Buying & setup
Which is the best WhatsApp API software?
Short answer
It depends which of two products you actually want. For raw compliant API access at low cost, 360dialog is the cleanest choice; for multi-channel infrastructure, Twilio. For the API plus a working product — AI chat, bookings, voice — without building it, Reputoo. Whichever you pick, insist the WhatsApp Business Account sits in your own Meta Business Manager.
How this works in Reputoo
Official Cloud API access, WABA in your name
Reputoo connects your number through the official WhatsApp Business Platform with the WhatsApp Business Account registered under your own Meta Business Manager. If you leave, the number leaves with you rather than staying behind with the vendor.
The application layer already exists
Campaigns, a shared inbox, an AI agent grounded in your knowledge base, appointment booking against real staff calendars and a voice agent are shipped features, not things you integrate. That is the entire difference from buying a bare BSP.
REST endpoints and webhooks alongside
Teams that want to build can call the API and subscribe to webhooks while non-technical staff use the dashboard, so choosing a product does not mean giving up programmatic access.
Meta charges passed through
Conversation charges from Meta are passed through rather than marked up and hidden inside a bundled allowance, which is what makes cost comparison between providers possible at all.
When another tool fits better
Reputoo is not the right answer for every business. These are the cases where something else is.
360dialog
You want the cheapest transparent official API access and you are building everything above it yourself. There is essentially no product layer, which is the point.
Twilio
You need WhatsApp alongside SMS, voice and email from one API, have engineers, and value documentation and scale over a ready-made interface.
Gupshup
You are an enterprise with high volume and a procurement process, and want negotiated rates with an established provider.
Worth knowing
If all you want is a compliant pipe at the lowest possible cost and you have engineers to build on it, Reputoo is more product than you need — a bare BSP will be cheaper and perfectly adequate.
Related questions
What does the WhatsApp Business API cost?
Two bills. Meta charges per conversation, priced by category — marketing, utility, authentication, service — and by the recipient's country, and those rates change periodically. On top of that the provider charges for software, typically per seat, per number or per unit of usage. The Meta portion is broadly the same wherever you buy.
Can I move my number to another API provider later?
Yes, if the WhatsApp Business Account is in your own Meta Business Manager — provider migration is supported and takes a short window of downtime. If the provider created the WABA inside their own account, you may not be able to take the number with you. Establish this in writing before onboarding.
Do I need a developer to use WhatsApp API software?
Only for pure-infrastructure providers like 360dialog and Twilio, which assume you are building the application layer. Packaged platforms including Reputoo, Wati and Interakt are usable by a non-technical team from day one.
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See whether it fits your business
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