Vista Social vs Manychat

Two social media tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Vista SocialVista Social	ManychatManychat
In one line	Scheduling, inbox, and reviews across every major network	DM and comment automation for Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok
Starting price	From $79/mo	From $14/mo
Six-person team	$79/mo	$14/mo
Plans	No free plan; Professional $99/mo or $950/yr (15 profiles); Advanced $199/mo or $1,910/yr (30 profiles); Scale $449/mo or $4,310/yr (70 profiles)	Free (25 active contacts/mo, 2 channels, 4 automations, 1 user, Manychat branding); billed yearly: Essential $14/mo (250 contacts, 2 users, no WhatsApp/SMS/email), Pro $29/mo (2,500 contacts, 3 users, AI, WhatsApp), Business $69/mo (7,500 contacts, 5 users), Advanced $139/mo (25,000 contacts, 10 users). Monthly $17/$39/$99/$199. Each active contact over the limit: $0.10/$0.05/$0.025/$0.004 monthly, $0.082/$0.038/$0.018/$0.0028 yearly, so Pro at 5,000 contacts is about $124/mo yearly or $164 monthly. Extra inbox seats $25 each on Pro; WhatsApp template messages also bill per conversation from a prepaid wallet. 14-day trial on Essential and Pro
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Users	2-4 users by plan	3 users on Pro
Integrations	Canva, Google Business Profile, Yelp, Zapier	Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, TikTok, Telegram, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Zapier
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Not published
Incidents posted	3 incidents posted on Vista Social's status page, which covers all Vista Social products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Vista Social. Status page	Manychat has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.9 / 5 from 961 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	75	70
Fit: Restaurant or café	80	55
Fit: Service business	70	65
Fit: Agency or studio	90	80
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	35
Fit: Online store	80	85
Why people pick it	Covers more networks than most Review management included	Comment-to-DM funnels without code Covers Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok in one inbox
Where it falls short	No free plan Reports lighter than Sprout	Bill rises with active contacts WhatsApp, SMS, and email need Pro
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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