AI chatbot development services — without the agency

Agencies charge $5,000–$50,000+ upfront for a custom chatbot, then $2,000–$10,000/mo for maintenance. Timeline is typically 6–16 weeks. Chatonbo is the platform those agencies use under the hood, self-service. You get the same capabilities — custom training, multi-language, lead capture, integrations — in minutes instead of months, with transparent $0–$59/month pricing.

No. If you can copy-paste a line of text or install a WordPress plugin, you can set up Chatonbo. The entire flow — training, configuration, deployment — is no-code. We have customers running bots on production sites who haven't opened a code editor in their life.

Native integrations: HubSpot, Zoho, Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zendesk, Shopify, Google Calendar, and more. Universal webhook + Zapier + Make support means Chatonbo connects to virtually any CRM, helpdesk, or automation platform. For truly unique workflows, our API + webhook payload covers what 99% of custom development builds would cover.

Chatonbo uses retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) — it answers from content you provide, not generic internet knowledge. So the bot is as accurate as the material you train it on. We've seen it handle dentistry, e-commerce, SaaS support, legal intake, real estate, financial services, and more. Accuracy is the same as what a well-trained junior employee reading your docs would give.

Chatonbo is SOC 2 aligned, offers SSO on the Business plan, and does not train AI models on your data. For enterprise compliance needs (HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II documentation, custom data residency), the Enterprise plan includes dedicated support. This is where true custom development would have cost $100K+ and taken a year — with Chatonbo you flip a flag.

GPT-5.4 by default, with Claude Opus 4.7 and Gemini available. You can switch models per bot. Running multiple models for the same bot (A/B testing) is possible on Business and Enterprise. Agencies typically lock you into whichever model they integrated with — we don't.

Yes. All conversations, leads, and knowledge base content export as JSON or CSV. No lock-in, no "we own your data" clauses. This is the opposite of custom-built agency bots where leaving means throwing out their proprietary code.

Free plan: 250 conversations/month, 1 bot, lead capture. Pro: $19/month, 5,000 conversations, webhooks, removes "Powered by" badge. Business: $59/month, 10,000 conversations, SSO, priority support. Enterprise: custom (unlimited + dedicated infrastructure). No setup fees, no per-user seats, no surprise overages — when you hit the cap we email you, we don't shut you off.