Compare WhatsApp Official Solution Vs Automation Solution
We believe in providing solutions so keep the disadvantages in mind while using the WhatsApp Automation and make sure the disadvantages don’t affect you/clients’ business.
| Whatsapp Offical Solution | Android Phone Automation Solution | Whatsapp Web Automation Solution |
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Message Sending Capabilities |
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✅ Supports sending images, video, pdf, document, audio, contacts, location, stickers 🚫 Not possible to send, audio, contact, location through templated messages i.e you can only send images, video , pdf through templated messages (after 24 hours) |
✅ Supports sending images, video, pdf, document, audio 🚫 Not Supports Sending Sticker, Location, Contacts |
✅ Supports Sending Images, Video, PDF, Document, Audio & Location 🚫 Not Supports Sending Sticker & Contacts |
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✅ Supports Sending Interactive buttons through template messages |
🚫 Not Supports Sending Interactive Buttons |
🚫 Not Supports Sending Interactive Buttons |
Message Receiving Capabilities |
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✅ Supports receving images, video, pdf, document, audio, contacts, location, stickers |
✅ Supports receving onlyText Messages 🚫 Media receiving support through URL Upload Option only (no native support) |
✅ Supports receiving Images, Video, PDF, Document, Audio, Contact & Location |
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Ability to Use Existing Phone Number including Toll-Free, Landline, Mobile Number |
Ability to Use Existing Phone Number including Toll-Free, Landline, Mobile Number |
Ability to Use Existing Phone Number including Toll-Free, Landline, Mobile Number |
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✅ Supports Delivery & Read Reports |
🚫 Supports Only Successful Sent Reports |
✅ Supports Delivery & Read Reports |
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🚫 Not possible to send marketing, promotional messages after 24 hours window. |
✅ Can send any type of messages |
✅ Can send any type of messages |
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Pre Approved template needed for sending messages after 24 hours window |
✅ Can send any type of contents |
✅ Can send any type of contents |
Pricing |
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Monthly Rent Starts From $199 |
Monthly Rent Starts From $5 or Pay $0..005 Per Message |
It's an Adon Starting from $14 monthly |
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Session Charges per message $0.001 onwards (Free Plan Also Available) |
✅ No Session Charges |
✅ No Session Charges |
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Template Charges based on the destination country |
✅ No Country Wise Charges and No Template Charges |
✅ No Country Wise Charges and No Template Charges |
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One Time Setup Charges Starting from $199 |
✅ No Setup Charges |
✅ No Setup Charges |
Scalability |
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Highly Scalable Scalable from 1 TPS to 250 TPS. The default speed is 5 TPS TPS = Through Put Per Second (Messages send and receive in a second) |
Receiving Text Messages: 30 to 40 per minute Sending Reply Text Messages: 40 to 60 per minute Sending Text & Media files (without user start conversation) : 5 to 6 per minute |
Receiving Text Messages: 70 to 100 per minute Sending Reply Text Messages: 70 to 100 per minute Sending Text & Media files : 50 to 60 per minute |
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✅ High Availability & 99.5% Uptime |
Phone should be always on and connected to the internet |
Phone should be always on and connected to the internet |
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Guaranteed High Message Delivery Ratio, 98% Average Delivery Ratio |
Messages may miss when sending in large, 80 to 90% Average Delivery Ratio |
Messages may miss when sending in large, 90 to 95% Average Delivery Ratio |
Technical |
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Required Dedicated Server & Complicated System Architecture |
Required Andriod 6 or Above with Minimum 1 GB RAM & 500 MB Free Storage + Always Connected Internet + Phone Unlocked + Phone & Language Should Set to English |
No Need to Install the Bridge App but need to pair WhatsApp Web with Picky Assist Servers, you will not able to use WhatsApp Web further |
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Fully Managed & Hosted by Us |
Managed by You |
Phone Managed by You & WhatsApp Web Server Managed by Us |
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✅ 99.5% Uptime |
Depends on the Internet Connection Uptime & Phone Performance |
✅ 99.5% Uptime only for WhatsApp Web Server |
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🚫 Not Possible to use WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp Mobile App |
🚫 Not Possible to use WhatsApp Mobile App Continuously |
🚫 Not Possible to use WhatsApp Web or Desktop App |
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End to End Encryption |
End to End Encryption |
End to End Encryption |
Compliances |
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WhatsApp Approval Required to Get Started |
✅ No Approval Required |
✅ No Approval Required |
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7 -10 Days Onboarding Time |
✅ Within 5 Minutes |
✅ Within 5 Minutes |
