BotPenguin alternative
BotPenguin counts every message its bots send, starting from 1,000 on its free plan. Waveloop Free has unlimited contacts, automations and DMs, and Pro is $15 a month.
Free plan · No card needed
WaveloopvsBotPenguinMore than 7,000 creators and brands have joined Waveloop
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Why people switch
Free plan
BotPenguin's free Baby plan covers 1,000 bot messages and 1 chatbot. Waveloop Free has unlimited contacts, automations and DMs, with fair use, and needs no card.
Price
BotPenguin's paid plans start with Little, at $29 a month for 3,000 messages a month. Waveloop Pro is $15 a month, and your DMs stay unlimited.
Trust
Waveloop is an Official Meta Business Partner and an Official Meta Tech Provider. You connect with your Instagram login. Nothing else to link.
How each one counts
BotPenguin
Each message the bot sends counts, on every channel except WhatsApp. Baby, the free plan, covers 1,000, Little 3,000 a month and King 12,000 a month.
Waveloop
Each Instagram account has its own plan. Contacts, automations and DMs are unlimited on every plan, with fair use.
Pro has a 7-day free trial.
Side by side
| Feature | Waveloop | BotPenguin |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram comment to DM | Yes, on every plan, including Free | Yes |
| DMs a month | Unlimited on every plan, with fair use | 1,000 bot messages on Baby (free), 3,000 a month on Little, 12,000 a month on King |
| Starting paid price | $15/month or $150/year (Pro), unlimited DMs | $29/month (Little), 3,000 messages a month |
| Meta status | Official Meta Business Partner and Official Meta Tech Provider | Meta Business Partner |
| When the message limit is reached | No message limit. DMs are unlimited, with fair use | Bots stop until you upgrade, per their FAQ. Message packs start at $5 a month for 1,000 |
| Channels | Instagram only | WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, phone and websites |
| How you connect | Instagram Login. Nothing else to link | A Business or Creator account linked to a Facebook Page |
See how Instagram comment to DM works, or read about story replies and DM keyword replies.
Setup
Or skip the dashboard. On Pro, connect Waveloop to Claude or ChatGPT and ask for the automation you want.
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BotPenguin and Waveloop both send a DM when someone comments a keyword on your post or reel. BotPenguin says it is a Meta Business Partner. Waveloop is an Official Meta Business Partner and an Official Meta Tech Provider.
The difference is focus. BotPenguin builds chatbots, AI agents and voice agents for many channels, and its plans count every message the bots send. Waveloop is built only for Instagram. You pick a post, a story or a keyword, write the DM and switch it on. You connect with your Instagram login. Nothing else to link.
Contacts, automations and DMs are unlimited on every plan, with fair use. A reel that brings in 5,000 comments costs the same as one that brings in 50.
Try it on your next post.
Free plan · No card needed
BotPenguin counts the messages its bots send, on every channel except WhatsApp. Baby, the free plan, covers 1,000 messages and 1 chatbot. Little costs $29 a month for 3,000 messages a month, and King costs $99 a month for 12,000. Yearly billing gives two months free. Their FAQ says that when the messages run out, the bots stop until you upgrade.
Waveloop doesn't count messages. Free needs no card. Waveloop Pro costs $15 a month or $150 a year. In India it is ₹1,499 a month plus GST. Pro adds email collection, DM variations and automations on any post or your next post, and removes the Waveloop line from your DMs. It starts with a 7-day free trial, and your first payment has a 14-day money-back guarantee. Each Instagram account you connect has its own plan. See the pricing page.
Waveloop is for creators and businesses whose audience talks to them on Instagram. When people comment for your link, guide or price, Waveloop sends it, and the price stays flat as you grow. Start with comment to DM and add more when you need it.
Switching
You need a Business or Creator account, and switching is free.
To add several at once, import them from a CSV file.
Want a hand? We help you move.
FAQ
Yes, if Instagram is your channel. Waveloop answers comments, story replies and DM keywords on every plan, with unlimited DMs and fair use. Waveloop Pro adds follow to unlock, email collection and automations on any post for $15 a month.
For Instagram, yes. Waveloop Free has unlimited DMs, and Pro is $15 a month. BotPenguin's paid plans start with Little, at $29 a month for 3,000 messages a month, and King is $99 a month for 12,000.
Each message its bots send counts, on every channel except WhatsApp, where it counts conversations. Their FAQ says that when the limit is used up, the bots stop until you upgrade. Message packs start at $5 a month for 1,000.
Yes. Recreate each Instagram comment to DM automation in a few steps, or import several at once from a CSV file. You can also email us and we help you move.
Yes, on different posts. If both tools answer comments on the same post, one comment can trigger two DMs, so turn BotPenguin's comment automation off on any post you move to Waveloop.
Waveloop runs on Instagram's official API and is an Official Meta Business Partner and Official Meta Tech Provider. You connect with Instagram Login, so Waveloop never sees your password.
Written by the Waveloop team.
We build Waveloop, so we’re on its side. Every fact about BotPenguin comes from their own website.
Last updated . We checked BotPenguin’s public website on . Plans and features change, so check their site for the latest. BotPenguin is a trademark of its owner. Waveloop is not affiliated with BotPenguin.
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