TL;DR
- Best for complex flows: Botpress (visual flow builder, state management)
- Best for simplicity: TinyAgents (knowledge + guardrails + publish)
- Best for connectivity: TinyAgents (native forms, tables, workflows, email)
- Bottom line: Botpress builds conversational apps. TinyAgents builds business agents.
| Feature | TinyAgents | Botpress |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ✓ (included in free plan) | ✓ (free tier) |
| Visual flow builder | ✗ (config-based) | ✓ (advanced) |
| LLM providers | 7 (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, etc.) | OpenAI (primarily) |
| Knowledge base upload | ✓ (PDF, DOCX, CSV) | ✓ |
| Custom tools/actions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guardrails | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✓ |
| Native forms/tables/email | ✓ | ✗ |
| 6 embed modes | ✓ | ✓ (webchat) |
"We used to run our lead enrichment and outreach through five different tools. With TinyCommand, it is just one flow."
— Ankit Solanki, InVideo
Botpress is for developers building complex conversational flows. TinyAgents is for teams that want AI agents now.
Conversational app vs business agent
Botpress is for building conversational applications with complex flows. If your AI agent needs state management, multi-turn conversations with branching logic, and developer customization, Botpress is powerful.
TinyAgents is for deploying business agents quickly. Upload your knowledge base, set rules, choose the best LLM, and publish. The agent connects to your data and workflows natively, which means it can answer questions using real customer data and take actions when needed.
Where Each Tool Wins
Where Botpress wins
Visual flow builder. Botpress has a sophisticated visual builder for complex conversational flows with state management, transitions, and conditional branching.
Developer flexibility. Custom actions, hooks, and a full API for building complex conversational applications.
Open source. Self-host Botpress for full control.
Where TinyAgents wins
Simplicity. Upload knowledge, set guardrails, choose an LLM, publish. No flow design needed for most use cases.
7 LLM providers. Switch between OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, and others based on your use case. Botpress is primarily OpenAI.
Connected platform. Your agent can query TinyTables for real customer data, trigger TinyWorkflows to take actions, and send emails. It is not just a chatbot. It is a business agent.
Choose TinyAgents if:
- You want forms, tables, workflows, emails, and AI agents in one platform
- You want to stop paying for 3-5 separate subscriptions
- You need data enrichment built into your database
- You prefer AI-generated content over browsing template libraries
Choose Botpress if:
- You need the specific strengths described above
- You are already invested in their ecosystem
- Your use case is narrowly focused on what they do best
