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WhatsApp AI chatbots for business support.

500 inquiries/mo · Answer questions · WhatsApp · $200 AI budget

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11 AI products compared

500 inquiries / month · 3 team members

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Source-backed product claims. Exact-plan inclusion and complete required costs may still need confirmation. How we compare

Budget checks use the calculated AI component only. Required software, channels and setup can cost extra. The export covers 100, 500 and 2,000 inquiries with your applied assumptions.

Helply

Helply Support Agent

500 credits

Standalone AI service
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
500 AI credits / month
Unlimited team members
Cost per inquiry
$0.098
AI component at 500 inquiries / month
  • Hand off to team
  • Route / triage tickets

Check: Calculated using the displayed assumptions. Unpriced required software, channels and setup stay outside this AI estimate.

Estimated AI cost$49.00/mo

For 500 inquiries / month

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Costs, requirements & sources

Calculation: Per inquiry: 1 low, 0 medium, 0 high actions.

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026AI estimate available

Tidio

Tidio Lyro AI Agent

Standalone AI service
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
Usage schedule to confirm
Team allowance to confirm
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
No complete monthly tariff
  • Hand off to team

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Monthly total not established

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026No complete monthly tariff

Crisp

Crisp Hugo AI Agent

From Mini

Helpdesk-based AI
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
No reviewed allowance
4 team members
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
AI allowance to confirm
  • Hand off to team
  • Route / triage tickets

Check: The subscription fee is documented. Included AI usage and the native billing rule still need confirmation before estimating this workload.

Published starting price$45.00/mo

Base fee only · not a workload quote

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026AI allowance to confirm

HubSpot

HubSpot Customer Agent

Helpdesk-based AI
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
Usage schedule to confirm
Team allowance to confirm
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
No complete monthly tariff
  • Hand off to team
  • Capture leads

Check: A complete monthly tariff is not established in these sources. Check billing period, native usage and any required platform before requesting a quote.

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Monthly total not established

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026No complete monthly tariff

Zendesk

Zendesk AI agents

Helpdesk-based AI
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
Usage schedule to confirm
Team allowance to confirm
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
No complete monthly tariff
  • Hand off to team
  • Route / triage tickets

Check: A complete monthly tariff is not established in these sources. Check billing period, native usage and any required platform before requesting a quote.

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Monthly total not established

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026No complete monthly tariff

Botpress

Botpress AI Support Agent

Build-your-own agent
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
Usage schedule to confirm
Team allowance to confirm
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
No complete monthly tariff
  • Hand off to team
  • Route / triage tickets

Check: A complete monthly tariff is not established in these sources. Check billing period, native usage and any required platform before requesting a quote.

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Monthly total not established

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026No complete monthly tariff

Chatbase

Chatbase Support Agent

From Hobby

Build-your-own agent
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
700 message credits / month
2 team members
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
Usage assumption needed
  • Order status / lookup

Check: The published allowance is known. A conversation-to-billing-unit conversion is still needed for your estimate.

Published starting price$40.00/mo

Base fee only · not a workload quote

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026Usage assumption needed

Chatling

Chatling Support Agent

From Starter

Build-your-own agent
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
1,750 AI credits / month
2 team members
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
Usage assumption needed
  • Hand off to team
  • Capture leads

Check: The published allowance is known. A conversation-to-billing-unit conversion is still needed for your estimate.

Published starting price$25.00/mo

Base fee only · not a workload quote

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026Usage assumption needed

DocsBot

DocsBot Support Agent

From Personal

Build-your-own agent
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
5,000 AI credits / month
1 team member
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
Usage assumption needed
  • Hand off to team
  • Capture leads

Check: The published allowance is known. A conversation-to-billing-unit conversion is still needed for your estimate.

Published starting price$49.00/mo

Base fee only · not a workload quote

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026Usage assumption needed

Kommunicate

Kommunicate AI Agent

Professional

Build-your-own agent
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
2,000 conversations / month
3 team members
Cost per inquiry
$0.40
AI component at 500 inquiries / month
  • Hand off to team
  • Route / triage tickets

Check: Calculated using the displayed assumptions. Unpriced required software, channels and setup stay outside this AI estimate.

