Botpress
by Botpress Inc
AI agent development platform with visual flow builder
Overview
Botpress is a conversational AI platform for building and deploying chatbots and agents. Available as cloud service and open-source version with browser-based Studio.
Key Statistics
Overall Rating
3.8/5
GitHub Stars
12,600
Last Updated
2025-10
Version
14.2.0
Features
Conversational agents
Conversational agents capabilities
Visual flow design
Visual flow design capabilities
NLU
NLU capabilities
Getting Started
Installation
npm create botpress-bot
Quick Start
Create bot with CLI or use cloud dashboard
Code Example
npx @botpress/cli init
Pros & Cons
Advantages
Visual Studio interface easy to use
Strong NLU capabilities
Multi-channel support (web chat SMS voice)
Active community and marketplace
Both open-source and cloud options
Limitations
Open-source version has fewer features than cloud
Pricing can be expensive at scale
Limited to conversational AI use cases
Requires understanding of conversational design patterns
Cloud version has vendor lock-in
Technical Details
Primary Language
TypeScript
Supported Languages
License
AGPL-3.0 (OSS) + Commercial
Enterprise Ready
Yes
Community Size
Large
Pricing
Freemium
Starting at 0
Free tier: 5 chatbots, 2K messages. Pay-as-you-go: $10 per 1K messages. Enterprise custom pricing
Performance Metrics
easeOfUse
4/5
scalability
4/5
documentation
4/5
community
4/5
performance
3/5
Common Use Cases
Customer support chatbots
Lead generation and qualification
Internal knowledge base assistants
E-commerce product recommendations
Appointment scheduling bots
Multi-channel conversational experiences