Who each platform fits
The honest read: DoubleTick has built a genuinely good product for field-sales teams. Its mobile apps are a first-class way to run WhatsApp sales from a phone, Starter includes a healthy 5 agents (Pro includes 10), segmentation stretches to 25,000 segments, and onboarding, Meta approval, number registration, is done for you free. A distributed sales team that lives on mobile and has the budget will be well served.
Growcord fits the buyer who balks at the commitment. Entry is ₹299/month with no yearly lock-in (₹99/month if you do choose yearly billing), the free tier lets you evaluate with a real number before paying, and developer features, REST API, API keys, webhooks, are included rather than reserved for a higher tier.
The dashboard is web-based; if a native mobile app is a hard requirement for your team, that's a real point in DoubleTick's favour and you should weigh it.
DoubleTick pricing in 2026, as published
Checked August 2026 on doubletick.io: Starter is ₹3,000/month billed yearly plus 18% GST and includes 5 agents, bulk broadcasting, customer segmentation, a basic team inbox and Excel/Google Sheets integrations. Pro is ₹4,200/month billed yearly plus GST with 10 agents, and adds roles and permissions, number masking, an automated ordering bot, advanced reporting, third-party integrations and the developer API.
Enterprise is custom, with complex automation journeys and dedicated account management. We couldn't find a monthly-billing price listed, so budget for the annual commitment. WhatsApp's per-conversation charges apply on top, as they do on every provider.
Do the entry math: ₹3,000 × 12 = ₹36,000 a year plus GST before a single conversation fee. That's the number a small business should compare, not the monthly figure.
DoubleTick vs Growcord, side by side
| DoubleTick | Growcord | |
|---|---|---|
Entry plan | ₹3,000/month billed yearly + 18% GST (Starter) | ₹299/month, or ₹99/month billed yearly |
Monthly billing | Not listed, published prices are billed yearly | ✓ Monthly or yearly, your choice |
Agents included | 5 on Starter, 10 on Pro | Extra member ₹149/month on any paid plan |
Developer API | Pro plan (₹4,200/month billed yearly) onward | ✓ REST API, keys and webhooks included |
Broadcasts and segmentation | ✓ Included, up to 25,000 segments | ✓ Campaigns with tags, segments and scheduling |
Team inbox | ✓ Basic on Starter, fuller on Pro | ✓ Included, with roles |
Chatbot | Ordering bot on Pro; automation journeys on Enterprise | ✓ No-code flow builder on paid plans |
Ecommerce automations | Ordering bot and integrations on Pro | ✓ Abandoned cart, COD confirmation, order updates, back-in-stock, review requests |
Mobile apps | ✓ Mobile and web access | ✗ Web dashboard |
Free way to start | Free onboarding assistance; trial not specified | ✓ Free tier, 1 number, 50 conversations/month |
Billing and invoicing | Yearly, + 18% GST | ✓ Razorpay, monthly or yearly, GST invoice |
Competitor pricing and features as published on their website, checked August 2026.
DoubleTick vs Growcord: what the first year costs
DoubleTick Starter: ₹36,000 plus GST for year one, committed upfront, before Meta's conversation charges. Growcord: ₹1,188 for a year of Basic billed yearly (200 included conversations a month), or ₹4,788 for Startup (1,000 conversations a month), and if you'd rather not commit, ₹299/month rolling. Extra conversation blocks are ₹399 per 1,000, extra numbers ₹299/month, extra members ₹149/month.
Meta's conversation fees are passed through at Meta's exact rate with nothing added, and the estimate shows before each campaign. Every subscription also carries a 7-day unconditional money-back guarantee, the difference between trying a platform and committing ₹36,000 to one. The pricing page lists every plan next to the add-ons.
The capability set covers the same daily work: bulk sending through approved templates, campaigns with scheduling and reports, a shared team inbox, a no-code bot, sales pipelines, and the developer API from the first paid rupee, not from a ₹4,200/month tier.
DoubleTick competitors at a glance
From the same August 2026 sweep: Wati lists Growth at ₹2,499/month with 3 users, AiSensy starts at ₹1,500/month with the chatbot as a ₹2,500 add-on, Interakt at ₹2,799/month plus taxes, and Gallabox at ₹2,399/month billed yearly with a 3-user cap.
