Botpress
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The Complete AI Agent Platform
How to Replace BotpressOverview
Features
68 features across 21 categories
AI(4)
Enable backup LLMs to maintain functionality during service outages
Bring your own LLM or API key for flexibility in model selection
Core inference engine responsible for coordinating agent behavior, interpreting instructions, managing memory, choosing tools, executing code, and returning responses
Access LLMs from variety of providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, groq, and more
Analytics & Reporting(5)
AI-powered insights about conversations including sentiment analysis and outcomes
Create custom dashboards and metrics to track bot performance
Build custom dashboards to visualize agent conversation and session analytics
Analyze bot performance with detailed logs and event data
Monitor a detailed log of spending on LLM tokens
Building & Design(1)
Drag-and-drop flow builder for building AI agents with an intuitive interface
Collaboration(4)
Import and export bots between workspaces
Create a public profile and share Botpress development projects
Multiple team members can build and edit bots simultaneously in the Studio
Multiple people can use Botpress Studio at the same time
Conversation Management(3)
Stateful and persistent conversations that track context and operate across steps without losing information
View bot's conversation history
Seamlessly let a human agent take over the chat when needed
Customization(3)
Remove the 'Powered by Botpress' branding from the chat widget
Customize the style of Webchat widget
Fully branded conversational experiences with white label webchat widget
Data Management(1)
Manage structured data in Tables designed for AI answering
Deployment(3)
Deploy agents on the web, embedded into custom applications, or through voice interfaces without separate implementations
Deploy bot on multiple channels
Embed a bot on your website with a custom chat interface
Development(6)
Access API endpoints needed to build and manage agents
Maintain a record of previous bot versions and restore editions
Build agents as code using a robust API and SDK
Inject custom code into an agent's lifecycle events
Maintain separate staging and production environments
Maintain more than 3 saved versions of the same agent with ability to restore editions
Engagement(1)
Webchat widget can automatically greet or prompt visitors
Infrastructure(2)
Adjusted resource limits for workspace with custom limits on messages, bots, and storage
Every deployed agent runs in its own self-contained, versioned, durable environment compatible with future platform changes
Integration(4)
Access APIs and work directly with structured inputs like files, tables, and user records
Integrate with external services and APIs
Integration with CRM, support tools, and APIs
Integrate with third-party analytics tools for additional insights
Knowledge Management(4)
Upload and automatically optimize files for AI answering
Answer questions from knowledge base with AI answering capabilities
Add images, charts, graphs, and other visual files to your knowledge base
Vectorize knowledge base files that include visual media like images, graphs, and diagrams
Monitoring(3)
Receive notifications when a bot encounters an error
Maintain full observability over an agent's actions and executions
Monitor and observe what a bot is doing in real-time
Pricing(1)
Monthly $5 credit for AI usage
Security & Collaboration(4)
Assign different levels of access permissions to team members
Decide which members of a Workspace can access specific bots within that Workspace
Keep integrations and workflows private instead of sharing them on the Hub
Set user roles and permissions for team members
Security & Compliance(5)
Define custom data retention and residency policies
Formal DPA confirming how data is handled
Restrict access to bot only from trusted domains
Formal BAA confirming HIPAA compliance
Access a detailed log of changes made within a Workspace
Services(6)
Custom development services for tailored AI workflows
Discovery workshop, conversation design strategy, and secure production deployment
Custom AI agents built and maintained by Botpress experts with integration, deployment, and continuous optimization
Continuous agent monitoring, improvements, and proactive optimization recommendations
Training sessions provided for team members
Concierge-style onboarding service with Botpress experts guiding setup and deployment
Support(6)
Priority support with faster response times and a Customer Success manager
Access community help through forums, docs, and Discord
Give agents the ability to handle routine inquiries, escalate when needed, and stay consistent across channels
Named support manager from Botpress assigned to organization as single point of contact
Monthly strategy and performance review call with dedicated success manager
Get help from Botpress support engineers through live chat
Testing(1)
Obtain a shareable prototype at a dedicated URL to test bot
Pricing
Pay-as-you-go
- ✓Visual building studio
- ✓Free monthly AI credit ($5)
- ✓Community support
- ✓500 incoming messages/month
- ✓1,000 table rows
- ✓1 bot
- ✓1 seat
- ✓100MB vector DB storage
- ✓100MB file storage
- ✓Shareable prototype URL
- ✓Conversation history
- ✓Webchat widget customization
- ✓Knowledge base answering
- ✓Structured data tables
- ✓File upload & optimization
- ✓Build as code API & SDK
- ✓Version control (3+ versions)
- ✓Bring your own LLM
- ✓Multiple LLM providers
- ✓Backup LLMs
- ✓Error notifications
- ✓Detailed logs & analytics
- ✓Third-party analytics integration
- ✓Real-time monitoring
- ✓LLM spending logs
- ✓Multi-channel deployment
- ✓External service integration
- ✓Bot versioning
- ✓Web embedding
- ✓Bot import/export
- ✓Public project sharing
Plus
- ✓All Pay-as-you-go features
- ✓Human handoff
- ✓Conversation insights
- ✓Watermark removal
- ✓Proactive chat bubble
- ✓Visual knowledge base indexing
- ✓Technical support via live chat
- ✓5,000 incoming messages/month
- ✓100,000 table rows
- ✓2 bots
- ✓2 seats
- ✓1GB vector DB storage
- ✓10GB file storage
- ✓Always Alive (1 bot)
- ✓Custom analytics dashboards
- ✓Workspace audit logs
- ✓Domain restrictions
- ✓Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
- ✓HIPAA compliance (BAA)
- ✓Custom data retention & residency
- ✓Bot access permissions
- ✓Bot-level access control
- ✓Private integrations
- ✓Staging & production environments
Team
Popular- ✓All Plus features
- ✓Role-based access control
- ✓Real-time collaboration
- ✓Custom analytics
- ✓Advanced support
- ✓50,000 incoming messages/month
- ✓100,000 table rows
- ✓3 bots
- ✓3 seats
- ✓2GB vector DB storage
- ✓10GB file storage
- ✓Always Alive (3 bots)
- ✓Simultaneous Studio access
- ✓$500/month AI Spend limit
- ✓Add-on discounts (25% off)
Managed
- ✓All Team features
- ✓Custom development
- ✓Ongoing maintenance
- ✓System integration
- ✓Team training sessions
- ✓Implementation & deployment
- ✓Discovery workshop
- ✓Conversation design strategy
- ✓Custom AI workflows
- ✓CRM integration
- ✓Support tools integration
- ✓API integration
- ✓Fully branded conversational experiences
- ✓Secure production deployment
- ✓Team onboarding & training
- ✓Documentation
- ✓Ongoing management & optimization
- ✓Continuous agent monitoring
- ✓Improvements & optimization
- ✓Monthly strategy & performance review
- ✓Dedicated Success Manager
- ✓Proactive optimization recommendations
- ✓Regular performance reporting
Enterprise
- ✓All Team features
- ✓Whiteglove onboarding
- ✓Concierge-style onboarding
- ✓Custom workspace limits
- ✓Custom resource limits
- ✓Dedicated support manager
- ✓Named support manager
- ✓Custom AI Spend limits
- ✓Custom pricing
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Integrations
8 known integrations