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Best Botpress alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 2, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Botpress alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/botpress

2 direct alternatives to Botpress and 6 more tools in the same category, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Rasa is the top alternative to Botpress on our list, followed by FlowiseAI and Zoho Desk.
5 of the 8 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Rasa.
Highest rated: Tidio, 4.6 out of 5 from 2,552 ratings, Sep 2026.

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8 alternatives
2 direct
5 with a free plan

Rasa
#1 Top pick
Build trustworthy AI agents for real-world complexity with full control over behavior and performance.
Pricing
Free plan
4.3 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 17 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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FlowiseAI
#2
Visually build, deploy, and scale AI agents and chatbots with an open-source, low-code platform.
Starting price
From $35 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.8 /5 on G2 · 6 ratings, Jul 2026
Our take
Highest rated
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Zoho Desk
#3
Customer service software for businesses
Pricing
Free plan
4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 10,148 ratings, Sep 2026
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Botpress vs 8 alternatives

Botpress and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating, and how directly each replaces it.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating	Fit
Botpress Compared tool	Price: $150/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.5 out of 5, from 549 ratings across G2 and Capterra (549)
Rasa	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.3 out of 5, from 17 ratings across G2 and Capterra (17)	Direct alternative
FlowiseAI	Price: $35/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.8 out of 5, from 6 ratings on G2 (6)	Direct alternative
Zoho Desk	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.4 out of 5, from 10,148 ratings across G2 and Capterra (10,148)	Same category as Botpress
Zendesk for E-commerce	Price: $19/mo	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 11,487 ratings across G2 and Capterra (11,487)	Same category as Botpress
Character.AI	Price: $9.99/mo	Free plan: Yes	3.2 out of 5, from 3,196 ratings across G2, Capterra, SourceForge and more (3,196)	Same category as Botpress
Zendesk Messaging	Price: Not published	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 7,061 ratings on G2 (7,061)	Same category as Botpress
Intercom	Price: $29/mo	Free plan: No	4.5 out of 5, from 3,906 ratings on G2 (3,906)	Same category as Botpress
Tidio	Price: $24.17/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 2,552 ratings across G2 and Capterra (2,552)	Same category as Botpress

Why people consider alternatives to Botpress

Botpress is an open-source conversational AI platform for building sophisticated chatbots and AI agents. Its visual studio lets you design conversation flows without coding, while supporting advanced features like live agent handoff,…

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in chatbots.

The 2 direct alternatives below cover the same core job (chatbots) with different trade-offs. The 6 tools marked "Same category as Botpress" fit the category but replace Botpress less directly.

See full Botpress review Best chatbots tools How we rank

Botpress by the numbers

Botpress compared with 94 Chatbots tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
Metric	Botpress	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	Yes	56% have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	20 tools	2	#9 of 94 (joint)
Integrations listed	4	3	#3 of 23 (joint) tools with at least one integration recorded
User rating	4.5/5 (across the web, 549 ratings)	4.5/5	#18 of 43 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews
Compare-page visits, last 30 days	44 visits	34	#12 of 30 tools with 20+ compare-page visits

Listed as an alternative to: #7 on 2026-10-16 to #9 on 2026-11-02 (rank among 94 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Chatbots data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Botpress by the numbers”, Nov 2026.

Chatbots leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks Chatbots tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Nov 2026.

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Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 36 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, Chatbots tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Character.AI	$9.99/mo, billed monthly
2	FlowHunt AI	$10.80/mo, billed monthly
3	ManyChat	$15/mo, billed monthly
4	Botsonic	$16/mo, billed monthly
5	Poe	$16.67/mo, billed yearly

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 36 of 94 Chatbots tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “Chatbots leaderboards”, Nov 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All Chatbots statistics.

8 alternatives to Botpress

Direct alternatives come first, ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review. Tools marked "Same category as Botpress" follow, ranked the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Botpress?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Botpress are Rasa, FlowiseAI, Zoho Desk. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Botpress?

There is no fully free alternative in this list. Rasa is freemium: a permanent free tier plus paid plans (Build trustworthy AI agents for real-world complexity with full control over behavior and performance).

Why do people look for Botpress alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Botpress: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in chatbots. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

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Top 3 alternatives to Botpress

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FlowiseAI

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