Comparison
AskMyPages vs AI chatbot plugins
Most chatbot plugins are general assistants: you paste a prompt, maybe upload some documents, and get a chat bubble that can talk about anything. AskMyPages is narrower on purpose. It answers only from the content you publish on your site, cites the page it used, says so when it cannot answer, and also upgrades your search box. It is for sites that want visitors to find the right page, not for lead capture or sales conversation.
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Side by side
What each one does
| Chatbot plugins | AskMyPages | |
|---|---|---|
| Where answers come from | A prompt you write, documents you upload, and the model’s general knowledge | Only your published pages, posts and text PDFs, kept in sync automatically |
| Sources | Usually none, or a link to an uploaded file | Yes: a short answer above the results with numbered links to the pages and PDF pages it came from |
| When it does not know | Often answers anyway | Says it could not find it on the site |
| Search box | Not changed | Yes: finds pages by meaning as well as exact words |
| Live chat with people | Yes, in most | No; this is not a helpdesk |
| Lead capture, CRM | Yes, in most | No |
| Look | A branded bubble with its own styling | Yes: a chat button on every page, follow-up questions, in the site’s own colours |
| Price | Typically $25 to $100 a month and up, by seats or conversations | Free: 500 items, 1,000 searches and 100 AI answers a month. Starter $29 a month or $290 a year: 5,000 items, 25,000 searches, 3,000 answers |
Where each one is strong
Chatbot plugins
- Live-chat handover to a human, lead forms, CRM and helpdesk integrations
- Can be told what to say about things that are not on the site
- Many channels (web, Messenger, WhatsApp) from one dashboard
AskMyPages
- Answers only from your published content, with a link to the source, every time
- Says “I couldn’t find that on this site” instead of guessing
- Also fixes site search: the search box finds pages by meaning
- Your content stays in sync on its own as you publish; nothing to upload
- No persona to maintain, no prompt to write
Which one should you choose?
Choose a chatbot plugin if you need live chat with staff, lead capture, or a bot that talks about things not on your site.
Choose AskMyPages if you want visitors to get accurate answers from what you have already published, with sources, and better search in the bargain.
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