Botpress
by Botpress Inc
FreemiumOpen-source AI chatbot builder with visual flow editor, knowledge base integration, and multi-channel deployment.
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