Best Chatbot Builders in 2026
Updated
In short: IBM watsonx Assistant is ranked #1 of 257 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of AiSensy and Amazon Lex. The best-ranked option with a free plan is AiSensy. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Lex at $0.50/mo.
For customer service teams, chatbot builders can help shape automated conversations and how those exchanges reach customers. Compared on AI bot generation, visual flow building, deployment channels, and knowledge-base answers, these options can be weighed against the support experience you need. Human handoff matters when a conversation should move to a staff member; free-plan availability, included conversations, and paid-from pricing add further points of comparison. IBM watsonx Assistant, AiSensy, and Amazon Lex are among the named options. Consider where you want customers to interact with a bot and which parts of your service process it should handle.
257 chatbot builders ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Chatbot Builders, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 25 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 IBM watsonx AssistantPaid from $140/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 2 AiSensyPaid from $6/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Amazon LexPaid from $0.50/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Workato AgenticPaid from $75/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 ChatLabPaid from $18/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 IntercomPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 Yellow.aiFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Chat DataPaid from $15.83/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 BotpressPaid from $150/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 DocsBot AIPaid from $49/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 GupshupFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 RasaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 LandbotPaid from €32/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 ChatbasePaid from $40/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 ChatMaximaPaid from $8.25/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 ChatbotXPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 ManychatFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 TypebotPaid from $39/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 ConferbotPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Convo360Paid from ₹999/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Microsoft CopilotPaid from $8.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 WonderchatPaid from $124/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 Quickchat AIPaid from $0.50/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 FwdSlashPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 bruKNOWPaid from BRL 28/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
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Questions about this list
Which chatbot builder is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
IBM watsonx Assistant is ranked #1 of 257 with a score of 9.3. AiSensy is second and Amazon Lex 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 how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.