SendFromChat vs 360dialog
360dialog gives you raw WhatsApp API access for a flat fee per number; SendFromChat adds templates, bulk sends, inbox, automations and AI-assistant control on top of Meta's API.
Updated September 25, 2026 · 2 min read
360dialog is a well-established Meta Business Solution Provider known for no-markup, flat-fee API access. It's popular with developers and platforms that build their own WhatsApp software. SendFromChat is closer to a finished product: the software around the API, operable from an AI assistant.
At a glance
| SendFromChat | 360dialog | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A REST API with signed webhooks plus dashboard, inbox, automations and an MCP server | API access (you build the software) |
| Pricing | $19 / $49 / $149 per month, by numbers and messages | From about €49/month per number |
| Meta's charges | Paid to Meta directly, at cost | No markup on Meta's charges |
| Template management UI | Yes, with Meta's rules checked as you type | Via its hub / API |
| Bulk sends, inbox, auto-replies, flows, sequences | Built in | Not included — build or add a tool |
| Operate from Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor | Yes | No |
| Connect a number in one click (Embedded Signup) | Yes — Continue with Facebook | Yes (partner programs) |
360dialog pricing as listed on its site at the time of writing.
Choose 360dialog if…
- You're building your own WhatsApp product or platform and only need reliable API access.
- You need partner features such as onboarding your own clients' numbers at scale today.
- You have engineers to build and maintain the inbox, queues and automations.
Choose SendFromChat if…
- You want to send and manage WhatsApp now, without building the tooling.
- You want AI assistants to operate it — templates, broadcasts and replies by chat.
- You want per-number costs to stay low: our Pro plan covers 3 numbers for $49/month.
Both use Meta's official Cloud API
Either way your messages go through Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform, templates are approved by Meta, and Meta's per-message charges are the same. The difference is how much you build yourself.
Do this from your AI assistant
SendFromChat connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client to the WhatsApp Business API — templates, bulk sends, inbox, chatbots and sequences, just by asking. 30 days free, no card.
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