Looking for a Periskope alternative? Compare WACRM's price and markup
WACRM is a WhatsApp CRM alternative to Periskope for online shops: Growth is $75/month flat for 5 seats, against Periskope's entry Starter plan at $25/user/month, billed separately from each connected WhatsApp phone number (the first phone is free). WACRM connects through Meta's official WhatsApp Business API; Periskope's own plan page states its WhatsApp connection needs "no Business API required."
By Huy Nguyen (David), Founder & CEO of Netbase JSC Updated
WACRM Growth is $75/month flat for 5 seats; Periskope's entry Starter plan is $25/user/month, billed separately from each connected WhatsApp phone number (the first phone is free, extra phones $25/month each), checked 2026-11-03.
WACRM connects WhatsApp through Meta's official Business API with 0% markup, paid directly to Meta; Periskope's own plan feature lists state its APIs and webhooks work with "no Business API required," and its pricing page names no per-message or per-conversation WhatsApp cost at all.
Periskope's pricing page does not mention coexistence; WACRM states it explicitly on every plan.
WACRM's trial is 14 days, no card required; Periskope's pricing page lists an FAQ question about a free trial, but its answer is not shown in the page's own static content — no free-forever plan is listed either way.
WACRM vs Periskope: price, markup and coexistence
| WACRM | Periskope | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per tier | Starter: $29/month · Growth: $75/month · Pro: $179/month · Agency: $299/month | Starter: $25/user/month. Users and connected WhatsApp phone numbers are billed as separate line items: "Includes 1 user (additional user licenses at $25/mo per user)" and "First connected phone is free (additional phone licenses at $25/mo per phone)." · Pro: $35/user/month, same per-user/per-phone billing structure as Starter (first phone free, extra users and phones at $35/month each). Same feature list as Starter, with the AI agent listed as "includes 5K AI credits / license / month" and the automation-rules engine as "includes 2 rules / license". · Enterprise: Custom pricing and invoicing, minimum 50 users or phones. |
| WhatsApp message markup | Paid directly to Meta, at Meta’s own price — 0% markup | Not stated on the pricing page: no per-message or per-conversation WhatsApp charge, or any pass-through of Meta's own WhatsApp fees, is shown anywhere on the page. Periskope's own plan feature lists (Starter and Pro) state its "Custom APIs and Webhooks for WhatsApp groups, chats and numbers" work with "no Business API required," i.e. it does not connect through Meta's official WhatsApp Business API the way WACRM does. |
| Free tier / trial | 14-day free trial, no card required. No free-forever plan. | The page's FAQ accordion lists the question "Is there a free trial available?" but its answer text renders only via client-side JavaScript and was not present in the page's own static HTML when checked with a plain GET request. No free-forever plan is listed. |
| Coexistence (WhatsApp app keeps working on the phone) | Yes, on every plan. | Not stated on the pricing page. |
| Channels | WhatsApp only. | WhatsApp only, per the pricing page: "Connect multiple WhatsApp numbers" and "Manage unlimited WhatsApp groups, chats & messages across numbers" are both listed as every-plan features; no other messaging channel (Instagram, Facebook, etc.) is named. |
Periskope prices checked 2026-11-03 on Periskope's own pricing page. WACRM prices from wacrm.ai/pricing.
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When Periskope is the better choice
- You want to connect WhatsApp without an official Business API: Periskope's own feature list states its APIs and webhooks work for "WhatsApp groups, chats and numbers (no Business API required)"; WACRM requires the official WhatsApp Business API and coexistence on every plan.
- You need an MCP server for AI assistants today: Periskope includes "MCP Server access - Connect WhatsApp to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants" from its Starter plan ($25/user/month); WACRM has no MCP integration available yet.
- You want a bulk-messaging and automation-rules engine built in today: Periskope's Starter and Pro plans both list bulk messaging (3,000 credits/license/month) and an automation-rules engine for auto-replies, ticketing and escalations; WACRM's Flow builder equivalent is still early access, not fully live yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is WACRM cheaper than Periskope?
Not necessarily on seat price alone: Periskope's Starter is $25/user/month with the first connected WhatsApp phone free, while WACRM Starter is $29/month flat for 2 seats. But Periskope bills users and phones as separate line items, so a small multi-user team's bill adds up faster than WACRM's flat per-plan price, checked 2026-11-03 on Periskope's own pricing page.
Does WACRM replace Periskope's AI automation and MCP server access?
Partially. Periskope includes an AI agent that auto-replies from a knowledge base, an automation-rules engine, bulk messaging, and "MCP Server access - Connect WhatsApp to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants" on every listed plan from its $25/user/month Starter plan, checked 2026-11-03. WACRM has no MCP integration available yet, and its own Flow builder equivalent is still early access, not fully live yet.
When is Periskope the better choice?
If you want to connect WhatsApp numbers without an official Business API, need an AI agent and automation-rules engine with MCP server access out of the box, or run a team where each user needs their own phone license, Periskope already has all of that, checked 2026-11-03 on Periskope's pricing page.
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