Chatbot Platforms & Tools

Alternatives to Amazon Lex

Microsoft Bot Framework, IBM Watson, Alexa, Dialogflow, and Amazon Polly are the most popular alternatives and competitors to Amazon Lex.

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What is Amazon Lex and what are its top alternatives?

Lex provides the advanced deep learning functionalities of automatic speech recognition (ASR) for converting speech to text, and natural language understanding (NLU) to recognize the intent of the text, to enable you to build applications with highly engaging user experiences and lifelike conversational interactions.

Amazon Lex is a tool in the Chatbot Platforms & Tools category of a tech stack.

Top Alternatives to Amazon Lex

Microsoft Bot Framework
The Microsoft Bot Framework provides just what you need to build and connect intelligent bots that interact naturally wherever your users are talking, from text/sms to Skype, Slack, Office 365 mail and other popular services. ...
IBM Watson
It combines artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated analytical software for optimal performance as a "question answering" machine. ...
Alexa
It is a cloud-based voice service and the brain behind tens of millions of devices including the Echo family of devices, FireTV, Fire Tablet, and third-party devices. You can build voice experiences, or skills, that make everyday tasks faster, easier, and more delightful for customers. ...
Dialogflow
Give users new ways to interact with your product by building engaging voice and text-based conversational apps. ...
Amazon Polly
Amazon Polly is a service that turns text into lifelike speech. Polly lets you create applications that talk, enabling you to build entirely new categories of speech-enabled products. Polly is an Amazon AI service that uses advanced deep learning technologies to synthesize speech that sounds like a human voice. ...
Amazon Comprehend
Amazon Comprehend is a natural language processing (NLP) service that uses machine learning to discover insights from text. Amazon Comprehend provides Keyphrase Extraction, Sentiment Analysis, Entity Recognition, Topic Modeling, and Language Detection APIs so you can easily integrate natural language processing into your applications. ...
Telegram Bot API
Bots are third-party applications that run inside Telegram. Users can interact with bots by sending them messages, commands and inline requests. You control your bots using HTTPS requests to our bot API. ...
Messenger Platform
With bots and live-messaging tools, you can create a custom experience for your unique audience. ...

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Microsoft Bot Framework

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Connect intelligent bots that interact via text/sms, Skype, Slack, Office 365 mail and other popular services

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PROS OF MICROSOFT BOT FRAMEWORK

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Well documented, easy to use
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Sending Proactive messages for the Different channels

CONS OF MICROSOFT BOT FRAMEWORK

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LUIS feature adds multilingual capabilities

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IBM Watson

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A question-answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language

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PROS OF IBM WATSON

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Api
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Intent auto-generation
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Custom webhooks
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Disambiguation
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Prebuilt front-end GUI

CONS OF IBM WATSON

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Multi-lingual

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Alexa

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A cloud-based voice service

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Dialogflow

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Give users new ways to interact with your product by building engaging voice and text-based conversational apps.

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PROS OF DIALOGFLOW

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Built-in conversational agents
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Custom Webhooks
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Great interface
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OOTB integrations
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Knowledge base
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Quick display

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Multi lingual
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Can’t be self-hosted

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Amazon Polly

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Text to Speech in 47 Voices and 24 Languages

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Amazon Comprehend

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Discover insights and relationships in text

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PROS OF AMAZON COMPREHEND

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CONS OF AMAZON COMPREHEND

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Multi-lingual

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Telegram Bot API

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HTTP-based interface created for developers keen on building bots for Telegram

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PROS OF TELEGRAM BOT API

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Integrating with other services
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Getting customized notifications and news
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Creating custom tools like GitHub bot
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Creating private/public bots
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Easy setup
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Great documentation which is easily understandable
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Messenger Platform

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Tools to help you build your bot and reach 900 million people around the world

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PROS OF MESSENGER PLATFORM

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Clean and Simple Communication

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