whatsapp api providers

ranked on what they add to meta's per-message rate, how usable the api actually is, and whether they can legally host an ai agent at all.

5 listed · 5 researched by us · featured first, then most upvoted

WhatsApp Cloud API

we checked thisfree platform; you pay meta's per-message rates only

meta's own api — the baseline everything else is priced against

#teams-who-can-build-thei#want-no-middleman

360dialog

we checked this€49 / number / month

flat monthly fee, genuinely no per-message markup

#high-volume#where-a-per-message-mark

WATI

we checked thistiered monthly plans; ai features are paid add-ons

the only provider here shipping an mcp server

#teams-building-agents-wh

Twilio

we checked this$0.005 per message, inbound and outbound

the best developer experience, at the worst per-message shape for agents

#prototyping#multi-channel-products-w

Respond.io

we checked this$79 / month (starter)

transparent pricing, no message markup, real workflow tool-calling

#teams-who-want-an-inbox#agent-tooling-without-pa

this page is deliberately short: a handful of whatsapp api providers we looked at properly, rather than everything that exists. if you build one that belongs here, a free listing takes two minutes and $50 pins it to the top of this page.

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