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24 alternatives to Botframe

A playground to design & validate bots

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Botframe launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bottr.co▲234

   The world's most simple bot framework

   2016 · bottr.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Botified▲101

   A job board for bot developers

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Botanalytics▲194

   Conversational analytics for bots

   2016 · botanalytics.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Microsoft Bot Framework▲167

   Your bots — wherever your users are talking

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Botbuzz▲127

   On-Demand chatbot developers

   2016 · buzz.ai · its alternatives →

6. 6
   There Is A Bot For That▲219

   Search engine for bots

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cycles▲179

   Visual feedback and approvals for web development

   2016 · cycleshq.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Botgig▲226

   Hire a bot development team

   2016 · botgig.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Botlytics▲218

   Analytics for your bot

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Botpress▲190

    The WordPress of Bots

    2017 · botpress.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chatbase▲152

    Chatbot analytics for developers by Google

    2017 · chatbase.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wit.ai Bot Engine (Beta)▲186

    Helping developers make bots great again

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Recast.AI 2.0▲164

    The ultimate end-to-end collaborative bot platform

    2017 · recastai.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Appbot▲132

    Surface bugs, feature requests & more from app reviews

    2016 · appbot.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PHPBot▲136

    The ultimate PHP Snippet bot

    2017 · phpbot.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Should I Build a Bot?▲125

    A sarcastic bot to answer your burning question

    2017 · shouldibuildabot.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Next Bot▲128

    Everyday news about Bots, AI, development and best practices

    2016 · thenextbot.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Botdesk▲199

    Turn your FAQs into a bot in 5 minutes

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    bottr.me▲169

    Create your bot by simply talking to it!

    2016 · bottr.me · its alternatives →

20. 20
    e-botfinder▲126

    Connecting chatbot developers with businesses

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    BotBot▲9

    The bot that builds bots

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    BotPages▲94

    Find, discover, and promote bots.

    2016 · botventures.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    AWS Lambda + Motion AI▲121

    Build bots using Node.js, in your browser!

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hubot by Github▲114

    Your company's robot

    2014 · hubot.github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →