Migration Guide · India 2026

Switch your WhatsApp BSP without breaking your business.

47 actionable checkpoints across 7 phases. Built for Indian D2C, BFSI, SaaS, and healthcare brands currently locked into Wati / AiSensy / Interakt / Gupshup. Every checkpoint ships with the WHY, the OWNER, the TIME ESTIMATE, the TOOL link, and the ACTION steps. DPDP Act 2023 Section 6 + IT Rules 2021 + IRDAI / RBI / SEBI / ASCI references woven in throughout.

Total checkpoints
47
Sections covered
7
Horror stories
5
Light D2C switch time
2 weeks

7 sections · 47 checkpoints

  1. 1

    Pre-switch audit

    8 points

    Measure current spend · volume · templates · opt-in consent · integrations

  2. 2

    Data export

    6 points

    Contacts · consent records · templates · conversation history · billing · API logs

  3. 3

    Provider evaluation

    8 points

    Pricing transparency · India data centre · DPDP audit · SLA · founder access · lock-in

  4. 4

    Technical migration

    10 points

    Phone-number transfer · template re-submit · webhook · CRM · automations · IP allowlist · DNS

  5. 5

    Compliance carry-over

    6 points

    Sec 6 consent migration · opt-out maintenance · DPDP audit-trail · IT Rules 2021 grievance

  6. 6

    Cut-over playbook

    5 points

    1% soft-launch · delivery validate · full cut-over · 7-day shadow-mode

  7. 7

    Post-switch optimization

    4 points

    Quality Score rebuild · tier ramp · billing reconciliation · founder call

Light D2C
2 weeks
Under 10k msg/mo
Mid D2C
4 weeks
10-50k msg/mo
Enterprise
6-8 weeks
50k+ msg/mo

Open the full guide

The complete 47-point markdown guide is hosted at the link below. Print it, share it with your CTO, work through one section per evening over 7 days. Better yet — let our founder walk you through it on a free audit call.

Open guideFree founder auditFounders Club