Wati alternatives
Wati alternatives, compared honestly.
Wati is a WhatsApp Business API platform: template broadcasts, chatbots and a team inbox. If you are looking elsewhere, the right alternative depends on why you are leaving, so this page says who each option suits, including when it is not us.
We make MajlisDesk, one of the options below. It is marked, and the others are described from their own public pages.
First question: do you need the WhatsApp API at all?
API platforms
Wati, Respond.io, AiSensy, Interakt, DoubleTick and Rasayel run on Meta’s official WhatsApp Business Platform. That is what you need for template broadcasts to large opted-in lists and for chatbots that answer on their own. It comes with Meta’s approval process and per-message charges on top of the tool’s plan.
Inboxes on your own number
MajlisDesk and Periskope connect the number your team already uses by scanning a QR code, like WhatsApp Web. Your phone, your groups and your history keep working and there is no per-message fee. What you give up is template broadcasting at scale.
The options
MajlisDesk
This is us- Kind
- Shared inbox on your own number (QR)
- Pricing
- Flat, from $19/mo, unlimited users
- Best for
- Teams of a few to a few dozen who answer customers on their existing number and want WhatsApp and email in one inbox, with one price that does not grow with headcount.
- Not the best fit for
- Template broadcasts to thousands of contacts, or chatbots that reply to customers on their own.
Respond.io
- Kind
- Multi-channel API platform
- Pricing
- Tiered plans, contact-based
- Best for
- Larger support and sales teams working many channels at once (WhatsApp, social and more) with automation and AI agents.
- Not the best fit for
- A small team that only needs WhatsApp and email and wants one flat price.
AiSensy
- Kind
- WhatsApp API platform
- Pricing
- Plan plus per-message (API)
- Best for
- Marketing broadcasts and campaigns to opted-in lists, with chatbots.
- Not the best fit for
- A team that mainly replies to customers who wrote first and does not want an API project.
Interakt
- Kind
- WhatsApp API suite
- Pricing
- Plan plus conversation-based (API)
- Best for
- Commerce and support on the API, with AI agents and a no-code chatbot.
- Not the best fit for
- Teams that want a chat kept private even from an admin.
DoubleTick
- Kind
- WhatsApp API inbox
- Pricing
- Per user, plus API charges
- Best for
- Sales teams that want an API inbox with chat summaries and agents that reply.
- Not the best fit for
- Growing teams that want to avoid paying per seat.
Rasayel
- Kind
- WhatsApp API shared inbox
- Pricing
- Per user, plus API charges
- Best for
- A shared inbox on the API with chatbots and lead qualification.
- Not the best fit for
- Teams that want to skip the API application or pay one flat price.
Periskope
- Kind
- Shared inbox (QR or API)
- Pricing
- Per user per month
- Best for
- A WhatsApp-first shared inbox on your existing number.
- Not the best fit for
- Teams that also want email in the same inbox, or a price published on the site.
The free WhatsApp Business app
- Kind
- Phone app with linked devices
- Pricing
- Free
- Best for
- One or two people at low volume: link up to four extra devices to one number.
- Not the best fit for
- Three or more people: no assigning, no record of who replied, and double replies.
Competitor details come from each company’s own pages, checked 22 August 2026. Plans and prices change, so confirm on their sites before you decide.
How to choose in one minute
- You broadcast templates to large opted-in lists or need a chatbot to answer for you: stay on an API platform (Wati, AiSensy, Interakt, Respond.io).
- You work many channels besides WhatsApp: Respond.io.
- Your team replies to customers on the number they already message, and you want email in the same place at a flat price: MajlisDesk.
- It is just you and one colleague: the free WhatsApp Business app with a linked device is enough for now.
Questions
What is the cheapest Wati alternative?
For one or two people, the free WhatsApp Business app. For a team, a flat-priced inbox avoids both per-seat and per-message costs: MajlisDesk is from $19 a month with unlimited users. API platforms add Meta’s per-message charges to their plan price.
Can I keep my number if I leave Wati?
Yes, but a number on the WhatsApp API has to be moved off it first, and history kept in the API tool does not come with it. The step-by-step guide covers it.
Which alternative works without the WhatsApp Business API?
MajlisDesk, and Periskope in its QR mode. Both connect the number you already use as a linked device, like WhatsApp Web.