Joinchat review (2026): is the free plan enough?
WhatsApp chat button and AI assistant for WordPress sites
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Joinchat report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a WhatsApp chat button for WordPress
Joinchat puts a floating WhatsApp button on a WordPress site, free, with paid plans from 96 euros a year and an AI Assistant at 39 euros a month. The free button does the basic job. Prices are all in euros, and the AI Assistant is a separate monthly subscription with a 2,000-response cap.
Who Joinchat is for
- Fits if you run WordPress and want customers to message you on WhatsApp
- Works for a site that is fine with just the free button
Who Joinchat is not for
- Skip it if your site is not on WordPress
- Pricey if you want the AI Assistant: 39 euros a month with 2,000 responses
- Watch out: Premium and Premium Plus cover updates and support for 1 year, then renew
- Watch out: all prices are in euros, with no dollar prices shown
Why Joinchat gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money96 euros a year for one site is about 8 euros a month, around the cheapest quarter, and the paid tier adds ChatFunnel and agents. The page lists no dollar prices.
- BFree plan and trialThe free plugin adds the WhatsApp button, which covers the basic job. The AI Assistant has a 15-day trial.
- CFeaturesThe button, ChatFunnel, support agents with country rules, lead capture and an AI assistant. It does a chat job, not the popup job, and lead capture and tracking start on Premium Plus.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You install a plugin and set up channels and funnels.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWordPress only, with WhatsApp, Google Ads, GA4, Tag Manager and webhooks named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Joinchat's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/joinchat#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/joinchat.svg" alt="Joinchat: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Joinchat stands among popup and widget tools
Joinchat's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 14 of the 54 other popup and widget tools we grade, and level with 19.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 44 of 54) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $8.94 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 18 of the 48 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 55 popup and widget tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Joinchat’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 54, level with 23
- BFree plan and trialAbove 44 of 54, level with 8
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 54, level with 38
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 54, level with 52
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 54, level with 13
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 51 popup and widget tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Joinchat, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Joinchat you would be making the WhatsApp Business API, which Meta opens only through approved partners. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 21 of the 54 other popup and widget tools grade higher. It costs $107.25 a year.
What you could make
- Popups: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- The WhatsApp Business API, which Meta opens only through approved partners.
- A chatbot builder hooked into the messaging apps.
- It plugs into other products, WhatsApp, WordPress and Google Ads among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Joinchat’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Joinchat?
Joinchat is a WordPress plugin that adds a floating WhatsApp button to a website and, in its paid editions, chat funnels, lead capture and an optional AI assistant. The core plugin is free, Premium is sold per year per site, and every price on the pricing page is in euros.
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside WordPress.
- All prices on the pricing page are in euros, with no dollar prices shown.
- Premium and Premium Plus cover updates and support for 1 year, then renew.
- The AI Assistant is a separate monthly subscription with a cap of 2,000 responses a month.
Key features
- WhatsApp contact button
- A floating button on the site opens a WhatsApp conversation; the free plugin covers this.
- ChatFunnel
- Conversational forms that qualify and guide a lead before handing the chat to WhatsApp.
- Support agents and country rules
- Premium lets a site list several contact channels and agents, and show or hide the button by country.
- Lead capture and tracking
- Premium Plus saves leads in WordPress, sends webhooks, and sends Google Ads conversions and GA4 and GTM events.
- AI assistant
- An optional AI agent answers customer questions from a knowledge base; the site says it can handle up to 80% of inquiries.
Joinchat pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Joinchat has a free plan, and paid plans start at €96 per year for 1 site.
- Starts at
- €96 per year for 1 site
- Free plan
- Free plugin from WordPress.org that adds a floating WhatsApp contact button to a site.
- Free trial
- 15-day trial on the AI Assistant subscription
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Floating WhatsApp button so visitors can message you from the site. |
| Premium | €96per year for 1 site | ChatFunnel, handoff to WhatsApp, contact channels, support agents, country rules and 72-hour ticket support. |
| Premium Plus, 1 site | €180per year for 1 site | Premium plus lead capture, saved leads, webhooks, Google Ads and GA4/GTM events, and 24-hour ticket support. |
| Premium Plus, 5 sites | €240per year for 5 sites | The Premium Plus feature set licensed for up to 5 sites. |
| Premium Plus, 20 sites | €480per year for 20 sites | The Premium Plus feature set licensed for up to 20 sites. |
| AI Assistant | €39per month, 2,000 responses a month | Monthly add-on with a knowledge base, reports, AI actions and 40+ languages. Shown as €39, down from a crossed-out €49. |
Read from join.chat on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Joinchat before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings14-day money-back guarantee
The pricing page promises a full refund within 14 days, no questions asked.
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Common questions
Does Joinchat have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Joinchat is listed for Web.
Does Joinchat have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Joinchat is listed for Web.
Is Joinchat open source?
Joinchat is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.