# Whapi.Cloud review (2026): is the free plan enough? > WhatsApp API for developers, priced per linked number Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Whapi.Cloud is a developer-oriented WhatsApp API that links an existing WhatsApp number through a QR code instead of the official Meta Business API. Developers send and receive messages, manage groups, channels and statuses, and receive webhooks with plain HTTP requests. Pricing is a flat monthly fee per connected number with no per-message charge. - **Category:** SMS & Chat Marketing - **Made by:** Whapi.Cloud - **Website:** https://whapi.cloud - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want an inbox or campaign screen, because there isn't one. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Whapi.Cloud has a free plan, and paid plans start at $29 per number / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Developer Sandbox: full API for testing with up to 5 active conversations a month, 150 messages a day, 30 number checks a day and 1,000 API requests a month. - **Free trial:** 5-day free trial of the paid plan, no credit card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Developer Sandbox | $0 | Testing and development only, with daily and monthly usage caps, periodic activity required and standard support. | | Developer Premium | $29 per number / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly) | Unlimited messaging and media, groups, channels and webhooks, number warming, and priority live support. Discounts apply for multiple numbers. | Read from https://whapi.cloud/price on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Whapi.Cloud before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing at $29 instead of $35** (Annual discount): The pricing FAQ gives $35 a month per channel billed monthly and $29 a month per channel when paid annually. Source: https://whapi.cloud/price ## Key features - **Existing number, no approval:** Link any WhatsApp number by QR or pairing code; the vendor says no Meta approval or message templates are needed. - **Groups, Channels and Statuses:** The API covers WhatsApp groups, communities, channels and status updates in addition to ordinary messages. - **Webhooks:** Real-time events for incoming messages, delivery and read status, reactions and group changes. - **Number validation:** Check whether phone numbers are registered on WhatsApp before sending. - **No-code and AI connections:** Native Make and n8n connections, Zapier through HTTP, and an MCP server for tools such as Cursor and Claude Code. - **White label and partner program:** Agencies can resell the API inside their own product under their own name. ## Good for - Developers who want WhatsApp messaging without Meta's template approvals - Teams that need to automate WhatsApp groups and channels - Small projects that prefer one flat fee per number ## Worth knowing - It uses a linked-device session on a regular WhatsApp number, not the official Business API, and the vendor says WhatsApp can restrict numbers that send spam-like traffic. - The phone should be used at least once every 14 days to keep the linked session active, and WhatsApp may reset it and ask for re-authorization. - There is no inbox or campaign interface; the product is an API, so teams without developers rely on Make, n8n or Zapier. - The price is per connected number, so a business with several numbers pays for each channel. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Whapi.Cloud is a plain WhatsApp API for developers, linked to an ordinary number by QR code with no Meta approval. It is $29 a month per number on yearly billing with no per-message fee. It is not the official Business API, so WhatsApp can restrict numbers that send spam-like traffic, and there is no inbox or campaign screen at all. - **Value for money: C.** $29 a month per number on yearly billing ($35 monthly), with no per-message charge. That is the middle of the category, and every extra number is another subscription. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free Developer Sandbox for testing, capped at 5 conversations a month and 150 messages a day, plus a 5-day trial with no card. It is built for testing, not for running a business. - **Features: D.** It is an API only: messages, groups, channels and webhooks. There is no inbox, no campaign screen and no bot builder, so teams without developers need Make, n8n or Zapier. - **Ease of use: D.** You write HTTP requests and keep a linked WhatsApp session alive; the phone has to be used at least every 14 days. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, but with webhooks, an API and Make, n8n and Zapier connections. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Whapi.Cloud's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among SMS and chat marketing tools - Whapi.Cloud's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 16 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 19 of 77) and worst on features (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 16 of the 50 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/chat-marketing ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Whapi.Cloud 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: 51 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools grade higher. It costs $348 a year. - You could not: The WhatsApp Business API, which Meta opens only through approved partners. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: A chatbot builder hooked into the messaging apps. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Make, n8n, Zapier, Botize, Cursor, Claude Code **Tags:** WhatsApp messaging, Public API, Workflow automation, Chatbots ## Alternatives - [Wassenger](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wassenger): WhatsApp team inbox, campaigns and API on the official Business API. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/wassenger-vs-whapi-cloud) - [360dialog](https://toolgpa.com/tools/360dialog): WhatsApp Business API access priced per number, plus a partner plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/360dialog-vs-whapi-cloud) - [YCloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ycloud): WhatsApp API platform with campaigns, inbox, AI agents and a free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/whapi-cloud-vs-ycloud) - [Wapikit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wapikit): WhatsApp marketing, AI replies and team inbox for online stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/wapikit-vs-whapi-cloud) - [Gupshup](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gupshup): WhatsApp, RCS, SMS and voice messaging with AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gupshup-vs-whapi-cloud) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://whapi.cloud/price - https://whapi.cloud/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/whapi-cloud Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).