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Both cover dm & comment automation. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Botpress | Manychat | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $150 | From $14 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | None | 14 days |
| API | Yes | Not stated |
| Data export | Everything, in an open format | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | DM & Comment Automation, AI Content Tools | DM & Comment Automation, Social Media Management |
| Works with | Instagram, Discord | TikTok, Instagram, Facebook |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | 1 |
Build an agent, pay by the conversation
Botpress is the developer end of the chatbot market: a visual builder over a real runtime, with your own code where the flow is not enough, and deployment to a site, WhatsApp or a Discord server. Pricing is a small platform fee plus conversation packs, so a bot nobody talks to costs almost nothing. It expects more of whoever sets it up than the tools sold to marketers do.
Our note
This is the most capable and the least friendly option in this category, and both halves are true. Pick it when the bot needs to reach into your own systems, and pick something else when the job is answering the same five questions on Instagram.
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Instagram and WhatsApp replies, sent automatically
Manychat is the tool behind every post that says comment LINK and I will send it to you. It watches for a keyword in comments or DMs and answers with a message, a link or a sequence, which turns a post that got reach into an email list. Instagram is where most creators use it. Messenger, WhatsApp and TikTok are also connected.
Our note
Worth knowing before you build a funnel on it: the contact meter counts anybody who interacted in the month, so one post that does numbers can move you two tiers. Check the per-contact overage rate, not just the headline price.
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