What ManyChat costs in 2026

Read off ManyChat's own pricing page on Oct 10, 2026, not from a third-party roundup. Prices change without announcement; the date is here so you know how fresh this is.

Starting price$15/mo (Pro, 500 contacts)What that price covers: the price scales with contacts (5,000 about $45, 25,000 about $145); a free plan exists

A team of five$15/mo (at 500 contacts)priced by contacts, not by seats; AI is $29 more a month

Free trialYes, time-limited

The number the pricing page does not put in large type

$15/mo (at 500 contacts): priced by contacts, not by seats; AI is $29 more a month. The starting price ($15/mo (Pro, 500 contacts)) covers the price scales with contacts (5,000 about $45, 25,000 about $145); a free plan exists.

What you buy with ManyChat

ManyChat is a chat-marketing platform: it builds automated conversation flows and auto-replies across Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and SMS. Its best-known feature is comment-to-DM, someone comments a keyword and the bot DMs them a link, plus drip sequences and a visual flow builder. It is a dedicated messaging tool, not a place to discover viral content, run an editorial team or schedule posts, and its paid pricing scales with the number of contacts you reach, so a post that goes viral can push you into a higher bill.

Best for

businesses that want deep chatbot flows and drip sequences across DM channels.

Where it falls short

Only messaging, no viral discovery, radar or editorial workflow
Pricing scales with contacts, so going viral costs more
You still need separate tools to find and publish content

The same job, with the team price in plain sight

ViralHunt charges per plan, not per seat. Creator is $29 a month for one person and one brand. Studio is $99 a month for up to 4 people and 4 brands, and that price does not move when you add people. The free plan never expires, so you can compare before you pay.

$199/moA team of five on ViralHunt: Agency, up to 10 users and 10 brands. Studio is limited to 4 users.

$15/mo (at 500 contacts)ManyChat: priced by contacts, not by seats; AI is $29 more a month

See ViralHunt's plans → ViralHunt vs ManyChat, feature by feature → The best ManyChat alternatives →

How we checked this

Most comparison pages are written from marketing copy. This one is not.

ManyChat's pricing was read off their own pricing page on 2026-10-10. The date is here because prices change without announcement.
Every capability we call partial says partial. We do not turn an almost into a tick.
Where ManyChat does something we do not, the table says so.

What we did not check, and why

We have not run ManyChat daily for weeks. We verify pricing, seat terms and documented capability; we do not publish an opinion on their interface that we have not earned.
Enterprise tiers behind a custom quote are out of scope, because there is no public figure to verify.

And one that cost us: for months this table said Ahrefs starts at $129/mo. It starts at $29, and they also run a free tier. We were overstating a competitor's price by 4.4x, in the direction that flattered us. We found it while verifying and corrected it. If you spot another one, it is a mistake rather than a tactic.

Frequently asked

Does ManyChat have a free plan?

ManyChat offers a time-limited free trial, not a permanent free plan. ViralHunt has a free plan that never expires.

How much does ManyChat cost for a team of five?

Is there a cheaper ManyChat alternative?

ViralHunt from $29 a month for one person, or $99 a month for a team of up to 4 with 4 brands, with a viral-content radar across 12 networks, an editorial board and scheduling. Compare them feature by feature on the comparison page.

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