Wati vs Textline

Two customer support tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	WatiWati	TextlineTextline
In one line	WhatsApp Business inbox, broadcasts, and bots	Shared inbox for business texting, priced by quote
Starting price	From $59/mo	Price by quote
Six-person team	$158/mo	Price by quote
Plans	Growth $59/mo billed yearly ($69 monthly; 3 users, no extra seats); Pro $119 ($149; 5 users, +$39/user); Business $279 ($349; 5 users, +$89/user); WhatsApp message fees extra; 7-day trial	No prices published; quoted by plan, agents and message credits. Essentials: 3 agents, at least 600 message credits/mo. Pro: 5 agents, at least 2,000 credits, Salesforce integration, priority support, customer success manager. Enterprise: custom. Add-on credits 3¢ each, bought ahead once per billing cycle; backup credits 4¢ each, auto-bought in blocks of at least 250; an MMS uses 3 credits. Local 10DLC numbers add a $15/mo campaign fee; toll-free numbers have none. Monthly or annual billing. Free account to start, no card
Pricing model	Free trial	Paid
Free trial	7 days	—
Users	3 on Growth; 5 on Pro and Business	3 agents on Essentials; 5 on Pro
Integrations	Shopify, WooCommerce, HubSpot, Zapier, Google Sheets	Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot, Help Scout, Freshdesk, Gorgias, Aircall, Slack, Zapier
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · CA
Phone support	None listed	Plans not stated
Live chat	Pro and up	None listed
Support hours	Email: 24x5 (Growth only), 24x7 (Pro and up) · Live chat: 24x7	Not published
Incidents posted	Wati has a public status page. Status page	2 incidents posted on Textline's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Textline. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 207 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	3.0 / 5 from 273 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	75	55
Fit: Restaurant or café	65	40
Fit: Service business	80	80
Fit: Agency or studio	55	50
Fit: Trades or contractor	65	75
Fit: Online store	85	65
Why people pick it	Official WhatsApp API Broadcasts and automations	Several agents texting customers from one number HIPAA-compatible on every plan
Where it falls short	Meta conversation fees on top WhatsApp only	No published prices Message credits and number fees on top
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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