# ManyChat pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free). Among the 9 ai chatbot builders we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** manychat.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA No · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, SMS, Email, TikTok, Shopify, HubSpot, Zapier, Klaviyo
**Best for:** Social commerce and D2C brands; Instagram DM automation; WhatsApp marketing funnels
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | — | flat | 25 active contacts (reduced from 1,000 in March 2026 restructure). Instagram DM, Facebook Messenger only. Basic automation flows, community support. | manychat.com |
| Essential | $14 | — | per_seat | From $14/month. 250 active contacts, 2 channels (Instagram, Facebook Messenger). Unlimited automation, no ManyChat branding. Contact-based scaling. | manychat.com |
| Pro | $29 | — | per_seat | From $29/month at entry contact tier; scales with active contacts. All channels (Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, SMS, Email, TikTok). AI Step add-on $29/month. WhatsApp/SMS per-message fees apply separately. | manychat.com |
| Business | $69 | — | per_seat | From $69/month. ~7,500 active contacts, unlimited channels. Advanced features, priority support, agency-level tools. Contact-based scaling. AI Step add-on $29/month. | manychat.com |

**Key features:** Social media + messaging automation specialist (Instagram, FB, WhatsApp, TikTok); SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001:2022 certified; Contact-based scaling across Essential/Pro/Business; Growth tools: broadcasts, sequences, drip campaigns.

**Plan limits:** Free tier dropped to 25 contacts in March 2026 (was 1,000); AI Step add-on costs $29/month extra on Pro/Business; WhatsApp and SMS incur separate Meta/carrier per-message fees; Pricing scales with active-contact count.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-15
Provenance: manychat.com/pricing returned 403; March 2026 restructure confirmed via flowgent.ai and costbench.com. Four plans now: Free ($0/25 contacts), Essential ($14/250 contacts), Pro (from $29), Business ($69/7,500 contacts). The draft's Pro-at-$15 and custom 'Elite' tier were wrong: Pro starts at $29 and there is no published Elite plan. AI Step add-on $29/month on Pro+. SOC 2 Type II confirmed.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/ai-chatbot-builders/manychat/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, ManyChat's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/ai-chatbot-builders/manychat/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl