Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Hexabot
Hexabot clearly comes out ahead of Microsoft Bot Framework on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Hexastack | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketing | DevelopmentMarketing |
| Categories | ai-chatbot | ai-chatbot |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Hexabot
open source
custom
freemium
| Feature | hexabot | microsoft-bot-framework |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Analytics With Influxdb | ||
| Applied To Customized Directline Or Web Chat Implementations | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Unlimited Messages For Standard Channels Such As Microsoft Teams, Web Chat, And Others | ||
| Custom Branding | ||
| Custom Chat Flow Design | ||
| Deployment Assistance | ||
| Everything In Community Edition | ||
| Full Custom Development Services | ||
| High-Performance Object Storage | ||
| Kubernetes Setup | ||
| Multi-Channel Support | ||
| Multilingual Support | ||
| Nlu Built-In Engine | ||
| Plugin Extensibility | ||
| Sso Integration | ||
| Visual Chat Flow Designer |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Hexabot comes out ahead overall, though Microsoft Bot Framework can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Hexabot and Microsoft Bot Framework offer a free tier.
