For teams running many numbers
TimelinesAI Alternative for WhatsApp Sales Teams in India
TimelinesAI syncs WhatsApp to many CRMs, priced per seat in dollars. WavesFlo is a shared inbox for many numbers, with paced campaigns, priced in rupees.
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WavesFlo is a TimelinesAI alternative for Indian sales teams that want every rep's WhatsApp number in one shared inbox, priced in rupees per session, team member and number, with paced campaigns from Google Sheets. Pick TimelinesAI when syncing every chat into Pipedrive, Salesforce, monday.com or another CRM is the main job, or when reps work from inside the CRM.
Both can connect the numbers your team already uses by QR code, keep the phone working, and put every chat in one shared inbox. They differ in what they are built around. TimelinesAI is built around the CRM: conversations sync to HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Zoho, monday.com and more, priced per seat in US dollars. WavesFlo is built around the inbox and campaigns: roles, round-robin and hand-offs, and paced sending across many numbers, priced in rupees. Every TimelinesAI fact below comes from its own site, checked on 5 October 2026.
At a glance
| Compared on | WavesFlo | TimelinesAI |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Teams answering customers and leads across many numbers, and paced campaigns to lists and groups | Sales and support teams that want WhatsApp conversations synced to their CRM |
| Shared inbox | Direct chats and groups from every linked number in one list, each marked with the number it arrived on | Several numbers in one shared inbox, with filter views for every teammate |
| Assignment | Round-robin within a team, on Growth and Enterprise, or by hand: a manager hands a chat on with its notes, and a chat no one owns waits in the shared queue | Assign a responsible teammate to a chat |
| Roles and privacy | Admin, Manager, Team leader, Agent and Viewer; each number open to everyone or only to named teams and people | Teams, roles and permissions; customers' numbers hidden from non-admins on Pro |
| CRM | Not a CRM. Logs one-to-one messages and consent changes as notes on HubSpot or Zoho CRM contacts once an admin turns syncing on; other CRMs through webhooks, n8n or Power Automate | Pipedrive, HubSpot, Zoho, monday.com, Salesforce, Close, Bitrix24, GoHighLevel, Copper and more, on every plan |
| Automated replies | On Growth and Enterprise, each team chooses automatic answers from keyword replies, a chatbot and AI replies, AI drafts for someone to review, or off | AI auto-replies and chat summaries with ChatGPT, on every plan |
| WhatsApp groups | Every group your linked numbers belong to, in the inbox and as campaign targets | Its home page recommends the QR connection for group chats |
| Campaigns | One personalised message per Google Sheet or CSV row, to lists or groups; scheduled or recurring, with quiet hours and optional approval | Mass messaging and bulk replies from credits: 50 per seat a month on Starter, 500 on Pro |
| Per-number limits | Daily and hourly ceilings and a health score for each number | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Pricing | Shared inbox from Growth: ₹2,999 per session a month, one team member and one number included, ₹499 a month per extra team member and ₹999 per extra number; Enterprise on a quote | Starter $35 and Pro $49 per seat a month, or $28 and $39 a month billed yearly; Enterprise on a quote |
| What the price covers | A session is one login with one team member and one number included; on Growth, extra team members are ₹499 a month, and extra numbers are ₹999 a month each | A seat is one user, and each connected number takes a seat |
| Free trial | No: a demo on your own numbers | 10 days, no credit card, up to 10 seats |
| Developer tools | REST API and 20 published, signed webhook events; n8n and Power Automate connect through them | Public API (10,000 calls a month on Starter), webhooks, Zapier, Make and an MCP server |
| Attachments | Up to 16 MB each | 10 MB on Starter and Pro, 50 MB on Enterprise |
When is TimelinesAI the better pick?
- Your CRM is the system of record and every conversation must sync into it, whether that is Pipedrive, Salesforce, monday.com, Close, Bitrix24 or GoHighLevel. WavesFlo logs to HubSpot and Zoho CRM only; for any other CRM, a team builds the step itself from WavesFlo's webhooks in n8n or Power Automate.
- Reps work from the CRM: TimelinesAI's Chrome extension sends WhatsApp messages from inside it.
- You want chat summaries with ChatGPT on every plan, or AI assistants working in WhatsApp through its MCP server.
- Customers' phone numbers should be hidden from non-admin teammates, which TimelinesAI's Pro plan does.
- You want to try it on your own first: a 10-day free trial with no credit card.
When is WavesFlo the better pick?
- You want rupee pricing that grows by team member and by number: Growth is ₹2,999 per session a month with one team member and one number, ₹499 a month for each extra team member and ₹999 a month for each extra number.
- Follow-ups and offers go out in bulk without credits to watch: one personalised message per Google Sheet or CSV row, to lists or groups, scheduled or recurring, with quiet hours and an optional approval step. The Google Sheets campaign guide walks through one.
- Many numbers need watching: each has a daily send limit, an hourly ceiling, a cooldown per person, quiet hours, allowed sending days and a health score; up to 250 connected numbers on Growth and 50,000 on Enterprise, subject to plan.
- Access must follow the team: Team leaders see their own and their team's chats, Agents only what is assigned to them, Viewers read only, and a number can be limited to named teams or people.
- You want every chat owned once: round-robin hands new chats out in turn within a team, a live typing indicator shows when a colleague is already typing in that chat, and the shared inbox marks every chat with the number it arrived on.
- Opt-outs must hold everywhere: every inbox reply passes the opt-out register, which fails closed, and campaigns check it at send time.
How does the pricing differ?
