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Best Sendbird Alternatives in 2026

24 alternatives · 20 with a free plan · Updated

What are the best Sendbird alternatives?

The best Sendbird alternatives for AI Agent in 2026 are VanChat (AI shopping assistant and customer service chatbot for Shopify…, free), TaggoAI (AI chatbot platform for building custom chatbots, paid) and Watermelon (GPT-4 chatbot builder for automated customer service, free). 20 of the 24 listed alternatives have a free or freemium plan.

Looking for something other than Sendbird? Below are 24 alternatives in AI Agent, AI Assistant and AI Chatbot, all closely matched, ranked by how much they overlap with Sendbird. Sendbird itself is free. Each entry shows what the tool does, what it shares with Sendbird, its key features and pricing.

What is Sendbird?

Teams that field a steady stream of customer questions across several channels are the ones Sendbird is built for. Sendbird is an AI customer service platform that lets businesses build AI agents to handle support and sales conversations on their own.

Pricing
Free

Key features of Sendbird

  • AI customer service platform for automated support

Sendbird alternatives compared

Top 5 alternatives to Sendbird with pricing and overlap
ToolPricingShared with SendbirdMatch
SendbirdFree—Original
VanChatFreeAI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales AssistantStrong match
TaggoAIPaidAI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales AssistantStrong match
WatermelonFreeAI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales AssistantStrong match
Ambit AIFreeAI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales AssistantStrong match
ChatInFreemiumAI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales AssistantStrong match

Top 24 alternatives to Sendbird

  1. #1
    VanChat logo

    VanChat

    Strong matchFree

    AI shopping assistant and customer service chatbot for Shopify stores that answers questions and suggests products.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • Accurately answers customer questions without human intervention
    • Understands buyer intent and personalizes interactions
    • Proactively suggests products to boost sales

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  2. #2
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    TaggoAI

    Strong matchPaid

    TaggoAI is an AI chatbot platform for building custom chatbots that handle customer support and engagement for businesses.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • AI chatbot platform for creating custom chatbots to enhance customer support and…

    Pricing: paid, while Sendbird is free

  3. #3
    Watermelon logo

    Watermelon

    Strong matchFree

    GPT-4 chatbot builder for automated customer service, with live chat, an all-in-one inbox, and integrations with CRM and social channels.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • User-friendly GPT-4 chatbot platform for automated customer service

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  4. #4
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    Ambit AI

    Strong matchFree

    Ambit AI is an AI chatbot platform that builds branded customer assistants answering questions from a business's own web pages, PDFs, videos, and approved links.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  5. #5
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    ChatIn

    Strong matchFreemium

    ChatIn is an AI customer support and sales chatbot that answers shoppers across web, mobile and Shopify chat around the clock.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • AI-powered multi-agent system for customer support and sales

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades); Sendbird is free

  6. #6
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    Laila AI

    Strong matchFree

    Laila is an AI chatbot for appointment booking and rescheduling that handles customer messages 24/7 on WhatsApp, Instagram, website chat, and email.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • It integrates directly into booking systems and offers personalized customer service 24/7
    • It engages customers on various platforms like WhatsApp
    • Instagram

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  7. #7
    F

    Fiction is an AI platform for building autonomous digital self agents that handle customer chats, lead generation and sales conversations.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • AI platform for building autonomous digital self agents

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades); Sendbird is free

  8. #8
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    My Cheeky Bot

    Strong matchFree

    My Cheeky Bot is an AI chatbot builder that adds a lead generation and customer support assistant to your website in minutes.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • It enhances support

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  9. #9
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    Teammates.ai

    Strong matchFree

    Teammates.ai is an AI customer service and sales agent that handles customer conversations and lead generation 24/7 in over 50 languages.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  10. #10
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    Norby AI

    Strong matchFree

    Norby AI is a chatbot and AI customer service tool that automates support replies and sales conversations for websites.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  11. #11
    Gorgias logo

    Gorgias

    Strong matchFree

    AI customer support software for ecommerce stores that answers shopper tickets automatically and suggests products to help drive sales.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • Significant automation of customer support tasks
    • Improved support efficiency and reduced operational costs
    • Enhanced customer experience through personalized interactions

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  12. #12
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    FastBots.ai

    Strong matchFree

    FastBots.ai is a custom AI chatbot builder for 24/7 customer support and AI agents, trained on content from your own website.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • Custom AI chatbot builder for 24/7 customer support and AI agents

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  13. #13
    Fineguide.ai logo

