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#software-engineering/chatbot
## Create the Chatbot Service
you will need a server
```mermaid
graph TD
A["obsidian (embed chatbot)"]
B[chatbot server]
A -- input --> B -- reponse --> A
```
> [!info] see also
> [10 Chatbase Alternatives with Review, Pricing and Rating - LiveChatAI.com](https://livechatai.com/blog/chatbase-alternatives)
1. [ChatBotKit](https://chatbotkit.com/bots)
1. ✅
2. ❌ UI is weird
2. [anywebsite.ai](https://anywebsite.ai/login)
1. ✅
2. ❌ must enter credit card
3. [Chatling](https://chatling.ai/pricing)
1. ✅
2. ❌ training fail
4. [Chatbase](https://www.chatbase.co/pricing)
1. ✅ good and easy, free plan, sitemap import
2. ❌ not free
5. [LiveChatAI.com](https://app.livechatai.com/)
1. ✅ easy to use
2. ❌ fail to crawl any character from sitemap
6. botpress
1. ✅ doc is comprehensive, powerful with state chart, sitemap import
2. ❌ not free
7. [Chatwith](https://chatwith.tools/?ref=producthunt)
1. ✅
2. ❌
8. [SiteGPT – ChatGPT for every website](https://sitegpt.ai/pricing)
1. ✅ promising
2. ❌ no free plan