Manychat
Manychat is a chat marketing platform for automating conversations and campaigns across Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, SMS, and email.
What is Manychat?
Manychat is a no-code chat marketing platform that lets businesses automate two-way conversations across Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, TikTok, SMS, and email. Users build flows with a visual drag-and-drop builder to capture leads, answer FAQs, and drive sales. It is especially popular with ecommerce brands and creators focused on social DM automation.
Best known for: Instagram and Messenger DM automation for creators and ecommerce
Key features
- Visual drag-and-drop flow builder
- Multi-channel automation (Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, TikTok, SMS, email)
- Keyword triggers and growth tools
- Audience segmentation and tags
- Broadcasts and drip sequences
- Integrations with Shopify, Google Sheets, Zapier, and more
Who Manychat is best for
- Ecommerce brands running DM and SMS automation
- Creators and influencers scaling Instagram engagement
- Small marketing teams building lead-gen chat flows
Ideal team: Small to mid-sized marketing teams and solo creators who want no-code multi-channel messaging automation without engineering support.
Manychat pricing
Free
$0
- Up to 1,000 contacts
- Core Instagram, Messenger, and TikTok automation
- Limited to basic features
Pro
$15/flat / mo
- Unlimited contacts (price scales with list size)
- All channels including WhatsApp, SMS, and email
- Advanced growth tools and integrations
Elite
Custom
- Custom pricing for high-volume senders
- Dedicated onboarding and priority support
- Advanced automation and account management
Costs to watch before you commit
- Pro plan price rises automatically as your contact/subscriber count grows
- SMS and email messages consume separate usage credits billed on top of the plan
- Some advanced integrations and AI features are gated to higher tiers
- Annual billing is required to unlock the lowest advertised monthly rate
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