Botpress Alternative in India: No-Code, WhatsApp + Voice
Developer teams that built a bot on a code-first or open-source studio often look for a hosted alternative once maintaining infrastructure, deployments and channel integrations themselves stops being worth the engineering time. Convo360 gives a no-code flow builder with WhatsApp, voice calling and BYOK AI keys already built and hosted, so the model control stays but the maintenance goes.
- Convo360 is BYOK — your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini key, zero markup on tokens or messages.
- AI voice calling is built in, not a separate product, via Exotel, Plivo, Twilio or SIP.
- Contacts, fields and tags export as CSV; flows rebuild in a no-code Visual Flow Builder.
- A white-label partner program is available for agencies running multiple client bots.
Who looks for a Botpress alternative
Teams that chose a developer-first or open-source bot studio usually did it for control, over the model, the logic, the data. The generic reasons they later look for a hosted alternative: the ongoing engineering time to maintain hosting, deployments, and channel connectors (WhatsApp Cloud API, telephony) stops paying for itself once the bot is stable; a non-technical ops or support person needs to make small changes without a developer in the loop; and they want AI voice calling without building that integration from scratch on top of the same stack.
This is common for startups where the original bot was built by an engineer who has since moved to other priorities, leaving no one able to safely edit the flow.
None of this needs to happen overnight. Most teams run the two platforms side by side for a week or two on a subset of contacts, checking that AI reply quality meet their bar, before pointing all live traffic at the new setup.
What Convo360 is
Convo360 (convo360.ai) is an India-first platform for AI voice calling and WhatsApp / omnichannel chatbots, built by A Plus Solution in Mumbai. It runs on a Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK) model, you connect your own OpenAI, Anthropic Claude or Google Gemini account, your own WhatsApp Business number and your own telephony account, and Convo360 adds zero markup on messages, minutes or AI tokens. A no-code Visual Flow Builder covers chat, voice, CRM, forms and integrations under one login, with plans starting at ₹999/month (ex-GST).
Because everything runs from one login, a founder or ops manager can check chat volume, AI voice call outcomes, CRM stage and campaign performance in a single analytics view, instead of stitching reports together from two or three separate tools.
Convo360 is not affiliated with Botpress; all trademarks belong to their owners.
Comparing the models
The comparison below isn't about which brand is "better", no-code bot builders in this category are all capable tools. It's about two different pricing and access models, so you can check which one fits how your bot is actually used day to day.
| Typical tool in this category | Convo360 | |
|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp API access | Often a separate add-on or a connected third-party BSP | Native, embedded signup on your own WhatsApp Business number |
| AI keys | AI usually bundled, billed by the vendor at their own margin | BYOK, your own OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini key, zero markup |
| Voice calls | Usually a separate product or not offered at all | Built in, inbound and outbound AI calls via Exotel, Plivo, Twilio or your own SIP |
| Indian languages | English-first, regional languages often limited | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi + Hinglish |
| White-label | Rare, or a higher enterprise tier | Available on the partner program, your own logo, login and domain |
| Export / lock-in | Contact export varies; flows usually can't be exported | CSV export any time; flows are yours, no lock-in |
Read the left column as a description of a common pricing pattern in this software category, not a claim about any one brand's current plans, always check a vendor's own pricing page for what they actually charge today.
What you get on Convo360
Convo360 keeps the part developer teams actually wanted, BYOK model control over OpenAI, Anthropic or Google Gemini, per agent, while removing the infrastructure work: WhatsApp connects via Meta's embedded signup, voice calling runs through Exotel/Plivo/Twilio/SIP, and the Visual Flow Builder is editable by non-engineers using blocks like Send Message, AI Reply, Condition, HTTP/API request and Webhook for anything that still needs custom logic. A knowledge base gives RAG answers from your own documents, and drafts vs published versions with rollback mean changes are safe to make without a deploy pipeline.
How to migrate from Botpress
Moving off Botpress is mostly a data-and-rebuild exercise, not a rewrite:
- Export your contacts, custom fields and tags from Botpress as a CSV, or use it directly if Botpress already gives you a download.
- Import that CSV into Convo360's contacts, mapping fields into custom fields and tags into groups.
- Rebuild your automations in the Visual Flow Builder, most teams recreate a flow using the same block logic (Send Message, AI Reply, Buttons, Condition) in well under a day.
- If you're on WhatsApp already, connect your existing number via embedded signup and re-submit your message templates for Meta approval on your own WhatsApp Business Account (WABA), approval is usually quick for templates you've run before.
- Use Preview / Try-it to dry-run the new flow before switching your live traffic over.
Keep your old bot paused rather than switched off entirely until you've watched the new one handle a full day of real traffic without surprises.
What it costs
Pricing is a flat monthly fee, ₹999, ₹2,999 or ₹7,999 ex-GST depending on plan, rather than infrastructure and engineering time billed separately. AI usage is billed directly by your provider at their own rate since it's BYOK; Convo360 doesn't add a markup. Compare this against your own hosting, maintenance and integration-engineering cost, not just a per-seat number, when weighing it against Botpress's current pricing page.
Paying yearly instead of monthly saves roughly 10% (₹10,789 for Starter, ₹32,389 for Pro, ₹86,389 for Business, per year, ex-GST) if you'd rather budget it once and not think about it again.
Who should not switch
If your team genuinely needs fine-grained NLU control, custom code nodes beyond what a visual builder's JavaScript/HTTP blocks cover, or you're already comfortable maintaining your own deployment, staying on a developer-first studio may still be the right call. This alternative mainly makes sense when the maintenance burden, not the flexibility, is the actual pain point.
The 14-day free trial, every feature unlocked, no credit card, is built for exactly this kind of side-by-side comparison, so you can judge the fit on your own conversations before deciding either way.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Convo360 a good Botpress alternative for small businesses in India?
Yes. Convo360's Starter plan is built for a single WhatsApp number with a no-code flow builder, an AI agent and a knowledge base at a flat monthly fee, which suits most small Indian businesses moving off a chat-first bot builder.
Can I move my contacts/flows from Botpress?
Contacts, custom fields and tags export as CSV and import into Convo360's contact groups. Flows are rebuilt in Convo360's Visual Flow Builder — most flows take an afternoon to recreate, not a developer sprint.
Will I keep my WhatsApp number?
Yes. Convo360 connects to your existing WhatsApp Business number through Meta's embedded signup, and Coexistence lets you keep using the WhatsApp Business app on the same number alongside the AI.
How is pricing different?
Convo360 is BYOK: you pay a flat monthly platform fee (₹999 / ₹2,999 / ₹7,999 ex-GST) and pay your AI and messaging providers directly at their own rates, with no per-conversation markup added on top.
Do you support AI voice calls?
Yes. Convo360 includes inbound and outbound AI voice calling via Exotel, Plivo, Twilio or your own SIP trunk, in Indian languages, alongside WhatsApp — usually a separate product elsewhere.
Related reading
Available across India — see WhatsApp & AI calling automation by state and city.