# 9 Z-API alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 13, 2026.

Z-API alternatives for WhatsApp number check APIs. 2Chat, CheckNumber.AI and Credify have free plans. Z-API's website is z-api.io.

## WhatsApp number check API alternatives

On our [Z-API plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/z-api/free-trial-2-days-get-instances-instanceid-token-token-phone-exists-phone), we compare each Z-API plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 phones first.

- [2Chat, free trial, GET /open/whatsapp/check-number/{your-number}/{number-to-check}, Check Number](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/2chat/free-trial-get-open-whatsapp-check-number-your-number-number-to-check-check-number): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [CheckNumber.AI, free trial, POST /v1/tasks, WhatsApp Age & Gender Checker](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/checknumber-ai/free-trial-post-v1-tasks-whatsapp-age-gender-checker): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Credify, free](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/credify/free): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [ZelNum, free](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/zelnum/free): $0.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Maytapi, $29 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/maytapi/free#29-monthly): no price per 1,000 phones
- [Tamz, R$497 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/tamz/free#r-497-monthly): no price per 1,000 phones
- [WAME API, $59.90 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/wame-api/59-90-monthly): no price per 1,000 phones
- [WSAPI, $51 yearly, Single Instance, POST /users/check](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/wsapi/free-trial-post-users-check#51-yearly-single-instance-post-users-check): no price per 1,000 phones
- [Wappi, ₽700 monthly, WhatsApp Basic, 1 month, GET /api/sync/contact/check](https://datacircle.dev/check-whatsapp-apis/wappi/free-trial-5-days-get-api-sync-contact-check#700-monthly-whatsapp-basic-1-month-get-api-sync-contact-check): no price per 1,000 phones

Compare every WhatsApp number check API plan: [WhatsApp number check API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/whatsapp-number-check-api-pricing)

## See also

- [2Chat alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/2chat-alternatives)
- [CheckNumber.AI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/checknumber-ai-alternatives)
- [Credify alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/credify-alternatives)
- [ZelNum alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/zelnum-alternatives)
- [Maytapi alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/maytapi-alternatives)
- [Tamz alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/tamz-alternatives)
- [WAME API alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/wame-api-alternatives)
- [WSAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/wsapi-alternatives)
- [Wappi alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/wappi-alternatives)