Best WhatsApp group management tools: what each supports
Which tools handle WhatsApp groups: Periskope lists them on every plan, WATI only on its top plan, AiSensy not at all. A table from the vendors' own pages.
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Few WhatsApp inbox tools handle groups, and the pricing pages rarely say so. On their own pages on 27 October 2026, Periskope lists unlimited groups and chats on every plan, DoubleTick lists groups in its unified inbox, WATI offers groups on its Business plan only with limits, AiSensy says groups are not supported through its connection, and TimelinesAI lists a Groups API as not included on Starter and Pro. Most of the others do not mention groups at all.
Which tools support WhatsApp groups?
| Tool | What its pages state about groups |
|---|---|
| Periskope | Core to the product: unlimited groups and chats on every plan, scheduled messages, group analytics, role-based permissions; bulk member actions need the connected number to be admin |
| DoubleTick | A centralised inbox for chats, calls and groups across all numbers |
| WATI | Business plan only, on a verified number; up to 7 outside participants a group and 1,000 groups a number; no campaign broadcasts to groups |
| AiSensy | Not supported or synchronised through its Cloud API connection; groups stay on the phone |
| TimelinesAI | No dedicated feature; Groups API not included on Starter or Pro, coming soon on Enterprise |
| Gallabox, Interakt, Wassenger, ChatDaddy, respond.io | Groups not mentioned in the pages we read |
| WavesFlo | Groups appear with direct chats from every linked number, with group reports and campaigns into groups under the same sending limits |
What does group management actually involve?
- Reading and answering: seeing a group's chat and replying from the number that is in it.
- Posting: sending one message to many groups on a schedule, paced so a number is not flooded.
- Membership: who joins and leaves, and who the admins are.
- Reporting: when a group is busiest, what members send and how many read a post.
- Ownership: who in the team answers which group, so two people do not answer once.
A tool can do one of these and not the others, so check each against the work your team actually does. Managing multiple WhatsApp groups covers what breaks at 10, 50 and 200 groups, and sending one message to many groups covers the posting side.
What limits come from WhatsApp itself?
Whatever the tool, a group holds at most 1,024 members, and its admins decide who can send, edit info or add people. A tool linked to a phone can only do in a group what that number is allowed to do there. See WhatsApp group limits and group admin settings.
How was this put together?
Every figure was read from the vendor's own pricing, home or help page on 27 October 2026, and each page is listed under Sources. Where a page was silent, the guide says so rather than infer; where the text we could read disagreed with an earlier reading, both are given. Third-party price lists were not used, because they disagree with each other and with the vendors by wide margins. WavesFlo is a vendor in the field, so its row is held to the same rule: it states what its own site states, and the comparison is open to correction.
How do you audit your own groups first?
- List every group your team answers or posts into, with its member count and who is admin.
- Mark each as customer-facing, partner-facing or internal.
- Note which ones carry revenue or support load, and which are dormant.
- Check each against the tools above at the level you need: visible, answerable, postable, manageable or measurable.
Where does WavesFlo fit?
Groups from every linked number sit beside direct chats in WavesFlo's shared inbox, so whoever owns a dealer or customer group answers it from the number that is a member. A post into many groups can wait for approval, and it runs under each number's daily ceiling, cooldown and quiet hours.
Questions
Which tool is best for managing WhatsApp groups?
Periskope is built around them, listing unlimited groups on every plan. WavesFlo shows groups with direct chats from every linked number and adds paced campaigns and group reports.
Can AiSensy manage WhatsApp groups?
No. Its guide says groups are not supported or synchronised through its Cloud API connection.
Can WATI send a campaign into groups?
No. WATI's help article says campaign broadcasts are not supported for groups.
How many members can a WhatsApp group have?
Up to 1,024, whichever tool you use.