🆚 Shopify Inbox vs. WhatsApp

Type

Live chat software
Instant messaging app

About

Shopify Inbox is a free customer messaging and live chat application for Shopify stores that enables direct conversations with shoppers.

It supports real-time customer chat, AI-generated suggested replies, automated greetings and FAQ answers, product recommendations, information about discounts, and mobile inbox management.

WhatsApp is a cross-platform instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Meta that enables private messaging, media sharing, and internet-based voice and video communication.

It allows users to send text and voice messages, share photos, videos, documents, and locations, and make voice and video calls including group calls. It also supports end-to-end encryption and provides a Business API for large-scale messaging and automation.

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Headquarters

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free ✔️
WhatsApp Business, US rate per conversation
Free version ✔️ 1,000 free service conversations/month
Marketing $0.025
Authentication $0.0135
Utility $0.004
Service $0

Categories

Live Chats › Rank #4
Instant Messaging › Rank #1
Social Media › Rank #5

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The WhatsApp instant messaging app is 14 times more popular than Shopify Inbox.
Total websites

Market share

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

WhatsApp is more popular in Brazil, India, and Russia, while Shopify Inbox is more popular in Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.
Brazil
India
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Indonesia
Italy
Thailand
United States
Argentina

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

WhatsApp is more popular than Shopify Inbox in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Travel
Education/Reference
Fashion/Beauty
Health
Blogs/Wiki
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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See also

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