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VartaAPI

Comparison · prices checked 4 October 2026

DoubleTick alternative for India: VartaAPI vs DoubleTick

DoubleTick is a WhatsApp inbox and CRM popular with sales teams in India. Its prices below are per month when billed yearly, so VartaAPI's are shown the same way.

The plans

What each of you charges for the platform.

DoubleTick's prices per month when billed yearly, plus GST. VartaAPI’s are shown the same way.

VartaAPIPer monthWhat you get
Free₹01 user (owner only)
Comet₹7991 owner + 2 team members
Orbit₹1,9991 owner + 5 team members
Nova₹3,9991 owner + 9 team members
DoubleTickPer monthWhat you get
Starter₹3,000₹36,000 billed yearly, 5 agents
Pro + AI₹7,700₹92,400 billed yearly, 10 agents
Enterprise + AICustomCustom agents and limits

Row by row

VartaAPI and DoubleTick, side by side.

Every DoubleTick line comes from doubletick.io, read on 4 October 2026. Where its page did not say, we write so.

VartaAPIDoubleTick
Free planYes, with campaigns, templates and a shared inboxNone listed on its pricing page
Cheapest paid plan, per month billed yearlyComet, ₹799Starter, ₹3,000
Team on the first paid planYou + 2 team members5 agents
Chatbot builderIncluded from CometBot Studio from Pro, ₹7,700
Scheduled broadcastsOn every plan, including FreeIn the Enterprise column of its comparison table only
Audience segmentsFrom Comet5 dynamic lists on Pro; custom on Enterprise
Developer API and webhooksAPI from Orbit ₹2,499, webhooks on Nova ₹4,999 (monthly prices)On every plan, Starter included
Price of a messageMeta's rate, billed by Meta to your cardNot on the page: it links to a conversation cost list
Shopify and other connectionsNot yetShopify and Google Sheets from Pro; Zoho, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier and more as add-ons
AI agentsNot yetUp to 10 on Pro, with 3,500 AI credits a month

Meta's own India rate card (effective 1 October 2026) lists ₹0.8631 for a marketing message and ₹0.115 for a utility or authentication message, before GST. See what the WhatsApp Business API costs in India and the full VartaAPI plan list.

Where DoubleTick is ahead

Be fair to DoubleTick.

  • The developer API and webhooks on every plan, including the cheapest. On VartaAPI the API starts on Orbit and webhooks on Nova.
  • AI agents, and a long list of connections (Shopify, Zoho, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier) as add-ons.
  • 5 agents included on its first paid plan; we include 2 team members on Comet.

VartaAPI today has no Shopify or WooCommerce connection, no Instagram inbox, no Click-to-WhatsApp ads manager, no click tracking on campaign links, no AI chat agent yet.

Where VartaAPI is ahead

Why people choose VartaAPI.

  • A free plan, and a paid plan from ₹799 a month billed yearly, against ₹3,000.
  • Scheduled campaigns on every plan, where DoubleTick lists them only on Enterprise.
  • A chatbot flow builder from ₹999 a month, where DoubleTick's Bot Studio starts on its ₹7,700 plan.
What we could not confirm.
  • DoubleTick's price per message: its page links to a separate conversation cost list that we did not read.
  • How its prices look billed quarterly: we read the yearly view.

Prices and features change. Found something out of date? Tell us at [email protected] and we will correct it.

Questions

Switching from DoubleTick, answered.

Is VartaAPI a DoubleTick alternative?
Yes, if you want the official WhatsApp Business API with a free plan and lower monthly prices. DoubleTick is stronger on the developer API for every plan, AI agents and the number of ready connections.
Does DoubleTick have a free plan?
Its pricing page lists a Starter, a Pro and an Enterprise plan, and no free plan. VartaAPI's Free plan has no expiry and needs no card.
How are the prices compared on this page?
DoubleTick shows its prices per month billed yearly, plus GST, so VartaAPI's yearly-billed prices are shown beside them: Comet ₹799, Orbit ₹1,999 and Nova ₹3,999 a month, before GST.

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