WhatsApp pricing in United States
Orbit by Devotel charges a $0 platform fee to send or receive WhatsApp messages for United States 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 United States 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 United States
Orbit platform fee · United States
WhatsApp conversations to United States 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 United States traffic.
Orbit does not set or mark up Meta's WhatsApp conversation rate for United States. 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 United States 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 United States WhatsApp on Orbit
$0 platform fee, nothing added
Orbit never marks up the Meta conversation rate for United States — 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 United States 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 United States numbers are managed on Orbit — no direct Meta developer console required.
United States WhatsApp pricing — frequently asked
- How much does it cost to send a WhatsApp message to United States?
- Orbit's own platform fee is $0. You pay Meta's official conversation-based rate for United States directly — Orbit does not mark it up. Check Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform pricing page for the current per-category rate for United States.
- Does Orbit charge extra on top of Meta's WhatsApp rate for United States?
- 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 United States traffic is $0.
- Is there a monthly fee for WhatsApp on Orbit for United States?
- No. There is no monthly platform fee and no per-message fee to Orbit for United States — you only pay Meta's own conversation rate, same as sending directly through Meta.
- Can an AI agent reply to WhatsApp messages in United States?
- Yes. Orbit runs AI voice and chat agents on the same platform, so an agent can read inbound WhatsApp messages from United States numbers and reply without a separate bot stack.
Connect WhatsApp for United States
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.