Social commerce, 4 min setup
DTC Product Link Drop
Turn comments like LINK or SHOP into a private reply with the exact product page, size guide, or launch bundle.
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Manychat pricing, explained
Manychat pricing charges for contacts. CueDM charges a flat price per account.
Manychat's paid plans are metered on Active Contacts: every person you message in a month counts, and each plan charges per person past its allowance. CueDM charges a flat monthly price per Instagram account. 1,000 DMs a month free, then $15 for one account with unlimited DMs, $39 for an agency.
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Your audience grows. Your bill doesn't.
Manychat bills for every person you message in a month, so a busy month costs more. CueDM charges per Instagram account, however many people you reach.
24,000
- CueDM Creator
- $15a month
- Manychat Advanced
- $199a month
$2,208 a year less on CueDM
Monthly bill
Manychat figures are from Manychat's published pricing on manychat.com/pricing, checked 24 Sep 2026, in US dollars before tax: the cheapest paid plan for that many Active Contacts, with per-contact overage. CueDM Free counts DMs, not people: it covers 1,000 people when each gets one DM, with 3 automations and a small CueDM mark on replies. Their plans also cover channels beyond Instagram and include 2 to 10 users; CueDM Creator is one person on one account, and Studio ($39) adds unlimited team members. Prices change; theirs is the current list.
- Contacts
- Never counted, on any plan
- Free
- 1,000 DMs a month
- Creator, $15
- Unlimited DMs, one account
- Studio, $39
- Three accounts, then $8 each ($6 yearly)
The two pricing models side by side
| Need | CueDM | Manychat |
|---|---|---|
| What the bill counts | Instagram accounts connected, at a flat price each. Contacts are unlimited on every plan. | People messaged each month, called Active Contacts. Each plan includes a number, then charges per person. |
| A viral post | Costs nothing extra on a paid plan; on Free, sends stop at 1,000 until the first of the month. | Every new commenter you reply to is an Active Contact that month, billed past the plan's allowance. |
| One creator, one account | $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly. | From $17 a month for 250 people, or $14 billed yearly. More people, a bigger plan or overage. |
| An agency with five clients | $55 a month: $39 with three accounts included, plus $8 for each of the two more. Team roles and white-label reports. | A separate subscription per account, each metered on Active Contacts. |
| Channels | Instagram, done thoroughly. | Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, SMS, email. |
Manychat figures from manychat.com/pricing, checked . Prices change; theirs is the current list.
Start from a template
Each opens as a campaign draft with the keywords and the DM written. Change the words and pick the post.
Lead generation, 5 min setup
Real Estate Lead Form
Send buyers or sellers a valuation form, booking link, or neighborhood guide after they comment on a listing reel.
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Creator funnels, 3 min setup
Fitness Plan Download
Deliver a workout plan, macro guide, or coaching intake form when followers comment PLAN, FIT, or START.
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A flat price per account, never on contacts
Your audience can grow to a million people without changing the bill. The only number that moves it is how many Instagram accounts you connect.
Free
Enough to run real automations, not a 14-day tease.
$0/month
1,000 DMs a month
Creator
For one brand that outgrew the free ceiling.
$15/month
Unlimited DMs
Studio
For agencies and teams running client accounts.
$39/month
3 accounts included, then $8 a month each ($6 yearly)
Questions, answered
Anything else, write to support@cuedm.com.
Is CueDM cheaper than Manychat?
For Instagram comment-to-DM, usually, and the gap widens as your audience grows: Manychat's bill rises with contacts and CueDM's does not. For a multi-channel chatbot with a flow builder, Manychat is the product to compare against itself; CueDM does not do that job.
What counts as a DM?
One DM is one commenter reached by one trigger: the opening DM, any follow-ups and the link reveal count as one send. A broadcast counts one per person it reaches. Public replies under the comment are not counted, and neither are comments that match no keyword or sends that were skipped, rate-limited or failed.
Can I move my campaigns over from Manychat?
Yes. Export your keywords, replies and post links to a CSV and import them from the Campaigns page; each row opens in the builder with the reel picker so you can confirm the post before it goes live.
Where is the current Manychat price list?
On manychat.com/pricing. The chart above uses Manychat's published pricing, checked 24 Sep 2026; prices change, and theirs is the current list.
Turn the next high-intent comment into a private reply
Official Meta private replies, tracked links, and reporting your clients can read. Free until you pass a thousand DMs in a month.
