WhatsApp Business Platform pricing is based on delivered template messages, their category, and the recipient country. Service replies inside the applicable 24-hour customer-service window are free. For an India budget, capture Meta's current downloadable country rate card and your provider's current rate card on the same date before calculating any difference.
The billing model changed from conversations to delivered template messages in July 2025. Rates can also change. This guide focuses on the calculation method and keeps provider figures dated instead of presenting an old number as permanent.
The checked-in Meta pricing-calculator snapshot verified on 30 August 2026 records ₹0.8631 for marketing and ₹0.115 for utility and standard authentication in India. International authentication is excluded from the calculator because the snapshot has no separate rate. The calculator shows that date with every estimate. Provider pages can publish a different customer-facing rate, so keep their figures separate and verify Meta again before approving spend.
A provider-owned rate card can include its own message treatment or commercial terms. Do not relabel that number as Meta's rate. A valid comparison uses the same country, category, currency, and verification date, then shows any platform fee, message markup, add-on, and tax separately.
Count expected delivered templates by category and recipient country. Multiply each count by the current applicable rate. Keep free-form replies and eligible service-window utility messages separate. Then add the platform subscription, users, required add-ons, taxes, and any prepaid-wallet or minimum-commitment terms.
AiSensy publishes India message figures and uses prepaid credits. Interakt publishes plan-specific India rate columns and lists no-markup terms under Enterprise. Wati points buyers to a separate rate card. Waaru keeps Meta message charges separate from its platform fee and is free. Public signup is open. AI features are paid separately. Open the standing BSP comparison for dated provider details.
The Meta pricing snapshot used by this site records ₹0.8631 for an India marketing message and was verified on 30 August 2026. Rates can change. Check Meta's current pricing page before approving a budget.
Free-form replies inside the applicable 24-hour customer-service window are free under Meta's current model. Template category and window rules still need to be applied correctly.
Marketing promotes a product, offer, or re-engagement. Utility facilitates a specific transaction or account event the customer expects. Meta reviews category from the actual content, not only the label selected by the business.
No. Providers can publish their own rate cards or plan-specific terms. Compare each provider with Meta using the same country, category, currency, and effective date.
Start with Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform pricing documentation and downloadable rate card, then compare the provider-owned pricing page or written quote from the same date.
Research notes
Meta publishes WhatsApp Business Platform pricing rules and downloadable country rate cards.
Meta for Developers · Accessed 30 August 2026
AiSensy lists India rates of ₹1.09 marketing and ₹0.145 utility and authentication and attributes them to Meta from 1 January 2026.
AiSensy pricing · Accessed 8 August 2026
Interakt publishes plan-specific India message rates and lists no-markup terms under Enterprise.
Interakt pricing · Accessed 8 August 2026
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Interakt pricing
Plan-specific rate columns and optional products.
AiSensy pricing
Platform tiers, message wallet, and builder costs.
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The platform is free. AI features are paid separately.
