Platform comparisons
WhatsApp and SMS Platforms, Compared
Nine head to head comparisons of the platforms ecommerce brands actually shortlist, built from what each company publishes about itself. Each one ends with a clear pick, the real cost once the add ons are counted, and where a platform built for ecommerce messaging fits alongside them.
Wati vs Twilio
Twilio's link tracking costs $0.015 a message, nearly twice the $0.0083 message itself.
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Wati vs Manychat
Manychat bills by active contacts, so one broadcast can make your whole list billable.
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Brevo vs Wati
The price of admission to WhatsApp is $499 a month on one and $59 on the other.
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ControlHippo vs Callbell
A Callbell WhatsApp campaign needs three separate paid add ons before you can send one.
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ControlHippo vs Trengo
Trengo meters conversations, so a campaign that performs well costs you more than one that flops.
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Trengo vs MessageBird
A finished product with the wrong meter, against an honest meter with no product on top of it.
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Brevo vs Omnisend
WhatsApp on Brevo starts at $499 a month. Omnisend does not offer it at all.
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Brevo vs Constant Contact
Constant Contact's SMS marketing is available to US customers only, whatever the price.
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Brevo vs GetResponse
GetResponse keeps SMS marketing on a custom quoted Enterprise plan, off every published tier.
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The Four Things Every WhatsApp and SMS Platform Here Is Judged On
Every comparison on this page scores both platforms against the same four dimensions, using only what each company publishes about itself, weighted for an ecommerce brand doing seven figures a month.
Revenue per order
The heaviest weighted dimension, because it is the only one that says what the channel earned.
What it actually costs
Add on fees, seat charges and per contact rates, not the headline on the plan page.
WhatsApp and SMS together
Whether both channels live on one platform or need two vendors and two invoices.
Time to first campaign
How long between signing and sending, which is the cost nobody puts on a pricing page.
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