Self-Hosted Microsoft Bot Framework Alternatives

Microsoft Bot Framework is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Khoj, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Bot Framework and 16 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Microsoft Bot Framework are Syllabi, Pipecat, CopilotKit and Botpress.

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  1. Khoj icon
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    Khoj is an open-source AI second brain that learns from your notes (Obsidian, EMACS), documents, and has access to the internet. It can replace your search engine, help you with reading papers, and get you transparent, fast answers.

    196 Khoj alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  2. Syllabi icon
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    An open-source AI-powered chatbot platform with advanced knowledge base integration, multi-modal support, and seamless integrations.

    65 Syllabi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  3. Pipecat icon
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    Pipecat is a framework for building voice (and multimodal) conversational agents. Things like personal coaches, meeting assistants, story-telling toys for kids, customer support bots, intake flows, and snarky social companions.

    31 Pipecat alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  4. CopilotKit icon
     8 likes

    Boost your app with AI: In-app chatbot capabilities and intelligent text generation, all open-sourced for React devs.

    52 CopilotKit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Botpress icon
     10 likes

    Botpress is an open-source conversational AI platform with a comprehensive set of functionalities for FAQ & task automation. It's lightweight and have zero external dependencies allowing you to deploy it anywhere.

    75 Botpress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. DocsGPT icon
     3 likes

    Open-source tool integrating GPT models for chat-based questioning, enabling efficient documentation search, natural language queries, rapid information retrieval, community contributions, and improved accuracy for developer documentation workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
     
  7. Databerry.ai icon
     1 like

    Databerry.ai helps you build ChatGPT Plugins to connect custom data to ChatGPT! - Talk to your data - Leverage the Plugin Store to captivate users and skyrocket your brand awareness. - Get insights and statistics on how users are interacting with your Plugin!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Jetlink icon
     1 like

    Jetlink is the new front line of your customer service, empowering businesses to provide personalized experiences at scale - Jetlink's low-code / no-code powerful AI chatbot raises CSAT, reduces churn, and drives revenue - while freeing live agents to have greater impact.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Facebook
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • WhatsApp Messenger
     
  9. Botfront icon
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    Build bots in any language with natural language. Botfront is a free and open source chatbot platform built on top of the rasa NLU library. Botfront's unique interface lets you design conversation flows, kickstart NLU models and create bot...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. SmatBot icon
     2 likes

    SmatBot is a conversational bot building platform to create customizable chatbots for Lead generation, Live chat support, Interactive Landing Pages, Surveys, Enquiries, Appointments, Feedback and Suggestions for your business.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Kore.ai icon
     1 like

    Use the kore "botbuilder" to an create intelligent, NLP-enabled bot leveraging both machine learning and semantic comprehension. Highly visual: designed for the Enterprise with focus on security and integration to systems like SAP, Salesforce, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Cognigy.AI icon
     1 like

    Cognigy.AI is the Conversational AI Platform focused on the needs of large enterprises to develop, deploy and run Conversational AIs on any conversational channel.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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