Craft vs ChatPlace (2026): pricing per account and features compared
ChatPlace Pro is $20/mo per connected account ($100 for 5). Craft is $12 for one account or $39 for 5 accounts, unlimited contacts on both.
ChatPlace and Craft are close relatives: both automate Instagram and Telegram, and neither charges per contact. The difference is how the price grows with accounts — ChatPlace charges for every connected account, Craft charges for a plan (Pro includes five) — and what each does for selling inside Telegram.
Prices checked on September 21, 2026. If a price changed, message us and we'll fix the page.
Short answer#
- Pick ChatPlace if you need auto-replies on TikTok. Craft connects TikTok and YouTube for scheduled posting; its auto-replies and funnels run on Instagram and Telegram.
- Pick ChatPlace if you want a free plan for up to 200 active contacts on any of its channels.
- Pick Craft if you run one account: $12 a month vs $20.
- Pick Craft if you run several accounts: 5 accounts cost $39 a month vs $100.
- Pick Craft if you sell access in Telegram: channel subscription check, payment step and automatic entry to a closed chat are built in.
Price at different sizes#
| Scenario | Craft | ChatPlace |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Instagram account, 1,000 contacts | $12 — Solo | $20 — Pro |
| 1 Instagram account, 10,000 contacts | $12 — Solo | $20 — Pro |
| 1 Instagram account, 25,000 contacts | $12 — Solo | $20 — Pro |
| 1 Instagram account, 50,000 contacts | $12 — Solo | $20 — Pro |
| Instagram + Telegram (2 accounts) | $39 — Pro | $40 — Pro, 2 accounts |
| 5 accounts | $39 — Pro | $100 — Pro, 5 accounts |
| Unlimited accounts | $249 — Agency | $250 — Premium |
💡 How we counted. Monthly billing. Craft: Solo $12 = 1 account of your choice (Instagram, Telegram, TikTok or YouTube), Pro $39 = any 5 accounts, including Instagram and Telegram at once; funnels run on Instagram and Telegram (~$7.80 per account), Agency $249 = unlimited accounts. ChatPlace Pro: $20 a month per connected account, where an account is one Instagram profile, one TikTok or one Telegram bot; each extra account is +$20. ChatPlace Creator is $45 a month (+$20 per extra account); Premium is $250 with unlimited accounts. Contacts are unlimited on Craft's paid plans and on ChatPlace Pro.
Annual billing: Craft halves its prices — Solo $6, Pro $19, Agency $125 per month. ChatPlace gives 20% off annually — Pro becomes $16 per account. So on annual billing: one account $6 vs $16, two accounts $19 vs $32, five accounts $19 vs $80.
Honest note: with exactly two accounts on monthly billing the prices are almost the same ($39 vs $40). The gap opens from the third account on, and with annual billing.
See the Craft pricing.
Features side by side#
| Feature | Craft | ChatPlace |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram comment auto-reply | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instagram DM funnels | ✓ | ✓ |
| Telegram bots | ✓ | ✓ |
| — | not listed | |
| Messenger | — | not listed |
| TikTok | posting on a schedule; no auto-replies | ✓ auto-replies |
| YouTube | posting on a schedule; no auto-replies | not listed |
| Broadcasts | ✓ Telegram, unlimited | ✓ |
| Payments inside the funnel | ✓ built-in step, via your Lava account | via integrations with payment systems |
| Subscription check | ✓ Instagram and Telegram channel | ✓ |
| Closed-chat access after payment | ✓ bot lets payers in | not listed |
| Unified inbox / CRM | ✓ Telegram + Instagram DMs | ✓ CRM with customer data |
| Visual builder | ✓ | not listed |
| Set up from a phone | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contact-based pricing | no — flat per plan | no — per account (Free: 200 active contacts) |
| Connect your AI assistant (MCP) | ✓ any plan | ✓ (mcp.chatplace.io, API-key sign-in) |
Features are taken from ChatPlace's pricing articles and homepage (chatplace.io, September 21, 2026). "Not listed" means we didn't find it there — it may still exist, check with ChatPlace.
