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MirageCHAT vs the alternatives

Three tools people weigh against MirageCHAT, feature by feature. Every fact about them comes from their own pricing pages and is dated; where they are stronger, the table shows it.

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Facts checked 27 September 2026

252 features, side by side

One feature per row. Ours from our product guides; theirs from each company’s own plan table.

MirageCHAT

197

of 252 features

ManyChat

65

of 252 features

respond.io

95

of 252 features

WhatChimp

35

of 252 features

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MirageCHAT vs ManyChat

ManyChat is built around social automation for creators and brands. MirageCHAT is built around a shared team inbox for businesses that answer clients on several channels. Here is the honest difference.

Read the comparison — MirageCHAT vs ManyChat

MirageCHAT vs respond.io

respond.io is a customer conversation platform for larger B2C teams, with many channels and advanced workflows. MirageCHAT gives smaller teams the shared inbox, AI and publishing at a fraction of the price.

Read the comparison — MirageCHAT vs respond.io

MirageCHAT vs WhatChimp

WhatChimp is a WhatsApp marketing platform with broadcasts and store integrations. MirageCHAT is a multichannel team inbox with AI, a client CRM and publishing. Both pass Meta’s fees through with no markup.

Read the comparison — MirageCHAT vs WhatChimp

Automations, two ways

A short form or a visual builder — both on every paid plan.

The MirageCHAT visual builder: a welcome message with three buttons, each connected to its own next step.
Build an automation in a short form, or draw it: buttons, «Otherwise» and an A/B split each get their own path. How it works

All four, feature by feature

Jump to a category, or read it all.

on every paid planBusiness from that plan upSoon coming soon— not listed on that company’s pricing page — not «cannot be done»

Plans and price

US prices with monthly billing, as each pricing page showed them.

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Starting priceFree; paid from $19.99Free; paid from $17$79 a month$40 a month
Top plan before custom pricing$59.99 — Pro, then $1.75 an account past 25$199 — Advanced$279 — Advanced$100 — Pro
What makes the bill growConnected accounts past your package, and AI replies past itActive contactsActive contactsSubscribers
A fee for each extra contactNone$0.004 to $0.10A higher contact tierA higher subscriber tier
Channels on the first paid plan5 connected accounts2 channelsAll channelsWhatsApp
Team members on the first paid planUnlimited252
The most team membersUnlimited on every paid plan10 on AdvancedUnlimited on EnterpriseUnlimited on Enterprise
AI in the price100, 500 or 1,000 AI replies a month on the paid plans; your own key or Gemini Free uses noneFrom Pro5,000 to 40,000 AI credits100,000 tokens; unlimited on Pro
Free trial14 days of Pro, no card; then Free14 days7 days, no cardNot listed
Free planYes — 2 accounts, the inbox and Instant PostYesNoNo
WhatsApp feesMeta’s rates, no markupNot statedBilled by Meta0% markup

Channels

Where your clients can write to you.

MirageCHAT 7 · ManyChat 7 · respond.io 11 · WhatChimp 4

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
WhatsAppIncludedFrom ProIncludedIncluded
Instagram direct messagesIncludedIncludedIncludedFrom Pro
Facebook MessengerIncludedIncludedIncludedFrom Pro
TelegramIncludedIncludedIncludedNot listed
Website chatIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
TikTok messagesSoonIncludedIncludedNot listed
SMSIncludedFrom ProIncludedIncluded
Email as a channelNot listedFrom ProIncludedNot listed
LINE, Viber and WeChatNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Voice callsIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
A custom channel of your ownNot listedNot listedFrom AdvancedNot listed

Shared inbox

Where the team answers.

