Top 18 Open Source Chatbot Frameworks in 2024

Cem Dilmegani

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Updated on Jan 12

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Top 18 Open Source Chatbot Frameworks in 2024

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What are the top open source chatbots?For more on chatbots

Chatbots’ use cases are extensive. From finance to mental health, chatbots can understand and reply to us better than ever. And the technology keeps on improving. The recent advent of ChatGPT is a case study.

Screenshot of ChatGPT's answer to a question. OpenAI's release of this chatbot's codes will be huge for the open source chatbot industry. — ChatGPT’s humble brag.

But if a business has specific needs, not any off-the-shelf chatbot can be useful. Enter, open source chatbots. Open source chatbots are chatbots whose source code is made publicly available for anyone to freely use, modify, customize, and distribute.

If you’re looking for the top open source chatbots, but aren’t familiar with any, this article will will provide the most comprehensive list of the top 18 open source chatbots in 2023.

What are the top open source chatbots?

Here’s a list of the top 18 open-source chatbots:

Open Source Chatbot	Licensing	Languages	Supported OS	Stars on GitHub *As of February 2023	Source
RASA	Apache-2.0 License	- Python (99.3%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	15.3k	GitHub
ChatterBot	BSD-3-Clause license	- Python (100%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	12.9k	GitHub
Botkit	MIT License	- TypeScript (53.5%) - JavaScript (42.3%) - SCSS (2.5%) - HTML (1.5%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	11k	GitHub
Botpress	AGPL-3.0 License	- TypeScript (82.7%) - SCSS (9.3%) - JavaScript (5.0%) - CSS (2.5%) - HTML (0.3%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	10k	GitHub
Microsoft Bot Framework	MIT License	- JavaScript - TypeScript - C# - HTML - Python - ANTLR	Windows, macOS, Linux	7k	GitHub
DeepPavlov	Apache-2.0 License	- Python (%99.6)	Windows, Linux	6k	GitHub
BotMan	MIT License	- PHP (100%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	5.8k	GitHub
Bottender	MIT License	- TypeScript (98.4%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	4k	GitHub
WIT.ai	N/A	- JavaScript (99%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	1.9k	GitHub
Claudia	MIT License	- JavaScript (100%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	1.8k	GitHub
Botfront	Apache-2.0 License	- JavaScript (85.1%) - SCSS (13.6%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	776	GitHub
Pandorabots	GPL-3.0 License	- JavaScript - CoffeeScript - C# - Java	Windows, macOS, Linux	440	GitHub
Botonic	MIT License	- TypeScript (70.4%) - JavaScript (28.8%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	315	GitHub
Tock	Apache-2.0 License	- Kotlin (76.4%) - TypeScript (14.2%) - HTML (6%) - CSS (2.5%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	334	GitHub
OpenDialog	Apache-2.0 License	- PHP (97.6%) - Blade (1.5%)	Windows, macOS, Linux	255	GitHub
Xatkit	EPL-2.0 License	- Java Fluent API	Windows, macOS, Linux	158	GitHub
Golem	GPL-3.0 License	- Python	Windows, macOS, Linux	36	GitHub

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This article was originally written by former AIMultiple industry analyst Bardia Eshghi and reviewed by Cem Dilmegani.

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Throughout his career, Cem served as a tech consultant, tech buyer and tech entrepreneur. He advised businesses on their enterprise software, automation, cloud, AI / ML and other technology related decisions at McKinsey & Company and Altman Solon for more than a decade. He also published a McKinsey report on digitalization.

He led technology strategy and procurement of a telco while reporting to the CEO. He has also led commercial growth of deep tech company Hypatos that reached a 7 digit annual recurring revenue and a 9 digit valuation from 0 within 2 years. Cem's work in Hypatos was covered by leading technology publications like TechCrunch and Business Insider.

Cem regularly speaks at international technology conferences. He graduated from Bogazici University as a computer engineer and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.