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OPT-IN Required to Start A Conversation who never interacted with your number |
✅ Not Required (Highly Recommended) |
✅ Not Required (Highly Recommended) |
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✅ Liberal Blocking Algorithms |
🚫 Standard Blocking Algorithms |
🚫 Standard Blocking Algorithms |
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Facebook Business Manager Required |
✅ Not Required |
✅ Not Required |
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Business Existence Should be Verified by Whatsapp |
✅ Not Required |
✅ Not Required |
Please go through the below use case along with our suggested solution
| Use Case | WhatsApp Official | Phone Automation | WhatsApp Web Automation |
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I have a SaaS product and providing service to many customers through my existing application |
Each customer need to approve by WhatsApp and once they are approved you can manage them through Webhook & API’s |
Each customer need to have an Andriod Phone connected to the internet and you can manage the phone through Webhook & API |
Each customer need to have an Andriod Phone connected to the internet and you can manage the phone through Webhook & API |
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I have an eCommerce platform and currently sending 10k messages per day including abandon cart, dispatch alert, feedback, offers etc |
You are not allowed to send any marketing messages or offers through WhatsApp Official Account. You can send dispatch alert, OTP etc using templates |
No message restriction you can send any kind of messages but if you want to send 10k messages in a day this solution is not recommended since it can send only 6 to 60 messages in a minute |
No message restriction you can send any kind of messages but if you want to send 10k messages in a day this solution is not recommended since it can send only 50 to 60 messages in a minute |
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I am a taxi aggregator and I want to offer a quick solution to my users to book a taxi by simply sharing their location with my WhatsApp number |
The official solution is recommended |
Not possible to extract the location coordinates |
Possible to extract the location co-ordinates. |
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I am a developer want to verify mobile number by sending OTP |
You can show an opt-in form in your webpage or app. |
You can send OTP, please mind the number of messages you want to send at a time. The best method is to display your number in your Web or App and ask them to send a code to your WhatsApp You can also make use of WhatsApp shorten URL to prefill the OTP , so that user can avoid saving your number and typing the message manually |
You can send OTP, please mind the number of messages you want to send at a time. The best method is to display your number in your Web or App and ask them to send a code to your WhatsApp You can also make use of WhatsApp shorten URL to prefill the OTP , so that user can avoid saving your number and typing the message manually |
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We are a TV Channel and want viewers to send their video, audio, and picture for audition purpose through WhatsApp |
Official Solutions is Recommended |
No Native support for extracting incoming media messages, still using our Reply Back URL you can prompt users to upload media files in a page. |
No Native support for extracting incoming media messages, still using our Reply Back URL you can prompt users to upload media files in a page. |
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I am a chatbot developer and want to deploy conversation chatbots for my customers |
Both Solutions can be used, mind the scalability i.e how many conversations you want to engage at a time Official Solutions supports upto 250 conversations in a second. |
Limited Concurrent Messaging Speed, 40 to 60 messages can send and receive in a minute |
Limited Concurrent Messaging Speed, 40 to 60 messages can send and receive in a minute |
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We are a digital marketing agency and want to make use of Sequence Drip Campaign, send periodic offers, cross-sell and upsell. |
Not Allowed |
Phone automation is best for permission-based marketing. Please mind the sending speed limitations |
Phone automation is best for permission-based marketing. Please mind the sending speed limitations |
We have 3 options to get started with WhatsApp Busines Solution. Please select the best solution based on your requirements
WhatsApp Official Solution is a fully managed enterprise scalable solution suitable for businesses who wants to engage large audiences through WhatsApp. Before start using WhatsApp Official Solution, your business and phone number must be approved by WhatsApp. Don't worry we will take approval for you.
We make use of your existing Android Phone & WhatsApp Number as a gateway to automate. In order to automate you need to install our bridge app in your android phone which will act as a bridge between your WhatsApp and our servers. Get Started in 5 Minutes and No Approval Required.
We make use of your existing WhatsApp Number connected with the WhatsApp Personal or Business App, in order to automate the WhatsApp you need to scan the WhatsApp Web QR code with our server and further you will not able to use WhatsApp Web or Desktop Application.
