Sendbird Pro Tips
☑️ Ship v1 with UIKit, then theme/swizzle components later for brand polish.
☑️ Pick channel types upfront (1:1, group, supergroup, public) to avoid migrations.
☑️ Turn on moderation by default: profanity/domain filters, image moderation, flood control, freeze channel.
☑️ Use offline messaging + push so users never miss replies on flaky networks or multi-device.
☑️ Pilot an AI agent with a narrow playbook (FAQs/order status) and clear human handoff rules.
☑️ Wire webhooks to your backend for actions (refunds, cancellations, address edits) and verify signatures.
☑️ Make actions idempotent (dedup keys) to prevent double refunds/updates on retries.
☑️ Instrument everything: export events to your warehouse; track activation, reply time, CSAT, churn signals.
☑️ Build a message center first; fall back to SMS/WhatsApp only for OTPs or reach-critical flows.
☑️ Set rate limits & backoff for bots/agents; queue heavy jobs to avoid UI stalls.
☑️ Manage PII: redact logs, encrypt at rest/in transit, define retention and deletion (GDPR/CCPA).
| # | Tool Name | Free Options | Monthly price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autoblocks | Free trial | 800 |
| 2 | Decagon | No free | 0 |
| 3 | Droxy | No free | 16 |
| 4 | Chai Langbase | Freemium | 20 |
| 5 | Salesforce AI | No free | 500 |
| 6 | Lindy | Freemium | 49 |