The best Interakt alternatives
Interakt is popular with Indian D2C brands for its Shopify flows and campaigns. Its WhatsApp plans are Growth at ₹2,799 and Advanced at ₹3,799 a month, and below Enterprise it charges its own per-message rates above Meta's. Calculated from those rates, marketing messages cost about 12.4% (Starter), 11.0% (Growth) and 10.0% (Advanced) more than Meta's India rate.
Brands look elsewhere when the markup starts to add up, when they run on WooCommerce or several store platforms, or when Instagram drives most of their sales.
| # | Tool | Best for | Price (checked 16 October 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadlo AI | D2C automation with no markup | Free (10 messages/day); paid from ₹999 a month |
| 2 | AiSensy | Broadcast-heavy teams | Free plan; paid from ₹1,500 a month + markup on Meta charges |
| 3 | WATI | Support-led teams | From ₹2,999 a month + markup on Meta charges |
| 4 | Gallabox | Sales teams using WhatsApp as a CRM | From ₹2,999 a month + markup on Meta charges |
| 5 | WANotifier | Campaigns at 0% markup | Subscription, 0% markup; 7-day trial |
1. Tadlo AI
Our top pick
Best for: D2C automation with no markup
Tadlo AI covers the D2C jobs Interakt users rely on: abandoned cart recovery, COD confirmation that asks customers to confirm, cancel or switch to prepaid, and order and delivery updates from Shopify and WooCommerce, all from the Growth plan at ₹2,499 a month.
Two differences matter. Meta bills messages at its own rates with no Tadlo markup. And Instagram comments can open a WhatsApp chat, so a reel that sells can hand buyers straight to the channel where they ask about size, COD and delivery. Payment links in chat and revenue attribution come on Pro.
Price: Free forever plan with up to 10 messages a day. Starter ₹999, Growth ₹2,499, Pro ₹5,999 and Scale ₹11,999 a month, priced on unique contacts engaged per month. Meta's message charges are billed by Meta directly to your own account, and Tadlo adds no markup. Prices exclude GST.
Strengths
- No markup on Meta's message charges: Meta bills your own WhatsApp Business Account directly, and Tadlo only charges a flat plan
- Built for D2C: abandoned cart recovery, COD to prepaid nudges and order updates from Shopify and WooCommerce (Growth plan and above)
- Instagram comments to WhatsApp chats, which most WhatsApp-only tools cannot do
- Priced on unique people reached, not on every message, so you can follow up without counting sends
- Number health checks every 15 minutes, gradual ramp-up for new numbers and automatic opt-out handling
- Your WhatsApp Business Account is created inside your own Meta business account, so it stays yours
Limitations
- Newer than AiSensy, WATI or Interakt, with a shorter track record
- Commerce automations start on the Growth plan (₹2,499 a month)
- Tadlo AI is onboarding brands in stages, and you request access on its WhatsApp page.
2. AiSensy
Best for: Broadcast-heavy teams
AiSensy has strong broadcast and retargeting tools and integrates with Shopify and WooCommerce on paid plans. Its India rates work out about 26% above Meta's, more than Interakt's markup.
Price: A forever-free plan gives WhatsApp API access with ₹1000 in ad credits and ₹50 in conversation credits, for 1 agent, without broadcasts or integrations. Paid plans were Basic ₹1,500 and Pro ₹3,200 a month according to AiSensy's blog on 17 February 2025. Calculated from AiSensy's published India rates (marketing ₹1.09, utility ₹0.145) against Meta's rates, its message charges are about 26% higher than Meta's.
Strengths
- Strong broadcasts
- Shopify and WooCommerce on paid plans
- Forever-free plan
Limitations
- About 26% above Meta's rates
- Wallet top-ups
3. WATI
Best for: Support-led teams
WATI's polished inbox suits brands where support volume outweighs campaigns, and it runs drip campaigns as well as broadcasts. Plans start at ₹2,999 a month. It has an official WooCommerce integration and a Shopify add-on at $4.99 a month.
Price: Growth ₹2,999, Pro ₹6,499 and Business ₹18,499 a month billed monthly, with savings of up to 10% on quarterly and up to about 25% on annual billing. Growth includes 3 users with no additional users; Pro and Business include 5, with extra users at ₹1,299 and ₹2,199 a month each. Template and service messages are charged on top, with a markup on Meta's rates. A free trial is available.
