Comparisons

After Meta's July 1, 2025 per-message model, official WhatsApp Business API (WABA) is often cheaper than flat-fee grey gateways for inbound support: non-template replies inside the customer service window carry $0 Meta fees, while community threads report permanent bans on unofficial stacks sending only about 5 messages per day.

We break down the advantages and disadvantages of both ways of connecting WhatsApp API in a summary table.

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