TimelinesAI charges per seat in US dollars: Starter is $35 and Pro $49 a month, or $28 and $39 a month billed yearly; a seat is one user, each connected number takes a seat, and mass messaging draws on monthly credits, with 100 more for $4 a month (checked 5 October 2026).
WavesFlo charges in rupees per session, per team member and per number: Growth, where the shared inbox starts, is ₹2,999 per session a month with one team member and one number included, and each extra team member is ₹499 a month and each extra number ₹999 a month. AI credits are included on Growth and Enterprise, with more on request, and messages are not metered. See WavesFlo pricing.
What are the other TimelinesAI alternatives, and who does each suit?
WavesFlo is not the only option. These are the tools that come up most often beside TimelinesAI. Each line says who the tool suits and what its own site listed when we checked in October 2026; the pages are linked under Sources.
| Tool | Suits | What its own site lists |
|---|---|---|
| DoubleTick | Sales teams in India who work from their phones | One inbox for chats, calls and groups across numbers, with Android and iOS apps; from ₹3,000 a month billed yearly, plus GST; no free trial, a demo instead. DoubleTick compared |
| Periskope | Teams supporting customers inside WhatsApp groups | Tickets, automation rules and an AI agent across many numbers; from $25 per user a month, first phone free; 7-day free trial, extendable to 14 days. Periskope compared |
| respond.io | Support teams answering customers on several channels | One team inbox for WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, with AI agents; 7-day free trial |
| Interakt | D2C brands and Shopify sellers taking orders in WhatsApp | WhatsApp store and payments, with the catalogue synced from Shopify or WooCommerce; 14-day free trial; from Jio Haptik. Interakt compared |
| WhatsApp Business app | A small team sharing one number and every chat on it | Free to download; one phone plus up to four linked devices. Several people on one number compares the options. |
Can you use both, or switch?
TimelinesAI's QR connection works through WhatsApp Web, and WavesFlo links a number from WhatsApp's Linked devices, so each uses one of the four linked-device places a WhatsApp account allows. A number with two free places can sit in both: CRM sync in one, campaigns in the other. Either way, open the phone at least once every 14 days to keep its links. If you switch, WavesFlo's threads start from the moment a number is linked, so earlier chats stay on the phone. WhatsApp to HubSpot and Zoho CRM WhatsApp integration cover the CRM side.
Questions about TimelinesAI and WavesFlo
Is WavesFlo a TimelinesAI alternative?
For Indian sales teams that want one shared inbox across many numbers, priced in rupees, with roles, round-robin or manual hand-offs and paced campaigns, yes. If syncing every chat into Pipedrive, Salesforce or another CRM is the main job, TimelinesAI does things WavesFlo does not.
How much does TimelinesAI cost?
As of 5 October 2026, TimelinesAI lists Starter at $35 and Pro at $49 per seat a month, or $28 and $39 a month billed yearly, with Enterprise on a quote. A seat is one user, and each connected WhatsApp number takes a seat. A 10-day free trial needs no credit card.
Is there a TimelinesAI alternative priced in rupees?
Yes. WavesFlo publishes rupee prices: Growth, which includes the shared inbox, is ₹2,999 per session a month with one team member and one number included, ₹499 a month for each extra team member and ₹999 a month for each extra number; messages are not metered. TimelinesAI lists its prices in US dollars (checked October 2026).
Does WavesFlo sync WhatsApp chats to a CRM?
To HubSpot and Zoho CRM, yes: once a workspace admin turns syncing on, incoming and outgoing one-to-one messages and consent changes are logged as notes on the contact with the matching phone number. Group messages never reach the CRM. Other CRMs, such as Pipedrive or Salesforce, connect through webhooks with n8n or Power Automate.
Can I use TimelinesAI and WavesFlo on the same number?
Yes, when TimelinesAI is connected by QR code and the number has two free linked-device places. TimelinesAI's QR connection works through WhatsApp Web (checked October 2026), WavesFlo links from Linked devices, and as of October 2026 a WhatsApp account allows up to four linked devices. Open the phone at least once every 14 days, or WhatsApp logs the linked devices out.
Does WavesFlo reply automatically like TimelinesAI?
On Growth and Enterprise, yes. Each team chooses automatic answers from keyword replies, a chatbot and AI replies, AI drafts for someone to review, or off, and AI credits are included, with more on request. Quick replies are saved once for the whole workspace and recalled with a slash shortcut. TimelinesAI lists AI auto-replies with ChatGPT on every plan (checked October 2026).
Sources
Every page below was read on 5 October 2026.
- TimelinesAI pricing (checked 5 Oct 2026)timelines.ai (opens in a new tab)
- TimelinesAI home page (checked 5 Oct 2026)timelines.ai (opens in a new tab)
- TimelinesAI: WhatsApp shared inbox (checked 5 Oct 2026)timelines.ai (opens in a new tab)
- WhatsApp Help Center: about linked devices (checked 5 Oct 2026)faq.whatsapp.com (opens in a new tab)
- DoubleTick home page (checked 5 Oct 2026)doubletick.io (opens in a new tab)
- DoubleTick pricing (checked 5 Oct 2026)doubletick.io (opens in a new tab)
- Periskope pricing (checked 5 Oct 2026)periskope.app (opens in a new tab)
- respond.io home page (checked 5 Oct 2026)respond.io (opens in a new tab)
- respond.io pricing (checked 5 Oct 2026)respond.io (opens in a new tab)
- Interakt home page (checked 5 Oct 2026)interakt.shop (opens in a new tab)
- WhatsApp blog: introducing the WhatsApp Business app (checked 5 Oct 2026)blog.whatsapp.com (opens in a new tab)