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WhatsApp Business Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 8.8 out of 10
Score
8.8 out of 10

Reviews

24 Reviews

Inexpensive but functional

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use WhatsApp as a lead generation tool. I have a digital marketing company that serves countries across the GCC. My website is connected to WhatsApp, which allows me to chat with my clients and leads from different regions and countries. This allows me to keep my number attached as well in case of calls. Sth between a chatbot and a phone service.

Pros

  • Acts as a phone number
  • Acts as a chatbot
  • Allows me to connect to services like Instagram and Facebook

Cons

  • 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.

Likelihood to Recommend

You can connect WhatsApp to your site or app and use it as a chat service to communicate with your leads. It's easy and free to setup. It's also a service you already use on your phone so it won't be just another app added to the list. This is important as it will help you declutter and focus on active communication with your leads without the needed mutliple apps and signing in, etc.

Review of a great app

Rating: 10 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is being used by our pharmacy group to make smooth communication among ourselves. Quick chatting and transfer of necessary files is really helpful. Sometimes group meeting helps us to take cumulative decision in an effective way. Right communication helps us to buy profitable items from various vendors through out the country. The whole Pharmacy Group is dependent on this app.

Pros

  • Chatting
  • File transfer
  • Group meeting
  • These are the strength of the app because these guide us to find out solution of critical problem smoothly
  • It saves valuable time and money

Cons

  • Video call should be added through out the world
  • Provide more security
  • Increase confidences of users
  • Privacy issue should consider as a critical factor

Likelihood to Recommend

Group meeting facilities has made the apps really excellent. All members of the organization can work efficiently in real time through the apps. Gossiping can make it ineffective. I think, we should utilize the apps effectively to get best result from it and highly recommend the apps to my colleagues and business partners. Here in Saudi Arabia it is almost impossible to do business without WhatsApp Business. Lack of voice and video call options is the real shortcoming of the app.

Very useful software

Rating: 8 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use the WhatsApp Business to manage our communications with all of our mentors and volunteers. Four separate members of staff are all able to log in to the account on their laptop and respond to messages in real time as they come in making sure there are no issues or delays with responsiveness or helping our mentor pool out.

Pros

  • Sharing accounts
  • Auto responses
  • Group chats
  • Checking whose online

Cons

  • Broadcast channels
  • Multiple users share a phone account
  • Customised auto responses

Likelihood to Recommend

WhatsApp Business is definitely really well suited to a business where you need to share access to communications and responses. At my company four staff members are all logged in to the account in their laptop and are therefore able to use the communal WhatsApp Business account as a communal inbox to ensure speedy and timely replies all the time.

Vetted Review
WhatsApp Business
3 years of experience

Empowering our customers

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Whatsapp Business to have our customers from 8 regions and two software versions message us with support queries. These messages are directly forwarded into Intercom, our support program and handled by our support team there.

This enables clients to easily ask us questions from their phones, without having to always open an email client.

Pros

  • Facilitates customer support queries
  • Handles multiple phone numbers easily

Cons

  • Confusing to see what your WA Business # looks like from a customer perspective
  • Whatsapp's support isn't always the most responsive

Likelihood to Recommend

WhatsApp Business is well suited to organisations looking to professionalize their mobile based communications with clients, and in particular offering this as a sales / support funnel is a brilliant use case.

Outbound marketing / longer distance communication can be challenging however as replies to recipients after 24 hours has elapsed are limited by Whatsapp Business

Vetted Review
WhatsApp Business
1 year of experience

Value for your money

Rating: 8 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Instead of me having to send quotations everytime to my clients, they simply view them from my catalog section and be able to make orders.

Pros

  • Catalog
  • Ads
  • Chanels

Cons

  • Retrieving of backups
  • Incorporate a calendar
  • Allowing customers to make reservations

Likelihood to Recommend

It's well suited if you are running a business and if in most cases you spend lots of quotations. You simply create a catalog and your clients will see your goods and services together with your prices.

WhatsApp Business is your tool for better communication with the world.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Instant messaging for our organization is very important and we need to do it immediately therefore we use this application. We can make groups and chat with each other as if we are in a meeting room, we can record voices or send files and images which saves a lot of time on our organization.

Pros

  • Sending files immediately.
  • Performing backups on regular basis.
  • You can chat and you can make video/voice chats.

Cons

  • Work in every country in the world with no restrictions.
  • Have it work in multiple languages.

Likelihood to Recommend

Its well suited when we are having a group voice meeting with staff from different locations as it adds a great value when we are recording our voices yet;

Its less appropriate as we cannot make a video call and all of us are in that video sharing screens similar to other applications.

