--- title: "Karobar vs ManyChat: Features and Pricing | Karobar" url: https://karobar.io/compare/karobar-vs-manychat language: en description: "Karobar vs ManyChat side by side: free plan, active-contact pricing, channels, team inbox, AI, comment to DM and orders, with a source for every ManyChat fact." --- Comparison # Karobar vs ManyChat An automation tool for creators and a team inbox for selling in chat, compared feature by feature from ManyChat's own pricing page. Updated 15 October 2026 Karobar vs ManyChat: both tools answer comments and DMs for you, but they start from different places. ManyChat is built around automation for creators and brands: replies to comments, follow-to-DM flows, lead capture and AI that answers in DMs, across Instagram, TikTok, Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS and email. Karobar is built around a team selling in chat: one shared inbox for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and TikTok, comment to DM, orders with payment status and tracking, products and stock, social posting and ad results. This page compares them feature by feature. ManyChat's website blocks automated access, so every ManyChat fact here comes from the [archived copy of ManyChat's pricing page](https://web.archive.org/web/20260914013112/https://manychat.com/pricing) from 14 September 2026, numbered in the sources at the end. Prices and plans may have changed since; check ManyChat's own page before you decide. Karobar's details come from our product and our [pricing page](https://karobar.io/pricing). | Feature | Karobar | ManyChat | | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | No free plan. A 7-day free trial, no card needed. | Free plan with 25 active contacts a month, 2 channels, up to 4 active automations, 1 user and ManyChat branding on the first message.[[1]](#source-1) | | Lowest paid price | Individual plan, $20 a month (1 user). Paying yearly saves 12%. | Essential from $14 a month billed annually ($168 a year), with 250 active contacts a month included.[[1]](#source-1) | | Plans | Individual $20, Team $39, Brand $59, Enterprise $199 a month, and Custom on request. | Free, Essential, Pro ($29 a month billed annually), Business ($69) and Advanced ($139). Prices exclude tax and depend on the billing country.[[1]](#source-1) | | How the price grows | By plan: saved contacts 1,000, 5,000, 15,000 and 50,000. | By active contacts per month: each plan includes some, then extra active contacts are charged per contact (from $0.10 on Essential down to $0.004 on Advanced, billed monthly).[[1]](#source-1) | | Users and inbox seats | 1, 3, 5 and 10 users by plan, all with the shared inbox. | Free 1 user, Essential 2, Pro 3, Business 5 and Advanced 10, with 1, 1, 2, 3 and 5 inbox seats.[[1]](#source-1) | | Channels | WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and TikTok DMs, plus comments from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn pages and YouTube. | Instagram, TikTok, Messenger and Telegram on every plan (2 at a time on Free and Essential); WhatsApp, SMS and email from Pro, all channels from Business.[[1]](#source-1) | | Shared team inbox with assignment | On every plan: new chats shared out in turn, a returning customer goes back to the same person, only the assigned person replies. | Shared team inbox and assignments from Business; custom inbox labels and rules from Pro.[[1]](#source-1) | | AI | Karobar AI drafts replies from your products, prices and stock; a person sends them. 200 to 2,000 credits a month by plan. | From Pro, AI learns your business and tone and responds to DMs, answers FAQs and replies to comments automatically.[[1]](#source-1) | | Broadcasts | WhatsApp broadcasts with templates written in the app and approved by Meta, sent to opted-in contacts. | Broadcasts on WhatsApp, Telegram and Messenger from Pro; email sending from 10,000 to 100,000 by plan.[[1]](#source-1) | | Orders, stock and tracking | Built in: orders from a chat, payment status, courier and tracking number, products and stock. | Not mentioned on the pricing page.[[1]](#source-1) | | Website languages | karobar.io in 8 languages including German; the app and AI replies in English, German, Arabic, Malay, Thai, Urdu and Roman Urdu. | The pricing page offered English, Spanish and Portuguese.[[1]](#source-1) | ## Who each tool fits **ManyChat fits** creators and marketers who grow an audience with automation: a keyword under a Reel sends a link, a new follower gets a welcome DM, an email address is collected in the chat, and AI keeps the conversation going without a person. Its free plan lets you try that on a small audience, and its paid plans scale with how many people you actually talk to each month. **Karobar fits** shops and small teams where every conversation can become an order. Several people answer the same WhatsApp number and Instagram account without stepping on each other, the order is recorded in the chat, and the customer gets updates when it ships. Karobar also posts to six networks and shows ad results from Meta, TikTok and Snapchat in the same app. If you mainly need automation that grows an audience, ManyChat is built for that. If you mainly need a team to answer, sell and follow up in chats, Karobar is. ## Pricing explained The two tools charge for different things. ManyChat counts **active contacts**: people you interact with in a billing month. Each plan includes a number (25 on Free, 250 on Essential, 2,500 on Pro, 7,500 on Business, 25,000 on Advanced), and each additional active contact is charged. On the archived page, the headline monthly prices were the annual rates: Essential $14 ($168 a year), Pro $29 ($348), Business $69 ($828) and Advanced $139 ($1,668). The page says prices do not include tax and depend on the billing country. Karobar counts saved contacts and users per plan. Individual is $20 a month for 1 user and 1,000 contacts, Team is $39 