MirageCHAT 16 · ManyChat 8 · respond.io 16 · WhatChimp 2

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
One inbox for every connected channelIncludedIncludedIncludedFrom Pro
Views: open, unanswered, snoozed, locked, by channelIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Assign a conversation to a teammateIncludedFrom BusinessIncludedNot listed
Snooze a conversationIncludedFrom EssentialIncludedNot listed
A reminder to follow upIncludedFrom EssentialNot listedNot listed
A message scheduled for laterIncludedFrom EssentialNot listedNot listed
Quick replies in one tapIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
AI drafts you read, edit and sendIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Translate a client’s messageIncludedNot listedIncludedFrom Pro
Reply in your own languageIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Voice notesIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Photos and filesIncludedIncludedIncludedNot listed
LocationsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Mark important clientsIncludedFrom EssentialNot listedNot listed
Lock a private conversation behind a PINIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Export conversations to CSVIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Labels that sort conversations by your rulesNot listedFrom EssentialNot listedNot listed
AI rewrites tone and spellingNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed
AI summary of a conversationNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Invite a colleague into a conversationNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Typing indicatorNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Block a contactNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed

Comments

Instagram, Facebook and TikTok comments next to your messages.

MirageCHAT 13 · ManyChat 6 · respond.io 0 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Instagram comments in one listIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Facebook Page comments in the same listIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok comments in the same listIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
YouTube comments in the same listIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Google reviews in the same list, with your reply posted on GoogleSoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
Reply to a comment in publicIncludedIncludedNot listedNot listed
Reply to a comment in privateIncludedIncludedNot listedNot listed
Hide or unhide a commentIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Delete a commentIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
The post shown next to its commentsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
An automatic DM to everyone who comments on InstagramIncludedIncludedNot listedNot listed
An automatic reply under each commentInstagram, Facebook, TikTokIncludedNot listedNot listed
Hide comments automatically, by wordInstagram, Facebook, TikTokNot listedNot listedNot listed
Comment → DM on Facebook Page commentsIncludedIncludedNot listedNot listed
AI replies to positive commentsNot listedFrom ProNot listedNot listed

AI assistant

Answers clients from your own information.

MirageCHAT 11 · ManyChat 5 · respond.io 10 · WhatChimp 3

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
AI in the plan priceIncludedFrom ProIncludedIncluded
The AI replies by itselfIncludedFrom ProFrom GrowthIncluded
The AI suggests, a person sendsIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Off, suggest or reply — chosen per channelIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Answers in the client’s languageIncludedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
Your rules: how it sounds and what it must never sayIncludedFrom ProFrom GrowthNot listed
Try it yourself before clients see itIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A to-do list of the questions it could not answerIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Hands the client to a person when it does not knowIncludedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
Pause it in one tapIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Choose the AI quality and a monthly limitIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Google reviews: AI drafts a reply; 4–5★ reviews answered automatically only if you allow itSoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
Starts a conversation by intent, not only keywordsNot listedFrom ProNot listedFrom Pro
Understands images, files and voice notesNot listedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
Ready-made agents: receptionist, support, salesNot listedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
Takes actions: tags, closes, updates the client recordNot listedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
Goals: clicks, follows or leadsNot listedFrom ProNot listedNot listed
Knows which ad the client came fromNot listedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed

What the AI knows

The libraries every answer comes from.

MirageCHAT 8 · ManyChat 3 · respond.io 3 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Reads your website — every page and languageIncludedFrom ProFrom GrowthNot listed
Your notes and highlightsIncludedFrom ProFrom GrowthNot listed
Your filesIncludedFrom ProFrom GrowthNot listed
Sends photos of the place asked about — up to 5IncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Learns from your team’s conversationsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Every answer shows the source it came fromIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Test a question and see which source answeredIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Read your website again, nowIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Automations

When? What does it do? Where should it run?

