Botpress

by Botpress Inc

Freemium

Open-source AI chatbot builder with visual flow editor, knowledge base integration, and multi-channel deployment.

4.3
out of 5.0 · 500+ reviews
Category Coding
Platform WebAPI
Last Updated May 14, 2026

Overview

Botpress is an open-source AI chatbot platform combining a visual flow editor with LLM capabilities. Build and deploy conversational agents across websites, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and more. Features a knowledge base trainable on documents, autonomous AI nodes, and a marketplace of integrations. Over 12K GitHub stars.

Pricing

Pay
as-you-go
  • $0.005 per AI credit beyond free tier
  • Scale as needed
Team
$495 /mo
  • Collaboration, advanced analytics, priority support

Pros & Cons

Pros

Generous free tier with 5 real AI bots
Open-source transparency and flexibility
Visual flow editor for complex conversations
Multi-channel deployment from single build
Strong developer community (12K+ GitHub stars)

Cons

Learning curve for advanced flows
Some integrations require coding
AI credit costs hard to predict
Self-hosted version needs DevOps skills

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