How WaSMS Connects WhatsApp — Your Own Number, No Middlemen
How WaSMS connects WhatsApp
WaSMS connects WhatsApp in one clear, customer-friendly way: through your own WhatsApp number, using a small free app called the local gateway.
Your number, not ours
WaSMS does not rent or resell WhatsApp numbers. You keep using the number your customers already know. You install the free local gateway on your own computer or server, scan a QR code once, and your number is linked.
Why a local gateway
- Your WhatsApp session stays private and under your control.
- Your message data is yours — it is not pooled with other businesses.
- One gateway per account means your number is not sharing a server with many unrelated numbers, which is a common cause of WhatsApp bans.
No per-message fees
This is the big difference from many WhatsApp tools. Some platforms charge a fee for every conversation or every message. WaSMS does not. You pay one simple flat plan price — monthly or annually — and message as your plan allows. WhatsApp messages through your own number carry no per-message charge.
What about SMS?
The same idea applies to SMS: you connect your own SIM through the WaSMS Android app. Your SIM's normal carrier rate applies, paid to your carrier — not to WaSMS.
Use it responsibly
Because you message through your own number, responsible sending matters: message people who opted in, keep content relevant and useful, and warm up new numbers gradually. Do that, and this model gives you full features, full control, and no middleman cost.
Get started
Connecting takes minutes: install the gateway, scan the QR code, and you are live. Find the steps in your WaSMS dashboard under Channels.
Start free — and grow when you're ready
WaSMS has a free-forever Connect plan — no trial timer, no credit card. Ready for more? Reach at $10/mo is our recommended plan for small businesses, and Grow scales with bigger teams.