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Comparisons that include the rows we lose.

Most vendor comparison pages are worthless because they only list what the vendor wins. Each of these marks where the competitor is genuinely better, and says plainly who should choose them instead of us.

The short version

Same job, five prices.

Whatever else differs, this is the number that decides most of these comparisons: what a five-agent desk running three connected numbers costs per month at list price.

5 agents.
3 numbers.
Same job.

Per-seat and per-number billing is how this category prices. It charges you for putting more people on the phone — which is the entire point of a shared inbox.

MONTHLY · LIST PRICES · AUG 2026

  • TimelinesAI$200$40 × 5 seats
  • Periskope Pro$160users + phones
  • Front$125$25 × 5 seats
  • Periskope Starter$106users + phones
  • Touchpoint Pro$49flat, unlimited seats

How to read any of these

Three questions that settle it

Do you need the official API?

If you are in a regulated industry, need a verified business profile, or send at very high volume, use the WhatsApp Business API and pick a platform built on it. Everything else in this list, including us, connects ordinary numbers instead.

Does your work happen in groups?

Freight, wholesale and project work live in WhatsApp groups. The Business API cannot touch them at all, and support varies among the no-API tools. Check this before price.

How many people answer?

One or two, and pricing barely matters. Five or more, and per-seat billing is the single biggest cost difference in this category — often four times the total.

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