AI chatbot builders — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai chatbot builders, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026
  • ▲ INAda entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTManyChat left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▲Chatbase moved #6 → #3
  • ▼Intercom moved #2 → #4
  • ▼Lyro moved #4 → #6
  • ▼Tidio AI moved #7 → #9
  • ▲Zendesk moved #3 → #2
  • ▲Fin moved #8 → #7
  • ▲Gorgias moved #9 → #8
  • ▲Ada moved #11 → #10
  • ▼ManyChat moved #10 → #11
  • ▲Chatbase +6.3pp (30.6% → 36.9%)
  • ▲Shopify +3pp (32.7% → 35.7%)
  • ▲Ada +2.9pp (24.5% → 27.4%)
  • ▲Fin +2.4pp (28.6% → 31%)
  • ▼Tidio AI -1.2pp (28.6% → 27.4%)
  • ▼Intercom -1pp (36.7% → 35.7%)
Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026
  • ▲ INFin entered the top 10 (#11 → #8)
  • ▼ OUTVoiceflow left the top 10 (#8 → #12)
  • ▼Voiceflow moved #8 → #12
  • ▲Fin moved #11 → #8
  • ▲Lyro moved #6 → #4
  • ▼Tidio AI moved #5 → #7
  • ▲Intercom moved #3 → #2
  • ▼Zendesk moved #2 → #3
  • ▼Shopify moved #4 → #5
  • ▲Chatbase moved #7 → #6
  • ▼Voiceflow -6.2pp (28.6% → 22.4%)
  • ▲Lyro +4.1pp (28.6% → 32.7%)
  • ▲Fin +3.6pp (25% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Shopify -3pp (35.7% → 32.7%)
  • ▼ManyChat -2.1pp (28.6% → 26.5%)
  • ▲Botpress +2pp (42.9% → 44.9%)
  • ▲Chatbase +2pp (28.6% → 30.6%)
  • ▲Intercom +1pp (35.7% → 36.7%)
  • ▲Zendesk +1pp (35.7% → 36.7%)
Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲ INManyChat entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTFin left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
  • ▲Lyro moved #8 → #6
  • ▼Fin moved #9 → #11
  • ▼Chatbase moved #6 → #7
  • ▼Voiceflow moved #7 → #8
  • ▲Gorgias moved #10 → #9
  • ▲ManyChat moved #11 → #10
  • ▼Tidio AI -5.7pp (34.3% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Chatbase -5.7pp (34.3% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Voiceflow -5.7pp (34.3% → 28.6%)
  • ▲ManyChat +5.7pp (22.9% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Fin -3.6pp (28.6% → 25%)
  • ▲Gorgias +2.9pp (25.7% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Botpress -2.8pp (45.7% → 42.9%)
  • ▼Lyro -2.8pp (31.4% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Zendesk -1.4pp (37.1% → 35.7%)
  • ▼Intercom -1.4pp (37.1% → 35.7%)
  • ▼Shopify -1.4pp (37.1% → 35.7%)
Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026
  • ▲ INShopify entered the top 10 (#11 → #4)
  • ▼ OUTManyChat left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
  • ▲Shopify moved #11 → #4
  • ▼Tidio AI moved #2 → #5
  • ▼ManyChat moved #8 → #11
  • ▲Zendesk moved #4 → #2
  • ▼Fin moved #7 → #9
  • ▼Chatbase moved #5 → #6
  • ▼Voiceflow moved #6 → #7
  • ▲Lyro moved #9 → #8
  • ▲Shopify +10.6pp (26.5% → 37.1%)
  • ▼Tidio AI -6.5pp (40.8% → 34.3%)
  • ▼ManyChat -5.7pp (28.6% → 22.9%)
  • ▲Voiceflow +3.7pp (30.6% → 34.3%)
  • ▼Botpress -3.3pp (49% → 45.7%)
  • ▲Lyro +2.8pp (28.6% → 31.4%)
  • ▲Zendesk +2.4pp (34.7% → 37.1%)
  • ▼Fin -2pp (30.6% → 28.6%)
  • ▲Chatbase +1.6pp (32.7% → 34.3%)
Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026
  • ▲Voiceflow moved #8 → #6
  • ▲Intercom moved #4 → #3
  • ▼Zendesk moved #3 → #4
  • ▼Fin moved #6 → #7
  • ▼ManyChat moved #7 → #8
  • ▲Lyro moved #10 → #9
