WhatsApp pricing in Italy
Orbit by Devotel charges a $0 platform fee to send or receive WhatsApp messages for Italy numbers. Devotel is Meta's tech provider for the WhatsApp Business Platform, not a BSP that marks conversations up, so you pay Meta's own published per-conversation rate for Italy directly and nothing extra to Orbit. Billing for every other channel on Orbit stays pure pay-as-you-go — no monthly fee, no minimums.
WhatsApp platform fee for Italy
Orbit platform fee · Italy
WhatsApp conversations to Italy are billed by Meta under its own marketing/utility/authentication conversation categories, at Meta's published rate for that category and market — Orbit passes that rate through unchanged and adds $0 of its own. Orbit's own platform fee covers template management, the Business API connection, and inbox tooling, and it is free. There is no monthly platform fee and no per-message fee to Orbit for Italy traffic.
Orbit does not set or mark up Meta's WhatsApp conversation rate for Italy. That charge is billed by Meta directly, at Meta's published per-category rate — see Meta's official WhatsApp Business Platform pricing for the current Italy figure.
Every other channel on Orbit is USD, pay-as-you-go, excluding applicable VAT, GST, or sales tax (added at checkout based on your billing address).
Why run Italy WhatsApp on Orbit
$0 platform fee, nothing added
Orbit never marks up the Meta conversation rate for Italy — you pay Meta's published price and nothing extra to Orbit for sending or receiving.
AI agents on every conversation
Deploy an AI agent that reads inbound WhatsApp messages and replies to Italy numbers — same platform, no separate bot stack to wire up.
One platform, one bill
WhatsApp, SMS, voice, RCS, email, and AI agents run on a single account; only the Meta conversation cost is billed separately, by Meta.
Business API onboarding handled for you
Template approval, verified business profile, and the WhatsApp Business API connection for Italy numbers are managed on Orbit — no direct Meta developer console required.
Italy WhatsApp pricing — frequently asked
- How much does it cost to send a WhatsApp message to Italy?
- Orbit's own platform fee is $0. You pay Meta's official conversation-based rate for Italy directly — Orbit does not mark it up. Check Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform pricing page for the current per-category rate for Italy.
- Does Orbit charge extra on top of Meta's WhatsApp rate for Italy?
- No. Devotel is Meta's tech provider for the WhatsApp Business Platform, not a BSP that adds a margin, so Orbit's platform fee for Italy traffic is $0.
- Is there a monthly fee for WhatsApp on Orbit for Italy?
- No. There is no monthly platform fee and no per-message fee to Orbit for Italy — you only pay Meta's own conversation rate, same as sending directly through Meta.
- Can an AI agent reply to WhatsApp messages in Italy?
- Yes. Orbit runs AI voice and chat agents on the same platform, so an agent can read inbound WhatsApp messages from Italy numbers and reply without a separate bot stack.
Connect WhatsApp for Italy
Sign up free with no credit card. WhatsApp connects at $0 platform fee; every other channel is pay-as-you-go on one bill across SMS, voice, WhatsApp, email, and AI agents.