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Botpress
A builder's toolkit for AI agents, with a visual studio up front and code when you want it.
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Botpress
A builder's toolkit for AI agents, with a visual studio up front and code when you want it.
What is Botpress?
Botpress strikes a nice balance for people who like to tinker. Its studio lets you build agents visually, connect knowledge sources and define actions, but there is always room to write custom code when a flow needs something the drag-and-drop tools do not cover.
We appreciated how many channels you can deploy to, from website chat to popular messaging apps, and the pay-as-you-go model means you start free and pay mostly for the AI usage your agent actually consumes.
The flexibility comes at a price in time: there are more concepts to learn than in plug-and-play chatbot tools, and estimating costs takes a little attention as usage grows. For developers and agencies building agents for clients, it hits a sweet spot.
Best for: Developers and agencies building custom AI agents for many channels
What we like
- ✓ Mix of visual building and code
- ✓ Wide channel deployment options
- ✓ Pay-as-you-go pricing to start
Watch out for
- – More concepts to learn than simple bot tools
- – Usage-based costs need monitoring
Use cases
- 01
Building a WhatsApp or web assistant for a client
- 02
Creating agents that trigger actions in other tools
- 03
Prototyping a support bot before scaling it
Key features
- ✓Visual studio for building AI agents
- ✓Custom code for actions and integrations
- ✓Knowledge bases for grounded answers
- ✓Deployment across web chat and messaging channels
Pricing
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What is Botpress used for?+
A builder's toolkit for AI agents, with a visual studio up front and code when you want it. Best for developers and agencies building custom AI agents for many channels.
How much is Botpress?+
Free · pay as you go
What else is like Botpress?+
Have a look at Chatbase, Voiceflow and Intercom Fin.
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