Alternatives to MSG91 in India
We list 6 alternatives to MSG91. 4 have a free plan. The lowest price we state is ₹1,500 a month for AiSensy.
Why people look for an alternative to MSG91
- Bills in rupees: “All pricing is in INR with no currency conversion; GST applies as normal domestic services”.
MSG91 and 6 alternatives at a glance
| Tool | From, a month | Free plan or tier | Our score | Bills in ₹ | Built in India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSG91 (the one you are replacing) | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 60 / 100 | Yes | – |
| AiSensy | ₹1,500 a month | Yes | 50 / 100 | Yes | – |
| Gallabox | ₹2,399 a month | Yes | 50 / 100 | Yes | – |
| Interakt | ₹2,799 a month | No | 40 / 100 | Yes | – |
| Kaleyra | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 40 / 100 | Yes | – |
| Twilio | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 20 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
| Manychat | Not stated | No | 10 / 100 | Not checked | – |
The alternatives, one by one
AiSensy
Best for: WhatsApp Business API platform for Indian businesses. Suits startups.
From ₹1,500 a month. Has a free plan. Bills in rupees: “Plan and add-on prices shown in INR”. Our score: 50 out of 100 (4 of 8 checks read).
Gallabox
Best for: WhatsApp inbox, chatbots and broadcasts for sales and support. Suits startups.
From ₹2,399 a month. Has a free plan. Bills in rupees: “Pricing page shows INR prices (alongside USD and AED); conversation pricing link gives rates in INR”. Our score: 50 out of 100 (4 of 8 checks read).
Interakt
Best for: WhatsApp Business API for Indian online stores. Suits startups.
From ₹2,799 a month. Bills in rupees: “Small teams that want a WhatsApp inbox and broadcasts, billed in rupees”. Our score: 40 out of 100 (4 of 8 checks read).
Kaleyra
Best for: India-made enterprise CPaaS — SMS, WhatsApp, voice, chatbots for BFSI. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Bills in rupees: “Great news: No currency conversion, full INR billing, dedicated support in Hindi/English”. Keeps data in India: “Audit trails, encryption, data residency in India”. Our score: 40 out of 100 (5 of 8 checks read). Side by side: MSG91 vs Twilio vs Kaleyra for Indian teams: SMS and OTP prices (Nov 2026).
Twilio
Best for: Global CPaaS — SMS, WhatsApp, voice, video, email in one API. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Bills in dollars: “Twilio charges in USD only”. Our score: 20 out of 100 (5 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page. Side by side: MSG91 vs Twilio vs Kaleyra for Indian teams: SMS and OTP prices (Nov 2026).
Manychat
Best for: Automated replies on Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. Suits startups.
Not stated. Our score: 10 out of 100 (2 of 8 checks read).
Before you switch
- Billing: ask each vendor whether it invoices in rupees with GST. Where we have not read the answer, the table says “Not checked”, not “No”.
- Data: exports differ. Try one real export from MSG91 into the new tool on a free plan before you pay for a year.
- Price: a monthly figure is for one seat or the entry plan. Work out your own number of users, and read the vendor page linked under each tool.
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This page is built by a script from the same files as our tool pages, so it changes when a price, a score or an India-fit answer changes. Alternatives are picked by what we list for MSG91 (its curated alternatives, the same use case and sub-category, shared tags and the compare pages we have), then ordered with Indian-built tools first, then by our score. A tool is left out when we have fewer than five real matches. Prices come from each vendor's own pricing page as read on our tool pages; the dates above are the days we read them. We may earn a commission on some vendor links elsewhere on the site; it does not change the order here. How the score works.