Tody is the right primary channel for India-first audiences and use cases where you control the customer relationship through your own app or ERP. WhatsApp Business is still the right reach channel where your customers are already on WhatsApp. Many teams run both.
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Tody vs WhatsApp Business
How Tody compares to WhatsApp Business for Indian business messaging, school communication, and enterprise governance — the differences that matter in practice.
Where Tody is different
Five reasons Indian teams pick Tody over WhatsApp Business
WhatsApp Business serves global consumer chat with a regulated template-based API delivered through Business Solution Providers. Tody approaches the same job differently — built in India, billed in India, governed in India.
- India data residency by default — no cross-border roundtrip
- Native REST API without depending on a third-party BSP
- Built-in school ERP integration for fee, attendance, and result workflows
- Transparent per-message pricing with wallet billing and GST invoices
- Indian support team and onboarding manager, not an offshore desk
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Feature-by-feature comparison
Where each platform stands today on the capabilities that matter for production deployments in India.
| Capability | Tody | WhatsApp Business |
|---|---|---|
| India data residency | Yes | Partial |
| Native REST API | Yes | via BSP only |
| School ERP integration | Built-in | No |
| Wallet & transparent ledger | Yes | Vendor-dependent |
| Template approval workflow | Yes | Yes |
| Webhook delivery lifecycle | Signed HMAC | Yes |
| India-based support | Yes | No |
| Per-message pricing transparency | Published | Varies |
| Audit log export | Yes | Limited |
| Sender identity control | Per-business | Number-based |
Tody vs WhatsApp Business FAQ
Common questions about choosing between Tody and WhatsApp Business
These are the questions Indian buyers ask most often when evaluating both platforms.
No. Tody is an independent communication platform with its own Android app and Business API. We do not route through WhatsApp.
Tody publishes a transparent per-message price in INR with wallet billing. WhatsApp Business pricing is split between Meta and the BSP, often making cost prediction harder.
Yes. We help map your existing template inventory to Tody’s template structure during onboarding. Variables, categories, and CTAs translate cleanly.
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