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Wamation vs Bumbi: which WhatsApp automation actually sells more?
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Bumbi is a platform for creators who sell digital products: ebooks, courses, templates and presets. WhatsApp automation is one of its sales tools, not the whole product, so this comparison starts with the messages and ends with the sale. New here? Read what Bumbi is.
Your own number
WhatsApp automation from your own number
The painYour customers know your number. A message from a strange one gets ignored.
Bumbi sends from the WhatsApp number you already use. Open Settings, scan the code with WhatsApp's Linked devices, and the number is connected. Bumbi paces the sending so your number stays healthy, and every contact can reply STOP to drop out. WhatsApp automation is on Starter and up; Free includes 300 messages, as the WhatsApp automations release note explains.
Your number, your customers, no new app to babysit.
Follow-ups
Automatic follow-ups for leads and buyers
The painA lead asks for the price at 9 pm, you reply at noon, and they have moved on.
Bumbi writes the follow-up once and sends it to every new lead and buyer at the times you pick: a welcome the minute they join, a nudge the next day, each with their first name dropped in. Leads come from your forms and pages, buyers from checkout, and Stop when they buy removes anyone who pays mid-sequence. Paid plans include a monthly message allowance, bigger on higher plans (plan limits).
Every lead gets the follow-up you would send on your best day.
Group rotation
WhatsApp group automation with join-link rotation
The painGroup 1 fills at midnight, 300 people hit a dead link, and you make Group 2 by hand.
Bumbi gives a launch one join link that never dies. One active group stays open, a reserve opens before it fills, and new joiners move across on their own. Scheduled messages and broadcasts reach every group at once. WhatsApp groups: Starter 3, Growth 10, Elite unlimited; see the group automation release notes.
One link, as many groups as the launch needs.
Paid class
Sell seats in a paid WhatsApp class
The painYou run a paid class in a WhatsApp group, then spend the evening checking receipts and adding people by hand.
Bumbi sells the seat as a product. A buyer pays at your checkout and lands on a page with the group join link, so only paid students get in and you never add anyone by hand. The link stays the same and opens a fresh group when one is full. Read how to run a paid WhatsApp class.
Paid buyers join on their own; nobody else gets the link.
Webinars
Webinar reminders on WhatsApp, then a countdown offer
The painA broadcast cannot explain a $150 course. A webinar can.
Bumbi runs your recording as scheduled live sessions: a registration page, reminders by email and WhatsApp, a room with chat, an offer card with a countdown that opens your checkout, and a replay. Webinars and their WhatsApp reminders are on Growth and up. Read how to sell with webinars.
Let a recording sell your expensive product every day.
Checkout
Checkout in the buyer's own currency and automatic delivery
The painThe message worked. Now the buyer asks for your account number and a screenshot war begins.
Bumbi gives every product one checkout link, like yourname.bumbi.io/buy/your-product, and the page confirms the payment itself. Buyers in other countries see and pay in their own currency where supported. Checkout is built for 99.9% payment uptime, so launch day keeps moving. The file goes out by email the moment payment lands, and the sale sits in your Wallet. Checkout, delivery and the Wallet are on the Free plan, free forever.
Put the checkout link in the message and skip the screenshots.
Courses and memberships
Courses, memberships, coaching and a buyer library
The painYou have more than a PDF to sell.
Bumbi hosts lessons, memberships and coaching in the same library as your downloads. A course is lessons: video, text, quiz, assignment or live session, with drip and a certificate. Memberships renew monthly or yearly with reminders first. For coaching, set your hours and the buyer books a slot right after paying. Buyers sign in at bumbi.io/access with an emailed code and find everything they bought.
Lessons, recurring money and booked calls, delivered without you.
Bumps and recovery
Order bumps and abandoned checkout recovery
The painMost people who open checkout never pay; the rest buy one thing and leave.
Bumbi emails the people who started checkout and did not pay, three times from your name over the next day, each with one button back to the same checkout, on every plan. For buyers, an order bump is a tick box above the pay button: one extra product, added in one click, paid in the same payment.
Interview Prep Guide, $15
Almost-buyers and fresh buyers are your easiest sales.
Affiliates
Affiliates and verified reviews
The painYou are the only one selling, and new buyers have only your word for it.
Bumbi lets other people sell your product for a share of each sale. Switch on Affiliates on any product and choose what each affiliate earns; they get a portal and tracked links. After each purchase, Bumbi emails the buyer for a Verified purchase review that shows on your product page. More: affiliate checkout link and how webinar affiliate marketing works.
Other audiences and other buyers' words, working for you.
Pages, ads, Teams
Landing pages, ad tracking, Teams and WhatsApp support
The painYou cannot tell which ad brought the sale, and nobody can help but you.
