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Wati Alternative: Adya vs WATI
Wati is a WhatsApp-first inbox with broadcasts and chatbot flows, and AI sold as credits. Adya is an AI agent that answers WhatsApp, website chat, email and phone calls, priced per conversation. Here is the difference.
What is Wati, and how is Adya different?
Wati is a WhatsApp Business API platform with a shared inbox, broadcasts, chatbot flows and AI agents. Its Growth, Pro and Business plans include 3–5 users, 1,000–5,000 automation triggers and 2,000–20,000 AI credits, with Voice AI listed only on Business. A 7-day free trial is available.
Adya is one AI agent for WhatsApp, website chat, email and phone calls. Starter is ₹2,999 a month for 1,000 AI conversations, Meta bills WhatsApp messages to you at its own rates, and AI voice calls are ₹6 a minute.
Choose Adya if…
- You want AI to resolve conversations, not just route them to agents
- Customers also call, use your website chat or email
- You want AI usage counted by conversation, not by credit
- You want Meta's message rates with no platform markup
Choose Wati if…
- WhatsApp marketing broadcasts are your main use
- You want a large library of Shopify and e-commerce integrations
- You want a no-code chatbot flow builder with fixed button journeys
- You need Instagram and Facebook Messenger in the same inbox
Wati vs Adya: features compared
Each Wati entry is taken from its public site on 12 October 2026. “Not listed” means we could not find it published, not that it can never be arranged.
Starting price
Adya
₹2,999/mo (Starter)Wati
Growth ≈₹2,499/mo (third-party reported)Free plan or trial
Adya
Partly:Free plan for web chat; WhatsApp from StarterWati
Partly:7-day free trialAI agent
Adya
Yes:Included in every paid planWati
Partly:1 AI agent on Growth, 2 on Pro, unlimited on BusinessAI usage limits
Adya
Yes:1,000 conversations/mo, not per messageWati
Partly:2,000 / 5,000 / 20,000 AI credits by planAI voice calls
Adya
Yes:₹6/min, telephony includedWati
Partly:“Voice AI” on Business plan onlyWebsite chat & email
Adya
Yes:Same agent, same inboxWati
No:WhatsApp-first; not coreMarkup on Meta message rates
Adya
Yes:None — Meta bills you at its own ratesWati
Partly:Not disclosed on pricing pageHuman takeover & shared inbox
Adya
Yes:Yes, including live phone callsWati
Yes:Team inbox; 3–5 users, extra users paidIndian languages
Adya
Yes:10 + EnglishWati
Partly:Not statedAppointment booking
Adya
Yes:Google Calendar two-way syncWati
Partly:Via integrationsDeveloper access
Adya
Yes:REST API, 14 signed webhooks, MCP serverWati
Yes:API and webhooks
| Feature | Adya Ours | Wati |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ₹2,999/mo (Starter) | Growth ≈₹2,499/mo (third-party reported) |
| Free plan or trial | Partly:Free plan for web chat; WhatsApp from Starter | Partly:7-day free trial |
| AI agent | Yes:Included in every paid plan | Partly:1 AI agent on Growth, 2 on Pro, unlimited on Business |
| AI usage limits | Yes:1,000 conversations/mo, not per message | Partly:2,000 / 5,000 / 20,000 AI credits by plan |
| AI voice calls | Yes:₹6/min, telephony included | Partly:“Voice AI” on Business plan only |
| Website chat & email | Yes:Same agent, same inbox | No:WhatsApp-first; not core |
| Markup on Meta message rates | Yes:None — Meta bills you at its own rates | Partly:Not disclosed on pricing page |
| Human takeover & shared inbox | Yes:Yes, including live phone calls | Yes:Team inbox; 3–5 users, extra users paid |
| Indian languages | Yes:10 + English | Partly:Not stated |
| Appointment booking | Yes:Google Calendar two-way sync | Partly:Via integrations |
| Developer access | Yes:REST API, 14 signed webhooks, MCP server | Yes:API and webhooks |
IncludedNot offered or not listedPartly, paid add-on or self-built
Where Wati is stronger, and where Adya is
We make Adya, so read this section as our view. We have tried to give the other side its due.
Where Wati wins
- A mature WhatsApp toolkit: broadcasts, templates, chatbot flows and a large integration library.
- Built for e-commerce marketing on WhatsApp, with click-to-WhatsApp ad support.
- Instagram and other social channels alongside WhatsApp.
- A long track record and a large customer base across India and beyond.
Where Adya wins
- AI that resolves the conversation end to end — order status, bookings, answers — then hands off with full history.
- Voice calls from the same agent: a customer can call and continue on WhatsApp in one thread.
- Usage counted per conversation (one customer, one channel, 24 hours), not per AI credit.
- No markup on Meta's WhatsApp rates; Meta bills you directly.
- Website chat and email included in the same plan.
Switching from Wati to Adya
- 01
Bring your knowledge
Upload FAQs, policies and catalogues, or point Adya at your website. Your scripts and prompts become its instructions.
- 02
Move your WhatsApp number
WhatsApp Business API numbers move between providers, and approved templates stay with your WhatsApp Business account.
- 03
Go live, then widen
Start on one channel, watch the transcripts and handoffs, then switch on chat, WhatsApp, email or calls from the same agent.
Wati vs Adya: FAQs
Wati's pricing page lists Growth, Pro and Business plans; when we checked on 12 October 2026 it showed plan prices in USD. Third-party guides report Indian prices of about ₹2,499 a month for Growth and ₹16,999 for Business, with Pro reported at ₹5,999–7,499. Confirm the current figure on wati.io.
Wati's pricing page does not state a markup; it links to a rate card. Several third-party reviews say Wati's per-message rates sit above Meta's. Adya adds no per-message fee: Meta bills your WhatsApp Business account directly at Meta's rates.
Wati lists “Voice AI” on its Business plan only, without a published price. Adya includes AI voice calls on every paid plan at ₹6 a minute with telephony, and 500 minutes on Growth.
If you want AI to answer and resolve support questions across WhatsApp, website chat, email and calls, Adya is built for that. If your main need is WhatsApp marketing broadcasts with chatbot flows, Wati is the more established marketing tool.
Yes. A WhatsApp Business API number can be migrated between providers. Your approved templates belong to your WhatsApp Business account, and we help move the number during onboarding.
How we compared
Wati is a WhatsApp Business API platform with a team inbox, broadcasts and chatbots. Every figure for it comes from its own public pages, read on 12 October 2026, and is linked here.Prices exclude GST and other taxes unless stated. Amomic-AI makes Adya; if anything here is out of date, write to us and we will correct it.
Try Adya before you decide
Free plan, no card. Put it on your website chat today, add WhatsApp and calls when you are ready.