WhatsApp Business Cloud API vs WAHA: which path fits Arab merchants?
Meta Cloud API needs business verification and per-message fees. WAHA connects your existing number in 60 seconds — here's an honest comparison for Mrfqy merchants.
Every merchant asks the same question: is this official WhatsApp Business API? Mrfqy v1 ships WAHA — WhatsApp Web sessions hosted on our infrastructure — because Arab SMBs need speed, their own number, and no Meta business verification queue. Cloud API remains on the roadmap as an optional provider behind the same notification settings.
What WAHA gives you today
Connect via QR in admin — uses your existing WhatsApp number customers already save.
No per-message Cloud API tariff within plan limits; transactional order traffic only in v1.
Bilingual templates for order placed, shipped, delivered, and COD — no template approval wait.
When Cloud API makes sense later
Enterprise brands with dedicated WABA, green-badge support desks, and marketing broadcast budgets.
Regulated industries requiring Meta-approved template libraries and SLA-backed delivery.
Mrfqy will add Cloud API as a provider toggle — same event switches, different transport.
Start with WAHA on Growth plan today — connect in Settings and send a test message. Cloud API can wait until your volume and compliance needs demand it.
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