Bolna AI alternatives.
Indian and global platforms, fairly compared.
Why teams look beyond Bolna AI.
Bolna AI is an Indian voice AI platform, backed by Y Combinator, with a no-code playground, developer APIs and a choice of 20+ speech, language and voice models. Here's why teams compare it with others.
- How the bill is built. Bolna's pay-as-you-go rate starts at $0.06 a minute, shown as ₹5.52 on its page. Its FAQ says telephony and a platform fee are added per minute, so your final rate depends on your setup.
- Dollars or rupees. Bolna's wallet is topped up in US dollars, from $10 to $5,000. Some Indian finance teams prefer to pay in rupees.
- How much to configure. Model choice and bring-your-own keys suit teams with developers. Sales and collections teams without engineers may prefer one bundled stack.
- Paperwork for buyers. Teams facing a security review want each vendor's certifications, data location and DPDP position in writing. Bolna's pages we checked don't name certifications.
What to check before you switch
- The full rate a minute, with telephony and platform fees included
- The billing currency for the wallet, numbers and any pilot plan
- Whether you need model choice and your own keys, or one bundled stack
- Indian numbers, DND (NCPR) checks and calling windows in IST
- A test suite you can rerun on every new agent version
- Where recordings and transcripts are stored by default
Bolna AI alternatives, one by one. Prices from their own pages.
1
Kallix
Best for indian teams that want one bundled rate in rupees and no stack to manage
Price: ₹4.80 a minute plus GST, billed in 30-second pulses, covering voice, speech recognition, the language model and Indian call minutes. Two concurrent calls included, then ₹999 a month each. Numbers from ₹499 a month. ₹500 in free credits.
Kallix is a voice AI platform for Indian businesses that live on the phone. One stack, chosen and tuned by Kallix, sits behind a single rupee rate. You build agents in the studio, test them against scenarios, run campaigns with calling windows and retries, and get WhatsApp follow-ups, CRM sync and analytics on every call.
Good
- ₹4.80 a minute covers voice, speech recognition, the model and Indian call minutes
- Call data stored and processed in India on every account, and DPDP Act compliant
- Signed webhooks with a test button, plus a REST API
Watch for
- No bring-your-own model keys, carrier or SIP trunk
- No on-premise option, and no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification
- Fewer named languages than Bolna: Hindi, English, Hinglish and more
2
Ringg AI
Best for teams that want rupee pricing with telephony included and no code
Price: Pay as you go: ₹6 for each connected minute, with speech, voice, the language model, telephony and basic analytics included. Numbers ₹499 a month. Free credits for new accounts; enterprise rates on request.
Ringg is an Indian platform that runs one agent across voice, chat, WhatsApp and web, built on a visual canvas. Its voice rate includes its own speech recognition tuned for Indian speech, voices, a language model, telephony and basic analytics, and it's self-serve from the start.
Good
- Telephony inside the rupee rate
- Voice, chat, WhatsApp and web from one agent
- SOC 2 Type II audited and ISO 27001 certified, per its security page
Watch for
- Concurrency priced on request
- Advanced analytics cost ₹2 a call extra
- Its security FAQ says data may be processed outside India
3
Sarvam AI
Best for teams that want many named Indian languages at a low model rate
Price: Pay as you go: ₹3.50 a minute, falling to ₹3.00 on Business, plus GST, with models included. Telephony at ₹0.20 per 30-second pulse and numbers at ₹59 per 30 days are extra. Enterprise from 2 lakh minutes a month.
Sarvam builds its own Indian-language models and sells voice agents on them through Genie, a no-code builder. The minute rate includes speech, language and voice models, while telephony and numbers are billed separately. You can rent a number from Sarvam or bring your own provider.
Good
- 11 Indian languages plus English named, and code-mixed speech handled
- Priced in rupees with models included
- Bring your own provider, such as Exotel, Plivo or Twilio
Watch for
- Four concurrent calls on pay as you go
- WhatsApp campaigns only on Enterprise
- Paid plans have a monthly minimum, returned as credits
4
Verloop.io
Best for large teams that want a free pilot before committing
Price: Not published. Verloop advertises a free, scoped proof of concept, and pricing comes through its sales team.
Verloop sells voice AI agents for outbound lead qualification, collections and follow-ups and for inbound support, alongside chat agents for WhatsApp and the web. It connects to existing cloud telephony, IVR and PBX systems and offers a scoped proof of concept before you commit.