Vetted Review
WhatsApp Business
11 years of experience

WhatsApp Business best for Businesses

Rating: 9 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

One of the main business problems that WhatsApp Business addresses my company is that its improving customer engagement and satisfaction. With WhatsApp Business, We can easily communicate with our customers, respond to inquiries, and provide real-time support. This can help to build stronger relationships with customers and improve their overall experience with the business. Another problem that WhatsApp Business addresses is automating routine tasks and messages. The platform allows businesses to create quick replies and set up automated messages for frequently asked questions, order confirmations, and other types of customer inquiries. This can help to streamline customer support and save time for businesses.

Pros

  • Two-way communication: WhatsApp Business allows businesses to have real-time, two-way conversations with their customers, which can help to build stronger relationships and improve customer satisfaction. Customers can ask questions, provide feedback, and make inquiries, while businesses can respond promptly and provide personalized support
  • Automation: WhatsApp Business allows businesses to automate certain tasks and messages, which can help to save time and streamline customer support. Businesses can create quick replies and set up automated messages for frequently asked questions, order confirmations, and other types of customer inquiries.
  • Customer engagement: WhatsApp Business allows businesses to engage with customers in a more casual and personalized way than traditional marketing channels. Businesses can use WhatsApp to send promotions, share new product launches, and offer exclusive deals to customers.

Cons

  • Limited features: While WhatsApp Business offers some basic automation features, such as quick replies and automated messages, it lacks some more advanced features that would be useful for businesses. For example, it does not offer the ability to schedule messages, set up chatbots, or create custom workflows.
  • Integration: WhatsApp Business does not have native integrations with many third-party tools and services, which can make it difficult for businesses to fully integrate it into their existing workflows and tools. This can limit its usefulness for businesses that rely heavily on other software tools.
  • User management: WhatsApp Business currently only allows businesses to have one phone number associated with their account, which can make it difficult for larger businesses with multiple customer support agents to manage conversations effectively.

Likelihood to Recommend

Well-suited scenarios: Small and medium-sized businesses: WhatsApp Business is well-suited for small and medium-sized businesses that want to connect with their customers in a more personalized way. It allows businesses to have two-way conversations, provide quick support, and send promotions and updates to customers. Large businesses: WhatsApp Business may be less appropriate for larger businesses with many customer support agents. It currently only allows one phone number per account, which can make it difficult to manage conversations across multiple agents

WhatsApp Business is amazing and easy

Rating: 10 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

WhatsApp is without a doubt the best software for communication in my company. It's perfect for quality, security and for sharing documents, files, audios. I can video call with my clients and it has never disappointed me. It's extremely easy to use. I can't imagine my work without WhatsApp Business.

Pros

  • video calls
  • share documents
  • send audios
  • I feel safe when using

Cons

  • Sometimes I can't complete a complete audio without holding the button properly.
  • there is only the possibility of conversation with a number
  • many people using it at the same time

Likelihood to Recommend

It is excellent software, very easy to use. It gives me a lot of confidence, I can communicate in different ways with my customers. You don't need a high level of technological knowledge to use it. On the negative side, I feel that very large files cannot be uploaded.

WhatsApp Business, awesome tool for small and medium businesses to communicate with their customers

Rating: 8 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am rarely in front of my computer. This is where WhatsApp Business comes in. It allows me to connect with my customers, and send them files, images, videos, and even links directly on their phones. It is a very useful tool for any businessman out there, especially for those that need to be in constant communication with their customers.

Pros

  • This app has been able to connect me to my customers.
  • Communicate more effectively with your customers and grow your business.
  • Send files, images, videos, and even links directly on phones.

Cons

  • Collaborative workspace.
  • Group chat with the possibility of making a presentation.
  • WhatsApp Business should think about the possibility of creating chatbots.

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Easy connection to work

Rating: 8 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

WhatsApp Business is one the best connexion software in recent years in the world. It is the most favorable to me and my colleagues in our company it's easy to use, Direct contact with the customers, and WhatsApp is widely used by the majority of the people. as a digital solution gives us the opportunities for the customers and company with a better communication process to save time, cost, and effort. In recent years we use it in our logistics department to pitch our products and access our employer development. this utility generally gave us the solution to access those who couldn't go to the markets and wanted to buy online as you can post your products easily and It is user-friendly.

Pros

  • Easy to use by registering a phone number as your personal WhatsApp number and attaching your company profile by opening and closing your image to your product.
  • Fast and accurate connection.
  • It allows you to split chat between business and personal as WhatsApp Business and Personal can be downloaded on the same smartphone by registering a different number.

Cons

  • In the group, only the admin can add a new person or remove one.
  • It is not useful for employees/clients who want to get information while traveling.

Likelihood to Recommend

WhatsApp Business is a free app designed and developed for small businesses and I can vouch that it is an easy-to-use tool and a widely adopted solution that has been adopted within my company to enable group communication. We have tried many communication tools before WhatsApp Business.