Estimated AI cost$200.00/mo

For 500 inquiries / month

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Costs, requirements & sources

Calculation: One provider-defined conversation per inquiry; no other agent work.

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Source saved Oct 25, 2026AI estimate available

Wonderchat

Wonderchat Support Agent

Build-your-own agent
Your task
Answer questions
Product claim · check plan
Included usage
Usage schedule to confirm
Team allowance to confirm
Cost per inquiry
Not calculated
No complete monthly tariff
  • Hand off to team
  • Capture leads

Check: A complete monthly tariff is not established in these sources. Check billing period, native usage and any required platform before requesting a quote.

PricingRequest quote

Monthly total not established

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Choosing for your business

Compare products with documented WhatsApp support. Separate AI subscriptions, messaging charges and handoff requirements before estimating the running cost.

Business support has a different intent from a personal AI contact

Some searches for a WhatsApp AI chatbot are about a personal chat number or a study assistant. This comparison is for businesses answering their customers. The initial list requires a product-level statement of WhatsApp support; it does not establish that the cheapest tariff includes a ready-to-use WhatsApp Business deployment.

Define whether the agent only answers incoming service questions, retrieves customer information or sends a planned outbound message. Those flows can have different configuration and charging requirements. Do not assume a website widget’s allowance or capabilities transfer unchanged to a messaging channel.

Separate the three potential layers of cost

The AI vendor can charge a subscription, credits, conversations or outcomes. The messaging platform has its own charging rules, and a business-service provider or connected inbox may have a separate fee. A single published AI price does not establish the combined cost of those layers.

WhatsApp’s official platform-pricing documentation distinguishes message categories and recipient markets, including conditions for service messages. We link the current source instead of assigning one universal WhatsApp surcharge to every inquiry. The comparison’s AI component is not a binding quote for all message types or destinations.

Confirm the exact conversation and handoff path

Ask where human escalations arrive, which employees need access, whether context is retained and what happens outside staffed hours. An agent that can answer on WhatsApp may still require another application for your team to continue the conversation.

For a task involving account or order data, identify how the customer is matched to the right record and what the AI is permitted to do. A named Shopify or CRM connection is not proof of every write operation. The exact plan and configuration remain separate checks.

Use native billing assumptions for each product

A WhatsApp inquiry may involve multiple replies or several operations. We do not treat each inquiry as one model credit unless that mapping is actually supported. Entered consumption assumptions apply to the named product and remain in your shared scenario and export.

The initial channel filter is backed by vendor documentation. You can include unconfirmed requirement matches explicitly, but an unknown channel is not silently promoted to supported. Open the tariff and source statements to confirm the price scope before subscribing.

Questions before you choose

Does WhatsApp support mean all WhatsApp charges are included?

No. AI usage, the WhatsApp platform, a connected service provider and a human inbox can have separate charges. Read the exact quote and current platform rate rules.

Can every listed product issue refunds through WhatsApp?

No such blanket claim is supported. Channel availability and transactional action access are different requirements, including store permissions and exact-plan inclusion.

Is the same credit-to-inquiry conversion valid on website chat and WhatsApp?

Only if the model and workflow support that assumption. Longer exchanges and additional actions can change consumption; the comparison does not infer channel-independent usage.

Sources and comparison method

We aggregate attributed vendor prices and product statements. No independent product tests are claimed. The initial list uses the documented requirements for this page; exact-plan access and full required costs can remain unconfirmed. Each provider profile retains dated pricing and feature statements.

Editorial scope reviewed 2026-10-25. Individual price statements retain their own capture dates.

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Methodology, sources & limitations

We aggregate source-backed prices and feature statements. We do not independently test products. Each quote retains its plan, billing unit, source date and assumptions. Credits, messages, tickets and resolved outcomes are different measures. We do not assume a resolution rate.

For each provider, we show the lowest reviewed monthly AI subtotal that covers the modelled usage and documented team size. That does not establish support for a particular channel or action. Published entry prices can apply to a smaller team than yours; the included team allowance is shown beside them.

A 12-month AI budget repeats your current monthly workload at today's reviewed prices. It is not a prediction of future prices, an annual payment commitment or a complete first-year quote. Missing required fees and setup costs remain unknown.

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