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24 alternatives to Operator

Your shopping messenger

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Operator launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Operator▲6

   Your next shopping experience starts with a text

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   oratio Shop Assistant: eCommerce on Messenger▲121

   Product discovery, sales & customer service on Messenger 💬

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shop in Messenger by Shopify▲189

   Browse and buy products all in Facebook Messenger.

   2016 · shopify.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Chatscout▲691

   Shopping assistant powered by ChatGPT for e-commerce brands

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hero™▲101

   Mobile commerce + messaging for global retailers

   2016 · hero.cx · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Operator 2.0▲261

   Shopping network with curated product recommendations

   2016 · operator.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Yellow Messenger▲76

   Order anything on Chat

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PocketSuite▲112

   Business messenger for the service economy

   2017 · pocketsuite.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   eBay ShopBot▲96

   A newer, smarter, easier way to shop in Facebook Messenger

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hey▲11

    One Word Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Reporter▲109

    Understand the things you care about

    2014 · reporter-app.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TechMoji▲77

    Talk tech with stickers from the iMessage store

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tab Talk ▲65

    SMS based dining assistant in Toronto

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Messenger Hunt▲170

    Browse the latest Products through Facebook Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Helloify▲117

    Customer and team messaging

    2014 · helloify.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Operator (pre-launch)▲33

    Coming Soon

    2014 · operator.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    NEED▲128

    Curated Shopping for Men

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ideally▲113

    Shopping app buys for you whenever there’s a sale.

    2016 · ideally.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hatch Messenger▲129

    Slack for your personal life

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Meow▲72

    Chatroulette style messenger app for iOS and Android

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Who Up?▲87

    An evening-only iOS messaging app for night owls

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Flamingo▲71

    Modern instant messaging

    2014 · flamingo.im · 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 →