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24 alternatives to guilds.run

The open-source Grok Bot alternative

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.

Cheaper Alternatives to guilds.run (October 2026) →

1. 1
   MausBot▲148

   Open source Grok Bot: Free, Local

   15d ago · mausbot.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Grok Bot▲555

   AI teammates that you can give real work to

   Aug 2026 · x.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   OpenBotfree▲362

   Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

   22d ago · openbot.run · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GEIO▲102

   A FPS battle bot with visual recognition

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Nestor V2.0▲78

   The easiest way to customize bots for Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6NV
   Nestor v2 – A Programmable Slack Bot Platform▲7

   2015 · v2.asknestor.me · its alternatives →

7. 7
   O'Reilly Bots - #4 - Cathy Pearl on voice user interfaces for bots▲61

   The basics of VUI design

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TextCraft▲66

   Slack as old-school MUD client

   2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Botpocalypse▲72

   Help defend Botropolis from hordes of evil bots!

   2015 · botpocalypse.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    hi.new▲60

    Multiplayer Grok Bot. Let your Grok Bot speak to other bots

    Sep 2026 · hi.new · its alternatives →

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    Open Bot – an open-source Grok Bot that works with any agent harness▲12

    Open-source AI coworkers that each get a computer of their own: a browser, files and tools, with every action decided before it happens and recorded after. Bring any AG-UI agent. - CopilotKit/OpenBot

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The Hustle Episode 60: Imagine an Army of Friend Bots (with Chris Messina)▲20

    Open source, conversational UI and contextual design

    2017 · funsize.co · its alternatives →

13. 13OS
    Open source bot framework that works with all major messengers▲8

    2016 · blog.smooch.io · its alternatives →

14. 14BB
    Blockspring Bot for Slack. First useful bot for work▲7

    2015 · blockspring.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cheap Bots, Done Quick! - a free twitterbot platform▲5

    2015 · cheapbotsdonequick.com · its alternatives →

16. 16GA
    Gravle – A bot that helps you choose▲6

    2020 · gravle.com · its alternatives →

17. 17RA
    Robocop – Automated code reviews on GitHub▲7

    2015 · robocop.siddharthkp.com · its alternatives →

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    SmarterChild▲15

    An intelligent bot

    2014 · en.wikipedia.org · its alternatives →

19. 19BD
    Bot Detection API▲6

    2016 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lots of Bots – find and compare mobile robots▲6

    2019 · lotsofbots.com · its alternatives →

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    Tyche: An experimental distributed trading pipeline in Go Java▲5

    Fully Autonomous Experimental Distributed Trading Bot - ItsArnavSh/Tyche

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22BB
    Bottr – Bot Framework for Node.jsfree▲5

    2016 · bottr.co · its alternatives →

23. 23BS
    BattleBot – Slack bot to track your office games▲7

    2020 · battlebot.io · its alternatives →

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    Callie▲8

    A countdown bot for Slack

    2017 · callie-corgi.herokuapp.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 →