Watzap.id is a well-known WhatsApp gateway with unlimited yearly plans. LoginWA is a newer gateway with monthly pricing, a free plan, and a strong focus on OTP and developer APIs. Here is a fair, no-hype comparison so you can pick what actually fits your needs.
Honest note: Watzap.id is an established provider with many users, and its unlimited yearly pricing is genuinely good value for heavy senders. LoginWA is a newer product, we do not have years of track record yet. The comparison below is based on each provider’s publicly listed pricing and features as of June 2026, which may change at any time. The fairest test is to try both: Watzap sells yearly plans, LoginWA has a free plan with no credit card.
| Aspect | LoginWA | Watzap.id |
|---|---|---|
| Billing model | Monthly | Yearly (or per 3 months) |
| Cheapest paid plan | Lite Rp25,000/month (3,000 messages) | ±Rp449,000/year (unlimited) |
| Other plans | Regular Rp65,000 (15,000 msgs, 3 devices) • Business Rp149,000 (60,000 msgs, 10 devices) • Enterprise custom | Up to ±Rp649,000/year, or ±Rp790,000 per 3 months; big yearly discounts |
| Message quota | Quota per plan (1 OTP = 1 blast = 1 API message = 1 quota) | Unlimited messaging |
| Free plan | ✅ Rp0, 500 messages/month, media allowed, small watermark | No free plan (paid yearly plans) |
| Upfront commitment | From Rp0; pay per month | ±Rp449,000+ paid upfront for a year |
| Payment | QRIS (instant activation), VA, PayPal | Local payment methods (check their site) |
| Feature | LoginWA | Watzap.id |
|---|---|---|
| API type | Unofficial | Unofficial |
| Send text & media (image/video/document/audio) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Scheduled broadcast with {name} variables + CSV import | ✅ From Regular plan | ✅ |
| Dedicated OTP API (start & verify endpoints) | ✅ Main focus | Sendable via message API |
| Auto-reply / keyword chatbot | ✅ any/exact/contains/starts_with/regex, priority & cooldown | ✅ |
| Webhook | ✅ HMAC-SHA256 signature, 10 event types, automatic retry | ✅ |
| Check if a number is on WhatsApp | ✅ | ✅ |
| Send to groups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Separate broadcast & API numbers | Multi-device per plan (1–10 devices) | ✅ Built into plans |
| WooCommerce integration | Not yet (use REST API/webhook manually) | ✅ |
| IP whitelist for API key | ✅ Business plan | Check their docs |
| Official SDKs | JavaScript & PHP | Check their docs |
| Anti-block measures | Typing indicator, randomized human-like delays, adjustable broadcast delay (minimizes risk, no guarantee) | Has its own measures (check their site) |
| Dashboard language | English & Indonesian | Indonesian |
| Track record | New product, still building its user base | Established with many users |
If you consistently send tens of thousands of messages per month, Watzap’s unlimited yearly plan (±Rp449k–649k/year) can work out cheaper than any quota-based plan, including ours. Do the math on your real volume, at sustained high volume, unlimited wins.
Watzap has a ready-made WooCommerce integration for order notifications. LoginWA does not have a plug-and-play WooCommerce plugin yet, you would need to wire it up yourself via our REST API and webhooks, which takes developer time.
Watzap requires roughly Rp449k+ upfront for a year. LoginWA starts at Rp0 (500 messages/month with a small watermark) and paid plans start at Rp25k/month, activating instantly via QRIS. If your volume is small or seasonal, monthly quotas are the lower-risk choice.
LoginWA was designed around WhatsApp OTP: dedicated start/verify endpoints, HMAC-signed webhooks with retry, JS & PHP SDKs, IP whitelisting, and bilingual docs at loginwa.com/docs. If your main use case is authentication rather than mass broadcast, that focus shows.
A yearly plan is a real commitment. Sign up free on LoginWA, no credit card, send 500 messages, try the OTP API and broadcast, then decide with data instead of marketing copy.
It depends on volume and billing preference. Watzap is billed yearly (±Rp449k–649k/year, or ±Rp790k per 3 months) with unlimited messaging, very cost-effective at high volume. LoginWA is billed monthly with quotas: Free Rp0 (500 messages), Lite Rp25k (3,000), Regular Rp65k (15,000), Business Rp149k (60,000). Below roughly 15,000 messages/month, or if you dislike annual commitments, LoginWA is usually cheaper to start.
Not always. Both LoginWA and Watzap are unofficial WhatsApp APIs, so numbers that send too aggressively can still get blocked by WhatsApp, unlimited quota does not remove that risk. LoginWA uses typing indicators, randomized human-like delays, and adjustable broadcast delays to minimize (not eliminate) blocking risk. Choose based on your realistic monthly volume, not the biggest number on the pricing page.
Yes. LoginWA is a standard REST API, sending a message is a single POST to /api/v1/messages/send with a Bearer API key. Sign up with your WhatsApp number at /auth/otp, create an app, scan the QR with your device, and you can test side by side on the free plan before switching production traffic.