Strengths
- Mature support inbox
- Drip campaigns
- WooCommerce integration
Limitations
- Markup percentage not published
- Shopify is a paid add-on
4. Gallabox
Best for: Sales teams using WhatsApp as a CRM
Gallabox suits brands with a sales team following up leads on WhatsApp, with Shopify listed. It adds a markup it does not publish.
Price: Basic ₹2,999, Essential ₹6,999 and Advanced ₹16,999 a month, billed quarterly, with a 7-day free trial and no card needed. Meta's message charges appear on your Gallabox invoice with a markup; Gallabox does not publish the percentage.
Strengths
- CRM features
- Shopify integration
Limitations
- Markup percentage not published
- Billed quarterly
5. WANotifier
Best for: Campaigns at 0% markup
WANotifier suits brands that mainly need marketing broadcasts at Meta's rates. It is lighter on store automation than Interakt.
Price: Essentials, Advanced and Premium subscription plans, with Meta's message fees passed through at 0% markup. WANotifier stopped offering its free plan to new users on 27 October 2025 and now has a 7-day free trial.
Strengths
- 0% markup
- Marketing focus
Limitations
- Lighter on store automations
- No free plan for new users
Shopify, WooCommerce and beyond
| Tool | Shopify | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Tadlo AI | Growth and above | Growth and above |
| Interakt | Every WhatsApp plan | One of the free apps you choose |
| AiSensy | Paid plans | Paid plans |
| WATI | Paid add-on | Official integration |
| Gallabox | Listed | Not listed on its pricing page |
Where Interakt is still strong
- Shopify on every WhatsApp plan, with flows many Indian brands already use.
- Published per-message rates, so its markup is visible.
- An Enterprise plan with no markup charges.
- A 14-day free trial with no payment.
Cost on a busy month
Take a brand sending 10,000 marketing messages a month to Indian numbers. Meta's charge is about ₹8,631. On Interakt's Growth plan, its own rate of ₹0.958 adds about 11.0% on top; on Tadlo AI, the message bill is Meta's charge alone, plus the plan. The gap is modest at that volume and grows with every campaign, which is why high-volume brands look at no-markup options.
The Instagram question
For many Indian D2C brands, Instagram is where buyers discover products and WhatsApp is where they ask questions before paying. A tool that links the two saves a step: a comment on a reel opens a WhatsApp chat with the product details. Tadlo AI does this when you have paid plans on both its Instagram and WhatsApp products. We did not find the same Instagram-to-WhatsApp flow in Interakt's WhatsApp plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Interakt?
Tadlo AI is our top pick for D2C brands: no markup, Shopify and WooCommerce order events, abandoned carts and COD to prepaid, and Instagram comments into WhatsApp.
How much markup does Interakt charge?
Calculated from its published per-message rates, marketing messages cost about 12.4% (Starter), 11.0% (Growth) and 10.0% (Advanced) more than Meta's India rate. Enterprise has no markup.
Is Interakt's ₹999 plan for WhatsApp?
No. The ₹999 Starter plan covers Instagram only. WhatsApp plans start at ₹2,799 a month on Growth.
Which Interakt alternative works with WooCommerce?
Tadlo AI (Growth and above), AiSensy (paid plans) and WATI (official integration) all list WooCommerce.
Sources
- tadlo.ai: Tadlo AI WhatsApp automation. Plans, features, Meta rates and onboarding checked 16 October 2026.
- Meta WhatsApp Business Platform pricing,
developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing. Rates effective 1 October 2026; page updated 30 September 2026. - Interakt pricing,
interakt.shop/pricing/. Plans and per-message rates checked 16 October 2026. - Interakt free trial,
interakt.shop/start/. - AiSensy pricing,
aisensy.com/pricing. India per-message rates checked 16 October 2026. - AiSensy forever free plan,
wiki.aisensy.com/en/articles/11478270-aisensy-forever-free-plan-everything-you-need-to-know. - AiSensy Basic vs Pro (AiSensy blog),
m.aisensy.com/blog/aisensy-basic-vs-pro-plan-which-ones-best-for-you/. Published 17 February 2025. - wati.io/pricing, checked 16 October 2026,
wati.io/en/pricing/. - Gallabox pricing,
gallabox.com/pricing. Checked 16 October 2026. - WANotifier pricing,
wanotifier.com/pricing/. Checked 16 October 2026. - Gupshup WhatsApp API pricing,
gupshup.ai/isv-partners/whatsapp-api/pricing. Checked 16 October 2026. - Respond.io pricing,
respond.io/pricing. Checked 16 October 2026. - WATI WooCommerce integration,
support.wati.io/en/articles/11463110-how-to-integrate-wati-with-woocommerce.