  • ▼Gorgias moved #9 → #10
  • ▼ManyChat -3.5pp (32.1% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Gorgias -2.1pp (28.6% → 26.5%)
  • ▼Fin -1.5pp (32.1% → 30.6%)
  • ▼Chatbase -1.2pp (33.9% → 32.7%)
  • ▼Botpress -1pp (50% → 49%)
  • ▲Intercom +1pp (35.7% → 36.7%)
  • ▼Zendesk -1pp (35.7% → 34.7%)
Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026
  • ▲ManyChat moved #8 → #7
  • ▼Voiceflow moved #7 → #8
  • ▼Tidio AI -3.3pp (44.4% → 41.1%)
  • ▼Gorgias -1.6pp (30.2% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Lyro -1.6pp (30.2% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Voiceflow -1.3pp (31.7% → 30.4%)
  • ▼Chatbase -1pp (34.9% → 33.9%)
Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026
  • ▲Voiceflow moved #9 → #7
  • ▲Zendesk moved #4 → #3
  • ▼Intercom moved #3 → #4
  • ▼ManyChat moved #7 → #8
  • ▼Gorgias moved #8 → #9
  • ▼Intercom -3.8pp (40.3% → 36.5%)
  • ▼Tidio AI -3.7pp (48.1% → 44.4%)
  • ▼Fin -3.4pp (35.1% → 31.7%)
  • ▼Zendesk -2.5pp (39% → 36.5%)
  • ▼ManyChat -2.1pp (33.8% → 31.7%)
  • ▲Voiceflow +1.8pp (29.9% → 31.7%)
  • ▼Chatbase -1.5pp (36.4% → 34.9%)
  • ▼Botpress -1.4pp (50.6% → 49.2%)
  • ▼Gorgias -1pp (31.2% → 30.2%)
Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026
  • ▲Chatbase moved #6 → #5
  • ▼Fin moved #5 → #6
  • ▲ManyChat moved #8 → #7
  • ▼Gorgias moved #7 → #8
  • ▲ManyChat +2.4pp (31.4% → 33.8%)
  • ▼Botpress -2.3pp (52.9% → 50.6%)
  • ▼Fin -2pp (37.1% → 35.1%)
  • ▲Voiceflow +1.3pp (28.6% → 29.9%)
  • ▲Lyro +1.3pp (28.6% → 29.9%)
  • ▼Intercom -1.1pp (41.4% → 40.3%)
  • ▼Zendesk -1pp (40% → 39%)
Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲Botpress moved #2 → #1
  • ▼Tidio AI moved #1 → #2
  • ▲Gorgias moved #8 → #7
  • ▼ManyChat moved #7 → #8
  • ▼Tidio AI -10.6pp (59.2% → 48.6%)
  • ▼ManyChat -5.3pp (36.7% → 31.4%)
  • ▼Fin -3.7pp (40.8% → 37.1%)
  • ▼Chatbase -3.7pp (40.8% → 37.1%)
  • ▼Botpress -2.2pp (55.1% → 52.9%)
  • ▼Voiceflow -2pp (30.6% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Lyro -2pp (30.6% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Intercom -1.5pp (42.9% → 41.4%)
  • ▼Gorgias -1.3pp (32.7% → 31.4%)
Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress45.2%
  • #2Zendesk36.9%
  • #3Chatbase36.9%
  • #4Intercom35.7%
  • #5Shopify35.7%
  • #6Lyro33.3%
  • #7Fin31%
  • #8Gorgias28.6%
  • #9Tidio AI27.4%
  • #10Ada27.4%
Sep 7, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress45.2%
  • #2Zendesk36.9%
  • #3Chatbase36.9%
  • #4Intercom35.7%
  • #5Shopify35.7%
  • #6Lyro33.3%
  • #7Fin31%
  • #8Gorgias28.6%
  • #9Tidio AI27.4%
  • #10Ada27.4%
Sep 6, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress44.9%
  • #2Intercom36.7%
  • #3Zendesk36.7%
  • #4Lyro32.7%
  • #5Shopify32.7%
  • #6Chatbase30.6%
  • #7Tidio AI28.6%
  • #8Fin28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat26.5%
Sep 5, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Sep 4, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Sep 1, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Aug 31, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Aug 30, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Aug 29, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Aug 28, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Aug 27, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Aug 26, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Aug 25, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7
