Bot platforms are tools used to build and deploy interactive chatbots. Companies utilize the tools to create intelligent, conversational bots to interact with customers and help provide information to users. These platforms provide development tools such as frameworks and API toolsets for customizable bot creation. These bots tend to be scalable to serve on multiple communication platforms and across multiple devices simultaneously. Some offer advertising and payment features as well. These tools also provide maintenance features to combat issues that arise after publishing.
Many bot platfoms are built on top of artificial intelligence and machine learning products for advanced performance and analytics. They also utilize natural language processing (NLP) tools to interperet text and interact with AI platforms.
To qualify for inclusion in the Bot Platforms category, a product must:
Provide bot deployment capabilities
Provide bot development frameworks
Allow users to define behaviors and program responses
Provide users with tools for performing maintenance and updates to published bots.