Botpress alternatives
At 500 conversations, Botpress costs $384 a month. 2 AI support agents cost less, from $120 (Chatbase). The closest match, Chatbase, covers 88% of what Botpress does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Botpress does
Core: Custom AI assistants, Deploy via API & channels, Actions & customer data, Visual flow builder.
Important: Prebuilt app integrations, Company knowledge grounding (partly), Multi-lab model choice, Team workspace & sharing, AI answers for customers (partly), Website chat widget, Grounded answers & guardrails, Human handoff & escalation, WhatsApp & social messaging, Lead capture & qualification, Testing & answer correction, LLM model choice, API & webhooks.
Also has: Autonomous multi-step tasks (partly), AI browser agent (partly), Code & file workspace (partly), Deep research reports (partly), Schedules & event triggers (partly), Custom tools & MCP, Multi-agent orchestration (partly), AI long-term memory (partly), Open source & self-hosting (partly), SSO & compliance (partly), Agent templates & gallery (partly), Runs in your help desk (partly), Email ticket automation (partly), AI phone agent (partly), Conversation analytics (partly), Multilingual answers (partly), In-app support SDK (partly), White-label & client workspaces (partly), Security & compliance.
Alternatives to Botpress at 500 conversations, best match first
- Chatbase: $120/mo Assumes 1 credit per reply; overage $40/1k (Hobby ($40/mo) + 2 auto-recharge packs of 1,000 credits). It covers 88% of Botpress; missing or partial: Visual flow builder, Lead capture & qualification (partly). Free plan: none.
- Fin (Intercom): $336/mo Handoffs/routing also billed at $0.99 (Intercom Essential (1 seat, monthly) + Fin at $0.99/outcome). It covers 80% of Botpress; missing or partial: Visual flow builder (partly), Lead capture & qualification, LLM model choice, White-label & client workspaces. Free plan: none.
Other kinds of products that cover part of Botpress
- Zapier (Automation): covers 58% of Botpress; missing or partial: Actions & customer data (partly), Visual flow builder, Website chat widget (partly), Grounded answers & guardrails (partly), Human handoff & escalation (partly)
Prices at every size
- Botpress: 500 conversations $384/mo, 2k conversations $1,189/mo, 10k conversations $5,189/mo (Packs of 100 convos; AI usage $0.10/convo included)
- Chatbase: 500 conversations $120/mo, 2k conversations $310/mo, 10k conversations $1,500/mo (Assumes 1 credit per reply; overage $40/1k)
- Fin (Intercom): 500 conversations $336/mo, 2k conversations $1,227/mo, 10k conversations $5,979/mo (Handoffs/routing also billed at $0.99)
Lowest monthly bill, billed monthly, for one AI agent on a website chat widget handling the stated conversations a month (4 AI replies each, 60% resolved by the AI), counting plan fees, message credits, per-resolution fees and any required base help desk plan with 1 seat. Free plans count when they cover the volume; branding removal, extra seats, voice minutes and carrier fees are not counted.
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