The Infobip alternative
with no platform fee.
Infobip's AgentOS starts at $530 a month and adds from $0.07456 for every outbound message it handles. 008 Engage has no fee, AI costs from $0.002 per reply and you pay Meta directly.
No monthly fee
No license and no seats: top up your balance and pay for what you use.
From $0.002 per reply
AI is billed per generated reply, by model: with a low-cost model, each message costs very little.
Straight to Meta
The WhatsApp account is yours and you pay Meta at its rates, with no per-message markup.
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008 Engage vs Infobip, point by point.
Infobip is a global platform for large accounts and many channels. If your focus is WhatsApp with AI agents, these are the differences.
| Criterion |  |  008 Engage |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | From $530 a month (AgentOS) | None |
| Per-message charge | From $0.07456 per outbound message handled | From $0.002 per AI reply |
| Meta messages | Extra, billed through Infobip | Straight to Meta, no markup |
| Seats for your team | 30 included; more on request | No per-seat fee |
| Channels | 15+: SMS, RCS, email, voice, Viber, Telegram… | WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Telegram, webchat, SMS, email and voice |
| How you start | Through its sales team | On your own with $5 in credit, or with a demo |
| Presence | Global presence, with offices in Latin America | Offices in Mexico, Spain and the United States; EU-hosted platform |
Infobip data taken from its public pages in October 2026; sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Prices exclude tax and may change.
What you pay before sending a single message.
Infobip has a platform fee and a fee per handled message, on top of Meta. 008 Engage has no fee: each AI reply costs from $0.002 and Meta bills you.
- AgentOS feeFrom $530/month
- Outbound message handledFrom $0.07456
- Meta messagesBy country and typeExtra
- Seats above 30On requestExtra
008 Engage- Monthly feeNone
- Team seatsNo feeIncluded
- AI replyFrom $0.002, by model
- Meta messagesPaid to Meta directly, no markupExtra
Since October 1, 2026, Meta also bills service messages, after 1,000 free per number each month. 008 Engage is a Tech Provider: the WhatsApp account is yours and Meta bills you directly.
Where Infobip still wins.
Infobip plays in another league when it comes to channels and scale.
True omnichannel
RCS, Viber, Apple Messages and 15+ channels on one platform.
Enterprise integrations
Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify, VTEX, Oracle, Adobe and Microsoft.
Worldwide footprint
75+ offices, with teams in Mexico City, Bogotá and São Paulo.
If you need RCS, Viber and a dozen channels on an enterprise contract, Infobip fits. If your focus is WhatsApp with AI and you want to pay only for what you use, look at 008 Engage.
Every message counts. And since October 1, every message is billed.
WhatsApp now charges every service message your business sends. A bot that greets, repeats itself and asks “anything else?” multiplies the bill. 008 Engage agents reply only when it's needed and stop once the conversation is resolved.
Only the replies that matter
It puts in one message what others send in three.
100% goal-oriented
Every reply moves the conversation toward the sale or the resolution.
Mutes the conversation
An “ok” or a “thanks” doesn't trigger another paid message.
Multimodal from the first message
It understands voice notes and images without asking customers to type.
No asking twice
It remembers every customer and never asks for the same details again.
Cost in plain sight
Cost analytics per agent, model and campaign.
008 EngageIt handles and closes on WhatsApp.
An autonomous agent runs the whole conversation end to end: it understands intent, answers questions, recommends, handles objections and closes the sale or case. Fully multi-turn with no human in the loop, leaving an internal summary of every chat for your team.
Voice and image, not just text.
Customers don't always type — they send a voice note or a photo. Your agent transcribes and understands the audio, and reads what's in the image — a product, a receipt, a document — to reply with the right context, just like a person would.
Voice notes
It transcribes them and gets the intent, even when they're long.
Photos and documents
It reads receipts, invoices, products and screenshots.
First time right
It answers with the full context in a single message.
0:18“The sneakers arrived but they're too small. Can I swap them for a 43?”
From Infobip to 008 Engage, without downtime.
- 01
Migrate your number
Your number moves to your own WhatsApp Business account, connected to 008 Engage: it stays yours.
- 02
Bring your knowledge
Your catalog, FAQs and documents train the agent.
- 03
Test with real cases
Try it on your usual conversations before opening it to all your customers.
- 04
Open the channel
Once you're convinced, let it take over. No lock-in.
Its AgentOS adds a processing fee from $0.07456 per outbound message it handles, on top of the platform fee and what Meta charges. Inbound messages don't carry that fee.
Pay as you go with a prepaid balance: no license, no per-seat fee and no minimums. AI is billed per generated reply, from $0.002 with the lowest-cost models, and you pay Meta for the messages.
Your new account comes with $5 in credit to try it.
Yes. Your number moves to your own WhatsApp Business Account (WABA) connected to 008 Engage. Because we're a Tech Provider, the account is yours and Meta bills you.
Since October 1, 2026, Meta also bills replies inside the 24-hour window, after 1,000 free per number each month.
That's why the number of messages your agent sends matters: 008 Engage groups replies and doesn't answer a «thanks».
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Sources
- Infobip · AgentOS pricing
- Infobip · WhatsApp Business pricing
- Meta · WhatsApp Business Platform pricing
- 008 Engage · How it's billed
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