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Wati logo

Wati.

WhatsApp Business API platform with shared inbox, broadcasts, no-code chatbots and AI agents for small businesses.

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71Avg fit

Best fit

Customer support

80/100

Category
Customer Support
Pricing
Paid, from $69/mo
Popularity
56/100
Setup
Moderate to high
Listing
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wati.io
Wati website
Homepage, captured October 2026

Overview

What it does.

Wati is a WhatsApp-first customer engagement platform used by small businesses in retail, education, healthcare and services to run sales and support on WhatsApp with a team. It provides a shared team inbox, contact management, broadcast campaigns with templates, a no-code chatbot builder, click-to-WhatsApp ad integration and AI features including an AI Copilot for agents and AI Agents built with an agent builder that answer from your knowledge and hand off to humans; AI usage draws on monthly credits included per plan. A typical small-business workflow is connecting the WhatsApp Business API, importing contacts, setting a welcome and FAQ bot, then using broadcasts for order updates or promotions. It integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make and Razorpay. A real caveat is that Wati adds a markup to Meta's per-message template fees and the Growth plan is capped at three users with no option to add more, so growing teams move up quickly.

Pricing
7-day trial; Growth about $69/month ($59 annual) with 3 users; Pro about $149 ($119 annual) with 5 users; Business about $349 ($279 annual); WhatsApp template messages billed extra (Oct 2026).
Works with
ShopifyWooCommerceHubSpotZoho CRMGoogle SheetsZapierMakeRazorpay
Features
Agent builderChat interfaceCustomer service agentsHuman handoffIntegrationsNo-code builder
Checked
October 2026

Fit

Where it fitsbest.

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Use caseFitEffortRisk
  • Customer support

    Team-based WhatsApp support with assignment, labels and quick replies.

    2-4 weeks to value · Medium effort · Medium risk · moderate

    80Strong
    MediumMedium
  • AI customer service agents

    An AI agent on WhatsApp that answers FAQs and order questions before a human steps in.

    4-8 weeks to value · High effort · High risk · moderate

    74Review
    HighHigh
  • Social media content

    Scheduled WhatsApp broadcasts for promotions and order updates to opted-in customers.

    1-2 weeks to value · Low effort · Medium risk · moderate

    60Review
    LowMedium

Verdict

Who it suits.Who it doesn’t.

Best for

  • Small businesses whose customers live on WhatsApp and who want broadcasts, bots and a team inbox in one tool.
  • An AI agent on WhatsApp that answers FAQs and order questions before a human steps in.
  • Team-based WhatsApp support with assignment, labels and quick replies.
  • Scheduled WhatsApp broadcasts for promotions and order updates to opted-in customers.

Not ideal for

  • Businesses that need true omnichannel support across email, phone and social beyond WhatsApp.
  • AI credits are limited per plan and one AI agent on Growth.
  • WhatsApp only, with per-message fees on top of the subscription.
  • Template approval and Meta messaging fees apply to every broadcast.

Pays back on

Relatedopportunities.

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  • 01Launch a supervised AI service agent
  • 02Reduce support response time
  • 03Automate intake and routing
  • 04Improve local review responses
  • 05Turn repeated questions into a knowledge base
  • 06Improve lead follow-up speed

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    Crisp

    Flat-priced shared inbox, chat widget and knowledge base with an AI agent, billed per workspace instead of per seat.

    Customer SupportFreemium
    60
  • respond.io logo

    respond.io

    Omnichannel messaging inbox for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and more with AI agents and workflow automation.

    Customer SupportPaid
    58

Not paid placement. Verified means the listing passed our current editorial checks; it does not guarantee fit for every workflow.