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24 alternatives to Messenger Platform (Beta)

Build your bot and reach 900 million people around the world

Messenger Platform is a beta API that enables developers to build chatbots for Facebook Messenger, which has approximately 900 million users worldwide. The platform allows creation of automated conversational agents… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Messenger Platform (Beta) launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Messenger Platform▲523
Build apps on top of Facebook Messenger
2015 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
2
Messenger Platform 2.0▲521
Discovery, chat extensions, and richer experiences
2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
3
Api.ai for Facebook Messenger▲852
The easiest way to build an FB bot. No coding required!
2016 · its alternatives →
4
Telegram Bot Platform 2.0▲474
A new era of messaging
2016 · telegram.org · its alternatives →
5
ManyChat for Facebook Messenger▲320
Create a Messenger bot to engage your audience. No coding!
2016 · manychat.com · its alternatives →
6
Chatfuel for Messenger▲430
The intuitive bot builder with AI navigation
2016 · chatfuel.com · its alternatives →
7
MessengerX.io▲412
Earn with Uncensored Custom GPTs that inform or entertain!
2023 · messengerx.io · its alternatives →
8
Message.io▲296
Bots that work everywhere
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Bots UI Kit▲486
Fully customizable Sketch UI Kit for Messenger Platform
2016 · mockuuups.studio · its alternatives →
10
Chatfuel▲403
Create chatbots to engage with your audience on messengers
2016 · chatfuel.com · its alternatives →
11
Facebook Messenger▲427
Facebook's standalone Messenger for the web
2015 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
12
Botmother 2.0▲228
The best way to create chatbots without code
2022 · botmother.com · its alternatives →
13
Beta Facebook Chat Bot▲107
Play around with a beta version of Facebook chat bots
2016 · fireflies.ai · its alternatives →
14
ChatBotKit – The simplest way to build AI chat bots like ChatGPT▲104
Launch AI agents from ready-made solutions. Customize them with your data and brand, then deploy to your website, apps, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, and more - with enterprise-grade security and observability built in.
2023 · chatbotkit.com · its alternatives →
15
BotList 2.0▲406
The best bots for Messenger, Slack, Alexa, Discord and more
2017 · views4you.com · its alternatives →
16
ChatterOn for Messenger▲158
Build Facebook chat-bots in under 5 minutes
2017 · chatteron.io · its alternatives →
17
YourGPT Chatbot Studio▲331
Build powerful conversational AI agents
2024 · yourgpt.ai · its alternatives →
18
Postman Collection for Messenger Platform▲142
A Postman collection for working with the Messenger Platform
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Buzz▲161
Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place
Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz · its alternatives →
20
Telegram 6.0▲315
A native messenger for every platform
2020 · telegram.org · its alternatives →
21
Viral Loops for Messenger▲147
Grow with Messenger bot giveaways
2019 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
22
Exponea Messenger▲183
Create a chatbot for Facebook Messenger
2016 · exponea.com · its alternatives →
23
Firebot BETA▲8
The chatbot platform for everybody.
2017 · firebot.io · its alternatives →
24
Morph▲141
Build chatbots for your business on Facebook, WhatsApp & Web
2019 · morph.ai · its alternatives →

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