Recommended No Code Tools to accelerate Dialogflow bot development
Since Dialogflow is one of the best low code tools for creating NLU powered chatbots, I expect that a lot of people who are visiting this website are makers who prefer low and no code solutions.
So I have listed some no code tools which can accelerate the development of your Dialogflow chatbot.
Airtable
Airtable is hands down the best database for non-programmers. It is especially helpful when you are building your Dialogflow prototype bot. Having said that, you do need to hire a programmer to connect your Airtable backend to your Dialogflow bot. Unless you are building a very complex bot, that shouldn’t be a big problem.
Learn how to use Airtable as the backend DB for a Dialogflow bot.
Some people ask if Google Sheets can serve the same purpose. I prefer Airtable over Google Sheets and any other spreadsheet app.
Mindomo
You need to design a flowchart if your chatbot has multiple conversation turns.
In my view, the best tool for this is Mindomo.
Learn how to use Mindomo to quickly create your Dialogflow bot.
Dialogflow Messenger
If you want to add a Dialogflow chatbot to your website, the easiest way to do that would be to use the Dialogflow Messenger integration.
The Dialogflow Messenger integration has a lot of benefits
- supports rich responses
- is a free integration
- has a fairly nice user interface
- easy to quickly get started
In addition, you can use my BotFlo app as a visual editor to generate Dialogflow Messenger custom payloads. This makes it even more of a no-code tool.
Postman
Postman is a handy tool for constructing API requests. While this is more of a low code than a no code tool, I used it quite a bit when creating my Dialogflow REST API v2 course.
A student of the course, who is a business analyst and not a programmer, gave me this feedback:
Although I was advised that this course may be too technical, it was easy to follow and provide great background for me.
Postman helps non-coders (and coders) visualize what happens under the hood when you are using Dialogflow’s REST API.
Mockable.io
Even if you don’t want to write code for your Dialogflow bot, it is still very helpful if you understand the basics of how Dialogflow webhooks work. (It will be especially helpful when you are trying to collaborate with your programmer).
Zoho SalesIQ
Zoho SalesIQ is primarily a live chat widget for your website. But it provides the best set of features if you want to have an all-in-one solution which combines live chat, simple integration with Dialogflow ES as well as a very powerful set of rich response types which can help you get user input much more easily.