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BrightBean Chat
The open-source ManyChat alternative you host yourself
Build chat automation flows once and run them on Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS and email. Visual builder, shared inbox, broadcasts, drip sequences and a REST API. Self-host free with unlimited contacts, or use the hosted version.
Hey Product Hunt 👋,
BrightBean Chat is an open-source ManyChat alternative.
ManyChat works well until it gets expensive. Every new contact moves you closer to the next pricing tier, the features you need sit on a higher plan, and your whole contact list lives in someone else’s product.
What you get:
📡 One flow, six channels: Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS and email
🧩 Visual flow builder with conditions, delays, randomizers, nested flows, HTTP requests and data collection
📥 Shared inbox with assignment, labels, scheduled replies, and human takeover that pauses automation
📣 Broadcasts and sequences with compliance checks for each channel’s rules, such as 24-hour messaging windows, WhatsApp templates and STOP handling
🔌 REST API and signed webhooks for Make, Zapier, n8n or your own code
♾️ Unlimited contacts and every feature in every installation
The difference: You own it.
• No per-contact pricing. It’s free to self-host however big your list grows, with every feature included.
• Your data stays yours. Every contact and conversation lives in your own database.
• No middleman. Your own Meta app talks straight to each platform’s API.
• Fully open source. AGPL-3.0, so you can read the code, change it and extend it.
Getting started:
🚂 One-click deploy on Railway
☁️ The hosted version at brightbean.xyz/chat if you don’t want to run a server.
About BrightBean Chat on Product Hunt
“The open-source ManyChat alternative you host yourself”
BrightBean Chat was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #51 on the daily leaderboard. Build chat automation flows once and run them on Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS and email. Visual builder, shared inbox, broadcasts, drip sequences and a REST API. Self-host free with unlimited contacts, or use the hosted version.
On the analytics side, BrightBean Chat competes within Messaging, Open Source, GitHub and Marketing automation — topics that collectively have 166.7k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how BrightBean Chat performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted BrightBean Chat?
BrightBean Chat was hunted by Jan Schmitz. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of BrightBean Chat including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Jan Schmitz