The AiSensy Alternative That Actually Books Appointments
AiSensy is built to broadcast WhatsApp marketing campaigns. Welqo is a booking assistant — a live per-staff calendar, automatic reminders and deposits, working right inside WhatsApp.
If you run a salon, clinic, studio or spa, you have probably looked at AiSensy to reach customers on WhatsApp. AiSensy is a capable WhatsApp marketing and broadcast platform: you build campaigns, send template messages to your contact list, and pay a monthly platform fee on top of per-message WhatsApp charges for the offers and updates you blast out. That is genuinely useful for promotion — but a marketing blast is not the same as a booked appointment. When a customer replies "can I come Saturday at 4?", a broadcast tool has no calendar to check, no slot to hold, and no way to stop two people grabbing the same time.
Welqo starts from the opposite end. It is an AI booking assistant that lives inside the same WhatsApp your customers already use, plus a shareable web page you can drop in your bio. It reads a real per-staff calendar, so it books, reschedules and cancels against actual availability and never double-books. The customer installs nothing and creates no account — they just chat. Welqo auto-detects and replies in 40+ languages, so a Hinglish message and an English one are both handled without you touching a thing.
Here is a concrete Saturday. A missed call comes in while your chair is busy — Call Rescue instantly texts that caller on WhatsApp and offers open slots. They pick 4pm, Welqo holds it on the right stylist's calendar, collects a deposit that settles straight to your own Razorpay/UPI account, and fires an automatic reminder 24 hours before and again 2 hours before. No agent logins to buy, no campaign to schedule, no per-message tally to watch.
The pricing model is different too. AiSensy is typically a monthly platform subscription plus per-message WhatsApp fees and per-additional-agent charges — a structure that fits marketing volume. Welqo is flat: one predictable price per location (Booking or Front Desk), not per seat, with a genuine free tier of up to 50 bookings a month that already includes reminders. You take deposits and prepaid packs at 0% commission on the booking, going live the same day on Meta's official WhatsApp Business Platform with no code.
Why businesses choose Welqo
- A real calendar, not a contact list. Welqo books, reschedules and cancels against a live per-staff calendar and never double-books — where broadcast tools only send messages to a list.
- Automatic reminders built in. Every booking gets a reminder 24 hours before and again 2 hours before, cutting no-shows without you scheduling a single campaign.
- Deposits to your own account. Collect deposits and prepaid packs that settle to your own Razorpay, UPI or international-card account at 0% commission on the booking.
- Speaks your customers' language. Welqo auto-detects and replies in 40+ languages, so every customer is handled naturally — no templates to translate or pre-approve.
The old way vs the WhatsApp way
| WhatsApp message/broadcast platforms | Welqo booking assistant | |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Send marketing campaigns and broadcast template messages to a contact list | Book, reschedule and cancel real appointments inside WhatsApp |
| Calendar | No live calendar — messages go to a list, not a schedule | Live per-staff calendar that never double-books |
| Reminders | Only if you build and schedule a campaign for them | Automatic 24h and 2h reminders on every booking |
| Pricing model | Monthly platform fee plus per-message charges and per-agent add-ons | Flat price per location, not per seat, with a free tier up to 50 bookings/mo |
| Deposits | Not a booking-deposit tool | Takes deposits to your own account at 0% commission on the booking |
Go live the same day
- Sign up and add your services and hours
- Connect your WhatsApp number
- Customers book — you get the calendar
Frequently asked questions
Is Welqo a replacement for AiSensy?
It depends on your goal. AiSensy is built for WhatsApp marketing and broadcast campaigns. Welqo is built to take real bookings — a live calendar, reminders and deposits inside WhatsApp. If your main need is filling appointment slots rather than sending promotional blasts, Welqo is the better fit and you can run it as your booking system on day one.
Do my customers need to install anything or make an account?
No. Customers chat with Welqo in WhatsApp they already have, or tap your shareable booking page. They install nothing and create no account — they just message and book.
How does Welqo handle payments and deposits?
Welqo can take deposits and prepaid packs at the moment of booking. The money settles to your own account via Razorpay, UPI or international cards, at 0% commission on the booking. You keep the full amount minus your own payment provider's normal fees.
Will Welqo double-book my staff?
No. Welqo reads a real per-staff calendar and only offers slots that are genuinely open, so two customers can't grab the same time. It also reschedules and cancels against that same calendar automatically.
How much does it cost?
Free to start — a shareable web booking page plus AI booking. Paid plans from ₹999 / $15 a month unlock unlimited AI WhatsApp booking and reminders, and the Front Desk plan (₹2,499 / $39) adds no-show recovery, deposits, waitlist backfill and broadcasts.
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