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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (64.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Contact Us Per Month
Manychat
Star Rating
(157)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansSonar
Star Rating
(111)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (64.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansManychat vs Sonar
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sonar easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sonar overall.
- Reviewers felt that Manychat meets the needs of their business better than Sonar.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sonar is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Manychat over Sonar.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Manychat
Free
Free Trial
Per Month
Our free plan includes:
- Unlimited custom flows
- Up to 1,000 contacts
- 10 customer Tags
Sonar
Marchex Sonar Core
Contact Us
Per Month
Our standard package for sales, marketers, operations and support.
- Mass message campaigns
- CRM integrations
- Canned responses
Free Trial
Manychat
Free Trial is available
Sonar
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
109
8.7
101
Ease of Use
8.8
112
8.9
101
Ease of Setup
8.9
74
9.1
35
Ease of Admin
9.1
64
9.2
35
Quality of Support
8.3
100
8.8
87
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
62
9.2
38
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
102
8.6
100
Features by Category
Email Marketing
8.5
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.8
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
Online Marketing
8.0
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Lead Management
9.1
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
9.1
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.8
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Social
8.7
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.3
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.7
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
8.3
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.8
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.5
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
User Provisioning and Governance ToolsHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
User on/off Boarding
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
9.0
57
|
Verified
8.3
26
|
Verified
7.8
54
|
Verified
8.3
22
|
Verified
8.7
62
|
Verified
8.6
25
|
Verified
8.9
55
|
Verified
8.1
26
|
Verified
Channels
9.2
63
|
Verified
8.0
21
|
Verified
8.8
52
|
Verified
8.0
24
|
Verified
7.3
34
|
Verified
9.0
32
|
Verified
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.4
28
|
Verified
8.3
19
|
Verified
Customers
8.6
54
|
Verified
8.8
25
|
Verified
8.5
53
|
Verified
8.1
25
|
Verified
7.9
56
|
Verified
8.1
23
|
Verified
9.2
55
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.9
28
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrated Workflows
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Repeatability and Reportability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI and Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text Messaging
8.8
11
|
Verified
9.1
27
|
Verified
9.1
9
|
Verified
9.3
32
|
Verified
9.5
11
|
Verified
9.2
24
|
Verified
10.0
13
|
Verified
9.1
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
SMS Platform
8.9
11
|
Verified
8.5
24
|
Verified
9.9
13
|
Verified
9.3
20
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Engagement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social Shopping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
7.6
15
Campaigns
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
18
Engagement
Not enough data
8.2
17
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
8.1
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
16
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Manychat and Sonar are categorized as Conversational Marketing and SMS Marketing
Unique Categories
Manychat is categorized as Marketing Automation, Social Commerce Platforms, and User Provisioning and Governance Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Manychat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sonar
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
36.2%
Real Estate
5.7%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
5.0%
Retail
3.5%
Information Technology and Services
3.5%
Other
46.1%
Real Estate
47.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
13.5%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Internet
7.2%
Retail
3.6%
Other
20.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
When will it be possible to connect the bot to Telegram or deploy it on the website?
1 Comment
DM
Inside the flow itself, create a button for transferring people to Telegram (group, channel, etc.).Read more
Is there a possibility that ManyChat will be banned by FB using their (FB) own chatbot?
1 Comment
Official Response from Manychat
Hi Eric,
ManyChat itself can't get your FB page or Messenger banned but if you don't follow Facebook's rules, then you could get in trouble.Read more
Chat blasts
1 Comment
WQ
ManyChat is designed for Facebook Pages to send messages through Messenger and you must follow the 24 hr rule. For groups, you can create a page and a bot...Read more
how can I setup the auto response txt .
1 Comment
NB
Hello Tajmah - We offer a wide range of abilities to create and schedule automated texts. Happy to help learn more about your specific use and help provide a...Read more
How do I create Sonar pop up notifications?
1 Comment
NB
Hello Michael!
To enable desktop notifications once you log in to Sonar click the Main Menu > Settings > My Account option. From there you will see a...Read more
How do i stop seeing other co-workers texts? What is the maximum number of texts can be added?
1 Comment
NB
Hello Tiffany!
Your team's set up so that you should only see the 'Mine' column. If you are not seeing just that inbox you might want to do a hard...Read more
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