SellByChat vs InstantFlow
InstantFlow is a prospecting tool. It finds profiles that match your filters and sends them outbound messages at volume. SellByChat is an AI that answers the people already in your inbox and books calls. Pick InstantFlow if you need more cold reach. Pick SellByChat if you need to convert warm replies.
Side by side
| What you are comparing | SellByChat | InstantFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Coaches with inbound DMs they are not converting | Sellers who need more cold conversations started |
| Primary function | AI-powered sales conversations that close deals | Automated prospecting and cold outreach |
| Conversation approach | Dynamic AI conversations adapted to each prospect | Pre-written message sequences sent in bulk |
| Objection handling | Handles objections dynamically with trained reframes | Sends outbound sequences. Replies come back to you to answer |
| Compliance | Official Meta API. Fully compliant | Browser automation, which sits outside Meta's official API |
| Lead quality | Qualifies inbound leads who engage with your content | Cold outreach to profiles matching criteria |
| Best for | Closing sales from inbound DM conversations | Generating cold outreach volume |
| Price | Core $397/month. AI + Full Management $597/month. | Not listed. We did not verify a public price. |
Pricing in this table is what we could see published on 2026-09-21. Where a cell says not listed, we could not verify a public price and did not guess one.
Where InstantFlow is better
Finds and messages new prospects, which we do not do at all
Filters profiles by criteria so you can target a specific kind of buyer
Sends at volume while you sleep, so top-of-funnel does not depend on your time
Pick SellByChat if
- You already get DMs and they are going cold before you reply
- You want the conversation to run on Meta's official API
- You want the AI to qualify, handle objections, and book the call
Pick InstantFlow if
- You have no inbound yet and need to start conversations from zero
- You want to pick who you reach out to, by niche or follower profile
- Cold outreach volume is the bottleneck in your business right now
The verdict
InstantFlow is a prospecting tool for cold outreach. SellByChat is a sales tool for closing inbound leads. Different stages of the funnel. If you need cold outreach volume, InstantFlow works. If you need to close the leads you already get, SellByChat wins.
Questions
Is InstantFlow safe for my Instagram account?
InstantFlow uses browser automation which can carry account risk. SellByChat uses Meta's official Instagram API, which is fully compliant and safe. We've handled 42,000+ conversations without a single account issue.
Can I use InstantFlow and SellByChat together?
Technically yes. InstantFlow generates cold outreach leads, SellByChat closes inbound leads. But be cautious with InstantFlow's compliance. SellByChat works best with organic and ad-driven inbound traffic.
Which generates more revenue for coaches?
They do different jobs. Cold outreach starts conversations with people who never asked. SellByChat works the people who already replied to you. We have not measured the two side by side, so we will not claim a number. What we can say is that a warm reply is an easier conversation than a cold open.
Not sure which one fits?
Book a strategy call. We look at your inbox and say straight out whether SellByChat is the right pick for you, or whether InstantFlow is.