A Botpress alternative that you do not have to build
It is a platform to build a bot on, not a bot. The bill is conversations plus metered AI usage, which tops itself up in $10 grants as you near the limit, and the paid plans are quoted billed annually.
Side by side
Botpress’s figures are their own published prices, read October 2026 from their pricing page. Prices move — worth checking before you decide.
| Botpress | The Biggest Nerd | |
|---|---|---|
| What you are billed on | Conversations (two or more visitor messages), plus AI usage | Replies, with nothing metered separately |
| Removing the branding | Not on Free; included from Plus at $150/mo, billed annually | Nothing, on every plan |
| Setup | Design and configure the bot in its studio | One script tag or the WordPress plugin, then your sitemap or product feed |
| When it does not know | Whatever you build it to do | Says so by default, captures a lead and flags the gap |
Botpress vs The Biggest Nerd: prices
Prices checked October 2026.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 conversations a month |
| Plus | $150/mo (billed annually) | 250 conversations, $25 of AI usage |
| Team | $750/mo (billed annually) | 1,500 conversations, $150 of AI usage |
| Remove branding | Not removable on Free; white-label included from Plus | |
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49/mo | 1,000 replies |
| Growth | $149/mo | 5,000 replies |
| Scale | $449/mo | 20,000 replies |
| Remove branding | No fee on any plan | |
One answer is one reply on every plan; lead capture is included from Starter. Yearly billing is 12 months for the price of 10. New monthly plans get 30% off the first 3 months. Want to run your own numbers? Try the chatbot cost calculator.
Where Botpress costs less
At very low volume: the Free plan's 100 conversations a month cost nothing, with Botpress branding on the widget. A conversation needs at least two visitor messages, so one can cover more than one answer.
What Botpress is better at
Building something custom. Visual flows with code where you need it, many messaging channels and integrations, and agents that take actions in other systems — if you have a developer and a job bigger than answering website questions, it goes much further than this does.
Stay with Botpress if
you have a developer, need the bot to act in other systems or across several messaging channels, or are building something that is not a website assistant.
Questions
Is this a drop-in replacement for Botpress?
Not in every respect, and it would be dishonest to say so. Building something custom. Visual flows with code where you need it, many messaging channels and integrations, and agents that take actions in other systems — if you have a developer and a job bigger than answering website questions, it goes much further than this does. What it replaces is the part that answers customers' questions from your own pages, at a flat price.
What does Botpress cost?
Free for 100 conversations a month. Plus is $150 a month and Team $750 a month, both billed annually, for 250 and 1,500 conversations with $25 and $150 of AI usage included. Extra conversations are $65 per 100 on Plus and $50 per 100 on Team, and AI usage past the included amount is bought as credit. Checked October 2026 against their published pricing — worth confirming, since prices move.
What does this cost?
$49 a month for 1,000 replies, with lead capture included, no per-seat or per-resolution fee and no branding fee. Yearly is 12 months for the price of 10, and new monthly plans get 30% off the first 3 months. Every account starts with a 3-day free trial of every Growth feature, no card.
Is Botpress cheaper?
At very low volume: the Free plan's 100 conversations a month cost nothing, with Botpress branding on the widget. A conversation needs at least two visitor messages, so one can cover more than one answer. Where we come out ahead is total cost for a site that wants leads and no vendor logo: one answer is one reply, lead capture is on every plan, and there is no branding fee.
How long does moving take?
One script tag before the closing body tag, and the addresses of your shipping, returns and FAQ pages. Most shops are answering within a few minutes, and you can leave the old one running while you try it.
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Try it on the shop you already have
3 days of every Growth feature, no card, one line to install and one line to remove. Leave Botpress running while you decide.