Bandwidth vs. WhatsApp Business

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bandwidth
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Bandwidth, headquartered in Raleigh, provides business class communications platform as a service (CPaaS), supporting many use cases such as lead alerts for sales, automated customer surveys, conference calls and messaging, and virtual call center, among other cases.
$0.01
per message
WhatsApp Business
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
WhatsApp Business is a free to download app that was built FOR small business, allowing users to connect with customers easily by using tools to automate, sort and quickly respond to messages. For medium and large businesses, the WhatsApp Business API powers communication with customers all over the world, allowing them to connect with them on WhatsApp in a simple, secure, and reliable way.N/A
Pricing
BandwidthWhatsApp Business
Editions & Modules
Outbound Messaging
$0.01
per message
Inbound Calling
$0.01
per minute
Outbound Calling
$0.01
per minute
Phone Number
$0.35
per line/per month
Inbound Messaging
Free
per message
WhatsApp Business
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BandwidthWhatsApp Business
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
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BandwidthWhatsApp Business
Best Alternatives
BandwidthWhatsApp Business
Small Businesses
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.8 out of 10
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.8 out of 10
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.8 out of 10
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
BandwidthWhatsApp Business
Likelihood to Recommend
1.5
(7 ratings)
9.2
(25 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
BandwidthWhatsApp Business
Likelihood to Recommend
Bandwidth
Bandwidth covers the majority of areas where we had customers. However, there are still some areas we would have like to see them cover for calls. They cover more areas than our other carriers, but they did surprise us from time to time by an inability to be able to deliver call transport.
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Meta Platforms Inc
By using WhatsApp Business, I can now respond to customers faster, keep them updated about new deals, and even send out surveys to understand their needs. The ability to send stickers and photos makes the app more interactive and engaging. It easily beats other social networks in terms of the quality and quantity of messages sent, which is a good thing for businesses.
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Pros
Bandwidth
  • Bandwidth has great customer service. They are all friendly and super helpful.
  • They are innovative and constantly updating their APIs, UIs, and products they offer.
  • Their UI and API are user friendly and intuitive.
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • Ease of communication with clients which helped us in improving our customer satisfaction and quick response time.
  • We can customise messages for different clients such as for vendors, business clients.
  • Excellent support in share images, videos, documents. It saves a whole lot of time and effort by email it to various clients and stakeholders.
  • Various options to create catalogue & showcase accordingly
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Cons
Bandwidth
  • Their dashboard is lacking. We would love to see some additional graphing components, live traffic views, etc.
  • Their E911 infrastructure is still separate, making things a bit complex to provision endpoints and manage them.
  • SMS/MMS is a little behind competitors like Twilio, but still usable and very reliable.
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • UI/UX of WhatsApp has room for improvement. The goal should be to add more features for business interactions outside of the everyday messenger. (interface wise, not feature wise)
  • Multi-device use is added but it's still not as flexible and fast as other messengers like Telegram
  • File transfer is time consuming and troublesome. It also has limits.
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Likelihood to Renew
Bandwidth
No answers on this topic
Meta Platforms Inc
It's ease and pocket friendly use makes it best in the market when you are required to connect with client directly and showcase your products. One needs to understand how powerful WhatsApp Business as a tool is if he/she knows it's use at it's potential. There are many customisations one can do and interact with multiple clients at one time which saves time and efforts.
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Usability
Bandwidth
No answers on this topic
Meta Platforms Inc
Most reliable app for business and personal use. I rely on it with any hesitation. Its encrypted chatting system impresses me a lot. Easy file transfer is also appreciated. Maximum people use this app, so I can communicate with most people through this. It makes my life more comfortable.
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Support Rating
Bandwidth
No answers on this topic
Meta Platforms Inc
There were some issues in the beginning when the app used to get hanged. We had emailed customer support, and we received a response promptly. There was an issue with the phone where some updates had to be downloaded. You can also complete a form online to contact customer support. The staff can speak many languages
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Alternatives Considered
Bandwidth
Their pricing is tough to beat, the reliability is great. And then add a few more positive things, like the tools and customer support, and that makes it a no-brainer.
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Meta Platforms Inc
In a business organisation communication is the main factor for the development. And WhatsApp Business is the most perfect software for it. The software is designed with full of perfect features for the better communication. It performs very effectively than other software. I am fully satisfied with the features of the software. A superb software to me.
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Return on Investment
Bandwidth
  • We found Bandwidth to be very easy to work with and they grew as we grew. Their pricing was very competitive and they were always willing to take another look at their pricing for us.
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Meta Platforms Inc
  • With WhatsApp Business help, productivity has risen while email and text messages continue to be used.
  • It’s helpful to adapt, have a positive business return, and use WhatsApp Business groups to manage communication with specific people.
  • Integrating the company and the improvement of its visibility allowed for better optimization of customer engagement.
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