MirageCHAT 27 · ManyChat 13 · respond.io 12 · WhatChimp 9

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
When a new customer writesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
When you are closed — away repliesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
When a message contains a wordIncludedIncludedNot listedNot listed
When nobody replied in timeIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
When someone comments on a post — by word and by postInstagram, Facebook, TikTokIncludedNot listedNot listed
Reply automaticallyIncludedIncludedFrom GrowthIncluded
Tag the clientIncludedIncludedFrom GrowthNot listed
Change the conversation’s statusIncludedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
Email meIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Mark the client as VIPIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Choose the channels it runs on: WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, TelegramIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Two ways to build: a short form, or a visual canvasIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Several steps in one automationIncludedFrom EssentialFrom GrowthIncluded
Wait — up to 7 daysIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Let the AI answer as a stepIncludedFrom ProFrom GrowthNot listed
Only if… conditions, with an Otherwise pathIncludedFrom EssentialFrom GrowthNot listed
Buttons the customer taps, each with its own pathIncludedFrom EssentialFrom GrowthIncluded
Hand the client to a teammateIncludedFrom BusinessFrom GrowthFrom Pro
Follow up when a client goes quietIncludedNot listedFrom GrowthIncluded
Stops by itself when the client writes, a teammate takes over or the chat closesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Keeps to WhatsApp’s 24-hour rule by itselfIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
At most once an hour or once a day per clientIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Collect emails and phone numbers in the chatWebsite chatFrom EssentialNot listedIncluded
A drag-and-drop flow builderIncludedIncludedFrom GrowthIncluded
Ready-made automation templatesIncludedIncludedFrom GrowthNot listed
A/B test two messagesIncludedFrom EssentialNot listedNot listed
Call your own systems from a flowNot listedNot listedFrom AdvancedFrom Pro
WhatsApp formsIncludedNot listedNot listedFrom Pro

Growth tools for social and ads

Conversations started from stories, follows, links and ads.

MirageCHAT 2 · ManyChat 8 · respond.io 3 · WhatChimp 2

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Reply to story replies and reactionsNot listedIncludedNot listedNot listed
Reply when you are mentioned in a storyNot listedIncludedNot listedNot listed
Welcome new followers with a DMNot listedIncludedNot listedNot listed
A DM from Instagram Live commentsNot listedIncludedNot listedNot listed
Conversation startersNot listedIncludedNot listedNot listed
Links, QR codes and website buttons that open a chatWhatsApp QR and website chatIncludedIncludedIncluded
Check whether someone follows youNot listedFrom EssentialNot listedNot listed
Chats started from Meta adsIncludedFrom EssentialIncludedFrom Pro
Send ad conversions back to MetaNot listedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed

TikTok

Publishing, comments and Insights today; messages and auto-replies come next.

MirageCHAT 3 · ManyChat 1 · respond.io 2 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
TikTok comments: reply, hide, like — and delete your ownIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
New TikTok comments arrive by themselvesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok comment automations: reply, like or hide, by word and by videoIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok auto-replies from your AISoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok welcome message and suggested questionsSoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok keyword replies and flows with buttonsSoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
Save a client’s contact details from a TikTok chatSoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok chats opened from links and QR codesSoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
Chats started from TikTok adsSoonFrom EssentialIncludedNot listed
Report a sale that began with a chat from your TikTok adSoonNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
TikTok photo posts, published directlySoonNot listedNot listedNot listed

Campaigns

Many clients at once, and series over days.

MirageCHAT 5 · ManyChat 2 · respond.io 1 · WhatChimp 2

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Send to a segment at onceIncludedFrom ProFrom GrowthIncluded
Ready-made campaign templatesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Sequences over daysAs automation stepsNot listedNot listedNot listed
WhatsApp templates with their approval statusIncludedFrom ProNot listedIncluded
STOP and START handled automaticallyIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Publishing

Instant Post and Social Studio.

MirageCHAT 21 · ManyChat 0 · respond.io 0 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Instagram postsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Instagram carouselsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Instagram StoriesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Instagram ReelsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Facebook Page postsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok videosIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok settings: who can see it, comments, Duet and StitchIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Send to your TikTok inbox to finish in the app — up to 35 photosIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Photos go to TikTok as one videoIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
YouTube videos and ShortsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Google updates, events and offers, with a buttonSoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
A Post, a Story and a Reel from the same mediaIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Publish now, or at a time you chooseIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Several accounts at once, or a saved groupIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Reel music: Instagram’s catalogue or your own audioIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Hashtag setsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A result for every account; retry only the one that failedIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Schedule up to a year ahead: quick picks and a calendarIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Your posts: published, scheduled and failed, with filtersIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A scheduled post: change its time, post it now or cancel itIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A photo and video library, in collectionsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
History with the reason for every failureIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Social Insights

How your posts and profiles did.