    Fineguide.ai

    Strong matchEnterprise

    Fineguide is an AI customer service tool that adds virtual assistant agents to your website for support, lead collection, and onboarding.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • Fineguide AI Agents come with pre-defined roles

    Pricing: enterprise (custom pricing), while Sendbird is free

  14. #14
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    Scottie

    Strong matchFree

    Scottie is a no-code AI agent builder for creating customer-facing chatbots and assistants, with an option to export the code.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • No-code AI agent building
    • Wide range of integrations
    • Ability to export code

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  15. #15
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    Cubeo AI

    Strong matchFree

    Cubeo AI is a no-code AI assistant builder with pre-built AI agents for training chatbots on your own documents and websites.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • No-code AI assistant builder with pre-built AI Agents

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  16. #16
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    Doko AI

    Strong matchFreemium

    Doko AI lets businesses build AI chatbots trained on their own PDFs, websites, and documents, then add them to a website.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades); Sendbird is free

  17. #17
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    Chattitude

    Strong matchEnterprise

    Chattitude is an AI customer service and lead qualification tool that runs 24/7 support and business workflow automation for companies.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • AI agents for 24/7 customer support

    Pricing: enterprise (custom pricing), while Sendbird is free

  18. #18
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    Heep AI

    Strong matchFreemium

    Heep AI is an AI customer support chatbot that automates replies to customer messages on social media platforms.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • AI agents for automated customer support on social media

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades); Sendbird is free

  19. #19
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    NovaTalks

    Strong matchFree

    NovaTalks is a customer care platform that gathers messenger chats from WhatsApp, Instagram and more into one inbox, with AI chatbots for AI chatbot replies.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • Multichannel customer care platform with AI chatbots for efficient customer…

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  20. #20
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    GetAnswer

    Strong matchFreemium

    GetAnswer is an AI question answering platform for building AI assistants and conversational commerce chatbots, including Shopify stores.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • Includes Everything in Small Business

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades); Sendbird is free

  21. #21
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    Integrabot

    Strong matchFree

    Integrabot is a no-code platform for building AI agents that connect to business systems and automate lead qualification and customer service.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • Integration with various systems and APIs
    • Automated lead qualification and data enrichment
    • Improved customer service with 24/7 availability

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  22. #22
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    Thunai

    Strong matchFree

    Thunai is an AI agent platform that turns your company knowledge into chat, voice, email and meeting agents for workflow automation.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • AI platform turning org knowledge into smart agents for automation

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  23. #23
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    Permut

    Strong matchFree

    Permut is a customer feedback platform that uses AI agents over WhatsApp, SMS, and web to collect NPS, CSAT, and churn signals.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service, AI Sales Assistant

    • It aims to boost retention

    Pricing: free, same as Sendbird

  24. #24
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    Link AI

    Strong matchEnterprise

    Link AI is a no-code AI agent platform that automates customer support, appointment scheduling, and messaging across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, voice, and web chat.

    In common with Sendbird: AI Agent, AI Assistant, AI Chatbot, AI Customer Service

    • No-code agentic business suite for automating customer support

    Pricing: enterprise (custom pricing), while Sendbird is free

How we picked these Sendbird alternatives

We rank tools by how closely they match Sendbird: tools that share more of its categories rank first, then tools whose main category, tags and description overlap with it, then community votes and views. Pricing type and features come from each product's SoftwareVital listing. Admins can pin or remove tools from this list.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to Sendbird in 2026?

The closest alternatives to Sendbird are VanChat, TaggoAI, Watermelon, Ambit AI and ChatIn. They are ranked by how many categories and tags they share with Sendbird and how similar their descriptions are, then by community votes and views on SoftwareVital.

What is the closest alternative to Sendbird?

VanChat is the closest match because it shares AI Agent, AI Assistant and AI Chatbot with Sendbird. It is free.

Are there free alternatives to Sendbird?

Yes. 20 of the 24 alternatives have a free or freemium plan, including VanChat (free), Watermelon (free), Ambit AI (free), ChatIn (freemium) and Laila AI (free). Sendbird is free.

Which Sendbird alternatives are paid or enterprise tools?

TaggoAI (paid), Fineguide.ai (enterprise), Chattitude (enterprise) and Link AI (enterprise) use paid or enterprise pricing, which usually means more support and admin options for teams.

How does Sendbird compare to VanChat?

VanChat overlaps with Sendbird in AI Agent, AI Assistant and AI Chatbot. Its listed features include accurately answers customer questions without human intervention, understands buyer intent and personalizes interactions and proactively suggests products to boost sales. Pricing: free, same as Sendbird. Open the side-by-side compare page for a full breakdown.

What category is Sendbird in?

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