OpenWA
by rmyndharis
OpenWA is a free, open-source WhatsApp API Gateway that allows developers to create and manage WhatsApp bots and integrations without vendor lock-in.
Ready to useEstablished, openly licensed, and no red flags in its documentation.
- Stars
- 16.3k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- A small server
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 266 days
What you can do with it
- Create WhatsApp bots
- Manage multiple WhatsApp sessions
- Integrate with third-party tools
Could replace
- Twilio
- Plivo
- Nexmo
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Ways a business could use it
- Automate customer support
- Send personalized marketing messages
- Monitor and manage WhatsApp chats
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Setup with Docker or manually configure the backend and frontend.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Checked 26 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
