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What chat platforms other than Microsoft's Bot Framework is there? I built a chatbot with C# on BF and frankly it hasn't been a smooth experience, but to be fai

What chat platforms other than Microsoft's Bot Framework is there? I built a chatbot with C# on BF and frankly it hasn't been a smooth experience, but to be fair, they were changing things so fast. I almost expect AWS to release their own "Bot Framework" soon.

tonylucas 10y ago
Quite a few depending on what level of control/functionality you are looking for. Some are more developer/write your own code focussed, other more graphically focused. In alphabetical order and not exhaustive. API.AI (now Google) Chatfuel (YC) Converse.AI (disclaimer, $currentstartup) Flowxo Gupshup.io IBM Watson Engagement Advisor/Watson Meya.ai Microsoft Bot builder Motion.ai Wit.ai (Facebook) AWS also has a suite of tools that between them you could use, check out Lex, Polly & Steps All of these do one or more of the following: NLP User management Messaging Platform Integrations Conversation State & Context Management Workflow Human Escalation Backend integrations (Helpdesk, CRM etc) Analytics Pick your poison based on what you need :)
- tmsam 10y ago
  Don't forget init.ai, Botkit, Chatfuel, Chatflow, Last Mile...
- brilliantcode 10y ago
  is this .ai domain a new trend now? sort of like how everybody is using .io now for anything with an API?
- misiti3780 10y ago
  lex is not open to the world yet.
hnhg 10y ago
Watson Conversation is a well established alternative: https://www.ibm.com/watson/developercloud/conversation.html https://www.ibm.com/watson/developercloud/conversation.html
gozmike 10y ago
Smooch.io (disclaimer: my company) has a really rich API for programming conversations. You can use the API to converse with people on web chat, iOS/Android in-app chat, SMS, Facebook, Telegram, Viber, Twitter DM, WeChat, LINE+++ all through one single set of APIs. You can even send rich structured messages that are automatically translated into the best representation on each platform.
- jbuild 10y ago
  Thank you so much for smooch! I would highly recommend smooch.io for anyone looking to handle conversations on multiple platforms. The implementation with Facebook Pages is brilliant.
  - deet 10y ago
    Agreed. Smooch is a great service.

tonylucas 10y ago

Quite a few depending on what level of control/functionality you are looking for. Some are more developer/write your own code focussed, other more graphically focused. In alphabetical order and not exhaustive. API.AI (now Google) Chatfuel (YC) Converse.AI (disclaimer, $currentstartup) Flowxo Gupshup.io IBM Watson Engagement Advisor/Watson Meya.ai Microsoft Bot builder Motion.ai Wit.ai (Facebook) AWS also has a suite of tools that between them you could use, check out Lex, Polly & Steps All of these do one or more of the following: NLP User management Messaging Platform Integrations Conversation State & Context Management Workflow Human Escalation Backend integrations (Helpdesk, CRM etc) Analytics Pick your poison based on what you need :)

tmsam 10y ago
Don't forget init.ai, Botkit, Chatfuel, Chatflow, Last Mile...
brilliantcode 10y ago
is this .ai domain a new trend now? sort of like how everybody is using .io now for anything with an API?
misiti3780 10y ago
lex is not open to the world yet.

hnhg 10y ago

Watson Conversation is a well established alternative: https://www.ibm.com/watson/developercloud/conversation.html https://www.ibm.com/watson/developercloud/conversation.html

gozmike 10y ago

Smooch.io (disclaimer: my company) has a really rich API for programming conversations. You can use the API to converse with people on web chat, iOS/Android in-app chat, SMS, Facebook, Telegram, Viber, Twitter DM, WeChat, LINE+++ all through one single set of APIs. You can even send rich structured messages that are automatically translated into the best representation on each platform.

jbuild 10y ago
Thank you so much for smooch! I would highly recommend smooch.io for anyone looking to handle conversations on multiple platforms. The implementation with Facebook Pages is brilliant.
- deet 10y ago
  Agreed. Smooch is a great service.