Chatbots Building Platforms List

Masha Kubyshina
Chatbot.com Blog
3 min readJan 12, 2017

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Since I have started writing about chatbots and run a few bot building workshops I have been asked numerous times on what bot building platforms I can recommend. I put together a list of chatbots building platforms. I will try to keep it updated as new platforms appear. If you have used a platform that is not in the list feel free to leave a comment below.

Alan

Keywords: Collaborative technology platform, integrational speed, easy to use, human communication, LATAM, Spanish

API.ai

Keywords: NLU, conversational agents, developer focused

BotAmp.com

Keywords: Marketing automation, small businesses, eCommerce

Bottr.me

Keywords: One-click bot, avatar bot, for events, customer support, influencers and busy professionals who want a personal bot

ChatClub.me

Keywords: Chatbots for Facebook Messenger, for artists, sport stars and celebrities, marketing focused, push notifications, no coding required

Chatfuel.com

Keywords: What you see is what you get, CRM console, completely free

ChatterOn.io

Keywords: Build a bot under 5 minutes, pre-built chatbots, end-to-end, multiple platforms integration, ML, UX and AI assistance

Chattigo

Keywords: Customer service bots, Spanish language, LATAM, cross platform, human and AI, CRM integration

Conversable

Keywords: Enterprise solutions, any messaging or voice channel, ecommerce & brand building via messaging, conversational intelligence flows

Converse.ai

Keywords: Build without writing code, workflow tools, drag and drop designer, human in the loop

FlowXO

Keywords: Flexible, customizable, user support

Gupshup.io

Keywords: Toolkit for bots, entire bot lifecycle, bot under 2 minutes, for non-developers

Howdy.ai

Keywords: Startups, Slack, Developers, Code

Init.ai

Keywords: NLP, machine learning, monitoring conversations

Kitt.ai

Keywords: Chatflow, NLU, bot-to-bot communication, drag and drop, Alexa integration

Kore

Keywords: Ai-rich conversation interfaces, enterprise-grade, end-to-end, rapid deployment

Manychat

Keywords: Facebook bots, no coding required, free, build a bot in 2 minutes, autoposting

Msg.ai

Keywords: Conversational ecommerce, cross-platform, multi-channel, enterprise solutions, A/B testing

Meya.ai

Keywords: Human/bot hybrid, developer focused, bot flow abstraction

MindMeld

Keywords: Voice & chat assistants, deep-domain conversational UI, undersatands questions and provides responses, end-to-end support from prototype to production

Microsoft Bot Framework

Keywords: Open source, cognitive services, cross platform, server less

Motion.ai

Keywords: Botstore, easy bot building, complex bot flows, small businesses, no coding required

Octane.ai

Keywords: Content creators, marketing tools, fast bot creation, no coding required

Pandorabots

Keywords: Multilingual, speech interfaces, free, provides education on bot building, AIaaS (Artificial Inteligence as a Service), customizable AIML, 225K+ developers community

PullString.com

Keywords: PullString Author, personality for bots, human touch in bot conversation, Alexa skill

Recast.ai

Keywords: Sharing, simplicity, luxury brands, public services, no coding required

Reply.ai

Keywords: Customer service bots, integration into any customer service engine, built-in CRM

Sequel

Keywords: Conversational experiences with personality, interactive entertainment, drag and drop, perfect for media and entertainment industry

Smooch

Keywords: Operationalizing messaging experiences, unified API, one-click integration, multi-channel, developer support

Tars

Keywords: Convert web-forms into chatbots, works with any language, export user conversations into excel, no coding or tech skills required

Turbo.ai

Keywords: Real time bot building, instantly, no computer skills required, perfect for restaurants, hotels, small businesses, free

Ubisend.com

Keywords: Conversational marketing platform, no coding or tech skills required, for marketers, free for charities and NGOs

Watson Developer Cloud

Keywords: Free using Bluemix, NLP, multi-channel, tutorials & demos on the site, free & paid plans

Webio

Keywords: Customer service intelligent agents, all channels, live agent + Webio Ai agent, instant dashboards and reports

Wit.ai

Keywords: Voice recognition, free, developers’ community oriented

You can read in detail about some of the bot building platforms here

Opensource tools

ChatScript the “original” Bruce Wilcox’s language/engine; still under active development

SuperScript made in JS Node, is a sort of simplified ChatScript

RiveScript a simple scripting language that inherit some AIML and ChatScript idioms

You can find more information on opensource tools in this blog post by Giorgio Robino. I appreciate his help with this list.

Thank you for reading!

Masha works with bots & NLP | Founder & CEO at Bluewordai.com, Arithebot.com and FiveperFive.com | You can find her on Twitter and Linkedin

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Masha Kubyshina
Chatbot.com Blog

Data Analyst @EnelXWay (data quality, reporting), past: Tech @AccelerateChange; writing for BotList.co; training in bjj & MMA