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Communicate

FastBots alternative

The FastBots alternative with a team behind the bot.

FastBots Essential is $39 a month for 2 chatbots and 2,000 message credits, and stronger models use 5 to 10 credits a reply. Communicate Starter is also $39, for 3,000 AI replies, 3 teammates, and a Shared Inbox. Try it for a one-time $1.

Start with 100 creditsBook Demo

One-time $1 activation · 100 credits included · No automatic subscription

Starter3,000

3,000 AI replies for $39.

FastBots Essential: 2,000 credits.

Your help center. Your inbox. Your team.

Compare Communicate and FastBots row by row

Communicate vs FastBots

Every row, at monthly list price.

FastBots wins on many AI models, voice chatbots from Business, more chatbots on higher plans, and a reseller plan. Communicate wins on replies per dollar at $39, a Shared Inbox with seats, and flat credits. All of it is below.

How you try it

Communicate$1 once: 100 credits that never expire, nothing renews
FastBots14-day trial: 200 credits, no card

AI replies for $39

CommunicateStarter: 3,000
FastBotsEssential: 2,000 credits

Bots or Agents for $39

Communicate3
FastBots2

Credits per AI reply

CommunicateAlways 1
FastBots1 standard; 5 to 10 for stronger models

Team seats and shared inbox

Communicate3 seats on Starter, 10 on Growth
FastBotsNot listed on its pricing page

AI model choice

CommunicateOne managed model
FastBots17 models

Voice chatbots

CommunicateNot offered
FastBotsFrom Business

Agent takes actions

CommunicateLookups, forms, and your API, with approval rules
FastBotsNot listed on its pricing page

Messages inside your product

CommunicateIn-App Messages on every Plan
FastBotsNot listed on its pricing page

API, MCP, and CLI access

CommunicateAll three on every Plan
FastBotsNot listed on its pricing page

FastBots figures come from fastbots.ai/pricing, checked on 3 October 2026. FastBots annual billing saves 17%; ours charges 10 months for 12. “Not listed” means the pricing page does not show it; check with FastBots if it matters to you.

Start with 100 credits

Yearly totals, checked

What AI chat with a team costs over a year.

List prices from fastbots.ai/pricing and our Plans, checked on 3 October 2026. We count one FastBots credit on a standard model as one AI reply. On stronger models, FastBots credits run out 5 to 10 times faster.

  1. 01 · 1,000 more replies

    At the same $39

    FastBots Essential: 2,000 credits. Communicate Starter: 3,000 AI replies, with 3 seats.

  2. 02 · 3,000 more replies

    For $10 more

    FastBots Business: $89/mo for 5,000 credits. Communicate Growth: $99/mo for 8,000 AI replies and 10 seats.

  3. 03 · $1,200 a year

    Less than FastBots Premium

    FastBots Premium: $199/mo for 10,000 credits. Communicate Growth: $99/mo for 8,000 AI replies. That is $2,388 vs $1,188.

What changes

Same price. Communicate adds the team and the inbox.

FastBots is quick to set up and offers many AI models and voice bots. At $39, compare the reply volume and what happens when a person is needed.

  1. 01

    More replies at $39

    FastBots Essential includes 2,000 message credits. Communicate Starter includes 3,000 AI replies.

  2. 02

    Seats and a Shared Inbox

    Communicate Starter includes 3 seats, takeover, and assignment. Growth includes 10 seats.

  3. 03

    Credits you can count

    On FastBots, stronger models use 5 to 10 credits a reply. On Communicate, every AI reply is one credit.

Used in production

Already answering customer questions.

  • Teams building software
  • Teams making content
  • Teams running everyday tools
  • Autoposting
  • Vrid
  • Niyam
  • FAAD Network
  • Nimblocity
  • Pure Digital
  • QCall
  • Serri
  • The Medical Insurance Exchange

How it works

Rebuild your FastBots bot, and add the team.

Setup takes about 5 minutes. Your FastBots widget stays live until you swap the snippet.

  1. Knowledge

    Connected

    • Website

      Ready for answers

    • FAQ page

      Ready for answers

    • Product guide PDF

      Ready for answers

  2. Handoff rules

    Saved

    • No answer in sources

      Hand off

    • Refund request

      Member required

    • Product question

      Agent answers

  3. Preview

    Grounded

    • Question

      Do you ship to Canada?

    • Source

      FAQ page

    • Result

      Ready to publish

Designed for the edge cases

What you get on every Plan.

No add-ons. Plans differ only in credits, seats, and Agents.

01

AI Agents with sources

3 Agents on Starter and 10 on Growth, each answering with a citation.

Removesa 2-bot cap at $39.

02

Shared Inbox and assignment

Handed-off chats arrive with the full history. Teammate replies never use credits.

Removeschats with no one to pass them to.

03

Actions with approval

The Agent looks up an order or calls your API. Mark risky Actions Member required.

Removesanswers that stop at “please email us”.

04

API, MCP, and CLI

Work with Conversations and Agents from your code, an AI assistant, or the terminal.

Removesthe dashboard as the only way in.

AI Agents with sources
Shared Inbox and assignment
Actions with approval
API, MCP, and CLI
Every feature here runsthrough the same Agent.

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What FastBots users ask before they switch.

Including the cases where FastBots is the better fit.

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Same $39. More replies, and your team.

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