DoubleTick's entry price is the highest of the group; what it buys is the mobile-first experience and generous seat counts. Every one of these runs on the official API, so message delivery is identical. The comparison is price structure and plan walls. The providers round-up covers the full field.
Switching from DoubleTick to Growcord
Evaluate on the free tier
Sign up free, 1 number, 50 conversations a month, and run your actual workflow: import a small contact list, build a flow, send a test campaign. No card, no yearly commitment.
Move your number over
Reconnect through Meta's embedded signup. The number, display name, quality rating and green tick stay with your WhatsApp Business Account. Chat history doesn't migrate between providers, export what you need from DoubleTick first.
Import contacts and rebuild templates
Bring your contacts across as CSV with tags. Recreate templates in Growcord and submit them to Meta from the dashboard; approvals usually land within hours.
Wire up the API and integrations
Generate an API key, point your webhooks at Growcord, reconnect Shopify, WooCommerce or Zapier, and go live with a small segment before the full list.
Included on every Growcord paid plan
Campaigns and scheduling
Segmented template broadcasts with per-campaign delivery, read and reply reports.
API from day one
REST API, API keys and webhooks on every paid plan, no Pro-tier gate for developers.
Shared inbox with roles
The whole team on one number; add a member for ₹149/month whenever you grow.
No-code bot flows
Auto-replies and branching flows for qualification, FAQs and ordering, configured, not coded.
Store automations
Abandoned cart, COD confirmation, order updates, back-in-stock and review requests out of the box.
Monthly billing, GST invoices
Pay by Razorpay monthly or yearly; Meta conversation fees shown as credits before you send.
Start without a ₹36,000 commitment
Free tier first, then from ₹99/month billed yearly, or ₹299 rolling monthly if you'd rather stay flexible.
Start free, no card neededWhy Growcord
What you get here that you don't get elsewhere
Frequently asked questions
How much does DoubleTick cost?
As of August 2026, DoubleTick lists Starter at ₹3,000/month and Pro at ₹4,200/month, both billed yearly plus 18% GST, about ₹36,000 and ₹50,400 a year respectively before WhatsApp's conversation charges. Starter includes 5 agents; Pro includes 10 plus the developer API, roles and advanced reporting. Enterprise is custom.
Does DoubleTick have monthly billing?
Its published prices are billed-yearly rates; we couldn't find a monthly-billing price listed on doubletick.io when checked in August 2026, so plan for an annual commitment. Growcord offers both: ₹299/month rolling, or ₹99/month when you choose yearly billing on the Basic plan.
What is the best DoubleTick alternative?
For businesses that want the official API without a yearly upfront commitment, Growcord starts free (1 number, 50 conversations a month) and paid plans begin at ₹299/month with broadcasts, bots, a shared inbox and the REST API included. If your sales team needs a native mobile app above all else, DoubleTick's mobile-first design remains its strongest card.
Do I need DoubleTick Pro to use the API?
Per DoubleTick's published plans, the developer API and third-party integrations sit on Pro at ₹4,200/month billed yearly (checked August 2026). On Growcord, the REST API, API keys and webhooks are included on paid plans from ₹299/month, with documentation at growcord.in/docs/api.
Can I move my WhatsApp number from DoubleTick to Growcord?
Yes. Reconnect the number via Meta's embedded signup inside Growcord; your number, display name, quality rating and green tick stay with your WhatsApp Business Account. Chat history doesn't transfer on any provider switch, so export the conversations you need from DoubleTick before moving.
Is Growcord cheaper than DoubleTick?
On platform fees, substantially: ₹1,188 a year on Basic billed yearly versus about ₹36,000 plus GST for DoubleTick Starter (August 2026 listed prices). Both pass on Meta's per-conversation charges. DoubleTick bundles more seats at entry, 5 agents, while Growcord prices seats at ₹149/month each, so compare against your actual team size.
Why businesses pick Growcord
Official WhatsApp Business API
Built on Meta's Cloud API, the sanctioned channel, not a modded app. No number-ban roulette.
Indian pricing, GST invoice
Plans from ₹99/month billed yearly. Paid in ₹ via Razorpay, with a proper GST invoice every time.
Free tier, no card needed
1 number and 50 conversations a month to prove it on real customers before paying anything.
Support from New Delhi, in IST
A real team on email and WhatsApp, Monday to Saturday 10:00–19:00 IST, not a ticket void.
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Last updated: 2026-08-07