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Gupshup vs Quo

Gupshup logo

Gupshup

Communication

Conversational messaging and CPaaS with a flat platform fee stacked on top of Meta per-message rates

From
$0.001/message
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Quo logo

Quo

Communication

Formerly OpenPhone

From
$15/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Gupshup the Gupshup platform fee of about 0.001 dollars per message is negligible next to Meta pass-through rates, so comparing providers on their own fee is misleading, and the country and category mix of your traffic determines almost the entire bill.; Quo unlimited calling to US and Canadian numbers is subject to a Fair Usage Policy rather than being truly unlimited
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gupshup and Quo actually diverge.

Attributes where Gupshup and Quo differ
AttributeGupshupQuo
Starting price$0.001/message$15/month
Pricing modelPer message sentsubscription
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Communication).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Gupshup

  • WhatsApp Business API
  • Flat platform fee
  • RCS messaging
  • SMS and voice
  • Bot Studio
  • Agent inbox
  • Campaign manager
  • Emerging market reach

Only in Quo

Nothing recorded that Gupshup does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Gupshup

  • An e-commerce brand sending order and delivery notifications over WhatsApp to customers across India and Southeast Asianot Quo
  • A bank or fintech running one-time passcodes and transactional alerts with fallback from WhatsApp to SMSnot Quo
  • A company deploying a WhatsApp chatbot for tier one support with handover to human agents for anything it cannot resolvenot Quo
  • A marketing team running WhatsApp template campaigns to opted-in lists in markets where email engagement is lownot Quo

Quo

  • Maintaining separate business phone numbers from personal devicesnot Gupshup
  • Coordinating team communication through shared phone numbersnot Gupshup
  • Answering calls 24/7 with AI voice agents and summariesnot Gupshup
  • Recording and transcribing calls for sales and customer servicenot Gupshup

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Gupshup

  • The Gupshup platform fee of about 0.001 dollars per message is negligible next to Meta pass-through rates, so comparing providers on their own fee is misleading, and the country and category mix of your traffic determines almost the entire bill.
  • Gupshup publishes no single flat rate for a full send, so accurate cost modelling requires you to build a country by country and category by category forecast before any provider comparison is meaningful.
  • Meta moved from conversation-based to per message billing in July 2025, which materially changed the economics of high-frequency messaging, and any budget or ROI model built on the old conversation pricing is now wrong.
  • Template approval sits with Meta rather than Gupshup, so rejections and category reclassifications can stall a campaign regardless of provider, and support quality on chasing them is a common complaint.
  • The product surface is broad, spanning CPaaS APIs, bot building and campaign tooling, and the non-API tools are less refined than dedicated conversational marketing platforms, so many buyers use Gupshup purely as a pipe.

Quo

  • Unlimited calling to US and Canadian numbers is subject to a Fair Usage Policy rather than being truly unlimited
  • Starter tier's $15/user annual rate requires prepaying annually; monthly billing costs $19/user, about 27% more
  • The Sona AI agent automation credits are capped at 1,000 free per plan before additional usage is billed

Pricing, plan by plan

Gupshup

$0.001/message
  • Messaging$0.001/message
    • About 0.001 USD Gupshup platform fee per outgoing template message
    • Same fee on outgoing and incoming session messages
    • Meta per-message charges passed through on top, varying by country and category

Quo

$15/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • One phone number per user
    • Unlimited US & Canadian calling/messaging
    • Voicemail transcripts
  • Business$33/month
    • Everything in Starter plus:
    • AI call summaries and transcripts
    • Group calling and call transfers
  • Scale$47/month
    • Everything in Business plus:
    • AI call tags
    • Dedicated onboarding support

Which should you pick?

Choose Gupshup if

  • You need whatsapp business api.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want flat platform fee.
Gupshup review

Choose Quo if

Nothing in the data separates Quo from Gupshup on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Quo review

Questions people ask

Is Gupshup or Quo better?
Neither clearly leads. Gupshup starts at $0.001/message and Quo at $15/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gupshup or Quo?
Gupshup starts at $0.001/message and Quo at $15/month.
Does Gupshup or Quo run on more platforms?
Gupshup runs on Web, API. Quo runs on Web.
What is Gupshup best used for?
Gupshup is most often used for an e-commerce brand sending order and delivery notifications over whatsapp to customers across india and southeast asia, a bank or fintech running one-time passcodes and transactional alerts with fallback from whatsapp to sms, a company deploying a whatsapp chatbot for tier one support with handover to human agents for anything it cannot resolve, a marketing team running whatsapp template campaigns to opted-in lists in markets where email engagement is low. Of those, an e-commerce brand sending order and delivery notifications over whatsapp to customers across india and southeast asia and a bank or fintech running one-time passcodes and transactional alerts with fallback from whatsapp to sms are not what Quo is typically brought in for.
What can Gupshup do that Quo cannot?
Gupshup covers WhatsApp Business API, Flat platform fee, RCS messaging, SMS and voice.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Gupshup: What does Gupshup charge?

About 0.001 USD per outgoing template message and per session message in each direction, plus roughly 0.0001 USD per second on voice. Meta per-message charges are passed through on top.

Quo: How much does Quo cost?

Quo pricing starts at $19/user/month for Starter, $33/user/month for Business, and $47/user/month for Scale. Annual billing provides discounts: $15, $23, and $35 per user/month respectively.

Source
Gupshup: Is Gupshup cheaper than other WhatsApp providers?

On its own platform fee it is competitive, but that fee is a small fraction of the total. Meta pass-through rates dominate, so provider choice rarely changes your bill much.

Quo: Does Quo offer a free trial?

Yes, Quo offers a 7-day risk-free trial with full access to all features. The trial is cancellable anytime without requiring a credit card.

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Gupshup: Did WhatsApp pricing change?

Yes. Meta retired per 24-hour conversation pricing on 1 July 2025 and moved to per message billing, and Gupshup followed.

Quo: What is included in the Sona AI agent?

All Quo plans include Sona AI agent with 1,000 free automation credits per month (approximately 10 calls). Add-on Sona AI credits range from $0-$199/month for 1,000-60,000 credits, with overage rates of $0.45-$1.00 per call.

Source
Gupshup: Is it only for India?

No, but its strongest carrier and operator reach is in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

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