BotEngine
AI
chatbot builder
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
6 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Design: 4 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean design and fresh UX
From 2 comments
Props for a fresh, clean design. The docs are fantastic, easy to read, and doesn't contain verbose technical bloat. Overall excellent design and UX execution.
matthoiland on HNImho the most intuitive user interface for bot creation software: http://wstaw.org/m/2017/07/11/Screen_Shot_2017-07-11_at_16.22.25.png
konradkpl on HN
Intuitive, simple interface
From 1 comment
The first thing - it's very intuitive and simple, second - BotEngine will be the only tool integrated with LiveChat and third - we'll focus on machine learning.
ajaskiewicz on HN
Objections
Product demo onboarding was confusing and slightly creepy
From 1 comment
You guys desperately (I'd like to type that 37 times in a row for emphasis) need a serious, one-click to start, interactive product demonstration (without requiring my email…
adventured on HN
Chatbot popups disrupt browsing
From 1 comment
Honest question: Are chatbots really used or is just a nice-thing to have? When I visit website and the chatbot pops up it really feels like it disrupts MY browsing, I…
phatbyte on HN
No pricing information initially
From 2 comments
No pricing? imo you lose users /w pricing page
victormustar on HNThen brag about that. I've spent ages in the past getting annoyed at hard to find pricing pages; even if I eventually discover it's free it's still an off-putting on-boarding…
OJFord on HN
Requests
Telegram support
From 1 comment
>BotEngine allows you to create a chatbot for any service. except for the ones that are not implemented. would be interested to try this out once it has telegram support.
water42 on HN
Intercom integration
From 1 comment
nice! any integration with Intercom in plans? Also, found a small typo here http://prntscr.com/fuckqw
Everula on HN
JS widget publishing
From 1 comment
Really cool. Is it possible to publish the bot to a website as a JS widget?
pantulis on HN
Questions
How it differs from api.ai, wit.ai, chatfuel, manychat
From 1 comment
how does it different than other (seemingly similar) offerings? e.g. api.ai, wit.ai, chatfuel, manychat. i've used wit.ai, it's buggy (randomly missing stuff after you save them)…
wiradikusuma on HN
Why SaaS rather than on-prem
From 2 comments
Why SaaS?
frgtpsswrdlame on HNLet me rephrase. Why not on-prem?
frgtpsswrdlame on HN
Alternatives named
api.ai, wit.ai, chatfuel, manychat
From 1 comment
how does it different than other (seemingly similar) offerings? e.g. api.ai, wit.ai, chatfuel, manychat. i've used wit.ai, it's buggy (randomly missing stuff after you save them)…
wiradikusuma on HN
Microsoft Bot Framework
From 1 comment
I saw a demo recently where someone used Microsoft Bot Framework for what you described. Can't find the video at the moment, but might be worth looking into.…
bottombutton on HN
qnamaker.ai
From 1 comment
Had exactly the same problem - if you can get them into a question/answer format https://qnamaker.ai works for us.
garazy on HN