Dunnflow vs doing it yourself
Building directly on Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform with your own developer or a freelancer: Meta setup, a server, templates, flows, hosting and upkeep.
Dunnflow is best for
Businesses that want a working assistant without hiring a developer, and a person responsible for keeping it working
Doing it yourself is best for
Companies with an in-house developer who will own WhatsApp as an ongoing product
The short answer
Everything Dunnflow does can be built in-house; Meta's platform is open and documented. The question is time and upkeep. Verification, display name and template reviews, the webhook server, the booking logic, reminders at the right times, payment webhooks, consent and STOP handling, daily summaries, and then keeping all of it running when Meta changes something. Dunnflow gives you the finished system in days, for a flat fee, in your own account, and you can still take it over later because the account and the number are yours.
Side by side
No competitor prices here, because they change. Check doing it yourself's own pricing page for theirs.
- Time to go liveDunnflowDays, mostly Meta's review timeDoing it yourselfWeeks to months, depending on the developer
- Meta setup, verification, display name and template approvalsDunnflowHandledDoing it yourselfYou learn and do each one
- Hosting and keeping the server upDunnflowIncludedDoing it yourselfYour server, your monitoring
- Booking flows, reminders, payments, consent, summariesDunnflowBuilt and testedDoing it yourselfBuilt from scratch
- Keeping up with Meta's changesDunnflowIncludedDoing it yourselfOngoing developer time
- CostDunnflow₹2,999 a month, everything includedDoing it yourselfDeveloper time, hosting, and the same Meta charges
- Full control of the codeDunnflowAccount and data are yours; the software is oursDoing it yourself
- Custom integrations with any internal systemDunnflowOn request, standard systemsDoing it yourself
When doing it yourself is the better choice
- You have a developer on staff who will own WhatsApp as a long-term product.
- You need deep, unusual integrations with internal systems that no standard connection covers.
- WhatsApp is the core of your product rather than the front desk of your business.
Why owners choose Dunnflow
Done for you, not do it yourself
We set up the account, write every reply in your words, get the templates approved and run it. You approve on a video call and get on with your business.
Your own official account
The WhatsApp Business Account and the number are in your name, on Meta's official platform. No ban risk, verified name, and everything stays yours if you ever leave.
One flat monthly fee
One plan, ₹2,999 a month per business, everything included, no setup fee. Meta's per-message charges are billed to you at cost, we add nothing. No per-user seats, no surprise invoices.
You, one word away
Take over any chat from your own phone with one tap, hand it back with another. A daily summary every evening and a one-page report every month.
See it answer you, right now.
Message our own assistant. It is the same system we set up for you, running on our own number. No form, no signup.