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Open source alternatives to ChatBot[005]
ChatBot is a no-code platform for building website and messaging chatbots that answer customer questions and hand off to agents. Below are 5 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
Chatwoot
Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud
★ STARS
29.1k
⑂ FORKS
7.2k
Typebot
Typebot is a powerful chatbot builder that you can self-host.
★ STARS
9.9k
⑂ FORKS
3.1k
Chaskiq
A full featured Live Chat, Support & Marketing platform, alternative to Intercom, Drift, Crisp.
★ STARS
3.5k
⑂ FORKS
502
Cossistant
Open-source, customer support platform with fully customizable AI support agents for developers / startups shipping SaaS.
★ STARS
654
⑂ FORKS
38
Tiledesk
Tiledesk is the open source AI agent builder, written in Node.js and Angular. This repository is dedicated to the WebApp dashboard to manage Tiledesk: open-source alternative to Voiceflow, enabling easy creation of advanced LLM-powered…
★ STARS
316
⑂ FORKS
134
// EDITOR'S TAKE
Typebot is the closest on the builder itself, giving you the same drag-and-drop flow design and embeddable widget. Tiledesk is the better fit when the bot needs to escalate to a human in the same conversation, and Chatwoot is the strongest support platform of the group even though its automation is thinner than a purpose-built bot builder.
// FREQUENTLY ASKED
What is the best open source ChatBot alternative?
Chatwoot is the most popular open source ChatBot alternative by GitHub stars (29,084 stars). The other 4 options are ranked above.
Are these ChatBot alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.