MirageCHAT 9 · ManyChat 2 · respond.io 0 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Views, reactions, comments and clicks per postIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Views, engagement, posts and followers over 7, 28 or 90 daysIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Your best posts, with their picturesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Your best time to post, from your own postsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok profile: followers, likes, videos and followingIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Your recent TikTok videosIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
TikTok audience: the countries your viewers are inIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Results for each TikTok videoIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
YouTube channel: views, watch time and subscribersIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Google views on Search and Maps, calls, website clicks and directionsSoonNot listedNot listedNot listed
Automation and engagement insightsNot listedIncludedNot listedNot listed
Your top fans and followersNot listedIncludedNot listedNot listed

Clients (CRM)

A record built from the conversations themselves.

MirageCHAT 8 · ManyChat 2 · respond.io 9 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
One record per client across channelsIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Phone contacts from your WhatsApp Business appIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
TagsIncludedIncludedIncludedNot listed
Notes on a clientIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
The full conversation historyIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
SegmentsIncludedIncludedIncludedNot listed
Export clients to CSVIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Custom contact fieldsNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Lifecycle stagesNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Import contactsIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed

Team

Who sees what, and how the team is doing.

MirageCHAT 6 · ManyChat 0 · respond.io 3 · WhatChimp 3

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Each agent sees only the accounts they work onIncludedNot listedIncludedFrom Pro
Response time targetsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Announcements every agent seesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Audit: who is working and which rules were brokenIncludedNot listedNot listedFrom Pro
Permission to use Instant Post, per personIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Workspace time zoneIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Hide clients’ phone numbers from agentsNot listedNot listedFrom AdvancedFrom Pro

Overview and analytics

Reply times your clients actually felt.

MirageCHAT 14 · ManyChat 1 · respond.io 8 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Clients waiting right nowIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Today and this week at a glanceIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Busiest hours of the weekIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A live timeline of replies and AI answersIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
How fast the AI answered, over 7 daysIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A setup checklist for new workspacesIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Any period, compared with the one beforeIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Filter by channel, business and topicIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Who answered: which person, or the AIIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Team response timesIncludedFrom BusinessIncludedNot listed
Only real answers count — never an automatic messageIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Waiting conversations and customersIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Reports on conversations, messages and contactsIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Export analytics to CSVIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A sales leaderboardNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed

Notifications

One page decides who hears what.

MirageCHAT 8 · ManyChat 0 · respond.io 0 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
A client waitingIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Something needs fixingIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Words to watch for in a client’s messageIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
News about your teamIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Numbers to watchIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Daily and weekly summariesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Quiet hours for news that can waitIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
By email or in the appIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Security and privacy

Each workspace separate, every important action logged.

MirageCHAT 9 · ManyChat 0 · respond.io 4 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
An activity log: the team, the audit log and notifications sentIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Audit records linked in a tamper-evident chainIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Sign in with Google or AppleIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Sign every device out at onceIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Lock after repeated wrong passwordsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Data export and deletionIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Two-factor sign-inIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
Channel keys encrypted with AES-256IncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Encrypted backups kept off-siteIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Single sign-on (SSO)Not listedNot listedFrom AdvancedNot listed
A virus scan of incoming filesNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed

Website chat

Designed in Widget Studio, one line on your site.

MirageCHAT 5 · ManyChat 0 · respond.io 1 · WhatChimp 1

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
AI answers from your own pagesIncludedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
Widget Studio: your brand, launcher, welcome and hoursIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A live preview while you design itIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Questions before and after the chatIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
An email copy of the chatIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A WhatsApp chat button for your websiteNot listedNot listedNot listedIncluded

WhatsApp

Your number, Meta’s rates.

MirageCHAT 4 · ManyChat 0 · respond.io 2 · WhatChimp 3

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Keep your number in the WhatsApp Business appIncludedNot listedNot listedIncluded
Your WhatsApp messaging limit, shownIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
WhatsApp costs with Meta’s own calculatorIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
No markup on Meta’s feesIncludedNot listedNot listedIncluded
A product catalog in WhatsAppNot listedNot listedIncludedFrom Pro

Integrations and API

Connect MirageCHAT to your own systems.

