Best WhatsApp inbox tools for Indian teams: rupee and dollar pricing compared
Which WhatsApp inbox tools price in rupees, which in dollars, and what each charges per user, number and message. Options for Indian teams, from vendor pages.
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For an Indian team the first filter is currency, then what grows the bill. WATI, Interakt, AiSensy and Gallabox list rupee prices. Periskope, TimelinesAI, respond.io, Wassenger and ChatDaddy list dollars, which brings exchange-rate movement into a recurring cost. DoubleTick and WavesFlo quote. All of the Cloud API tools add WhatsApp's per-message charges in rupees on top. The table reports what each stated on 27 October 2026.
What does each tool list, and in which currency?
| Tool | Currency | Listed price basis | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATI | Rupees | ₹2,699, ₹5,799, ₹16,799 a month billed quarterly; users and numbers extra | Not stated in the text we read |
| Interakt | Rupees | ₹2,799 and ₹3,799 a month; message rates printed | Plus taxes |
| AiSensy | Rupees | Free plan, add-ons and printed message rates | GST added on some items |
| Gallabox | Rupees, dollars and dirhams | ₹2,999, ₹6,999, ₹16,999 a month billed quarterly | Not stated in the text we read |
| DoubleTick | Quoted | Plans named; amounts after a demo | Ask whether GST is included |
| Periskope | Dollars | $25 per user a month or $35 per user a month, plus phones | Add-ons are shown tax-exclusive |
| TimelinesAI | Dollars | $35 per seat a month or $49 per seat a month | Not stated |
| respond.io | Dollars | $79 to $279 a month billed yearly | Not stated |
| WavesFlo | Rupees, quoted | Billed annually; messages not metered | Ask in the quote |
What else matters for a team in India?
- Payment: DoubleTick lists cards, UPI, net banking and bank transfer. Check what each vendor accepts, and whether invoices carry GST.
- Message charges: Meta's per-message rates are in rupees for India and changed on 1 October 2026; see what WhatsApp messages cost in India.
- Data: WavesFlo processes data in India unless your agreement says otherwise. Ask every vendor where yours is processed, and read the processor terms. The DPDP Act and WhatsApp explains what the law asks of the business.
- Support: DoubleTick lists 24x7 chat support on all plans, Periskope lists priority support on Enterprise. Ask about hours and language.
How was this put together?
Every figure was read from the vendor's own pricing, home or help page on 27 October 2026, and each page is listed under Sources. Where a page was silent, the guide says so rather than infer; where the text we could read disagreed with an earlier reading, both are given. Third-party price lists were not used, because they disagree with each other and with the vendors by wide margins. WavesFlo is a vendor in the field, so its row is held to the same rule: it states what its own site states, and the comparison is open to correction.
Where does WavesFlo fit?
WavesFlo is quoted in rupees and billed annually, with no charge per message, for businesses whose customers write to many store, branch and team numbers. Each of those numbers stays on its own phone and feeds a single shared inbox, with every chat marked by the number it came in on.
Questions
Which WhatsApp inbox tools price in rupees?
WATI, Interakt, AiSensy and Gallabox list rupee prices on their pages. WavesFlo quotes in rupees. Periskope, TimelinesAI and respond.io list dollars.
Do I pay GST on a WhatsApp inbox tool?
Often yes. Interakt lists its prices plus taxes and AiSensy lists some items plus GST. Ask each vendor whether a quote includes it.
Is WhatsApp message cost included in the plan?
No. The Cloud API tools pass Meta's per-message charges through on top of the plan.
Which tool is cheapest for an Indian team?
It depends on whether you count users, numbers or messages. AiSensy lists a free plan, but its message charges apply from the first marketing message.
Sources
- Periskope pricing (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- TimelinesAI pricing (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- DoubleTick home page (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- WATI pricing, India (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- Interakt pricing (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- AiSensy pricing (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- Gallabox pricing (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- respond.io pricing (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- Wassenger pricing (checked 27 Oct 2026)
- ChatDaddy pricing (checked 27 Oct 2026)