A ManyChat alternative for customer contact on WhatsApp
ManyChat calls itself the number one Instagram automation platform, and it's strongest at DMs, comments, and growing an audience. Tobachat is for businesses that serve customers on WhatsApp, with questions, bookings, and orders handled by a team.
Where each one fits
ManyChat is the better pick when
- Instagram, TikTok, or Messenger matter as much to you as WhatsApp.
- You're a creator or brand growing an audience with comment and DM automations.
- You want to start on a free plan while your list is still small.
Tobachat is the better pick when
- Customers come to you on WhatsApp with questions, bookings, and orders.
- You'd rather pay Meta directly than top up a wallet.
- Your number should keep working in the WhatsApp Business app.
- You want to start free, without a credit card.
ManyChat and Tobachat, side by side
| Compared | ManyChat | Tobachat |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Automation for Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Messenger | Customer contact on WhatsApp |
| What the price is based on | Active contacts: Pro is $29 a month for 2,500 | Conversations: 200 for €29 a month, 750 for €99, 2,500 for €199 |
| Shared team inbox | From the Business plan, $69 a month | In every plan, from €29 a month |
| WhatsApp message fees | Paid from a ManyChat Wallet, at ManyChat's listed rates | Paid to Meta directly, at Meta's rates |
| Free plan or trial | Free plan up to 25 contacts. 14-day trial of Essential or Pro | Free plan, no credit card |
| Channels | Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, TikTok, Telegram, email, and SMS |
Checked on 29 September 2026 against ManyChat's own website, as shown to a visitor in the Netherlands. Prices exclude VAT and may have changed since.
Moving from ManyChat
Your Instagram automations can stay where they are. Only WhatsApp moves.
Disconnect WhatsApp
Remove the WhatsApp channel in ManyChat so the number is free to connect again.
Connect it to Tobachat
Start free and link the number through Meta's own sign-up window.
Rebuild your flows
Recreate your WhatsApp flows in the flow builder, import your contacts from a CSV file, and submit your templates.
Common questions
Other alternatives to ManyChat
Trengo
Email, live chat, social and voice in one inbox, from €349 a month, plus a fee per AI conversation.
Twilio
WhatsApp as an API to build into your own software, at $0.005 a message plus Meta's fee.
Zendesk
A full helpdesk with tickets, email and phone, from €55 per agent a month billed yearly.
Freshdesk
An email-first helpdesk where each WhatsApp message becomes a ticket, from $19 per agent a month billed yearly.
Wati
Also WhatsApp first, on a subscription in US dollars with message fees and add-ons billed separately.
Front
A shared inbox built around email, where WhatsApp is a paid add-on from $65 per seat a month.
Bird
MessageBird is now Bird: APIs for email, SMS, WhatsApp and voice, billed per message.
Chatwoot
An open-source help desk you host yourself or run in their cloud, from $19 per agent a month.
360dialog
Access to the WhatsApp Business API with no screen of its own, from €49 per number a month.
SleekFlow
WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and email in one inbox, from $49 a month billed yearly. AI agents from Pro.
Superchat
WhatsApp, Instagram, email and more in one inbox, from €89 a month on a 12-month term. AI agent from Professional.
Chatarmin
WhatsApp marketing and AI customer service for webshops. Prices on request, Meta fees at cost.
Interakt
WhatsApp and Instagram, $55 or $69 a month plus taxes, with AI agents as a $74.99 add-on.
AiSensy
WhatsApp campaigns and chatbots from $45 a month with 5 agents, chatbots and AI as paid add-ons.
Saysimple
WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, webchat and email, from €119 a month billed yearly on a 12-month contract.
CommuniQate
WhatsApp only, Start €39, Growth €99 and Accelerator €249 a month, priced by users and active contacts.
Birdeye
Reviews, listings and an inbox for multi-location businesses, priced on request.
Podium
Texting, phones, payments and reviews for local businesses in the US, Canada and Australia, on a 12-month term.
Give your team one inbox for WhatsApp
Start free, no credit card. Meta bills your messages directly.
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