Manybot
@ManyBot
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One of the oldest no-code bot builders inside Telegram, with about a million monthly users: connect a token from BotFather and set up broadcasts, custom commands, menus, forms and autoposting from RSS, YouTube or VK by chatting with Manybot. Free, but the bots you create carry Manybot's advertising.
Key features
- Broadcasts of text, pictures, videos and files with /newpost
- Custom commands, menus and submenus
- Forms for orders and feedback
- Autoposting from RSS, Twitter, YouTube and VK
What Manybot does
Manybot has let people build Telegram bots without code since 2015, and its site says more than 100,000 bots are managed through it. Everything happens in a chat with @Manybot: /addbot connects a bot you created in BotFather, and from then on you manage it with commands instead of a web dashboard.
The feature set is aimed at simple broadcast and information bots. /newpost sends text, pictures, videos or files to everyone subscribed to your bot. Custom commands reply with a fixed message or a random one from a list, and a visual editor builds menus and submenus. Forms collect orders and feedback, /autoposting pulls new items from RSS, Twitter, YouTube or VK, /admins adds co-admins, and /subscribers shows how many people use the bot. Manybot's own interface is available in English, Spanish, Italian, Persian, Hebrew and Russian, and /botlang changes the language of system messages in your bot.
It is free, but not free of catches. Reviews note that Manybot adds its own advertising to the bots you create and that there is no way to switch it off. The site has not changed in years, and there is no conditional logic, payments or API access, so it suits a newsletter or FAQ bot better than a business funnel. Telegram shows about 997,000 monthly users.
How to start
- Create a bot and copy its token in @BotFather
- Open @Manybot, press Start and choose a language
- Send /addbot and paste the token
- Add commands, a menu or send a first /newpost
Commands
/addbotConnect a new bot/newpostSend a post to your subscribers/autopostingSet up autoposting from Twitter, YouTube, VK or RSS/subscribersSee how many subscribers you have/botlangSet your bot's languagePricing and limits
Free
Pros / Cons
- Everything is set up in a chat, no dashboard
- Huge user base and a decade of history
- Interface in six languages
- Manybot's advertising appears in the bots you create and cannot be removed
- No conditional logic, payments or API
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Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 7 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 9 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 9 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 4 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 4 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 74.0 |
FAQ
Is Manybot free?
Yes, there is no paid plan, but reviews note that Manybot inserts its own advertising into the bots you build and that it cannot be turned off.
Can a Manybot bot take payments or call an API?
Not according to its command list: Manybot covers posts, custom commands, menus, forms and autoposting. For payments or custom logic you need code on top of a BotFather token or a more advanced builder.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
