AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Buddy

Your personal assistant in Messenger

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Buddy launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Swell Bot▲164

   Make better decisions with friends

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Buddy▲125

   A personal digital assistant to handle simple tasks

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pallie▲352

   AI Friend in Your Favorite Messenger

   2024 · pallie.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Buddies▲117

   Create AI virtual buddies and chat with them anytime

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Job Pal▲106

   Chat and apply directly for jobs from within Messenger

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Suggestions from M▲423

   Facebook Messenger AI assistant now open to everyone in US

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TechCrunch on Messenger▲225

   Personalized news recommendations bot on Facebook Messenger

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Convos▲143

   Create sharable, conversational content for Messenger

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Alex WikiMessenger Bot▲98

   A Wikipedia bot for messenger

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Let's Chat▲321

    Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Jarvis▲284

    Messenger bot to remind you to get stuff done.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    DriftBot▲263

    A chatbot for your knowledge base

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Messenger BotLetter▲115

    Personalized newsletters directly in Facebook Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Onebot▲66

    Native bot store for Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ChatBottle▲148

    Chatbots Search Engine

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ChatGPT Buddy▲85

    Your personal AI assistant within WhatsApp

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Awesome PA for Startups▲164

    On-demand personal assistant over Slack & SMS

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Chatbros▲124

    Your personal AI assistant for limitless productivity

    2023 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Foreign Buddy▲123

    Learn any language with me 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ask Gary Vee▲114

    The unofficial Gary Vee chatbot on Messenger!

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    e-botfinder▲126

    Connecting chatbot developers with businesses

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Worklife Slackbot▲148

    Your personal meeting assistant, in Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Chatty▲89

    Chat with strangers all around the world in Messenger

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    OneThing▲99

    An SMS chatbot to help you set and complete daily goals

    2016 · 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 →