The Green API alternative for teams that ship
Small teams and agencies buying a hosted unofficial WhatsApp API per instance, usually for notifications and simple two-way messaging.
Who Green API is for
A hosted unofficial API links a real WhatsApp number and exposes it over REST, so there is nothing to run and the number carries the ban risk. Providers differ in contract, price and controls.
Why people switch
- Pricing is per instance, so an agency running one number per client scales its bill linearly with clients rather than with usage.
- There is no published OpenAPI document to generate clients from or to diff against in CI, so the HTTP layer is hand-written and hand-maintained.
- Advanced group and Channel coverage is thinner than the protocol-level libraries offer, so a workflow that depends on newer objects may need checking against the current documentation before you commit.
- As with every provider in this category, the linked number carries the ban risk, and the provider cannot appeal a ban on your behalf.
What Green API is missing
| Feature | In Wapito |
|---|---|
| Group Events | Announce and track events inside a group. |
Pricing and hosting
Pricing is tiered per instance, with a free developer tier intended for testing rather than production. Current figures were not re-verified for this page, so check the provider's own pricing page before comparing totals; the structural point is that the bill scales with the number of instances you run.
Source: Green API pricing checked
Three alternatives to Green API
Teams that want a hosted unofficial WhatsApp API with a dashboard, and who are comparing providers rather than deciding whether to self-host.
Node and TypeScript developers who want direct protocol access and are willing to own the session, the storage and the upgrades themselves.
A hosted unofficial WhatsApp API with groups, Channels, status posts and template-free sends over one documented REST contract, with signed webhooks. This is our product, so weigh its place in the ranking accordingly.
Frequently asked questions
How do the pricing models differ?
Both charge per linked number rather than per message, which is the main reason teams choose an unofficial provider over Meta's per-message model in the first place. The comparison worth doing is the per-number price against the feature set, not the headline figure on its own.
Is the migration effort large?
It is a port of the HTTP layer plus a re-pairing of each number. The concepts map closely, so the work is mechanical, and the published OpenAPI document means you can generate the new client rather than transcribing endpoints from a documentation site by hand.
Do I have to move all my numbers at once?
No. Numbers are independent, so move one, run it alongside the others for a week, and migrate the rest when you are satisfied. Do not point two providers at the same number, though: a linked device slot belongs to one client, and two will fight over it.
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Try it on your own number
Create a channel, link a WhatsApp number by QR or pairing code, and call the API in a couple of minutes. The Sandbox plan is free and needs no card.