The verdict
On the data we hold, Botpress comes out ahead. Here is why, point by point.
What the data says
- Botpress covers more of the features we compared: 6 of 6, against 5.
- Only Botpress has a free plan to start on.
- Relevance AI starts lower, at $19/mo against $150/mo.
- Only Relevance AI has an MCP server, so an AI employee can work in it directly.
- In our AI agents ranking, Botpress places 2 and Relevance AI 4 of 11.
Side by side
| 10 points compared | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $150/mo | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | Yes |
| Document/source grounding | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-agent workflows | Yes | Yes |
| No-code builder | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Team workspaces | Yes | Yes |
| Web search with citations | Yes | Yes |
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Plans and pricing
Botpress
- Free3 seats, 3 AI agents, 25 conversations per month with no top-ups or overages.Free
- Plus3 seats, 250 conversations per month included, extra packs of 100 for $65; $189 monthly or $150 per month billed annually.$189/mo
- TeamUnlimited seats, 1,500 conversations per month included, packs of 100 for $50; $939 monthly or $750 per month billed annually.$939/mo
Relevance AI
- Pro$29 monthly or $19 per month billed annually; 2,500 Actions and 2 build users per month.$29/mo
- Team$349 monthly or $234 per month billed annually; 7,000 Actions, 5 build users, 45 end users.$349/mo
Prices as the vendors list them. They change often; the final price is on their sites.
Who each is for
Choose Botpress if…
Support teams and technical builders at SaaS, retail and fintech companies that want an AI agent to resolve tickets across webchat and messaging channels, working alongside an existing helpdesk.
Choose Relevance AI if…
Go-to-market and operations teams that want to build their own AI agents for research, outreach and follow-up work, and need triggers, integrations and oversight without writing a full application.
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