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Best Chatbot Builders in 2026
Chatbot builders let teams set up automated conversations for websites, apps and other channels. Across this list are 257 tools, including products with visual flow builders, AI bot generation, knowledge-base answers and human handoff.
Compare the channels each tool supports, such as web, API, iOS, Android, self-hosting and Windows. Check whether it has a free plan or trial, what paid use costs, and how many conversations are included.
- 257 platforms
- 9 with a public API on this page
- 24 with a free tier
- Checked 28 Sept 2026
- 1 R
Rasarasa.com - 2 MBMicrosoft Bot Frameworkdev.botframework.com
Bot-building tools with visual flows, knowledge answers and human handoff across many platforms; free plan.
- 3 SSOVAsova.ai
SOVA is an open-source ecosystem for creating conversational virtual assistants and chatbots for text and voice channels.
- 4 R
Radiosoradioso.aiRadioso is an open-source platform for customer-facing AI agents that answer from organizational knowledge, take actions and qualify leads.
- 5 AL
Amazon Lexaws.amazon.comVisual bot builder with AI generation, knowledge answers and human handoff across mobile, web and API.
- 6 G
Guzliguzli.comCustomer-facing AI agents support sales, service and guidance with procedures, actions and human handoff.
- 7 IW
IBM watsonx Assistantcloud.ibm.comwatsonx Assistant builds branded live chatbots that can run in devices, applications, or channels.
- 8 C
ChatbotXchatbotx.io - 9 V
Voiceflowvoiceflow.comChatbot builder for Android, iOS, web, API and self-hosted deployment, with free plan and trial.
- 10 YA
Yellow.aiyellow.aiYellow.ai provides an enterprise agentic AI platform for automating customer and employee interactions across chat, voice, email and messaging channels.
- 11 IIntercomintercom.com
- 12 CChatbasechatbase.co
Multichannel chatbot platform for Android, iOS, web and API, with a free plan and seven-day trial.
- 13 G
Gupshupgupshup.aiMultichannel chatbot platform with a visual flow builder, API and web access, plus a free plan.
- 14 MC
Microsoft Copilotcopilot.microsoft.com - 15 CD
Chat Datachat-data.comChatbot platform offers visual flows, AI bot creation and knowledge-base answers via web, API or self-hosting.
- 16 B
Botpressbotpress.comBotpress is a platform for building, deploying and monitoring AI agents for customer support and other workflows.
- 17 MManychatmanychat.com
Manychat provides social and messaging automations for Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Messenger.
- 18 AAiSensyaisensy.com
AI-powered WhatsApp marketing platform using official WhatsApp APIs, with human handoff and a free plan.
- 19 C
ChatMaximachatmaxima.com - 20 BbruKNOWbruknow.com
bruKNOW describes itself as a no-code platform for building AI chatbots and automating customer conversations across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and…
- 21 A
AnyChatanychat.oneMultichannel chatbot builder with visual flows and AI generation, offering a free plan and trial.
- 22 SSpecteronspecteron.com
Visual chatbot builder for multichannel use on Android, iOS, desktop and web; free plan and trial.
- 23 DA
Desku AI Chatbot Builderdesku.ioDesku describes its AI Chatbot Builder as a visual, no-code tool for creating, training and deploying customer support chatbots.
- 24 SSteptstepped.ai
AI chatbot builder with knowledge answers and human handoff across web, desktop, API and self-hosted; free plan.
- 25 WAWittify AIwittify.ai
Visual chatbot builder with knowledge answers and human handoff; free plan and 14-day trial.
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How to choose
Match the channels you need
Web support is listed for 246 tools, while 147 offer an API. Mobile coverage includes 75 iOS and 74 Android tools. Self-hosting appears for 31, and Windows support for 11.
Choose a builder that covers the places where your customers already chat. An API can connect a bot to another application; self-hosting keeps deployment on your own setup.
Use free plans and trials to compare
There are 136 tools with a free plan and 108 with a free trial. A free plan can remain available without payment, while a trial gives temporary access to paid features.
Examples include Chat Data, AiSensy and Botpress, which list free plans. AiSensy also lists a 14-day trial. Guzli lists a paid plan without a free trial.
Check the starting price
Annual billing starts at $15.83 per month for Chat Data and $21 for Chatling; AiSensy's plans start at $45 monthly.
Botpress lists paid plans from $150 per month annually. Amazon Lex lists pricing from $0.00. Confirm the billing period and what is included before choosing.
Compare bot-building and support tools
Visual flow design, AI bot creation, knowledge-base responses and human handoff are among the compared capabilities. These features describe how you design conversations, answer questions from your content and pass a chat to a person.
It also compares included conversations. Check the allowance alongside the paid starting price so you can estimate whether a plan fits your expected chat volume.
Questions
What is the number of chatbot builders listed?
There are 257 chatbot builders in this collection.
How many have a free plan?
136 of the 257 tools have a free plan.
How many offer a free trial?
108 tools list a free trial.
Which platforms are covered?
The list covers web, API, iOS, Android, self-hosted and Windows deployments.
How many tools are open source?
Two of the 257 tools are marked open source.
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