Good
- Names 10+ Indian languages, Hinglish included
- Works with your current telephony, IVR or PBX
- A free proof of concept
Watch for
- No public price
- Sales-led buying through a scheduled demo
5
Vapi
Best for developers who like Bolna's model choice and want a global platform
Price: $0.05 a minute hosting fee, with speech, model, voice and telephony providers billed at cost. Vapi's own estimate for 1,000 minutes is $82 to $129 a month. $5 in free credits. Extra lines $10 a month each.
Vapi is an API-native platform for developers. You choose each provider for speech, model, voice and telephony, and Vapi hosts the agent for a flat fee a minute while providers bill at cost.
Good
- Provider choice at every layer
- Provider costs with no markup
- States SOC 2, HIPAA and PCI compliance
Watch for
- Several bills behind every call
- Priced in US dollars
- No Indian languages named on the pages we checked
6
Retell AI
Best for teams that want a drag-and-drop builder and generous included concurrency
Price: $0.07 to $0.31 a minute for voice agents on pay as you go, depending on model and voice. $10 in free credits. 20 concurrent calls free, then $8 a month each. Enterprise pricing on request.
Retell gives you a drag-and-drop canvas for call flows, APIs and SDKs for developers, scenario simulation and SIP trunking to any phone system. It includes 20 concurrent calls at no charge.
Good
- 20 concurrent calls included
- Regression tests built from real calls
- States HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance
Watch for
- Priced in US dollars, with per-minute add-ons
- Indian languages not named on the pages we checked
Want the detail on one pair? Kallix vs Bolna AI, row by row.
Questions, answered.
More on the FAQ page, or write to us.
For one bundled rupee rate with Indian call minutes included, Kallix. For telephony inside the rate plus chat and WhatsApp agents, Ringg. For many named Indian languages, Sarvam. For a pilot before you commit, Verloop. If you want Bolna's model choice on a global platform, Vapi or Retell.
Paste your Bolna prompt into the agent studio, or describe the agent in plain words and Kallix drafts it. Rebuild the knowledge base from your website URL and uploads, and map your variables, such as the customer's name and due amount. Run your test scenarios until they pass, rent an Indian number in the dashboard, and reconnect your systems through Kallix webhooks and the REST API.
It depends on your setup. Bolna starts at $0.06 a minute (₹5.52 on its page) before telephony and its platform fee, falling to about 4.5 cents (₹4.15) on its largest top-up. Kallix charges ₹4.80 a minute plus GST with Indian call minutes included. Compare a full month at your volume, including numbers and concurrency.
No. Kallix runs one stack that it chooses and tunes, priced into the per-minute rate. If bringing your own keys matters, Bolna and Vapi both support it.
Kallix stores and processes call data in India on every account. Bolna itself offers data residency in India or the US. Ringg lets you choose India as one of four regions, though its security FAQ says data may be processed outside India by its partners. Ask each vendor where recordings and transcripts sit by default.
Kallix agents speak Hinglish as well as Hindi and English, and switch when the caller switches. Verloop names Hinglish among its Indian languages, and Sarvam handles code-mixed speech. Ringg, Vapi and Retell don't name Hinglish on the pages we checked.
No. Kallix wrote it and lists itself first. Every rival fact comes from that company's own pages on 23 October 2026, linked under Sources, so you can check each one. Tell us if anything is out of date.
Sources
Facts checked on 23 Oct 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
- 1.Bolna AI pricing. Bolna AI, 23 Oct 2026
- 2.Bolna AI home page. Bolna AI, 23 Oct 2026
- 3.Ringg AI pricing. Ringg AI, 23 Oct 2026
- 4.Ringg AI home page. Ringg AI, 23 Oct 2026
- 5.Ringg AI security. Ringg AI, 23 Oct 2026
- 6.Sarvam voice agents pricing. Sarvam AI, 23 Oct 2026
- 7.Sarvam voice agents. Sarvam AI, 23 Oct 2026
- 8.Verloop.io voice AI agents. Verloop.io, 23 Oct 2026
- 9.Vapi pricing. Vapi, 23 Oct 2026
- 10.Vapi home page. Vapi, 23 Oct 2026
- 11.Retell AI pricing. Retell AI, 23 Oct 2026
- 12.Retell AI home page. Retell AI, 23 Oct 2026
Try Kallix on your own calls.
Then decide.
₹500 in free credits when you sign up. ₹4.80 a minute after that.