The best Botpress alternative depends on what you built in Botpress. If it is a website or support chat agent, Dante AI trains a hosted AI agent on your own content with no flows or code to maintain, and has a free plan. If you want another platform with developer tooling, look at Voiceflow. To self-host open source, use Langflow.

Disclosure: Dante AI publishes this guide and is one of the options. Every attribute below was checked against the public source listed under Sources on 6 November 2026.

Key takeaways

  • Botpress describes itself as a platform for building chatbots and assistants.
  • Usually because the job they need done is smaller or different from the tool they picked.
  • We could not load Botpress's pricing page when we checked on 6 November 2026, so this guide quotes no Botpress price, plan or free plan limit rather than guess.
  • We quote no price we could not read on the check date.
  • Worked example: a support bot in Botpress that answers from a help centre and a few PDF guides, with written instructions and a webchat on the site.

What is Botpress?

Botpress describes itself as a platform for building chatbots and assistants. Its hosted product is Botpress Cloud, where you build in the Botpress Studio and add integrations from the Botpress Hub. For developers it publishes a CLI, an SDK and an API client on npm, and its GitHub repository shows bots built as code with those tools, while noting that this is not the recommended way to build bots and does not replace the Studio.

This guide covers the most common reason people search for a Botpress alternative: a chat agent on a website or in support that answers from your own content.

Why do teams look for a Botpress alternative?

Usually because the job they need done is smaller or different from the tool they picked. Ask three questions before you switch:

  • Do you need to design every conversation, or just get accurate answers? If most chats are questions your help centre already answers, an agent trained on that content may be all you need.
  • Who will build and maintain it? A platform with a studio, an SDK and a CLI suits a team with someone to own it. A no-code builder suits a team that wants to add sources and go live.
  • Do you need open source or self-hosting? If yes, look at Langflow; a hosted platform will not fit that requirement.

How much does Botpress cost, and is there a free plan?

We could not load Botpress's pricing page when we checked on 6 November 2026, so this guide quotes no Botpress price, plan or free plan limit rather than guess. Check botpress.com/pricing for current numbers, and when you compare, check what each plan counts as usage, how many bots it includes and how many seats you get.

For Dante AI the numbers are public: a free plan with 1 agent and 100 credits a month, and paid plans from $40 a month. See the pricing page or our chatbot pricing comparison.

How do the Botpress alternatives compare?

OptionWhat it isHostingHow you buildDeveloper toolsPrice checked 6 Nov 2026Source, checked 6 Nov 2026
BotpressPlatform for building chatbots and assistantsHosted (Botpress Cloud); separate repository for on-premise Botpress v12Botpress Studio, or bots as code with the SDKCLI, SDK and API client on npm (MIT), integrations hubNot quoted: pricing page could not be loadedBotpress GitHub README
VoiceflowAI agent platform for customer experience automationVoiceflow's platform; the CLI connects with a personal access tokenAgents, knowledge bases and workflowsCLI (Apache 2.0) for agents, knowledge bases, workflows, tests and transcriptsNot quotedVoiceflow CLI README on npm
LangflowVisual builder for AI agents and workflows, with API and MCP serversSelf-hosted Python package, or Langflow Desktop for Windows and macOSVisual builder; components editable in PythonOpen source, MIT licenceFree software; you pay for your own hostingLangflow GitHub README and LICENSE
Dante AIHosted AI agent trained on your website, files, text and Q&A pairsHosted; no servers to runNo code: add sources, write instructions, paste one embed snippetZapier integration; Dante API on ProFree plan; paid plans from $40 a monthPlans, Knowledge, Embedding

We quote no price we could not read on the check date. If a vendor's page changes, the comparison above is rechecked within 7 days.

Is Botpress open source, and can you self-host it?

Partly. The public Botpress repository, which holds its integrations, CLI, SDK and API client, is under the MIT licence. The hosted product is Botpress Cloud. The older on-premise version, Botpress v12, lives in its own repository, which documents a binary download and a Docker image for running it yourself; with the launch of Botpress Cloud its documentation moved to a separate v12 site.

