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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ManyChat

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/AManyChat headquartered in San Francisco provides their chatbot building platform to deploy Facebook messenger chatbots for support and service.

    $10

    per month

    Twilio Zipwhip (discontinued)

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AZipwhip, a texting-for-businesses application for two-way text between a company and its customers, was acquired by Twilio, and discontinued.

    $19

    per month

    Pricing
    ManyChatTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    500 Subscribers
    $10.00
    per month
    1,000 Subscribers
    $15.00
    per month
    2,500 Subscribers
    $25.00
    per month
    5,000 Subscribers
    $45.00
    per month
    10,000 Subscribers
    $65.00
    per month
    15,000 Subscribers
    $95.00
    per month
    20,000 Subscribers
    $125.00
    per month
    25,000 Subscribers
    $145.00
    per month
    25,001+ Subscribers
    Contact Sales
    Starter
    $19.00
    per month
    Unlimited
    $49.00
    per month
    Premium
    $99.00
    per month
    Commercial
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ManyChatTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ManyChatTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    ManyChat
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    ManyChatTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    SAP Conversational AI (discontinued)
    Score6.8 out of 10
    EZ Texting
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AWS Chatbot
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Airship
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ManyChatTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    4.5
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    1.4
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ManyChatTwilio Zipwhip (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ManyChat
    I found that ManyChat is a strong tool when receiving incoming messages, being able to create a tree of potential responses based on options given to the initiator. There is also a huge potential for complex automation (as long as the environment required by Facebook in order to send outgoing messages is maintained).
    Incentivized
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    Zipwhip is well suited for many scenarios. Not only do we save money and time with integrations with other programs we have, but we can follow up with a client regarding a trip, should we need further information. A client makes an online reservation and we receive a notification. While we have most of the trip details, the number portion for the drop-off location is missing, so we can reach out directly to the client via Zipwhip and request this information. All aspects of the booking can be done online and with texting and without emails or calls, which is often what many clients who book online prefer. Zipwhip has improved its images/ photos which is fantastic as we use this to send vehicle images to clients, which helps secure bookings. Our employees also use it to send us images of receipts, vehicle engine warning lights that may come on, and other issues (such as a client who may have left a mess in a vehicle). We're also able to send clients documents too, which is great. Obviously, if we have a client with an issue or who is upset, texting is not the best platform on which to address their issues, but it helps us to assess the situation/ issue and gather information before we call the client in person.
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    Pros
    ManyChat
    • Collect email and phone number easily
    • provide 24/7 customer support to your customers
    • More than one ways for people to opt into your bot
    • great way to provide offers and sales to your subscribers via messenger
    • Great to build a relationship with your followers on Instagram
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    • API to allow triggered text messaging.
    • Tied to a direct phone number that people can also call.
    • Easy to track a conversation in a thread.
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    Cons
    ManyChat
    • Honestly, the only thing I don't like about ManyChat is their support. It seems to be almost non existent. However, that concern is negated by having a fantastic user base that helps each other out on Facebook.
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    • I would like the quick-use app that pulls from the taskbar to be able to hold more characters- It can only do 250 while the main screen can do 600.
    • The ability to send video through this program would significantly enhance its functionality for us.
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    Usability
    ManyChat
    ManyChat is a great tool, provides loads of features, integrations and just saves you a whole load of time once all set up. If you aren't tech-savvy or used to how digital marketing tools work, it can appear complicated. That's how I felt initially 2 years ago, and after watching tutorials online I had a better understanding of it. This is why I rated it a 7, as it's not a tool that you can just play around with and guess how it works. There's definitely a learning curve with it so I recommend doing the free training and watching video tutorials.
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    It was very easy for users to use, straight forward, and user friendly. The desktop app is very basic but easy to reply to an incoming text, but the user had to know to allow Chrome notifications to see new incoming text via the web browser, which is how they mainly used it.
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    Support Rating
    ManyChat
    There is room for improvement but frankly, we haven't had the need to request for support. Everything is pretty easy to setup and there are very useful video explanation guides and walkthroughs on ManyChat's YouTube channel. The only challenge we have had was to integrate it with Zapier, it's a bit tricky because you need to do a setup workaround first, but nothing too complicated.
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    Swift response time, multiple people have been willing to help with any issue, really anything you could be looking for from a service standpoint, they offer.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ManyChat
    I've worked in the past with Chatfuel. However, I decided to switch to ManyChat due to a variety of reasons. Overall, ManyChat offers much more functionality out of the box (e.g., Facebook comments tool), sequence builders are much more intuitive. Also, they provide flexible pay as you go pricing plan, which is perfect for a startup like us.
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    Discontinued Products
    Zipwhip is just a little bit more user-friendly than AliveChat because it allows you to text people on more scale. AliveChat has a great website chat function, but its texting platform is a little more clunky than Zipwhip. Zipwhip is a little more expensive but definitely the better product.
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    Return on Investment
    ManyChat
    • For the intended application, we experienced a negative ROI due to the inconsistency in the ability to maintain the automation without incoming responses. Since it is a free service that was meant to lead to paid services organically, the inconsistencies prevented the desired outcome.
    • We did experience a higher conversion rate with basic incoming messages with questions about services or products due to the ability to have pre-created responses and direction immediately supporting the prospect.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Less confusing worker experience for our customers
    • Less back and forth communication
    • Less need for documentation about things communicated over text
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