Chatbase vs Botpress comes down to the job. Chatbase trains an AI agent on your own content and bills in message credits, from $40 a month. Botpress is a platform for designing chatbots in a studio, with developer tools and an MIT-licensed SDK. If you want answers from your content with a free plan, Dante AI is a third option.
Disclosure: Dante AI publishes this guide and is one of the options. Chatbase figures are quoted from Chatbase's pricing page as captured on 3 November 2026; Botpress facts come from its public GitHub repository and npm listing, read on 9 November 2026. Sources are listed at the end.
Key takeaways
- Chatbase trains an AI agent on your own content and puts it on your website with a script tag.
- "Not checked" means we found no public source for that attribute on the check date, not that the feature is missing.
- On Chatbase's pricing page captured 3 November 2026, there is no free plan.
- Worked example, with assumed numbers: a shop gets 400 support chats a month, each about 3 visitor messages, so roughly 1,200 AI replies.
What is the short answer?
- Pick Chatbase if you want an AI agent trained on your content and its integrations such as Stripe and Zendesk, and you are fine paying from day one.
- Pick Botpress if someone on your team will design conversations in a studio and extend them with a CLI and SDK.
- Pick Dante AI if you want an agent trained on your own site and files, no flows to maintain, and a free plan to test before you pay.
What are Chatbase and Botpress?
Chatbase trains an AI agent on your own content and puts it on your website with a script tag. Its plans are metered in message credits, and it publishes native iOS and Android SDKs so the agent can run inside a mobile app.
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. It publishes a CLI, an SDK and an API client on npm. Its GitHub repository shows bots built as code, while noting that this is not the recommended way to build bots and does not replace the Studio.
In short, Chatbase starts from your content and Botpress starts from the conversation design. That difference matters more than any single feature.
How do Chatbase, Botpress and Dante AI compare?
| Attribute | Chatbase | Botpress | Dante AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI agent trained on your content | Platform for building chatbots and assistants | Hosted AI agent trained on your content |
| How you build | Add your content, embed with a script tag | Botpress Studio, or bots as code with the SDK | Add website URLs, files, text and Q&A pairs, write instructions, embed one snippet |
| Free plan | None listed (3 Nov 2026); 7-day trial | Not quoted: pricing page could not be loaded (9 Nov 2026) | Yes: 1 agent, 100 credits a month |
| Entry paid plan | Hobby, $40 a month, 700 message credits, 2 members | Not quoted | Starter, $40 a month, 2,000 credits, 2 team seats |
| Human handover | Helpdesk inbox from Basic ($150 a month) | Not checked | Human Handover from Advanced ($120 a month) |
| Branding removal | Paid add-on, priced on its pricing page | Not checked | $50 a month add-on on Starter; included from Advanced |
| Developer tools | Native iOS and Android SDKs | CLI, SDK and API client on npm, MIT licence | REST API and webhooks on Pro; Zapier from Starter |
| Self-hosting | Not offered on its pricing page | Separate repository for on-premise Botpress v12 | Hosted only; no servers to run |
"Not checked" means we found no public source for that attribute on the check date, not that the feature is missing.
How much do Chatbase and Botpress cost?
On Chatbase's pricing page captured 3 November 2026, there is no free plan. Hobby is $40 a month with 700 message credits and 2 members, and Basic is $150 a month, which adds voice and telephony, the Helpdesk inbox and advanced integrations. Removing the "Powered By Chatbase" label is a separate paid add-on.
We could not load Botpress's pricing page on 9 November 2026, so this guide quotes no Botpress price, plan or free plan limit rather than guess. Check botpress.com/pricing on the day you compare, and look at what each plan counts as usage, how many bots it includes and how many seats you get.
Dante AI's prices are public: Free $0, Starter $40, Advanced $120 and Pro $400 a month, with 100, 2,000, 8,000 and 30,000 credits. For a wider view, read our chatbot pricing comparison.
How do you build an agent on each one?
- Chatbase: add your content, test the agent, then paste its script tag on your site.