Bumbi hosts the page your ad lands on, from a template or from HTML that Claude or ChatGPT wrote, with your form and checkout buttons wired in; see how to build a landing page. Paste your Meta Pixel ID in Integrations and Bumbi adds it to your pages and checkout, no code; setup: how to add retargeting pixels. Invite your assistant as Admin or Editor (Growth 1 seat, Elite 3); billing and the Wallet stay with you. Support is a WhatsApp chat from the dashboard.
The page, the proof for your ads, and a human on WhatsApp when you need one.
Who should pick which
Wamation or Bumbi: which one fits you?
Pick Bumbi if
- You want WhatsApp automation from your own number with checkout, delivery and follow-up in the same account.
- You sell digital products, courses, memberships or coaching to buyers anywhere, each paying in their own currency where supported.
- You run launches with groups, webinars, affiliates or ads and want to know which one sold.
Pick Wamation if
- You only need to broadcast to a list and take payment somewhere else.
- You do not sell courses, run webinars or track ads.
- Check Wamation's current feature list first; features change.
How to switch
How to switch from Wamation to Bumbi
Create your account
Sign up at bumbi.io/signup. Free is free forever.
Connect your number
Open Settings, choose WhatsApp, and scan the code with Linked devices on your phone.
Add your products
Open Commerce, add each product with its file and price, publish and copy the checkout link.
Write the follow-up once
Create a WhatsApp automation for new leads and one for buyers: a welcome, a nudge, a last call.
Replace your links
Put the checkout link in your profiles and pinned posts, and point your group link at a Bumbi group funnel.
Verdict
Bumbi team scorecard: our hands-on test, October 2026
Our verdict: Bumbi 9.0 out of 10, Wamation 4.0, after running the same ebook launch on both: a lead magnet, a three-message follow-up, a group and a paid product. Sending messages was close; the checkout, delivery, order bumps and tracking after the message are where Bumbi pulled away.
4/10 overall
9/10 overall
| Category | Wamation | Bumbi |
|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp from your own numberConnect the number customers know; keep it healthy. | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| Follow-ups for leads and buyersTimed sequences with first names that stop at purchase. | 6/10 | 9.5/10 |
| Group automationOne join link, rotation, scheduled posts. | 5/10 | 9.5/10 |
| Webinars and VSL funnelsReminders on WhatsApp, a countdown offer, replays. | 3/10 | 9/10 |
| Checkout in local currenciesThe buyer's own currency where supported, confirmed on the page. | 3/10 | 9/10 |
| Delivery and buyer libraryFiles sent the moment payment lands, kept forever. | 3/10 | 9/10 |
| Courses, memberships, coachingLessons, quizzes, recurring access, bookings. | 3/10 | 8.5/10 |
| Order bumps, cart recoveryBigger orders and three emails to almost-buyers. | 3/10 | 9/10 |
| Affiliates and reviewsOther people selling, verified reviews on the page. | 3/10 | 9/10 |
| Pages, ad tracking, Teams, supportHosted pages, Meta Pixel without code, seats, WhatsApp support. | 4/10 | 8.5/10 |
Scores are the Bumbi team's opinion from hands-on testing in October 2026. Features change, so check each platform's site for their latest.
FAQ
Wamation vs Bumbi: questions people ask
Is Bumbi a good Wamation alternative for WhatsApp automation?
Yes, if you want the messages and the sale in one place. Bumbi sends automatic follow-ups from your own WhatsApp number, runs group funnels with join-link rotation, then adds checkout, delivery, courses, webinars, affiliates and ad tracking. Our October 2026 test: Bumbi 9.0, Wamation 4.0.
Does Bumbi send WhatsApp messages from my own number?
Yes. Open Settings in Bumbi, choose WhatsApp and scan the code with Linked devices on your phone, the same way WhatsApp Web connects. Follow-ups then go out from that number, paced to keep it healthy, and any contact can reply STOP to leave.
Can Bumbi follow up with leads automatically on WhatsApp?
Yes. Bumbi collects the phone number on your form or checkout, then runs a WhatsApp automation: a welcome, a nudge and a last call at the times you choose, with the first name filled in. It stops the moment they buy. WhatsApp is on Starter and up; Free includes 300 messages.
What happens when my WhatsApp group is full?
Bumbi keeps one join link live for the whole launch. One active group stays open, a reserve group opens before it fills, and new joiners move across automatically. Scheduled messages reach every group at once. Starter gets 3 group funnels, Growth 10, Elite unlimited.
Can my buyers pay inside the same account that sends the messages?
Yes. Every Bumbi product has a checkout link you can drop into any message, and buyers in other countries pay in their own currency where supported. The file is delivered by email right away.
How do I move from Wamation to Bumbi?
Create a free Bumbi account, connect your WhatsApp number in Settings, add each product in Commerce with its file and price, and write one follow-up for leads and one for buyers. Then swap the checkout link into your profiles and point your group link at a Bumbi group funnel.
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