wa2tg.app vs Evolution API
Short answer: Evolution API and wa2tg.app are different kinds of tools. Evolution API is an open-source WhatsApp API you host yourself (Docker on a VPS). It exposes your WhatsApp number through webhooks so developers can build automations, usually with n8n, Typebot or custom code. It does not bridge to Telegram by itself: you have to build that part.
wa2tg.app is a hosted, no-code WhatsApp ↔ Telegram bridge: you connect one WhatsApp group to one Telegram group on this website in about 2 minutes, and every message is mirrored both ways, live, with media. No server, no QR code, no code, and your own WhatsApp number is never linked to anything.
Side by side
| wa2tg.app | Evolution API | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hosted WhatsApp ↔ Telegram bridge, ready to use | Self-hosted WhatsApp API (developer tool) |
| Setup | About 2 minutes on the website, no code | VPS + Docker + QR link + build the Telegram integration (hours to days) |
| Runs on your number? | No. Our number joins your group as a member | Yes. Your number is linked as an unofficial device |
| Ban risk for your number | None for you | Real: unofficial client on your own number |
| Telegram side | Included, both directions | Not included; you write it (bot, n8n, code) |
| Media | Photos, videos, voice notes, documents | Depends on what you build |
| Maintenance | None | Updates, reconnects, server uptime are yours |
| Price | Free plan (100 msgs/day, no card); $20 or $50 per month, one-time | Free software, but you pay the VPS and your time |
When Evolution API is the better choice
Evolution API is the better choice if you are a developer building a custom WhatsApp product (CRM, chatbot, multi-channel inbox) and you want full control of the data on your own server. If all you want is "my WhatsApp group and my Telegram group showing the same messages", wa2tg does that for you without a server.
How wa2tg.app works (3 steps)
- Open wa2tg.app/start, name your Telegram group and click Start free. We create the Telegram group and show a short code.
- Add our number +61 468 332 437 to your WhatsApp group (existing or new) and paste the code there.
- Done: messages flow both ways, with photos, videos, voice notes and documents. In groups with more than 2 people, every mirrored message shows the sender's name.
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FAQ
Not by itself. Evolution API exposes WhatsApp through webhooks; the Telegram side (a bot that reads and posts) has to be built and hosted by you. wa2tg.app includes both sides.
Yes. wa2tg.app runs the bridge for you. You create it on the website, add our number to your WhatsApp group and paste a code. Nothing to install.
No. The bridge runs on wa2tg's own number, which joins your group like any member. Your number is never linked to a third-party client.
Mirror a WhatsApp group and a Telegram group, both ways. Free to use: 100 msgs/day for 30 days, then 20/day. Need more? $20 (500/day) — one-time, no subscription.
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