What is Hexabot?
Hexabot is an open-source, self-hostable AI chatbot builder for teams that want to keep conversational data on their own infrastructure. The product is positioned as an AI workflow automation platform with a visual flow editor and support for multiple channels and large language models.
Why Hexabot works
Hosted chatbot tools force teams to send conversation logs and customer data to a third-party SaaS. Hexabot removes that constraint by letting teams deploy on their own infrastructure, while keeping a visual editor so non-developers can still design flows.
Hexabot features
- Visual flow editor. Lets non-developers design chatbot conversations without writing code, while still exposing branching logic for complex flows.
- Multi-LLM support. Integrates with multiple large language models so teams can pick the provider that matches their privacy and cost constraints.
- Self-hosted deployment. Runs on the team's own infrastructure, addressing data residency and privacy requirements regulated industries usually have.
- Plugin system. Extends the platform with custom plugins for integrations, channels, or business logic beyond the core feature set.
- Multi-channel reach. Supports several messaging channels so the same flow can serve web chat and messaging apps without duplicate authoring.
Who Hexabot is for
- Internal IT and platform teams at regulated companies that cannot send customer conversations to third-party chatbot SaaS.
- Agencies building white-label chatbot solutions for clients who want full control over branding and hosting.
- Developers prototyping LLM-backed assistants who want a visual editor on top of their own model and vector store choices.
- Open source enthusiasts evaluating a self-hostable alternative to closed chatbot platforms before committing budget.
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