MirageCHAT 6 · ManyChat 6 · respond.io 8 · WhatChimp 5

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
APIIncludedFrom ProFrom GrowthIncluded
Keys for one purpose — never a user’s passwordIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Webhooks for real-time eventsIncludedNot listedFrom AdvancedIncluded
An API manual inside your workspaceIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Endpoints for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Telegram and the AIIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Zapier, Make and n8nThrough the APIFrom ProFrom GrowthIncluded
Google SheetsNot listedFrom EssentialFrom GrowthIncluded
HubSpotNot listedFrom ProFrom GrowthNot listed
SalesforceNot listedNot listedFrom AdvancedNot listed
Shopify and WooCommerceNot listedNot listedNot listedIncluded
Stripe and PayPalNot listedFrom ProNot listedNot listed
Mailchimp, Klaviyo and ActiveCampaignNot listedFrom ProNot listedNot listed
Calendly, Cal.com and Google CalendarNot listedNot listedFrom GrowthNot listed
MCP for AI assistantsNot listedNot listedIncludedNot listed

Bookings, payments and billing

Inside the conversation, and on your own bill.

MirageCHAT 6 · ManyChat 0 · respond.io 1 · WhatChimp 1

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
Your booking planner inside the chatIncludedNot listedNot listedFrom Pro
A payment request sent from a conversationIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Your bank accounts for guest paymentsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A prepaid wallet in US dollarsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
AI usage you can followIncludedNot listedIncludedNot listed
WhatsApp usage and costsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Phone apps

The App Store and Google Play.

MirageCHAT 9 · ManyChat 1 · respond.io 1 · WhatChimp 0

FeatureMirageCHATManyChatrespond.ioWhatChimp
iPhone and Android appsIncludedIncludedIncludedNot listed
iPadIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
The inbox with lock, translate, AI drafts and follow-upsIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
The AI assistant and its librariesIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Instant Post on the phoneIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Insights on the phone, TikTok includedIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Notifications with Reply, Close and PendingIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Recent conversations readable offlineIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed
A PIN or Face ID lockIncludedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Their columns were read on 27 September 2026 from their own plan tables: ManyChat pricing · ManyChat mobile app · respond.io pricing · respond.io channels · WhatChimp pricing · WhatChimp homepage. Ours come from the MirageCHAT product guides. Something changed? Write to info@miragechat.io and we will correct it.

Questions

What is the best alternative to ManyChat for a team inbox?
If your team answers clients on WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Telegram and a website chat, MirageCHAT gives every paid plan a shared inbox with assignment and unlimited team members, from $19.99 a month and without a fee per contact — and a Free plan for 2 accounts.
What is a cheaper alternative to respond.io?
MirageCHAT is free for 2 accounts, and its paid plans are $19.99, $39.99 and $59.99 a month, with AI replies included and every feature on every paid plan except WhatsApp calls, which are in Growth and Pro, and the Publishing API, which is in Pro. respond.io starts at $79 a month (monthly billing, checked 27 September 2026).
Which WhatsApp tools add no markup to Meta’s fees?
MirageCHAT passes Meta’s own rates through with no markup, and WhatChimp advertises «0% markup».
How are the features counted?
One feature per row. MirageCHAT’s rows come from our product guides; the others’ from each company’s own plan-comparison table. A feature counts when it is on at least one plan. A dash means that company’s pricing page does not list it — not that it cannot be done.
Can I build automations visually?
Yes, on every paid plan. MirageCHAT has two ways to build the same automation: a short form for a one-step reply, and a visual builder where you drag steps in, connect them and give each button its own path.
How often are these comparisons checked?
The facts about other companies were checked on 27 September 2026 on their public pages, linked under each table. If something has changed, write to info@miragechat.io and we will correct it.

ManyChat, respond.io and WhatChimp are trademarks of their respective owners. MirageCHAT is not affiliated with them. Prices are US prices with monthly billing, as each company’s public page showed them on 27 September 2026; they may change.

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