SendFromChat vs Wati
Wati is a full WhatsApp team inbox and marketing suite with per-seat pricing; SendFromChat offers the core feature set from $19/month and adds operation from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.
September 19, 2026 · 2 min read
Wati is one of the best-known WhatsApp Business platforms: a shared team inbox, broadcasts, chatbots and integrations, aimed at support and sales teams. SendFromChat covers the same core jobs with a different angle — it's built to be operated from an AI assistant as well as a dashboard, and priced flat instead of per seat.
At a glance
| SendFromChat | Wati | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $19/month | From about $29/month (listed plans), more for higher tiers |
| Per-seat fees | None | Extra users cost more on higher plans |
| Meta's charges | Paid to Meta directly, at cost | Check Wati's current terms |
| Templates, broadcasts, inbox | Yes | Yes |
| Chatbot flows | Yes (buttons, lists, questions, hand-off) | Yes, with a visual builder |
| Drip sequences | Yes | Available depending on plan |
| Operate from Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor (MCP) | Yes — every feature | Not as a core feature |
| Team inbox with assignment and roles | Basic (single workspace inbox) | Mature — assignment, teams, roles |
| Integrations (Shopify, CRMs…) | Via your assistant or API | Many built-in integrations |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | Trial available |
Wati details from its public pricing pages at the time of writing; plans change, so check Wati for current offers.
Choose Wati if…
- You have a support or sales team of several agents who need assignment rules, roles and reporting in a shared inbox.
- You rely on ready-made integrations with e-commerce and CRM tools.
- You prefer a traditional dashboard workflow and don't plan to use AI assistants.
Choose SendFromChat if…
- You're a founder, developer, agency or small team and want to run WhatsApp from the assistant you already use.
- You want every feature on every plan without paying per seat.
- You care about price: $19–$49/month covers most small businesses.
- You want an MCP endpoint so your own agents and scripts can use WhatsApp too.
The difference in daily use
With a classic platform you open the dashboard, find the broadcast screen, upload a list, map columns, pick a template, and schedule. With SendFromChat you can do exactly that — or tell Claude "send the April offer to everyone in the spring list who hasn't opted out, using their first name", check the preview it shows you, and confirm.
Do this from your AI assistant
SendFromChat connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client to the WhatsApp Business API — templates, bulk sends, inbox, chatbots and sequences, just by asking. 30 days free, no card.
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