Best Chatbot Builders in 2026
Updated
In short: Amazon Lex is ranked #1 of 257 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of IBM watsonx Assistant and Yellow.ai. The best-ranked option with a free plan is IBM watsonx Assistant. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Lex at $0.50/mo.
Chatbot builders help teams create automated interactions and determine how those conversations reach customers or staff. Compare AI bot generation, visual flow builders, deployment channels, and knowledge-base answers; human handoff is another key point if a person needs to step in. Included conversations, free plans, and paid-from pricing add practical context. IBM watsonx Assistant opens the ranking, followed by Chat Data and Intercom, with Engati also among the early entries. Consider where you want the bot to appear and how your support process works, then use the listed criteria to compare setup and operating needs.
257 chatbot builders ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
257ranked
23free plans on this page
$0.50/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Amazon Lex Top pick · 9.2 Free plan · $0.50/mo
#2 IBM watsonx Assistant Runner-up · 9.1 Free plan · $140/mo
#3 Yellow.ai Also great · 8.9 Free plan · Free
- Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.50/mofirst paid tier About Amazon LexVisit site - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$140/mofirst paid tier About IBM watsonx AssistantVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $45/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$6/mofirst paid tier About AiSensyVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $15.83/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15.83/mofirst paid tier About Chat DataVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $150/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$150/mofirst paid tier About BotpressVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $49/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$49/mofirst paid tier About DocsBot AIVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree About RasaVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€32/mofirst paid tier About LandbotVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $40/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- No
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$40/mofirst paid tier About ChatbaseVisit site - Free trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- Free
- Deployment channels
- Web, iOS, and Android
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$19/mofirst paid tier About IntercomVisit site - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $75/mo
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$75/mofirst paid tier About Workato AgenticVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $39/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$39/mofirst paid tier About TypebotVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $124/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$124/mofirst paid tier About WonderchatVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.50/mofirst paid tier About Quickchat AIVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $20/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About FwdSlashVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsBRL 28/mofirst paid tier About bruKNOWVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About AnyChatVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $19/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$19/mofirst paid tier About ConferbotVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9.99/mo
- AI bot generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$8.33/mofirst paid tier About Microsoft CopilotVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $39/mo
- Deployment channels
- multichannel
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$39/mofirst paid tier About Desku AI Chatbot BuilderVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment channels
- Web, app, SMS, email, WhatsApp, Apple Messaging, Messenger, Instagram, and other channels
- Visual flow builder
- Yes
- AI bot generation
- Yes
- Knowledge-base answers
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which chatbot builder is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Amazon Lex is ranked #1 of 257 with a score of 9.2. IBM watsonx Assistant is second and Yellow.ai third.
How many of these have a free plan?
23 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Lex has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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