of those, development teams building chatbots and conversational ai using mit-licensed open-source framework and organisations needing custom conversational interfaces with programmatic control via sdk/cli are not what Kore.ai is typically brought in for.
- What can Botpress do that Kore.ai cannot?
- Botpress covers Visual bot builder, NLU integration, Multi-channel support, Analytics. Kore.ai covers Conversational AI, Advanced NLU, Workflow automation, Multi-language.