Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Building a Python Slack Bot launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Api.ai for Slack▲420

   Build a smart conversational Slack bot in 5 minutes.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A framework for building Slack bots in Python▲114

   I started building a couple of years ago because I found no easy existing solution to build Slack bots that can be composed from/organized into plugins. Existing libraries like Bolt make it pretty easy to develop Slack bots, but hard to organize and scale the code base of your bot. I was also missing some crucial features such as scheduling actions for your bot. So I wrote my own framework! I recently rewrote the complete framework to make use of asyncio and the newest Slack SDK Let me know what you think!

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Solid Bot for Slack▲128

   Easily manage your meetings from Slack

   2016 · getsolid.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Introbot for Slack▲143

   Your networking assistant inside Slack

   2016 · brandsly.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Botkit▲287

   Building blocks for building Slack bots

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack Metabot▲86

   Whoa, a Slack command-line client inside Slack.

   2016 · slack-metabot.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Polly▲111

   A learning bot that collects feedback from your Slack team

   2016 · polly.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nestor V2.0▲78

   The easiest way to customize bots for Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9BB
   Blockspring Bot for Slack. First useful bot for work▲7

   2015 · blockspring.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Text/Turner▲120

    Human translation bot for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Large▲140

    On-demand Slack bot that can get you anything for the office

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Slack Foundry▲120

    A bot to help you with the basics of using Slack

    2019 · slack.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fetch▲113

    Lead enrichment bot for Slack

    2016 · amplemarket.com · its alternatives →

14. 14NV
    Nestor v2 – A Programmable Slack Bot Platform▲7

    2015 · v2.asknestor.me · its alternatives →

15. 15BI
    Business Intelligence Bot for Slack▲7

    2016 · bintel.chat · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Phonebot▲203

    Make phone calls from within a Slack channel

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cody bot for Slack▲76

    Finally brings visual discussions to Slack (by Codesign.io)

    2016 · codesign.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Botkit▲15

    Node.js module for easily building Slack bots

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BotEngine for Slack▲25

    Build your bot for Slack in 10 minutes. For free.

    2017 · chatbot.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Callmaker for Slack▲184

    AI-powered tool to immediately get more inbound sales

    2016 · callmaker.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Community Bot▲139

    Automate your Slack community management

    2016 · communitybot.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Geekbot▲84

    Asynchronous standup meetings in Slack

    2015 · geekbot.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Brisby▲159

    Slack bot that answers the questions you get asked too often

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ito▲66

    Hypervoice communications assistant / bot for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

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