WaliChat vs SMSTunnel

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WaliChat compared with SMSTunnel
Detail	WaliChat	SMSTunnel
What it does	WhatsApp team inbox with AI assistance	Send SMS from your apps through your own Android phone and number
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2025
Based in	Not given	RO
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Professional: €39.90/month per number (€33.25/month billed annually at €399/year). Business: €69.90/month per number (€58.25/month billed annually at €699/year). Enterprise: €99.90/month per number (€83.25/month billed annually at €999/year). Meta messaging fees separate.	Free: $0/forever with 100 texts/day and 20 sign-in codes daily (with "free by smstunnel.io" added to API texts after daily limit). 2FA: $3.00/month ($1.50 with 50% launch discount) includes unlimited sign-in codes and 30 texts/day. Standard: $7.00/month ($3.50 with discount) for 500 texts/day and un
Key features	Team inbox with chat assignment Customer context and notes Automatic chat assignment Mobile app n8n workflow automation Campaign management Contact CRM	Send SMS from web, desktop, mobile apps or scripts with a single API call Write texts in the web dashboard and phone sends them within seconds Messages sent from your own phone number and SIM Message history and status tracking (pending, sent, unconfirmed, failed) Link multiple phones to one account and choose which sends Two-factor sign-in codes (2FA) for your own website or app WordPress plugin for WooCommerce and Contact Form 7 integrations All traffic encrypted in transit (TLS) with messages stored in secure account
What makes it different	Keep your existing WhatsApp number connected via official Meta API AI drafts responses that team members review before sending Integrated with ChatGPT and Claude for AI capabilities Shared customer context across team shifts HTTP API for sending messages with webhooks	Send from your own phone number, not a shortcode, so customers can reply No per-message fees—only your carrier's normal SMS rates apply Optional end-to-end encryption on every plan, even Free Complete user control: link your own phones, create and revoke API keys, delete messages Private by design: message history stays in your own account
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	38 no change since last check	8 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	4	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	29	4
Referring domains (Majestic)	52	10

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