AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Whale

Build chat-based applications for a seamless user experience

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Whale launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Whale▲720
Video Q&A with influencers and experts 🐳
2016 · its alternatives →
2
HeroUI Chat▲811
The easiest way to generate beautiful UIs
2025 · heroui.chat · its alternatives →
3
Whale 1.0▲343
Video Q&A w/ influencers + experts 🐳 Now w/ comments!
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Stream Chat▲327
Build, code and ship in app messaging in a few hours
2019 · getstream.io · its alternatives →
5
Messenger Platform▲523
Build apps on top of Facebook Messenger
2015 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
6
Mantle Chat▲298
Collaboration platform where teams work with AI together
May 2026 · mantle.chat · its alternatives →
7
Messenger Platform 2.0▲521
Discovery, chat extensions, and richer experiences
2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
8
Conversation API▲275
Build chatbots with memory using just an API
Jan 2026 · amarsia.com · its alternatives →
9
Conversational Interface▲352
Build conversational forms with easy to use design assets.
2016 · convointerface.com · its alternatives →
10
Messenger Platform (Beta)▲518
Build your bot and reach 900 million people around the world
2016 · developers.facebook.com · its alternatives →
11
Chatfuel▲403
Create chatbots to engage with your audience on messengers
2016 · chatfuel.com · its alternatives →
12
Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350
Self-hosted chat for small teams.
2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →
13
Mobile Chat Kit▲414
UI kits & sample apps for building in-app mobile chat
2021 · getstream.io · its alternatives →
14
Layer Platform API▲202
Build rich application-to-user messaging
2015 · its alternatives →
15
Chatfuel for Messenger▲430
The intuitive bot builder with AI navigation
2016 · chatfuel.com · its alternatives →
16
Conversation Extensions by Smooch.io▲107
Go beyond the boundaries of the chat window
2017 · smooch.io · its alternatives →
17
Chat▲88
turn your backend into a chat app instantly
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Let's Chat▲323
Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.
2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →
19
TalkJS▲219
Build full-featured chat into your websites and mobile apps
2017 · talkjs.com · its alternatives →
20
WeConnect.chat▲147
No code chatbot builder blending AI with human interaction
2023 · weconnect.chat · its alternatives →
21
Hubtype▲97
Build amazing conversational apps on React
2017 · hubtype.com · its alternatives →
22
XO Platform▲160
Automated and human assisted customer experience chats
2024 · kore.ai · its alternatives →
23
Teamhub.com▲237
Hey HN, We've just launched our team collaboration platform where we're bringing together all the important tools under one app. We've been frustrated in the past with tools which had a huge disconnect between projects and chat. It always inevitably leads to teams using external chat apps for "project management" and then abandoning the main tools altogether. We're creating tools we hope teams will stick with. Super integrated Chat. Convert comments to tasks and have them auto added to project boards. Automations to help massively reduce burden on the team. Workflows, Time-Off and so much…
2024 · teamhub.com · its alternatives →
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ChatBot.com Visual Builder▲156
A no-code builder to create AI chatbots
2021 · chatbot.com · its alternatives →

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