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A freeware, cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service
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What is WhatsApp?

It is a cross-platform mobile messaging app for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia. It allows users to send text messages and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.
WhatsApp is a tool in the Phone category of a tech stack.

Who uses WhatsApp?

Companies
49 companies reportedly use WhatsApp in their tech stacks, including Superchat, Haptik, and PhishX.

Developers
362 developers on StackShare have stated that they use WhatsApp.

WhatsApp Integrations

Android OS, Customer.io, Front, Infobip, and Engati are some of the popular tools that integrate with WhatsApp. Here's a list of all 31 tools that integrate with WhatsApp.
Pros of WhatsApp
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Easy to carry on with contact
Decisions about WhatsApp

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose WhatsApp in their tech stack.

Needs advice
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ErlangErlangGolangGolang
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PostgreSQLPostgreSQL

Hello everyone, I plan on building a platform that supports 100s of forums out of the box, it would give the user the ability to create forums, where other users can comment, post images, and videos (the size of videos would be limited). Each forum would have the ability to trend. I have been doing a lot of research and I have arrived at Golang and Erlang as the backend languages and PostgreSQL as the DB. Erlang would be used for the routing of chats and messages, while Go would be used to manage the forums. We would also be implementing a one on one chat system like WhatsApp chat, where users can add contacts.

Please I would like to know if the languages picked are appropriate for this project. Suggestions would be appreciated.

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Needs advice
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React NativeReact NativeSocket.IOSocket.IO
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WebRTCWebRTC

Hi all, I want to build a messaging application like WhatsApp which needs to enable people to call and message each other. What are the best tech stacks should I need to consider?

I hope I will be getting the answer with an explanation.

Thank you for the advice !!

#MessageQueue #whatsapp #signal

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I need to send notifications to my clients. I intend to use WhatsApp messages for these notifications. It's going to be a one-way communication. From company to client.

Trying to find out the best api to use to achieve the needful.

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Needs advice
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FreshDeskFreshDeskMessageBirdMessageBird
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ZendeskZendesk

Looking for a multi-channel messaging tool. It should have an Android app as our agents will only be using phones. It would be great if it also had a shared inbox, agent routing, and ticketing functionality. Relevant channels: SMS, WhatsApp, WhatsApp calls, and Phone calls.

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WhatsApp Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to WhatsApp?
Telegram
Users can send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio and files of any type. It provides instant messaging, simple, fast, secure and synced across all your devices.
Skype
Skype’s text, voice and video make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are.
Hangouts
It is a communication platform which includes messaging, video chat, and VOIP features.
Slack
Imagine all your team communication in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. That’s Slack. All your messages. All your files. And everything from Twitter, Dropbox, Google Docs, Asana, Trello, GitHub and dozens of other services. All together.
HipChat
HipChat is a hosted private chat service for your company or team. Invite colleagues to share ideas and files in persistent group chat rooms. Get your team off AIM, Google Talk, and Skype — HipChat was built for business.
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WhatsApp's Followers
413 developers follow WhatsApp to keep up with related blogs and decisions.