One rule applies to both services and to every other tool: after a comment on Instagram, Meta allows one DM; further messages go out only after the person replies.
Where ChatPlace is stronger#
- TikTok auto-replies. ChatPlace answers comments and DMs on TikTok. Craft uses TikTok and YouTube for posting only.
- Free plan. 200 active contacts free. Craft's free plan also exists, with its own limits: up to 500 subscribers in a Telegram bot, or up to 300 new Instagram conversations a month.
- Loyalty programs and gamification. Points for engagement, built in.
- CRM and integrations. Customer data, question stats, and sending data to payment systems, Google Sheets and other services.
- Simple per-account logic. $20 per account, easy to predict.
- Longer on the market. Craft's funnel automation launched in 2026.
Where Craft is stronger#
- Price per account. One account: $12 vs $20. On Craft Pro, each of the five accounts costs ~$7.80.
- Five accounts for $39 ($19 billed annually) vs $100 on ChatPlace Pro.
- Selling in Telegram, built in. Channel subscription check (the bot must be a channel admin), payment step through your own Lava account (card, SBP, international cards and PayPal), and the bot letting paying members into a closed chat or channel. Craft takes no commission on sales.
- Unlimited Telegram broadcasts with tag segments and scheduling; edit or delete a broadcast after sending.
- One inbox for Telegram bots and Instagram DMs, with a pause button to answer by hand.
- Stats on the funnel map: how many people reached each step and what share tapped each button.
- 17 interface languages.
Build a funnel by chatting with Claude or ChatGPT#
Craft has an MCP connector. Connect Craft to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Claude Code and set up the funnel, the product delivery and the payment step in one conversation.
You can launch a simple info product in a few hours and get the first payments the same day, all inside one service. The connector works on any plan. Setup guide: Connect your Claude.
ChatPlace has its own MCP connector too. The difference is what the service itself can do: in Craft the same conversation sets up the payment step and closed-chat access, and you connect with a normal "Allow" button instead of an API key.
Moving from ChatPlace#
Message us on Telegram — we'll help move your funnels over. People switching from another service get 6 months of funnel automation for free (individual terms). Or start at app.craftopen.space.
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Frequently asked questions#
Is Craft cheaper than ChatPlace?#
Yes for one account ($12 vs $20) and for three or more accounts (5 accounts: $39 vs $100). For exactly two accounts on monthly billing the price is about the same: $39 vs $40.
Do Craft and ChatPlace limit contacts?#
Neither limits contacts on paid plans. ChatPlace charges for each connected account; Craft charges for a plan — Solo has one account, Pro has five.
What counts as an account?#
On ChatPlace, an account is one Instagram profile, one TikTok or one Telegram bot. On Craft, it's any connected Instagram, Telegram, TikTok or YouTube account; funnels run on Instagram and Telegram.
Does Craft support TikTok and YouTube?#
Yes, for posting: videos go out to TikTok and YouTube on a schedule, and these accounts count toward the same plan limit. Auto-replies and funnels run on Instagram and Telegram.
Can I take payments inside a Craft funnel?#
Yes, through your own Lava account. The money goes straight to you, and the bot continues the funnel after payment. Craft takes no commission.
How do I move from ChatPlace to Craft?#
Message us on Telegram and we'll help rebuild your funnels. Switchers get 6 months of funnel automation free, on individual terms.
Sources#
- Craft pricing — https://craftopen.space/#pricing — checked September 21, 2026
- ChatPlace pricing — https://help.chatplace.io/en/articles/6763310 — checked September 21, 2026
- ChatPlace accounts and extra accounts — https://help.chatplace.io/en/articles/12648293 — checked September 21, 2026
- ChatPlace features — https://chatplace.io/ru — checked September 21, 2026