Key takeaways
- Periskope works with the groups your number is already in. Milvao never joins, reads or posts in groups.
- Periskope connects by linking a number as a device, and API numbers can't be linked. Milvao runs only on the official WhatsApp Business Platform.
- Periskope's tools help a team answer and message people. Milvao's flow is member to member: one asks, another accepts, then both get the contact.
- Periskope is priced per user and per phone in dollars, from $25. Milvao is priced per community in rupees.
What each does
Milvao
Milvao gives a community a private request desk on its own WhatsApp Business number. A member asks for help, confirms a short brief, and chooses whether their number may be shared. Milvao asks one suitable member at a time, with 48 hours to reply, and sends both people each other's contact only after the helper accepts. Operators review requests and step in when Milvao hands one over.
Periskope
- Periskope's home page headline is "Manage WhatsApp Groups, Chats and Numbers at scale", and it says it is "Best for sales, CS and operations". source
- Plans include a multi-number, multi-agent inbox, ticketing, bulk messaging, integrations and APIs and webhooks, with AI credits and automation rules on Pro. source
Side by side
| Compared | Milvao | Periskope |
|---|---|---|
| How WhatsApp is connected | The community's own number on the official WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) | A normal or business WhatsApp number is linked by scanning a QR code from Link device; WhatsApp API numbers can't be linked source |
| Groups | Never joins, reads or posts in groups. A join link in each group brings members to a private chat | After linking, Periskope syncs every chat and group the number belongs to source |
| Built for | Community members asking each other for help, with operators overseeing | Sales, customer service and operations teams, in the home page's words source |
| Incoming questions | Turned into a brief the member confirms, then offered to a suitable member | Important queries can be auto-flagged with AI, and tickets created by hand, with emojis or by rules source |
| Introductions between members | Contact shared only after both people agree | No member introductions or matching are described on the home page source |
| Bulk messages | None. Milvao does not broadcast | Bulk messaging with no template approval or per-message cost, with 3,000 credits per license a month source |
| WhatsApp Communities | Works alongside communities and groups without touching them | A Communities use case is listed as coming soon in the docs source |
| Phone number privacy | Numbers masked for the whole operator team; shared only between the two people in an introduction | Contact masking can be turned on for privacy source |
| Price | ₹2,999 a month per community on Starter, with 2 operator seats | Starter $25 and Pro $35 per user a month; the first connected phone is free source |
Pricing
Pilot: ₹4,999 for 30 days, one payment that doesn't renew, set up with you. Starter: ₹2,999 a month for one community, one business number, up to 300 onboarded members and 2 operator seats. Growth: ₹6,999 a month for up to 1,000 onboarded members and 5 operator seats. Yearly billing gives two months free on both. Larger networks: priced with you. INR prices include GST. Meta bills its WhatsApp message charges to your own WhatsApp Business Account, separately. Members never pay. Details on the pricing page.
- Periskope: Starter $25 and Pro $35 per user a month. The first connected phone is free; extra users and phones are billed at the plan rate. Enterprise is custom, with a minimum of 50 users or phones. source
- Periskope: All prices are tax-exclusive. source
Linked device or Business Platform
The two products sit on different kinds of WhatsApp connection. Periskope, by its own docs, works through a number linked as a device, which is why it can see the groups that number is in. Milvao uses the WhatsApp Business Platform with a new number the community owns, so it only ever sees messages members send to that number. See connecting your number.
Could a community use both?
Yes. A team could use Periskope on the number that sits in the groups, for replies and housekeeping, and Milvao on a separate Business Platform number for requests and introductions. They don't share data. Pin Milvao's join link in each group so members know where to ask.
Where Milvao is weaker
- Milvao can't see, read or manage your groups: no inbox across group chats, no adding or removing members, no moderation.
- Milvao has no bulk messages and no integrations such as CRMs or help desks.
- Milvao needs a new number on the WhatsApp Business Platform, and Meta's message charges apply. Staff help connect it during the pilot.
- Bot replies are in English only, and Starter covers up to 300 onboarded members.
- Milvao is an early-stage product focused on India.
Which to choose
Choose Periskope
Your team needs to read and reply across many WhatsApp groups and chats from one inbox, send bulk messages, or connect WhatsApp to a CRM or help desk.
Choose Milvao
The work you want done is members finding each other: private requests, a suitable member asked first, and numbers shared only with consent.
Choose both, on different numbers
You run many groups and also want introductions handled outside them.
Sources
- docs.periskope.app/get-started/connect-whatsapp (checked 5 November 2026)
- periskope.app/ (checked 5 November 2026)
- periskope.app/pricing (checked 5 November 2026)
- docs.periskope.app/get-started/use-cases (checked 5 November 2026)
This comparison is based on information Periskope publishes, read on the dates shown. It is not a scored hands-on benchmark. Periskope is a trademark of its owner. Milvao makes a competing product. Corrections are welcome through our contact page.