SellByChat vs Landbot
Landbot is a no-code chatbot builder for WhatsApp and web chat. It is quick to launch and the chats look good. SellByChat is a done-for-you AI setter for Instagram DMs. Pick Landbot if WhatsApp or your website is the main channel. Pick SellByChat if your buyers live in Instagram DMs.
Side by side
| What you are comparing | SellByChat | Landbot |
|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Coaches whose buyers message them on Instagram | Businesses capturing leads on WhatsApp and their website |
| Custom AI training on your offer | AI trained specifically on your coaching offer and sales process | Flow-based builder with optional AI blocks. No custom sales training |
| Objection handling | Dynamic objection handling for pricing, timing, and trust concerns | Scripted paths you design, with fallback steps you set yourself |
| Multi-day follow-up | Intelligent follow-up that re-engages leads across days and weeks | Retargeting through WhatsApp, and follow-up you build into the flow |
| Coaching-specific design | Built for coaches selling high-ticket through Instagram DMs | Focused on WhatsApp and web chat for lead capture across industries |
| Done-for-you setup | Fully managed setup with stress testing before launch | DIY no-code builder. You design and build your own flows |
| Primary channel | Instagram DMs via official Meta API | WhatsApp and web chat. No native Instagram DM support |
| 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 Landbot is better
A genuinely good no-code builder that non-technical people can use
Strong on WhatsApp and website chat, which are channels we do not cover
Quick to launch, and the chat experiences look polished
Pick SellByChat if
- Instagram DMs are where your prospects actually talk to you
- You want objections handled and calls booked without you
- You want the build, the testing, and the tuning done for you
Pick Landbot if
- WhatsApp or your website is your main conversation channel
- You want to build and edit the flow yourself without code
- You need a chat widget on a landing page, which SellByChat does not do
The verdict
Landbot is a solid no-code builder and the right pick if WhatsApp or your website is your main channel, or if you want to own the flow yourself. It is not built around Instagram DMs. If that is where your buyers message you and you want the selling handled, pick SellByChat.
Questions
Does Landbot work with Instagram DMs?
Landbot focuses on WhatsApp and web chat. It does not have native Instagram DM integration. SellByChat is built specifically for Instagram DM sales via the official Meta API.
Is Landbot good for coaching businesses?
Landbot can capture leads through WhatsApp chatbots. But it uses scripted flows that cannot handle dynamic sales conversations or close high-ticket deals. For coaching DM sales, SellByChat is the better tool.
Can Landbot handle objections?
No. Landbot follows pre-set decision trees. When a prospect raises an unexpected objection, the bot breaks. SellByChat's AI handles objections dynamically based on training from real coaching sales conversations.
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 Landbot is.