- Botpress: design the bot in the Botpress Studio, add integrations from the Hub, and use the CLI or SDK when you need custom code.
- Dante AI: add website URLs, files, text or Q&A pairs on the Knowledge page, write the agent's instructions in the Behavior field, test in the Sandbox, then copy the embed snippet from the Install tab.
Already on Botpress and only need a support agent? Our Botpress alternative guide has a step by step move. Leaving Chatbase? See Chatbase alternatives.
What would a 400-chat month look like?
Worked example, with assumed numbers: a shop gets 400 support chats a month, each about 3 visitor messages, so roughly 1,200 AI replies. It wants its own branding off the widget.
- Chatbase: if one reply uses one message credit, 1,200 credits is more than Hobby's 700, so it needs Basic at $150 a month. Removing the Chatbase label is a paid add-on on top of that. Chatbase's page sets how many credits a reply uses.
- Botpress: not priced here, because we could not read its pricing page on the check date.
- Dante AI: on the default model 1 credit is roughly one message, so 1,200 credits fits inside Starter's 2,000. Starter is $40 plus the $50 branding add-on, $90 a month; Advanced at $120 includes branding removal and adds Human Handover.
Messages per chat are an assumption for the example; replace them with your own numbers before you decide.
Which one should you choose?
- Choose Chatbase if you need a native mobile SDK or its integrations from Basic up.
- Choose Botpress if you have a builder on the team and want control of every conversation path, plus open-source developer tools. For more platforms of this kind, see our AI agent platform guide.
- Choose Dante AI if you want an agent trained on your own site and files, the latest models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google on paid plans, and a free plan to test first. Compare it directly in Dante AI vs Chatbase.
Want to see the difference on your own content? Get started free at dante-ai.com.
Sources
- Chatbase, chatbase.co/pricing, captured 3 November 2026 (as used on our Dante AI vs Chatbase page).
- Botpress, botpress/botpress README and LICENSE on GitHub, read 9 November 2026.
- Botpress CLI, @botpress/cli on npm (version 7.1.13, MIT), read 9 November 2026.
- Botpress, botpress.com/pricing, could not be loaded on 9 November 2026; no price quoted.
- Dante AI Help Center, Plans and pricing, read 9 November 2026.
- Dante AI Help Center, Understanding credits and Knowledge, read 9 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Chatbase and Botpress?
Chatbase trains an AI agent on your own content and embeds it on your website, billed in message credits. Botpress is a platform for building chatbots and assistants in its Botpress Studio, with a hub of integrations and a CLI, SDK and API client for developers.
Is Chatbase or Botpress better for customer support?
If you want an agent that answers from your help content with little setup, Chatbase is closer to that job. If you want to design conversation flows and connect them to other systems with developer tools, Botpress fits better. Dante AI is a third option that trains on your content and has a free plan.
Does Chatbase or Botpress have a free plan?
Chatbase's pricing page listed no free plan on 3 November 2026; paid plans start with Hobby at $40 a month and a 7-day trial. We could not load Botpress's pricing page on 9 November 2026, so we do not quote it. Dante AI has a free plan with 100 credits a month.
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, and the older on-premise Botpress v12 lives in a separate repository.
How much does Chatbase cost for human handover?
On Chatbase's pricing page captured 3 November 2026, the Helpdesk inbox used for human handover is listed from the Basic plan at $150 a month. On Dante AI, Human Handover starts on Advanced at $120 a month.
Where does Dante AI fit against Chatbase and Botpress?
Dante AI is a hosted AI agent trained on your website, files, text and Q&A pairs, with no flows to build. It has a free plan with 100 credits a month and paid plans at $40, $120 and $400 a month.
Chatbase vs Botpress: are you ready to choose?
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Chatbase and Botpress?
Is Chatbase or Botpress better for customer support?
Does Chatbase or Botpress have a free plan?
Is Botpress open source?
How much does Chatbase cost for human handover?
Where does Dante AI fit against Chatbase and Botpress?
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