  • #1Botpress42.9%
  • #2Zendesk35.7%
  • #3Intercom35.7%
  • #4Shopify35.7%
  • #5Tidio AI28.6%
  • #6Lyro28.6%
  • #7Chatbase28.6%
  • #8Voiceflow28.6%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10ManyChat28.6%
Aug 24, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7
  • #1Botpress45.7%
  • #2Zendesk37.1%
  • #3Intercom37.1%
  • #4Shopify37.1%
  • #5Tidio AI34.3%
  • #6Chatbase34.3%
  • #7Voiceflow34.3%
  • #8Lyro31.4%
  • #9Fin28.6%
  • #10Gorgias25.7%
Aug 23, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7
  • #1Botpress45.7%
  • #2Zendesk37.1%
  • #3Intercom37.1%
  • #4Shopify37.1%
  • #5Tidio AI34.3%
  • #6Chatbase34.3%
  • #7Voiceflow34.3%
  • #8Lyro31.4%
  • #9Fin28.6%
  • #10Gorgias25.7%
Aug 22, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7
  • #1Botpress49%
  • #2Tidio AI40.8%
  • #3Intercom36.7%
  • #4Zendesk34.7%
  • #5Chatbase32.7%
  • #6Voiceflow30.6%
  • #7Fin30.6%
  • #8ManyChat28.6%
  • #9Lyro28.6%
  • #10Gorgias26.5%
Aug 21, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7
  • #1Botpress50%
  • #2Tidio AI41.1%
  • #3Zendesk35.7%
  • #4Intercom35.7%
  • #5Chatbase33.9%
  • #6Fin32.1%
  • #7ManyChat32.1%
  • #8Voiceflow30.4%
  • #9Gorgias28.6%
  • #10Lyro28.6%
Aug 20, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7
  • #1Botpress49.2%
  • #2Tidio AI44.4%
  • #3Zendesk36.5%
  • #4Intercom36.5%
  • #5Chatbase34.9%
  • #6Fin31.7%
  • #7Voiceflow31.7%
  • #8ManyChat31.7%
  • #9Gorgias30.2%
  • #10Lyro30.2%
Aug 19, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7
  • #1Botpress49.2%
  • #2Tidio AI44.4%
  • #3Zendesk36.5%
  • #4Intercom36.5%
  • #5Chatbase34.9%
  • #6Fin31.7%
  • #7Voiceflow31.7%
  • #8ManyChat31.7%
  • #9Gorgias30.2%
  • #10Lyro30.2%
Aug 18, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7
  • #1Botpress50.6%
  • #2Tidio AI48.1%
  • #3Intercom40.3%
  • #4Zendesk39%
  • #5Chatbase36.4%
  • #6Fin35.1%
  • #7ManyChat33.8%
  • #8Gorgias31.2%
  • #9Voiceflow29.9%
  • #10Lyro29.9%
Aug 17, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7
  • #1Botpress52.9%
  • #2Tidio AI48.6%
  • #3Intercom41.4%
  • #4Zendesk40%
  • #5Fin37.1%
  • #6Chatbase37.1%
  • #7Gorgias31.4%
  • #8ManyChat31.4%
  • #9Voiceflow28.6%
  • #10Lyro28.6%
Aug 16, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4
  • #1Tidio AI59.2%
  • #2Botpress55.1%
  • #3Intercom42.9%
  • #4Zendesk40.8%
  • #5Fin40.8%
  • #6Chatbase40.8%
  • #7ManyChat36.7%
  • #8Gorgias32.7%
  • #9Voiceflow30.6%
  • #10Lyro30.6%
Aug 15, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4
  • #1Tidio AI59.2%
  • #2Botpress55.1%
  • #3Intercom42.9%
  • #4Zendesk40.8%
  • #5Fin40.8%
  • #6Chatbase40.8%
  • #7ManyChat36.7%
  • #8Gorgias32.7%
  • #9Voiceflow30.6%
  • #10Lyro30.6%
Aug 14, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4
  • #1Tidio AI59.2%
  • #2Botpress55.1%
  • #3Intercom42.9%
  • #4Zendesk40.8%
  • #5Fin40.8%
  • #6Chatbase40.8%
  • #7ManyChat36.7%
  • #8Gorgias32.7%
  • #9Voiceflow30.6%
  • #10Lyro30.6%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ai-chatbot-builders/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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