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SendPulse alternatives for Instagram and Messenger

If your SendPulse bots only run on Instagram or Facebook, a comment-to-DM tool such as LinkDM, Zorcha or DMFast (ours) covers comments, Stories and DMs with less to set up. If you need WhatsApp too, Chatfuel and respond.io are the closer swaps. Stay with SendPulse when one builder across seven channels is the point.

DMFast publishes this page and is one of the options on it, labelled as ours. Facts about the other products come from their own websites, checked on 6 October 2026.

Why people look beyond SendPulse chatbots

  • The free plan stops at 500 subscribers and 10,000 messages a month across all bots, with 10 triggers and 10 variables.
  • Pro has no fixed price. It is set by subscriber count, so the bill rises as your audience grows.
  • Payments in the chat, the ChatGPT integration and webhooks are listed on Pro, and the free plan has only a limited API.
  • It is a general bot builder for seven channels. If all you want is a DM for each keyword comment on Instagram, you still set up flows, triggers and variables to get there.

Alternatives to consider

DMFast, ours, comes first. The others are listed best fit first.

  1. DMFast

    OursDM automation

    Handles Instagram and Facebook comments and DMs only, so it suits you if those are the channels your customers use. Free plan to start.

    Limits: Works only with Instagram professional accounts and Facebook Pages: no WhatsApp, TikTok, Threads or personal Instagram accounts.

  2. Chatfuel

    DM automation

    Chatfuel is the nearest swap if WhatsApp matters. It covers WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and website chat, its AI qualifies leads, and it connects to HubSpot and Salesforce. Business costs US$20 a month after a free trial.

    Best for: Businesses that sell through WhatsApp as well as Instagram and Facebook, and want AI that qualifies leads and hands them to a CRM.

    chatfuel.com (opens in a new tab)DMFast vs Chatfuel

  3. respond.io

    Chatbot platform

    respond.io suits a support or sales team working one shared inbox across WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, with AI Agents. It has no free plan: Starter is $79 a month, billed yearly.

    Best for: Support and sales teams that field customer messages on WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and want AI agents, routing and CRM updates in one place.

    respond.io (opens in a new tab)respond.io alternatives

  4. LinkDM

    DM automation

    LinkDM fits if comments are all you automate. Its free plan answers post, Reel and Facebook comments plus Story replies and mentions, up to 1,000 DMs a month.

    Best for: Creators and brands that send a lot of auto-DMs from Instagram and Facebook comments and Stories, from 1,000 a month free up to 300,000 on Platinum+.

    linkdm.com (opens in a new tab)DMFast vs LinkDM

  5. Zorcha

    DM automation

    Zorcha puts no cap on DMs or contacts on its free plan, adds a follow check and a bio page, and answers common questions with AI from FAQs you write.

    Best for: Instagram creators who want unlimited comment-to-DM automations and a follow check without paying, plus AI FAQ answers and a bio page in the same account.

    zorcha.com (opens in a new tab)DMFast vs Zorcha

SendPulse chatbots and DMFast, feature by feature

Features of SendPulse chatbots and DMFast. SendPulse chatbots checked from its own pages (see the sources below) on 6 October 2026.
FeatureSendPulse chatbotsDMFastOurs
Comments and DMs
Sends a DM when someone commentsYesPublic replies and automated DMs for comments on posts and ReelsYes
Replies to Story replies and mentionsYesResponds to mentions and reactions in Instagram StoriesYesInstagram only
Answers keywords in DMsYesA keyword or another trigger event starts a chatbot flowYes
Sends the link only to followersYesChecks that the person follows you, then delivers the rewardPaid plansPro plan and up, Instagram only
Collects emails in the chatYesCollects email addresses and phone numbers in the chatYes
AI-written repliesYesAn AI assistant works inside flows; the pricing page lists the ChatGPT integration under ProPaid plansGrowth and Business plans
Product cards in the chatYesProduct cards with payment buttons; accepting payments is a Pro featureYes
Platforms and plans
Works with Facebook PagesYesFacebook Messenger is one of seven channelsYes
Works from ChatGPT or Claude (MCP)Not confirmedYes
Free planYes500 subscribers and 10,000 messages a monthYes1 account, 100 people a month
Links and selling
Link-in-bio pageNot confirmedYes
Sells digital productsNot confirmedPartlyIndia only, through Razorpay
  • Yes
  • Partly: with limits, see the note
  • Paid plans: not on the free plan
  • No
  • Not confirmed: their website didn’t say when we checked

The SendPulse chatbots column comes from its own pages (listed under Sources), read on 6 October 2026. The DMFast column shows its current plans.

What SendPulse chatbots does well, and its limits

SendPulse chatbots

Best for: Businesses that run bots on several messaging apps at once and want comment replies, a follower check and in-chat payments from one no-code builder.

Strengths

  • One builder covers seven channels: Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, TikTok and live chat. DMFast covers only Instagram and Facebook.
  • On Instagram it answers post and Reel comments both in public and by DM, responds to Story mentions and reactions, and starts flows from keywords.
  • A follower check can hold back a reward until someone follows the account, and the bot can gather emails and phone numbers along the way.
  • Bots can show product cards with payment buttons and take payments inside the chat, and data can sync to a CRM or Google Sheets.

