Whapi.Cloud charges $35/month per channel (or $29 on annual billing) for a hosted linked-device WhatsApp API. Cancel a channel and the unused days come back as account credit - money you can only spend with them. WABridges is $5/month and unused days go back to your card as an actual refund, automatically.
One WhatsApp number, kept online, sending and receiving as much as you need. Here is what each side charges for it.
Seven times the price, refunds as store credit.
Unlimited messages, every feature on every bridge, prorated refund when you cancel.
The points people actually compare before they pick a provider.
| Whapi.Cloud | WABridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $35/channel/month | $5/bridge/month |
| Annual pricing | $29/channel/month | $5 - no annual needed |
| Free tier / trial | Sandbox: 5 conversations, 150 msgs/day | 7-day full bridge, no card |
| Refund on cancel | Store credit, not cash | Yes - refunded to your card |
| Message limits | Unlimited on paid plans | Unlimited |
| Technology | Linked-device (unofficial) | Linked-device (unofficial) |
| Hosted for you | Yes | Yes |
| REST API | Yes | Yes |
| Webhooks | Yes | Yes |
What changes on the invoice and in the code once the bridge is running.
Whapi.Cloud pricing is $29–$35/channel/month. WABridges is $5/bridge/month, a flat fee per WhatsApp bridge with unlimited messages and no per-message fees.
No. WABridges is a flat $5/bridge/month with unlimited messages. You are never billed per message, per conversation, or per template.
Yes. Provision a bridge in under 60 seconds, pair any WhatsApp number by scanning a QR code, and point your code at the REST API. No WhatsApp Business API approval or migration project required.
Three guides that cover most of what people move a number for.
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