If self-hosting open source is the reason you are leaving, Langflow is the closer fit, and our Flowise alternative guide covers the open-source builders in more depth. If you would rather not run servers at all, a hosted agent avoids that work; our AI agent platform guide explains the trade-off.

How do you move a Botpress bot to Dante AI?

Worked example: a support bot in Botpress that answers from a help centre and a few PDF guides, with written instructions and a webchat on the site. Here is the same agent in Dante AI.

  1. Collect what the bot knows. List the pages and documents your Botpress bot answers from, copy its instructions, and write down the questions people ask most. Flows do not need moving; you are rebuilding the answers, not the diagram.
  2. Add your knowledge. In Dante AI open the agent's Knowledge page, add the help centre URL and upload the PDFs. Paste text or add Q&A pairs for answers that only lived inside a flow node.
  3. Paste your instructions. Put your instructions into the Behavior field on the Sandbox page. Keep the persona and rules, and drop anything that only steered a specific flow.
  4. Pick a model and test. Paid plans include models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, and you can switch models in the Sandbox to compare answers. Ask your most common questions, then one it should not be able to answer.
  5. Replace the embed. On the Publish page, open the Install tab, add your domain to Allowed domains, copy the snippet and paste it where the Botpress webchat was. Remove the old webchat so visitors see one chat.
  6. Reconnect the rest. If your bot used Botpress Hub integrations to send leads or messages to other tools, use the Zapier integration; on Pro you can call the Dante API from your own code. If people need to reach a person, Human Handover starts on Advanced.

Before launch, run through our AI support agent launch checklist, or tick off the migration check below.

Which Botpress alternative fits you?

  • Dante AI if the job is a no-code AI chatbot for your website or support, trained on your own content. Start on the free plan and move to a paid plan when you need more credits.
  • Voiceflow if you want another hosted agent platform with a CLI for agents, knowledge bases, workflows and tests.
  • Langflow if you want an open-source, self-hosted visual builder and have someone to run it.
  • Stay on Botpress if your team relies on its Studio, SDK and integrations and the price works for you.

Small team comparing no-code builders? See the best chatbot builder for small business checklist and our Chatbase alternatives. Or test your own content first: Get started free at dante-ai.com.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Botpress alternative?

It depends on what you built. For a website or support chat agent trained on your own content, with no flows or code to maintain, look at Dante AI. For another agent platform with developer tooling, look at Voiceflow. To self-host an open-source visual builder, look at Langflow.

How much does Botpress cost?

We could not load Botpress's pricing page when we checked on 6 November 2026, so we do not quote a Botpress price or free plan limit here. Check botpress.com/pricing for current plans. For comparison, Dante AI has a free plan, and paid plans start at $40 a month.

Is there a free Botpress alternative?

Yes. Dante AI has a free plan with 1 agent and 100 credits a month, so you can train an agent on your content before you pay. Langflow is open source under the MIT licence, so the software is free, but you pay for and run your own hosting.

Is Botpress open source?

The public Botpress GitHub repository, which holds its integrations, CLI, SDK and API client, is under the MIT licence. The hosted product, Botpress Cloud, runs on Botpress's platform. The older on-premise Botpress v12 lives in a separate repository.

Botpress vs Voiceflow: what is the difference?

Both are platforms for building AI agents and chatbots with tools for developers. Botpress runs Botpress Cloud with a studio, and publishes an SDK and CLI on npm plus a hub of integrations. Voiceflow publishes a CLI that manages agents, knowledge bases, workflows, tests and transcripts.

How do I move a Botpress bot to Dante AI?

List the documents and pages your Botpress bot answers from, copy its instructions, and write down the questions people ask most. In Dante AI add those sources on the Knowledge page, paste the instructions into the Behavior field, test in the Sandbox, then swap the Botpress webchat for the Dante AI embed snippet.