WecomaxHow much does a Telegram bot for business cost?
Short answer: a useful business bot on Telegram is usually priced in the same band as a small website — often from a few hundred dollars after we see your flow. Small fixes start from about $50. You get a fixed price before coding starts.
A bot is not a toy chat. For many shops and services it is the whole storefront: catalog, order, payment link, status updates — inside a chat people already open every day.
What a business bot can do
- Answer the same questions 24/7 (hours, address, prices, how to order).
- Show a menu or catalog and take an order.
- Send a payment link (card, bank QR, crypto) and mark the order paid when the webhook arrives.
- Notify the owner or staff in a group when a new order comes in.
- Hand the chat to a human when the bot cannot help.
- Run as a Mini App (a small website inside Telegram) when the UI needs buttons and photos.
What changes the price
| Factor | Effect |
|---|---|
| Number of steps in the order flow | More screens and edge cases to test. |
| Payments and refunds | Server must confirm every payment and avoid double delivery. |
| Languages | Each reply and button label must stay consistent. |
| Admin tools | You change prices and stock without asking a developer. |
| AI replies | Optional; we only use them where a scripted answer is not enough. |
| Mini App UI | Extra front-end work on top of the bot chat. |
Bot, website or app?
- Telegram bot — strong if your customers already live in Telegram (CIS tourists, many freelancers, crypto-friendly buyers).
- Zalo — often better for local Vietnamese guests who never open Telegram.
- Website — from about $300, good for Google search and guests who prefer a normal browser.
- App — from about $1,000, when the same people return and you need push and store presence.
We built a live Telegram sales bot for NeoSIM (plans, payment, eSIM delivery in chat) and use bots for order alerts on our own shops.
Timeline
A focused bot (menu → order → notify staff) often ships in about 1–2 weeks. Larger bots with payments, several languages and an admin panel take longer; the plan states the dates up front.
How to order
Leave your phone number and messenger on wecomax.com. Describe what the bot should sell or answer — we reply the same day with a fixed price.