Last updated on 11/11/2024
please refer to my blog post: Create a Custom AI ChatBot using your own data
Here is an table of chatbot frameworks I have been able to find — if you have any that is missing, please let me know at @jorper98
| Name | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Lex | A chatbot service from Amazon Web Services that allows you to build conversational interfaces using voice and text. Integrates with other AWS services. | Pay-as-you-go pricing based on usage. |
| API.ai | An AI-powered natural language understanding platform (previously known as API.ai, now part of Anthropic). | Free trial, paid plans starting at $0.002 per request. |
| Botkit | An open-source developer tool for building conversational software, chatbots, and custom integrations. | Open-source (free), with paid enterprise support options. |
| Botpress | An open-source conversational AI platform that helps create, manage, and deploy chatbots across channels. | Open-source (free), with paid enterprise plans. |
| Botpress Cloud | A hosted version of the Botpress platform, providing a managed solution for chatbot development and deployment. | Paid plans starting at $79/month. |
| Botkit Studio | A commercial platform built on the open-source Botkit framework, offering enhanced tools for bot development and deployment. | Paid subscription plans starting at $25/month. |
| Chatterbot | An open-source chatbot library for Python that can be used to generate responses to user inputs. | Open-source (free). |
| Dialogflow | An AI-powered chatbot framework developed by Google. It provides natural language processing, intent recognition, and conversational flow management. | Free tier available, paid plans start at $15/month. |
| Dialogflow CX | An advanced version of Dialogflow with more features for building complex conversational experiences. | Paid service with usage-based pricing. |
| IBM Watson Assistant | A comprehensive platform from IBM for building, testing, and deploying conversational AI applications. | Paid service with various pricing tiers. |
| Microsoft Bot Framework | A comprehensive framework from Microsoft for building, connecting, testing, and deploying chatbots. Integrates with Azure services. | Free to use, with paid Azure service costs. |
| Pickaxel | Pickaxe is an AI tool, either a chatbot or a form, that is powered with a prompt. In addition to the prompt, you can power your Pickaxe with documents, websites, videos, special instructions, API endpoints, and more. To get started, build a Pickaxe in our no code AI builder. | Starts with Free Tier, $29/month and then 80/month based on a number of items |
| Rasa | An open-source machine learning-based conversational AI framework. Allows for building custom, contextual chatbots. | Open-source (free), with paid enterprise support options. |
| Voiceflow | A visual development platform for building voice apps and chatbots across various platforms. | Free tier available, paid plans start at $29/month. |
| Wit.ai | An open-source natural language processing tool developed by Facebook for building applications with conversational interfaces. | Free for small projects, with paid enterprise plans. |
| Xenioo | An AI-powered chatbot platform that allows building, testing, and deploying chatbots across channels. | Free plan available, paid plans start at €19/month. |
| Botpress Cloud | A hosted version of the Botpress platform, providing a managed solution for chatbot development and deployment. | Paid plans starting at $79/month. |