Comparison of WhatsApp Web Integration and WhatsApp Business API Integration

Features WhatsApp Web Integration WhatsApp Business API Integration
WhatsApp Number
  • With WhatsApp Web you can convert existing WhatsApp number to send/received WhatsApp message.
  • With WhatsApp Business API you must have to Add phone number in Facebooks Apps which is not register with any of your WhatsApp account.
Productivity
  • WhatsApp Web Integration is replacement of Web.WhatsApp inside CRM.
  • It helps you to track your customer conversation inside CRM
  • Your data will be pass through CRMTiger’s WhatsApp API server to customer. (CRMTiger won’t save any of your conversations)
  • WhatsApp Business API Integration is official API of WhatsApp to send/receive message.
  • It helps you to track your customer conversation inside CRM
SPAM or Block Number
  • Sending transactional message using WhatsApp Web Integartion won’t block your number
  • Sending SPAM / Repeated message using WhatsApp Web may lead your number to be Block as per WhatsApp Policy
  • Sending transactional message using WhatsApp Web Integartion won’t block your number
  • Sending SPAM / Repeated message using WhatsApp Business API Alert you to deactivate account but won’t block the account
Charges / message
  • This implementation from CRMTiger is related to replacement of Web.WhatsApp it means message sent against Web.WhatsApp by scan QR Code.
  • There is no additional charges per message to send messages to customer
  • This implementation incur additional charges from facebook to send message as per message policy here
Connection It’s connected (scanned) with Mobile Number (Physical WhatsApp Number) It’s connected using Business Account Id and Token ID of Facebook (Virtual WhatsApp Number)
Send / Receive WhatsApp Messages Once Number connected WhatsApp Message Send / Receive Message (One to one) User can start communication only after sending facebook approved Template Message, or once message received by customer.
Voice Record Send / Receive Voice record message Not available
WhatsApp Templates User can send template message
  • WhatsApp conversation only established if user send Facebook approved template to customer/prospect and received reply from customer/prospect

There are two types of WhatsApp Templates:

  • Regular WhatsApp Templates
    • Send to customer/prospect once communication established
  • Facebook Templates
    • Send to customer/prospect before communication established
Group Message User can able send the message in the group and save the All participants as Contacts in CRM There is no functionality of Group message
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Additional WhatsApp number to Scan / Add
  • Multiple WhatsApp account option (Use upto Max. 3 WhatsApp #, Additional WhatsApp # $19/ Month), Click here for more information on pricing
  • Multiple WhatsApp account option (Use upto Max. 3 WhatsApp #, Additional WhatsApp # $19/ Month) , Click here for more information on pricing