Comments in.
Customers in.

CheapChat is an affordable social media automation platform. Today it focuses on Instagram: it watches your comments for keywords and automatically replies with DMs, turning passive engagement into real conversations, leads, and buyers. The idea is simple comments in, customers out without you replying to everything by hand.

Yes, and on the things that matter it is better. CheapChat is a faster, cheaper, AI-native ManyChat alternative for Instagram comment-to-DM automation: a free plan at $0/mo, plus affordable paid tiers — Essential ($15/mo), Pro ($30/mo), and Business ($60/mo), even cheaper billed annually — and you can build and launch an automation in under three minutes with no code and no credit card to start. It is also the only platform of its kind with a native MCP server, so AI agents can create and run your automations for you, something ManyChat does not offer.

CheapChat wins on the three things sellers actually feel: price, speed, and AI. ManyChat plans scale up quickly, while CheapChat stays affordable at $0, $15, $30, and $60 a month. ManyChat flows take time to wire up, while CheapChat gets you live in under three minutes with no code. And unlike ManyChat, CheapChat ships a native MCP server, so AI agents can build and run your automations for you. Cheaper, faster, and agent-ready by default.

CheapChat starts free at $0/mo so you can automate without paying anything up front no credit card required. When you need more, Essential is $15/mo, Pro is $30/mo, and Business is $60/mo — each cheaper when billed annually. That makes it one of the most affordable ways to run Instagram comment and DM automation.

You can turn Instagram comments into automatic DMs using keyword triggers, set up automated DM replies, build flows with a visual template builder and live preview, manage every conversation from a unified inbox, and track results with built-in analytics all from one dashboard.

No. CheapChat is a no-code social media automation tool. You create automations visually, preview them before they go live, and launch in under three minutes. There is nothing to install and no developer required.

CheapChat is safe by design. You grant permission, you preview every automation before it goes live, and you can pause anytime. It works within Instagram’s official messaging tools rather than logging in as you, so you stay in control of your account.

Yes. CheapChat ships a native MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, so AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude can connect to your account and create automations, read and reply to conversations, and pull analytics on your behalf. You authorize the agent once with secure OAuth, and from then on you can manage your Instagram automation just by asking. CheapChat is the only Instagram comment-to-DM tool built to be AI-native this way, which is a core reason it is a more future-proof ManyChat alternative.

CheapChat is built as a social media automation platform and currently supports Instagram, where it automates comment-to-DM flows and direct messages. Instagram is the focus today; the product is designed to grow into a broader platform over time.

Enter early access to be one of the first sellers to turn comments into customers — sign-ups are approved within 24 hours. There is no credit card required to start, and the free plan lets you build your first automation in minutes.