Interakt vs Manychat
We give Interakt a 2.6 GPA and Manychat a 2.4, out of 4.0. Interakt grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Interakt
WhatsApp and Instagram marketing, inbox and chatbots for Indian brands
Manychat
Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger DM automation for creators and shops
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAInteraktGood | 2.4GPAManychatFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter with WhatsApp is ₹11,999 a year plus taxes, sold only yearly or quarterly, which undercuts its WhatsApp rivals' dollar plans at any recent exchange rate. No dollar price is published, and US marketing templates cost $0.028 each on top. Chatbots need Growth at ₹2,799 a month. | BEssential is $169 a year as a US App Store purchase ($17 billed monthly), which sits in the cheaper quarter of this category. The catch: the App Store doesn't say how many contacts that covers, so we can't confirm it stretches to 1,000 customers, and Meta's WhatsApp charges come on top. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial with all features and no credit card. That's a fair look at both WhatsApp and Instagram. | CThere's a free plan you can start with just a social handle or an email. But its contact and feature limits sit on a pricing page that turned automated readers away, so we can't say how far it gets you, and we won't credit it for more than that. |
| Features | BThe whole job on two channels: bulk WhatsApp campaigns with click and conversion tracking, Instagram DM and comment automation, a shared inbox with unlimited agents, chatbots, catalogs, WhatsApp Pay and click-to-WhatsApp ads. AI agents cost ₹3,000 a month extra. | CComment and story auto-replies, keyword triggers that drop links and codes into DMs, lead capture in the chat and one inbox for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram. But the listing shows no broadcasts and no integrations, so it's the DM slice of this job. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. There's the WhatsApp Business API to set up, templates to write and chatbot flows to build, and the chatbots start on Growth. | C4.3 from 2,142 App Store ratings, which is fine but not great. The prebuilt automations help, though you still have to hook each one up to the right post, story or keyword. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Shopify, WooCommerce, Razorpay, PayU, WebEngage, MoEngage, CleverTap and Google Sheets. Growth allows Shopify plus one more app, and there's no desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, so you can answer DMs from your phone with push alerts. No desktop app, which an A needs, and the listing names no integrations at all. |
| Best for | WhatsApp and Instagram selling for Indian brands | auto-replies to Instagram comments and DMs |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Interakt and Manychat. How we grade
Price against what you get
Interakt starts at about $10.33 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Manychat starts at $14.08 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Interakt scores higher and starts $3.75 a month lower. Of the other SMS and chat marketing tools on the chart, none scores higher than Interakt for less, and 1 scores higher than Manychat for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Interakt starts at ₹999 per month (Instagram only; plus taxes). Manychat starts at $169 per year as an App Store purchase ($17 billed monthly).
- Manychat has a free plan. Interakt does not, though it has a free trial.
- Interakt also covers shared inbox.
- Manychat also covers live chat.
At a glance
| Interakt | Manychat | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | ₹999 per month (Instagram only; plus taxes) | $169 per year as an App Store purchase ($17 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | You can start free with a social handle or email; the free plan's limits are on Manychat's pricing page, which could not be read. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with all features, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Jio Haptik Technologies Limited | Manychat, Inc. |
| Price read from | interakt.shop | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Interakt
- Indian Shopify and WooCommerce stores selling over WhatsApp
- Small brands automating Instagram DMs and comment replies
- Teams that want unlimited agents on one WhatsApp number
Manychat
- Creators who send links or freebies when followers comment a keyword
- Small shops answering Instagram and WhatsApp DMs from one inbox
- Marketers collecting emails and phone numbers from social traffic
Worth knowing
Interakt
- Prices are shown only in rupees, plus taxes; no dollar plan price is published.
- Template messages to US numbers cost $0.028 for marketing and $0.004 for utility on Starter, per Interakt's rate table; Enterprise drops the template markup.
- The WhatsApp AI agents add-on costs ₹3,000 a month and needs Growth or Advanced; the Sales CRM is a separate ₹2,499 a month product.
- Growth includes Shopify plus one of the listed apps; more integrations need Advanced.
Manychat
- Manychat's web pricing page and help center turned away automated readers, so plan limits and web prices could not be checked; App Store prices may differ.
- WhatsApp messages carry Meta's per-message charges on top of the plan; Manychat's own figures could not be read.
- The App Store listing names only Essential and Pro as purchases; contact allowances and any larger plans are not shown there.
Key features
Interakt
- WhatsApp campaigns
- One-time and ongoing bulk campaigns with click tracking, automatic retries and conversion tracking through custom events.
- Instagram automation
- Unlimited DM and comment replies, "price please" auto-replies and giveaway flows that collect followers' WhatsApp numbers.
- Shared team inbox
- Unlimited agents answer WhatsApp and Instagram chats together, with welcome, away and delayed auto-replies.
- Chatbot builder
- Linear chatbot flows from Growth; Advanced adds branching, logic, API calls and automatic agent assignment.
- WhatsApp commerce
- Product catalogs, carts, WhatsApp Pay and payment links in the chat, with webhooks for carts, orders and payment confirmations.
- Click-to-WhatsApp ads
- Launch ads that open a WhatsApp chat and send conversion data back to Meta.
Manychat
- Comment and story auto-replies
- Prebuilt automations that answer post comments, Reels replies, story mentions and DMs, so engagement turns into a conversation.
- One inbox for social DMs
- Messages from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram in one live chat, where replies can be assigned to teammates.
- Lead capture in chat
- Flows that ask for emails, phone numbers or other details inside the conversation and store them on the contact.
- Links, codes and offers
- Automations that drop affiliate links, discount codes and freebies into a DM when someone comments or replies.
- Mobile apps with tracking
- iOS and Android apps for replying on the go, with push notifications, message templates and click, open and conversion stats.
Plans
Interakt
Starter₹999
per month (Instagram only; plus taxes)
Instagram DM and comment automation with a shared inbox. Starter with WhatsApp is sold only quarterly (₹3,499) or yearly (₹11,999).
Growth₹2,799
per month (plus taxes), billed monthly
WhatsApp and Instagram, unlimited agents, FAQ and linear chatbots, catalogs, native payments, public APIs, Shopify plus one more app.
Advanced₹3,799
per month (plus taxes), billed monthly
Adds branching chatbots with API calls and conditions, chat auto-assignment, advanced webhooks and unlimited apps.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds the RCS channel, higher rate limits and campaign speeds, no markup on template messages, and personal support.
Manychat
Free$0
Start free with a social handle or email. Its contact and feature limits could not be read on Manychat's own pages.
Essential$169
per year as an App Store purchase ($17 billed monthly)
Price as listed for the in-app purchase in the US App Store. Contact limits are not shown there.
Pro$349
per year as an App Store purchase ($39 billed monthly)
Price as listed for the in-app purchase in the US App Store. Contact limits are not shown there.
Ways to pay less
Interakt
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly or 8% with quarterly billing
Interakt's pricing page takes 20% off for yearly billing and 8% for quarterly: Growth is ₹26,399 a year or ₹7,699 a quarter, against ₹2,799 a month.
Manychat
- Annual discount
Yearly plans cost less than 12 monthly payments
In the US App Store, Essential is $169 a year against $17 a month and Pro $349 a year against $39 a month.
