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One inbox for every channel
Your team replies from one shared inbox instead of passing a phone around.
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WhatsApp marketing
WhatsApp campaign manager for businesses
Pick an approved template and an audience, schedule the send and see replies land in your shared inbox.
Free plan, no card needed. Or book a demo.
Campaigns on the WhatsApp Business API, done properly
Sending the same message to hundreds of people from a phone gets numbers blocked. The approved way is WhatsApp's own Business API, with templates Meta has reviewed and messages only to people who opted in.
startbuddi connects your number to Meta's WhatsApp Cloud API through Meta's own signup window. Build a campaign in five steps: audience, template, personalise, schedule and review. Then see what was sent, delivered, read and replied to.
- Templates in English, French, Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and more.
- Marketing messages only go to opted-in contacts.
- Your quality rating and messaging limit, in plain words.
- Replies in your shared inbox.
- Official APIYour own number, through Meta.
- Five stepsAudience, template, personalise, schedule, review.
- Delivery you can seeSent, delivered, read, replied, failed.
- Replies as a teamShared inbox on the right contact.
Broadcasts
Send one message to everyone who said yes.
Pick an opted-in audience, choose an approved template, fill in the blanks and schedule it.
- Five steps: Audience, Template, Personalise, Schedule, Review
- Templates in English, French, Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and more
- Marketing messages only reach contacts who opted in
Your number
Your number, connected in Meta's window.
Keep your WhatsApp Business app if you use it, with a setup checklist and your quality rating on show.
- Connect WhatsApp in Meta's own signup window
- Keep your WhatsApp Business app on your phone
- A Setup checklist, quality rating and messaging limit in plain words
Click-to-WhatsApp ads
See which ad started each chat.
Click-to-WhatsApp ads followed from first message to deal, with spend once your ad account is connected.
- Conversations, contacts, deals opened and won, per ad
- Ad welcome messages with a greeting and quick replies
- Spend and cost per conversation once your ad account is connected
Same workspace
WhatsApp inside the same workspace as your clients.
Every reply lands in your shared inbox, on the right contact, next to their deals and invoices.
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Follow-ups that run themselves
Send a template when a form is filled, a booking is made or an invoice is due.
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Deals you can see
Turn a WhatsApp conversation into a deal and follow it to paid.
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Email campaigns
Reach the same contacts by email when a template will not do.
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Plans
WhatsApp unlocks on Starter
WhatsApp campaigns are part of the Marketing hub, which unlocks on Starter ($29 a month). Letting Chip answer customers on its own unlocks on Growth. Meta charges its own fees for template messages.
- Free Not on this plan $0
- Starter Included, 30-day trial $29/mo
- Growth Included, 30-day trial $79/mo
- Scale Included, 30-day trial $199/mo
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Questions people ask
Is this the WhatsApp Business API?
Yes. startbuddi connects your number to Meta's WhatsApp Cloud API, so you get approved templates, campaigns and a shared inbox on your own business number.
How do templates get approved?
Write one in the template editor and send it to Meta for review. Approval usually takes minutes, and statuses sync back on their own.
Does Meta charge for messages?
Yes. Meta charges its own per-message fees for templates, separately from your startbuddi plan.
What plan do I need?
WhatsApp is part of the Marketing hub on Starter ($29 a month), with a 30-day trial.
Bring your WhatsApp into one place.
Connect your business number, send your first approved template and reply as a team. Try it free for 30 days.
Free plan available. Every paid plan starts with a 30-day trial.