VivaDialog vs CreatorFlow: pricing, AI, and channels
CreatorFlow sells comment-to-DM automation for Instagram on flat monthly plans with a DM limit, and has a Free plan. VivaDialog also charges a flat price per workspace, and puts Facebook, Instagram, Threads, email, and Website chat in one Unified inbox, with AI replies in every plan. Here is where each one fits, with CreatorFlow's details as we found them on its pricing page in 2026.
| Topic | VivaDialog | CreatorFlow |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | A flat price per workspace each month. Each plan has monthly quotas for conversations and AI replies; the bill does not grow with your contacts. | A flat monthly price per plan, with a DM limit per workspace: Free, Pro, and Growth. |
| Lowest paid plan | Starter: $9 a month billed monthly, or $7.20 a month billed yearly. 500 conversations and 200 AI replies a month. | Pro: $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly ($144 a year). 5,000 DMs per workspace a month and 2 Instagram accounts. |
| Next plan up | Growth: $12 a month billed monthly, or $9.60 a month billed yearly. | Growth: $30 a month, or $24 a month billed yearly ($288 a year). 10,000 DMs per workspace a month and 5 Instagram accounts. |
| Free plan and trial | No free plan. A 14-day trial without a card opens after early access. | Free plan: 500 DMs a month, 1 Instagram account. 14-day trial on paid plans. |
| Automated message limit | Conversations a month: 500 on Starter, 2,000 on Growth, 10,000 on Pro, 50,000 on Premium. A conversation is one DM or comment thread, counted once a month when the first automated reply goes out. Replies your team writes are never counted. | DMs per workspace a month: 5,000 on Pro, 10,000 on Growth. One-time DM top-up packs are available. |
| Comment and story automation | An automation can reply to the comment in public and send the commenter one private DM, triggered by keywords or by every comment. Instagram automations can be limited to Story replies, Story mentions, or live video comments. | Comment-to-DM, story reply, keyword trigger, an email gate, a follow gate, link click tracking, and CSV export. |
| Team members | Starter: you plus 1 team member who replies. Growth ($12 a month billed monthly): you plus 10. | Growth lists 5 team seats. |
| AI replies to customers | Included in every plan, without your own key: 200 AI replies a month on Starter, 1,000 AI replies a month on Growth, 3,000 AI replies a month on Pro, 8,000 on Premium. The AI Agent answers DMs from your Knowledge entries from Starter. Your own AI key is optional. | The pricing page does not mention AI replies or your own AI key. |
| Channels | Facebook, Instagram, Threads, email, and Website chat from Starter, in one Unified inbox. Telegram bot DMs from Growth. Threads has no DMs. WhatsApp is not supported yet. TikTok: scheduled video posts only (from Starter, early access). | The pricing page does not mention Facebook, Threads, Telegram, or email. |
| API, webhooks, MCP | Public API, outgoing webhooks, and MCP for AI apps on every paid plan. | The pricing page does not mention an API or MCP. |
Pick VivaDialog if
- you answer comments and DMs on Facebook, Threads, email, or your own website as well as Instagram, and want them in one Unified inbox,
- you want AI replies to customers from Starter ($9 a month) without setting up your own AI key,
- you want the Public API, webhooks, and MCP from Starter.
Pick CreatorFlow if
- you want a free plan to start with: CreatorFlow's has 500 DMs a month,
- you want an email gate or a follow gate before the link goes out: CreatorFlow lists both,
- you want link click tracking and a CSV export on the plan,
- you want to top up DMs once with a pack instead of changing plan.
For more tools side by side, see VivaDialog vs flat-rate Instagram DM tools and best Instagram DM automation tools.
Total cost: ManyChat vs respond.io vs Chatfuel vs VivaDialog runs the same three scenarios through all four tools and shows the formula for each tool.
FAQ
How many DMs does CreatorFlow include?
Its pricing page lists 500 DMs a month on Free, 5,000 per workspace on Pro, and 10,000 per workspace on Growth, with one-time top-up packs. VivaDialog counts conversations, not DMs: Starter has 500 a month, and a DM or comment thread counts once a month. Pay per message vs per contact vs flat pricing works through the models with numbers.
Does CreatorFlow have an email gate and a follow gate?
Yes. Its pricing page lists both, along with link click tracking and a CSV export.
How many team seats does CreatorFlow have?
Its pricing page lists 5 team seats on Growth ($30 a month, or $24 a month billed yearly). On VivaDialog, Starter is you plus 1 team member who replies, and Growth is you plus 10; the owner is not counted.
Does CreatorFlow reply with AI or cover Facebook?
Its pricing page does not mention AI replies, Facebook, Threads, Telegram, email, or an API, so ask CreatorFlow if you need one of them. VivaDialog covers Facebook, Instagram, Threads, email, and Website chat from Starter, with AI replies included in every plan.
Sources: creatorflow.so/pricing, checked in 2026. Prices are in USD and can depend on your country; check CreatorFlow's site before you decide.
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