Wati is the best-known WhatsApp Business platform, and for a support team that lives entirely inside WhatsApp it is a solid, mature product. The two places it costs you more than it looks are seats and Meta’s message fees.
| Tendabot | Wati | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $29/mo | $59/mo (annual) |
| Seats at entry | 2 | 3 — hard cap |
| Margin on Meta's fees | None — Meta bills you directly | ~20% reported |
| AI included | Included on every plan | Chatbot sessions cost extra |
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | $59/mo | billed annually · hard cap of 3 users · 15,000 broadcasts |
| Pro | $119/mo | billed annually · 5 users, ~$24 each beyond · unlimited broadcasts |
| Business | $279/mo | billed annually · 5 users, ~$69 each beyond |
Wati's published list prices, checked on 27 August 2026 against their own pricing page. Prices change without notice — follow the link before you decide, and tell us if we have something wrong.
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29/mo | 2 seats · 500 AI replies · 5,000 broadcasts |
| Pro | $99/mo | 10 seats · 3,000 AI replies · 15,000 broadcasts |
| Scale | $299/mo | 50 seats · 15,000 AI replies · unlimited broadcasts |
Extra seats $12/month, extra broadcasts $29 per 5,000, on any plan. AI usage is passed through at exact provider cost — one credit is one cent of real model spend.
If one of these is your deciding factor, buy theirs. We would rather you were happy somewhere else than unhappy here.
On list prices, yes at every tier: $59 vs $29, $119 vs $99, and $279 vs $299 where Wati is $20 cheaper but includes 5 seats to our 50. The larger difference is that Wati is reported to add about 20% to Meta’s message fees and Tendabot adds nothing.
Yes. Tendabot uses WhatsApp Coexistence, so your number keeps working in the WhatsApp Business app on your phone while the AI and your team also handle it from the web inbox.
It is older, more widely deployed and has a bigger integration catalogue. If your buying criterion is "the option most people have already chosen", that favours Wati.