Chatfuel

Shared inbox priced per workspace, not per seat

Crisp prices its shared inbox per workspace rather than per seat, with a free tier and paid from $45, cheaper than Chatfuel's $49 if the team is growing past one seat.

Works with Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

Instagram and WhatsApp replies, sent automatically

Manychat is the standard version of the same keyword-to-DM automation, cheaper at $14 with a free tier, and the better pick for collecting emails from comments rather than selling in the DM.

Works with Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp

One inbox for DMs across every messaging app

Respond.io gathers DMs from every messaging app into one inbox from $79, more human answering than Chatfuel's automated selling.

Works with Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

WhatsApp broadcasts and a shared team inbox

Wati concentrates on WhatsApp with broadcasts and a shared team inbox from $59, a narrower but deeper take on one of Chatfuel's channels.

Works with Instagram, WhatsApp

WhatsApp, Instagram and web chat in one inbox

Gallabox pools WhatsApp, Instagram and web chat into one inbox, a trial at $112 with no free plan against Chatfuel's free tier.

Works with Instagram, WhatsApp

Chatbots you build by dragging blocks

Landbot from $45 with a free tier builds chatbots by dragging blocks, giving you the flow explicitly rather than trusting an agent to work it out.

Works with Facebook, WhatsApp

Build an agent, pay by the conversation

Botpress builds a custom agent and prices it by the conversation rather than the seat, free tier included and paid from $150.

Works with Instagram, Discord, WhatsApp

Comment and DM automation you can white label

Chatrace does the same comment and DM automation at a flat $39 per account with a white label tier, built for agencies running several clients.

Works with Instagram, Facebook

Instagram DM automation for comments, keywords and story replies

Works with Instagram