What everyone charges
Nobody is expensive on the plan they show you. They get expensive on the axis they charge along, which is contacts for one of these, AI messages for another and seats for the rest. Only facts printed on each vendor’s own pricing page are in this table.
| Row | Apavin | Wati | Interakt | Respond.io | Intercom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What moves the price | Seats, and nothing else | Tier, then seats | Tier | Contacts you talk to | Seats, then AI outcomes |
| Entry plan, monthly | $49 | $29 (Growth) | $55 (Growth) | $79 (Starter) | $29 a seat (Essential) |
| Seats in that plan | 1, then add them | 3, no more available | Unlimited | Not listed | One, priced per seat |
| Each seat after the first | $15 | $24, on the $99 Pro plan | Included | Not listed | $29 and up, by tier |
| AI charged on top | No | Not listed on the pricing page | $74.99 add-on, 100 AI messages, then $0.011 each | Not listed separately | Fin, from $0.99 per resolution |
| Commitment | 30 days, bought again to extend | Monthly, or annual at about 25 percent off | Monthly, quarterly at 8 percent off, yearly at 20 percent off | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
Read off each vendor’s own pricing page on 9 September 2026. Prices change and this table will go stale; if you find a figure that has moved, tell us and we will correct it rather than leave a flattering mistake up. Meta’s per-message fees are separate and are billed to you in every case, including ours. What Apavin costs.
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No feature grids. A grid about someone else's product is wrong within a quarter, and the first reader who spots a wrong row stops trusting everything around it. These pages say what each tool is genuinely good at, then make the case for Apavin from what Apavin actually does.
Apavin is an Intercom alternative for small teams whose customers are on WhatsApp, Instagram and email rather than inside a web app.
Apavin is a Freshchat alternative for small teams that want twelve channels, an included AI teammate and pricing that does not scale per seat.
Apavin is a Respond.io alternative for small teams: twelve channels, an included AI teammate, and no per seat pricing surprises.
Apavin is a Trengo alternative for small teams: twelve channels, an AI teammate at no extra cost, and Dialpad calls in the same customer thread.
Apavin is a Wati alternative for Indian teams who need WhatsApp plus Instagram, email, calls and web chat in one customer thread.
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