Z-API is a Brazilian gateway that exposes WhatsApp via API for developers to integrate into their systems. Zyvo is a ready-made platform that already provides AI-powered service, social networks and inbox without needing to code. See which makes sense for you.
Z-API: API for developers
Z-API provides an API layer over WhatsApp, ideal for technical teams that want to build their own solution. You gain flexibility, but you need to develop the interface, the agent and the automations yourself.
Zyvo: ready-made, no coding
Zyvo already comes with an AI agent, unified inbox, content creation and publishing on social networks. You connect WhatsApp (Web via QR or official API) and use it the same day, without writing code, with a fixed price in reais.
Quick comparison
| Criteria | Z-API | Zyvo |
|---|---|---|
| Audience | Developers | Companies without technical team |
| Needs coding | Yes | No |
| Ready AI agent | No | Yes |
| Social networks and content | No | Yes |
| Unified inbox | No | Yes |
| Price | Per instance | Starting at R$ 79 |
Zyvo pricing
Zyvo plans are Entrada at R$ 79 per month (1 WhatsApp Web channel), Pro at R$ 149 per month (1 official channel plus everything else) and Scale at R$ 297 per month (3 official channels, AI agent, white-label and multi-account). Extra channels cost R$ 59 per month each. On the annual plan you pay 10 months and use 12.
Who each option is for
Z-API for those who have a development team and want to build a custom solution. Zyvo for those who want a ready result, with AI and marketing, without coding.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know how to code to use Zyvo?
No. Zyvo is a ready-made platform: you connect WhatsApp and use the AI agent and direct marketing tools through the interface.
Does Z-API have an AI agent?
Z-API provides access to WhatsApp; you build the agent and automations. In Zyvo, the AI agent already comes ready.
Can you use Zyvo without the official API?
Yes, via WhatsApp Web using QR code in the Entry plan, migrating to the official one whenever you want.
Verdict
Z-API is great as a gateway for developers. For a company that wants to serve with AI and handle marketing without building everything from scratch, Zyvo delivers ready-made for R$ 79 per month.
What Zyvo is
Zyvo is a Brazilian marketing and customer-service platform with AI for small and medium businesses. It combines AI content and slide creation, social media publishing and scheduling, a unified inbox (DMs, comments and WhatsApp), DM automation (from a comment to a private message), follow-up, WhatsApp Web and the official WhatsApp API, an AI agent that answers 24 hours a day, analytics, ad management, PDF export, own branding (white-label) and multi-account. Learn more at zyvo.marketing.