Airtel Family Plan vs Jio Postpaid Family Plan: List of all Plans

Airtel in a move to counter Jio’s Postpaid Family plans, has launched its very own Airtel Postpaid Family plans. But are they worth it? Which one offers the most value for money, Airtel Postpaid Family Plan vs Jio Postpaid Family Plan? We have compared both of these newly launched family postpaid plans by Jio and Airtel and have shared with you a side-by-side comparison of all the benefits and costs. To cut to the chase, Airtel Family Postpaid plans in comparison to Jio’s family plans have more better value to offer. Explained in detail below.

• Airtel Rs.599 Family Postpaid plan

• Airtel Rs.999 Postpaid Family Plan

• Airtel Family Postpaid plan worth Rs.1199

• Airtel Family Postpaid plan worth Rs.1499

Airtel has launched a total of 4 Airtel Family Postpaid plans starting from Rs.599 and moving to Rs.999, Rs.1199 and the most premium Rs.1499 plan.

• Jio Rs.599 Postpaid Plus Family Plan

• Jio Family Postpaid plan worth Rs.799

• Jio Family Postpaid Plus plan worth Rs.999

While it may look like Jio is offering lesser price family postpaid plans, Airtel wins over in providing the most value for money. Below is a list of all the Airtel Family Postpaid Plans and Jio Family Postpaid plans as well as a comparison between the Airtel vs Jio family plans which are priced the same.

Plan cost: Rs.799

No. of Addons: 2 Add-ons

Paid Add-on member fee: Rs.99

Cost per add-on member: Rs.99 per add-on

Calling benefits: Unlimited

SMS Limit per day: 100

Total Data Limit: 150 GB per month

Data Rollover: Up to 200 GB

Additional OTT Benefits: Netflix mobile subscription, 1 Year Amazon Prime membership, Jio TV, Jio Security, Jio Cloud.

Effective monthly charge per SIM for a family of 3: Rs.332 per SIM (799 + 99 x 2 Add-ons) (exclusive of 18% GST charges)

Plan cost: Rs.1199

No. of Addons: 3 Free Add-ons (max 9)

Paid Add-on member fee: Rs.299

Cost per add-on member: Free for 3 members

Calling benefits: Unlimited

SMS Limit per day: 100

Total Data Limit: 240 GB per month

Data Rollover: Up to 200 GB

Additional OTT Benefits: Netflix baasic monthly subscription, 6 months Amazon Prime membership, 1 Year Disney+ Hotstar mobile, Handset protection, Xstream Mobile Pack and Wynk premium.

Effective monthly charge per SIM for a family of 4: Rs.299 per SIM (1499 + 3 Free add-ons) (exclusive of 18% GST charges)

Plan cost: Rs.1499

No. of Addons: 4 Free Add-ons (max 9)

Paid Add-on member fee: Rs.299

Cost per add-on member: Free for 4 members

Calling benefits: Unlimited

SMS Limit per day: 100

Total Data Limit: 320 GB per month

Data Rollover: Up to 200 GB

Additional OTT Benefits: Netflix standard monthly subscription, 6 months Amazon Prime membership, 1 Year Disney+ Hotstar mobile, Handset protection, Xstream Mobile Pack and Wynk premium.

Effective monthly charge per SIM for a family of 5: Rs.299 per SIM (1499 + 4 Free add-ons) (exclusive of 18% GST charges)

As you can see, Airtel is offering a much better value for money family postpaid plans. Also, some of the Airtel Family Plans such as the 799 Airtel postpaid plan comes under the Airtel Black Plans which offers additional DTH benefits. As compared to Reliance Jio, Airtel Family Postpaid Plans also offer limited free add-ons.

Though it is generally believed that prepaid recharges is often cheaper than postpaid, if you had to choose between Jio vs Airtel Family Postpaid Plans, which one would you choose?

PS: Thanks to @panchabhut for first sharing the news of Airtel Postpaid Family Plan with us and our community