VivaDialog vs LinkDM: pricing, AI, and channels
LinkDM sells Instagram comment and DM automation 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 LinkDM's details as we found them on its pricing page in 2026.
| Topic | VivaDialog | LinkDM |
|---|---|---|
| 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: Free, Pro, Platinum+, and Enterprise, which has a custom price through sales. |
| 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: $19 a month, or $182 a year. 25,000 DMs a month and 3 Instagram accounts. |
| Next plan up | Growth: $12 a month billed monthly, or $9.60 a month billed yearly. | Platinum+: $99 a month, or $832 a year. 300,000 DMs a month and 10 Instagram accounts. |
| Free plan and trial | No free plan. A 14-day trial without a card opens after early access. | Free plan: 1,000 DMs a month, 1 Instagram account. |
| Comment auto-reply and 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 Auto-Reply, Reminder DMs, IG Live Auto-Reply, Inbox Automation, and Flow Automation start at Pro. Facebook Auto-Reply is on every plan. |
| 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 a month: 25,000 on Pro, 300,000 on Platinum+. The page is not consistent: the yearly tab says "per account / per month", the monthly tab and the comparison table say "per month". |
| 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). | Instagram, plus Facebook Auto-Reply on every plan. The pricing page does not mention Threads, Telegram, or email. |
| API, webhooks, MCP | Public API, outgoing webhooks, and MCP for AI apps on every paid plan. | API on Enterprise only, priced through sales. |
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 on a paid plan without a sales call.
Pick LinkDM if
- you send a high volume of automated DMs: LinkDM's Platinum+ allows 300,000 DMs a month, while VivaDialog's Premium counts 50,000 conversations,
- you want a free plan to start with: LinkDM's has 1,000 DMs a month, though comment auto-reply starts at Pro,
- you automate replies on Instagram Live: LinkDM lists IG Live Auto-Reply from Pro.
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 do LinkDM's plans compare with VivaDialog's?
LinkDM's Pro is $19 a month, or $182 a year, for 25,000 DMs and 3 Instagram accounts. VivaDialog's Starter is $9 a month, or $7.20 a month billed yearly, for 500 conversations and 20 channels across platforms. The units differ: LinkDM counts DMs, VivaDialog counts conversations, where a DM or comment thread counts once a month. Pay per message vs per contact vs flat pricing works through the models with numbers.
Which LinkDM plans have comment auto-reply?
On its pricing page, Comment Auto-Reply, Reminder DMs, IG Live Auto-Reply, Inbox Automation, and Flow Automation start at Pro. Facebook Auto-Reply is on every plan. VivaDialog's Starter replies to comments in public and sends a private DM to the commenter.
What is LinkDM's DM limit?
Pro lists 25,000 DMs a month and Platinum+ 300,000. The pricing page is not consistent: the yearly tab says "per account / per month", while the monthly tab and the comparison table say "per month". Ask LinkDM which one applies to you.
Does LinkDM have an API?
On its pricing page, the API is on Enterprise only, with a custom price through sales. VivaDialog includes the Public API, outgoing webhooks, and MCP on every paid plan.
Sources: linkdm.com/pricing, checked in 2026. Prices are in USD and can depend on your country; check LinkDM's site before you decide.
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