Looking for a Botpress alternative? Compare WACRM's price and markup
WACRM is a WhatsApp CRM alternative to Botpress for online shops: Growth is $75/month flat for 5 seats. Botpress's Free plan already includes WhatsApp at $0/month, 3 seats; its first paid tier, Plus, is $150/month billed annually ($189/month billed monthly) for 3 seats and 250 conversations/month.
By Huy Nguyen (David), Founder & CEO of Netbase JSC Updated
WACRM Growth is $75/month flat for 5 seats; Botpress's Free plan ($0/month, "100 conversations", 3 seats) already includes WhatsApp — the comparison table shows a checkmark in all 4 plan columns, Free included — and its first paid tier, Plus, is $150/month billed annually ($189/month billed monthly per the page's monthly toggle) for 3 seats and 250 conversations/month, checked 2026-11-03.
WACRM is 0% markup, paid directly to Meta; Botpress states no WhatsApp-specific fee at all — WhatsApp messages simply draw down the plan's shared monthly conversation quota, with overage billed per 100-conversation pack ($65/100 on Plus, $50/100 on Team) and "Auto-recharge on overage" triggered automatically at 95% of quota; asked "Can I turn off auto-recharge for conversation packs?" the FAQ answers "No."
Botpress's pricing page never mentions coexistence with the WhatsApp Business app; WACRM states it explicitly on every plan.
WACRM's trial is 14 days, no card required; the Botpress pricing page publishes no trial for Plus, Team or Enterprise — but it does have a genuine $0/month Free-forever plan, which already includes WhatsApp.
WACRM vs Botpress: price, markup and coexistence
| WACRM | Botpress | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per tier | Starter: $29/month · Growth: $75/month · Pro: $179/month · Agency: $299/month | Free: $0/month, free forever. "100 conversations" ("No top-ups or overages", per the page), 3 seats ("Includes: 3 seats" on the plan card and comparison table), 3 AI agents, Botpress Desk and Studio + ADK, Help Center, community support; AI usage included. · Plus: $150/month billed annually ($189/month billed monthly per the page's monthly toggle). 250 conversations/month included, additional packs of 100 conversations for $65 ($0.65/conversation). 3 seats, unlimited AI agents, WhatsApp channel, whitelabel webchat, custom Help Center domain, technical support via live chat, $25 AI usage included. · Team: $750/month billed annually ($939/month billed monthly per the page's monthly toggle). 1,500 conversations/month included, additional packs of 100 conversations for $50 ($0.50/conversation). Unlimited seats and AI agents, teams/routing/RBAC, team analytics, real-time collaboration, $150 AI usage included. · Enterprise: Custom pricing ("Talk to sales"). Custom conversation volume. Includes everything in Team, plus a voice channel, dedicated support, an uptime SLA, a security review and custom storage. |
| WhatsApp message markup | Paid directly to Meta, at Meta’s own price — 0% markup | No WhatsApp-specific markup or Meta pass-through fee is stated anywhere on the page: the comparison table's "Channels" row shows WhatsApp with a checkmark in all 4 plan columns, Free included — WhatsApp is not gated to a paid plan — and messages sent through it draw down the plan's shared monthly conversation quota the same as any other channel. Conversation overage is billed per 100-conversation pack ($65/100 on Plus, $50/100 on Team), with "Auto-recharge on overage" triggered automatically once usage reaches 95% of the plan's quota; the FAQ states "Packs persist month-to-month until you remove them," and to the question "Can I turn off auto-recharge for conversation packs?" the page answers "No." |
| Free tier / trial | 14-day free trial, no card required. No free-forever plan. | A genuine Free plan exists at $0/month ("100 conversations," "No top-ups or overages") — but the page publishes no trial for Plus, Team or Enterprise. |
| Coexistence (WhatsApp app keeps working on the phone) | Yes, on every plan. | Not stated on the pricing page — no mention of coexistence with the WhatsApp Business app anywhere on the page. |
| Channels | WhatsApp only. | Not WhatsApp only, but also not gated behind a paid plan: the comparison table's "Channels" row shows both Webchat and WhatsApp with a checkmark in all 4 plan columns, including Free, with Voice added only on Enterprise. No Instagram, Messenger, Telegram or SMS pricing or plan feature is listed on this page. |
Botpress prices checked 2026-11-03 on Botpress's own pricing page. WACRM prices from wacrm.ai/pricing.
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When Botpress is the better choice
- You want a genuine free-forever plan to prototype a bot before paying anything: Botpress's Free plan is $0/month, "100 conversations", "No top-ups or overages"; WACRM has no free-forever plan, only a 14-day trial.
- You want a dedicated AI-agent builder with unlimited agents from your first paid plan: Botpress's Plus plan ($150/month billed annually) includes unlimited AI agents and $25 of AI usage included; WACRM's Flow builder equivalent is still early access, on the Pro plan only.
- You need a voice channel alongside WhatsApp: Botpress's Enterprise plan adds a dedicated voice channel on top of Team; WACRM's pricing page does not mention voice calling at all.
Frequently asked questions
Is WACRM cheaper than Botpress?
It depends what you need: WACRM Growth is $75/month flat for 5 seats. Botpress's Free plan is $0/month and already includes WhatsApp (a checkmark across all 4 plan columns on the comparison table) for 3 seats and "100 conversations"; its first paid tier, Plus, is $150/month billed annually ($189/month billed monthly per the page's monthly toggle) for 3 seats and 250 conversations/month, checked 2026-11-03 on Botpress's own pricing page.
Does WACRM replace Botpress's AI agent builder?
Not yet at the same depth: Botpress's Plus plan includes unlimited AI agents and $25 of AI usage included, with Team and Enterprise adding team routing, RBAC and a dedicated voice channel, checked 2026-11-03. WACRM's Flow builder equivalent is still early access, on the Pro plan only.
When is Botpress the better choice?
If you want a dedicated AI-agent/bot-building platform with unlimited AI agents from your first paid plan, a genuine free-forever tier to prototype on before paying anything, or a voice channel on Enterprise, Botpress already has all of that, checked 2026-11-03 on Botpress's own pricing page.
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