What is Microsoft Bot Framework and what are its top alternatives?
Top Alternatives to Microsoft Bot Framework
- Botkit
It is an open source developer tool for building chat bots, apps and custom integrations for major messaging platforms. ...
- Dialogflow
Give users new ways to interact with your product by building engaging voice and text-based conversational apps. ...
- IBM Watson
It combines artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated analytical software for optimal performance as a "question answering" machine. ...
- Api.ai
API.AI is a natural language understanding platform that makes it easy for developers to design and integrate intelligent, robust conversational user interfaces into mobile, web applications, and devices. ...
- Amazon Lex
Lex provides the advanced deep learning functionalities of automatic speech recognition (ASR) for converting speech to text, and natural language understanding (NLU) to recognize the intent of the text, to enable you to build applications with highly engaging user experiences and lifelike conversational interactions. ...
- Azure Bot Service
The Azure Bot Service provides an integrated environment that is purpose-built for bot development, enabling you to build, connect, test, deploy, and manage bots, all from one place. ...
- Telegram Bot API
Bots are third-party applications that run inside Telegram. Users can interact with bots by sending them messages, commands and inline requests. You control your bots using HTTPS requests to our bot API. ...
- Messenger Platform
With bots and live-messaging tools, you can create a custom experience for your unique audience. ...
Microsoft Bot Framework alternatives & related posts
- Relatively easy to understand and help/active community3
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Dialogflow
- Built-in conversational agents17
- Custom Webhooks7
- Multi Lingual5
- Great interface5
- OOTB integrations4
- Knowledge base2
- Quick display1
- Multi lingual9
- Can’t be self-hosted2
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IBM Watson
- Api4
- Prebuilt front-end GUI1
- Intent auto-generation1
- Custom webhooks1
- Disambiguation1
- Multi-lingual1
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- 554
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Amazon Lex
- Easy console7
- Built in chat to test your model5
- Great voice2
- Easy integration2
- English only5
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- Custom wake word support4
- Multiple Languaje Platform1
- Standalone Bot Composer and Emulator1
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Telegram Bot API
- Integrating with other services10
- Getting customized notifications and news7
- Creating custom tools like GitHub bot6
- Easy setup5
- Great documentation which is easily understandable4
- Creating private/public bots4
- Easily manageable1
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Messenger Platform
- Clean and Simple Communication1