Research

The Chatbot Pricing Index.

Entry prices, full ranges, and — more importantly — what each plan actually meters, from dated reviews of every vendor's official pricing page. Updated whenever a pricing review changes, so each row shows when it was last checked.

Editorial pricing-index tracker with plan meters, updated columns, and cost-watch cues.

How to read this index

Chatbot vendors publish prices in incompatible units: message credits, billable conversations, Active Contacts, and per-user seats. Sticker comparison across those units is meaningless, so this index always pairs the price with the meter. Every row links to the vendor's official pricing page, and the check date tells you how fresh the row is. Prices shown are typically annual-billing figures; monthly billing usually costs more.

Method

Each row comes from a dated read of the vendor's official pricing page, stored in the same dataset that powers our reviews and plan finder. We do not use third-party price aggregators. Rows update when our next pricing review of that vendor lands, not on a fixed schedule. Cite this page with its URL and the per-row check dates. Last review across the index: Jun 14, 2026.

Manychat

DM automation

Official pricing page

Essential from $14/mo when billed annually for 250 Active Contacts

$0 Free; paid plans reviewed from $14/mo to $139/mo annual starting prices before tax and contact overages

Monthly Active Contacts, connected channel limits, users, inbox seats, AI/add-ons, and additional Active Contact overages

Jun 14, 2026

ChatBot.com

AI support workspace

Official pricing page

Essential is $19/user/mo annually, or $25/user/mo monthly

$19-$79/user/mo when billed annually; Enterprise is custom

Per-user pricing plus included AI agents, AI resolutions, API calls, and workflow allowances

Jun 7, 2026

Tidio

Website chat and support

Official pricing page

Starter from $24.17/mo when billed annually

$24.17/mo Starter to $749/mo Plus; Premium is custom

Billable conversations, Lyro AI conversations, Flows visitors reached, and seats

Jun 1, 2026

Chatbase

Trainable website chatbot

Official pricing page

Hobby is $32/mo when billed annually

$0 to $400/mo when billed annually; Enterprise is custom

Message credits, AI agents, source limits, actions, seats, and add-ons

Jun 1, 2026

FastBots

Website AI chatbot

Official pricing page

Essential is $39/mo, or $33/mo when billed annually

$0 to $399/mo; main paid plans run $39-$199/mo

Message credits (1 standard reply = 1 credit; advanced models use 5-10), chatbot count, handoff, and branding gates

Jun 7, 2026

Wati.io

WhatsApp Business automation

Official pricing page

Not indexed as a single entry price: Wati combines a subscription plan with WhatsApp message fees that vary by country and message type, plus add-ons. Treat it as a channel-cost model — see the Wati WhatsApp guide before comparing it against website-chatbot plans.

Jun 14, 2026

To turn these numbers into a decision: the affordable chatbots guide compares the entry plans by job, the credits vs conversations explainer unpacks the meters, the pricing traps guide covers where bills surprise buyers, and the plan finder filters live plans against your situation.