Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.
Automates social DMs and comment replies on Instagram, WhatsApp and more
Platform for building AI customer service agents for chat and voice
Free plan
25 Active Contacts per month, 1 user, up to 4 live automations, any 2 channels from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Messenger and Telegram (no WhatsApp, SMS or email), Manychat branding; no credit card required
250 Active Contacts a month included, then a fee per extra contact; $168 billed annually.
Not stated
Free trial
14-day free trial of Essential or Pro (none on Business or Advanced); a saved card is required and the plan renews unless you cancel
Free trial, no credit card required (offered on the agencies and partners track)
Platforms
Web
Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)
Not stated
Not stated
Open source
No
No
Good for
Replying automatically to Instagram comments and direct messages
Collecting email addresses from social media followers
Managing messages from several social channels in one inbox
Building a voice or chat support agent that follows set business rules
Agencies building AI agents and handing them over to client businesses
Testing and monitoring agent conversations before and after launch
Watch out for
Free plan: 25 active contacts a month, 2 channels and up to 4 active automations, with Manychat branding
Each plan includes a set number of active contacts; contacts above that cost $0.004 to $0.10 each, by plan
WhatsApp, SMS and email start on Pro; unlimited channels start on Business
Plan prices are not published on the public pricing page; docs say they are shown in the dashboard's Plans and Billing tab
The Free plan (per docs) has limited features and a one-time credit grant that does not renew
Single sign-on and private cloud hosting are Enterprise features
Made by
Manychat, Inc.
Voiceflow, Inc.
Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.