Limits

  • The free plan stops at 500 subscribers and 10,000 messages a month across all bots, with 10 triggers and 10 variables.
  • Pro has no single price: it is set by subscriber count, so the cost rises as the audience grows.
  • Accepting payments, the ChatGPT integration and webhooks are listed on Pro, and the free plan has only a limited API.

Prices at the time of writing

SendPulse chatbots

  • Free$0/month

    3 chatbots, up to 500 subscribers and 10,000 messages a month across all bots, 10 triggers, 10 variables and unlimited flows.

  • ProSet by subscriber count

    Unlimited chatbots, messages, triggers and flows on every channel. Billed monthly, or yearly with a 20% discount.

As listed in SendPulse chatbots’s own pages (see the sources below) on 6 October 2026, at the time of writing. Prices change, so check their pricing page (opens in a new tab) before you buy.

DMFastOurs

  • Free$0

    1 account, 100 people a month, 10 emails

  • Pro$9/month

    3 accounts, unlimited people and emails

  • Growth$14/month

    3 accounts, unlimited people and emails, AI replies with 1,000 credits a month

  • Business$29/month

    10 accounts, 5 seats, unlimited people and emails, AI replies with 2,500 credits a month

  • Extra AI credits$5 for 500

    One-off pack on Growth and Business; packs never expire

Current prices in US dollars. Paid plans are monthly and can be cancelled any time.

When to stay with SendPulse

Stay if your customers write to you on more than Instagram and Facebook. One SendPulse builder covers Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, TikTok and live chat, and no comment-to-DM tool on this page replaces that.

  • You sell inside the chat with product cards and payment buttons, which need Pro.
  • Your bot already sends contacts to a CRM or Google Sheets.
  • Your flows branch and store variables, and a comment tool would give you fewer building blocks.

When DMFast is the simpler choice

One disclosure before the comparison: DMFast is our product. It suits SendPulse users whose bots only ever ran on Instagram and Facebook. Instead of building a flow, you set an auto-reply per post, Story or DM keyword, and DMFast runs the exchange: a public reply under the comment, a plain-text DM asking for a reply, then the link card. Along with that:

  • Flat pricing: paid plans set no limit on the people you reach, and Pro is $9 a month whatever the size of your audience.
  • Link and promo-spam comments are skipped, and each person is answered once a day per auto-reply.
  • Replies are paced under Instagram’s limit: DMFast stays below 700 private replies an hour, where Instagram allows 750.
  • A link-in-bio page with tracked links, and an MCP server for working from ChatGPT or Claude.

What you give up: every channel except Instagram and Facebook, SendPulse’s CRM and Google Sheets syncing, and taking payments outside India, since the DMFast Store works only there.

Moving your bots from SendPulse

  1. Export your subscribers, with any emails and phone numbers the bot collected.
  2. Boil each flow down to its trigger and its goal: a comment keyword that sends a guide, a DM keyword that answers PRICE, a Story reply that shares a link.
  3. Disconnect Instagram and Facebook from SendPulse before you connect them to the new tool, so the two don’t answer the same messages.
  4. Recreate the follower check with “Only send to followers” on DMFast Pro, which works on Instagram only.
  5. Keep SendPulse for WhatsApp or Telegram if you still use them. The two can run side by side on different channels.

Tip: A new tool doesn’t open your subscriber list to a mass message. Meta’s official tools only let you message someone within 24 hours of their last message, so past subscribers hear from you again when they next write.

What SendPulse costs

At the time of writing, SendPulse’s chatbot pricing has two plans: Free, within the limits above, and Pro, which makes bots, messages and triggers unlimited. Pro’s price depends on your subscriber count, with 20% off for paying yearly, and WhatsApp messages carry their own charges, listed by country and message type.

DMFast’s paid plans stay the same whatever your audience: $9, $14 or $29 a month, with AI replies from $14 and 500 extra AI credits for $5.

Questions people ask

Can SendPulse send a DM when someone comments on Instagram?

Yes. It replies to comments on posts and Reels both publicly and by DM, responds to Story mentions and reactions, and can check that someone follows you before sending a reward.

Which SendPulse alternative works with WhatsApp?

Chatfuel and respond.io both cover WhatsApp alongside Instagram and Facebook. DMFast doesn’t work with WhatsApp, TikTok or Threads at all.

Can I run SendPulse and DMFast at the same time?

Yes, on different channels: SendPulse for WhatsApp or Telegram, DMFast for Instagram and Facebook. Avoid running both on the same Instagram account, or the two will try to answer the same comments.

Is SendPulse cheaper than DMFast?

On free plans SendPulse allows more: 500 subscribers and 10,000 messages a month, against DMFast’s 100 people a month. On paid plans it depends on audience size, because SendPulse Pro is priced by subscribers while DMFast’s prices are fixed.

Sources

SendPulse chatbots, checked 6 October 2026

Chatfuel, checked 6 October 2026

respond.io, checked 6 October 2026

LinkDM, checked 6 October 2026

Zorcha, checked 6 October 2026

Prices and features change. If something here is out of date, the vendor’s own page is the one to trust.

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