for 3 users and 5,000 contacts, Brand is $59 for 5 users and 15,000 contacts and Enterprise is $199 for 10 users and 50,000 contacts. A busy month with many new people talking to you does not change the price. See the [pricing page](https://karobar.io/pricing). Both tools pass on WhatsApp's own message charges for templates and broadcasts, which Meta sets per country. Our [WhatsApp API pricing calculator](https://karobar.io/tools/whatsapp-api-pricing-calculator) shows them for your market. ## Comments and DMs Comment to DM is where both tools overlap most. In Karobar, a [comment to DM automation](https://karobar.io/features/comment-auto-dm) on Facebook or Instagram sends an opening DM with a button, a link DM and a follow-up, posts rotating public replies, and respects daily limits and a rule never to message the same person twice within the hours you choose. You can match exact words, or a topic you describe in your own words. The difference is what happens next. In Karobar the chat lands in the [shared inbox](https://karobar.io/features/unified-inbox) next to WhatsApp, Messenger and TikTok conversations, where a teammate answers with a reply drafted by Karobar AI and records the order. On ManyChat's pricing page, AI replies in DMs and comments automatically from Pro, and a shared team inbox with assignments starts on Business. ## Selling in chat Karobar's [Sales Desk](https://karobar.io/features/sales-desk) turns a conversation into an order with payment status, courier and tracking number, and sends the customer updates when the order is confirmed, paid, shipped or delivered. Products and stock sit next to the inbox, and the WhatsApp catalogue syncs with Meta in both directions. ManyChat's pricing page does not mention orders or stock; it focuses on automation, contacts and channels. ## Channels and reach ManyChat covers more channels: Telegram, SMS and email as well as Instagram, TikTok, Messenger and WhatsApp, with email sending included on paid plans. Karobar covers WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and TikTok DMs and adds comments from LinkedIn pages and YouTube, Google Business Profile reviews, social posting to six networks and ad results. Karobar does not send email or SMS today. ## Switching considerations 1. **List the channels you use.** If you rely on Telegram, SMS or email flows, Karobar does not offer them today. 2. **Write down your automations.** Flows do not move between tools. Note each keyword, message and follow-up before you switch. 3. **Count your people.** Compare how many teammates need to answer chats with the users and inbox seats in each plan. 4. **Move your WhatsApp number carefully.** Ask both providers how your number and approved templates move, and pick a quiet hour. 5. **Use the trial.** Run real comments, chats and a few orders through Karobar for 7 days before you decide. ## How we checked On 15 October 2026 ManyChat's website showed a bot check to every automated request, and the most recent archived copy of its pricing page showed only that check. Every ManyChat fact on this page therefore comes from the archived copy of the pricing page from 14 September 2026. We did not use review sites or third-party blogs, and where the page did not mention something, we said so rather than guess. If ManyChat has changed its plans, tell us and we will update this page. ## Sources Facts about other companies and platforms come from their own pages, checked on the dates shown. Plans and prices change; check the source before you decide. 1. [ManyChat: Pricing (archived copy, 14 September 2026; manychat.com blocked automated access on 15 October 2026)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260914013112/https://manychat.com/pricing) (checked 2026-10-15) FAQ ## Questions? Answers. Any other questions? [Ask support](https://karobar.io/support). ### Is Karobar a ManyChat alternative? For comment to DM on Instagram and Facebook and a team answering DMs, yes, and Karobar adds orders, stock, social posting and ad results. For Telegram, SMS and email flows or a free plan, ManyChat covers more. ### Does ManyChat have a free plan? On the archived pricing page from 14 September 2026, yes: 25 active contacts a month, 2 channels, up to 4 active automations and 1 user. Karobar has a 7-day free trial instead. ### How does ManyChat count contacts? By active contacts: people you interact with in a billing month. Each plan includes a number, and more are charged per contact. Karobar counts saved contacts per plan instead. ### Does Karobar reply to customers with AI automatically? Karobar AI drafts replies from your products, prices and stock, and a person sends them. Comment to DM automations and keyword auto replies send on their own once you switch them on. Keep going ## What to look at next [Comment to DM: a private message for everyone who comments When someone comments on your Instagram or Facebook post or Reel, Karobar sends them a DM with your link. Publ… Learn more](https://karobar.io/features/comment-auto-dm)[One social media inbox for every customer message Instagram, TikTok, Messenger and WhatsApp in one list. Every thread becomes a lead, save a phone number and ad… Learn more](https://karobar.io/features/unified-inbox)[Order management, right inside the chat Leads, orders and bookings next to the chats they came from. Create an order from the conversation, confirm ca… Learn more](https://karobar.io/features/sales-desk) ## More comparisons - [Karobar vs respond.io Two inboxes for WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok, compared feature by feature, with sources for every respond.io fact. Read the comparison](https://karobar.io/compare/karobar-vs-respond-io) - [Karobar vs Hootsuite: a Hootsuite alternative for social sellers Posting, inbox, WhatsApp and orders compared, with a source for every Hootsuite fact. 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