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Zapdesk Rio
Shared inbox, deal pipeline and AI replies for teams that sell on WhatsApp
- Score
- 55
- confidence 57
- Evidence
- 11
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 4
- named in sources
- First version
- 40 d
- estimate
- Type
- Mobile app
- PWA: installs on iPhone and Android
- Market since
- 2009
- Mature market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Mobile app: Sales teams use WhatsApp on their phones to close deals, receive follow-ups and reply to customers—mobile-first chat-based sales work in the field. Sample screens on a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
Inbox
12 open
- Marina SouzaPrice for 3 units?
- Casa Verde StoreAgent replied
- Diego R.Waiting 2h
- Lucia P.Assigned: Ana
- Joao LimaNeeds a person
About this appAI proposal
Zapdesk Rio is a chat-first CRM for small teams that close sales in WhatsApp. Every conversation lands in one shared inbox, and each chat is tied to a contact, a deal and a next step, so nothing lives only in one person's phone.
AI agents answer first questions, qualify leads, draft replies and hand off to a person when a buyer is ready. You set the rules, see every message the agent sent, and can switch it off for any chat.
It is a hosted PWA that opens on any phone. Consent records and data export are built in for teams that must follow rules such as Brazil's LGPD, and you can take all your data with you at any time.
- Tagline
- Every chat, one team, one pipeline.
- Voice
- DirectWarmPractical
- Why this name
- Zap nods to quick chat replies, desk to the shared workspace, and Rio to a Portuguese-speaking home market. Two plain, pronounceable words. Check trademarks first.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
Shared WhatsApp inbox
The whole team answers from one number. Assign chats, add private notes and see who is handling what.
No member yet
Chat-to-deal pipeline
Turn a conversation into a deal in one tap. Move it through stages and see value by stage.
No member yet
AI sales agent with guardrails
Qualifies leads and answers from your catalogue and FAQ. Hands off to a person on rules you set.
No member yet
Reply drafts in your tone
Suggested answers in Portuguese, Spanish or English. A person approves before anything is sent.
No member yet
Brand identityAI proposal
Check the name against trademark registers before using it.
Palette
#0F4C45Deep Teal · primary#FBF7F0Warm Paper · surface#1D2624Ink · text#F26B38Papaya · accent#3FA66BLeaf · data / success#E6DCCBSand · border
Typography
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Zapdesk Rio
PricingAI proposal
Starter and Team follow Kommo's verified plans ($25 to $45 a month). Intercom's verified plans run $29 to $132. The material gives no AI usage costs, so limits are a starting point to test.
Starter
$25 a month
- 2 team seats
- 1 WhatsApp number
- Shared inbox and pipeline
- Consent log and export
Team
$45 a month
- 5 team seats
- AI agent with guardrails
- Reply drafts
- Follow-up reminders
Business
Contact us
- More seats and numbers
- Data region choice
- Priority support
Would you pay Starter · $25 a month?
Your answer tells PWAS which prices people accept. It changes no score.
No answers yet.
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- No loop in the product. Customers' buyers chat through WhatsApp and never see this product's name. Reach comes from content, partners and direct sales to chat-selling businesses.
- Do they become customers?
- Buyers only chat with the business, so they do not become customers. Test whether agencies and WhatsApp providers send in referrals that convert to paid accounts.
- First customers
- Small Brazilian ecommerce and service sellers, 2 to 10 people, who close most sales in WhatsApp today.
- Where to reach them
- WhatsApp seller communities: Join groups and forums for online sellers, offer free setup and a pipeline template.
- Agencies and consultants: Offer a referral share to freelancers who set up WhatsApp for small shops.
- Portuguese-language content: Publish guides on LGPD-ready WhatsApp sales and moving off costly CRMs.
- First milestone
- Ten paying small ecommerce teams in Brazil using the inbox and pipeline weekly after 60 days.
Why people already pay for this
- VerifiedGitHub repository gained 4488 stars in 163 days
- Public claimBusinesses need AI sales OS tools that combine CRM with native chat integration and AI agents, and are willing to pay for proprietary platforms.
- Public claimThe product addresses compliance needs specific to certain regions, particularly LGPD (Brazilian data protection law), suggesting a motivated market segment.
- Public claimExisting proprietary solutions lock customers in and may not meet local compliance or cost requirements.
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · WhatsApp messagingWhatsApp Business Platform via a BSPNeeded to send and receive official WhatsApp messages and templates.
- This app · AI modelHosted LLM API with retrieval over cataloguePowers the agent and reply drafts, with usage limits per plan.
RisksAI inference
- PlatformWhatsApp Business Platform rules, template approval and fees can change, and messaging providers may restrict AI agents or automated sales messages.
- CommercialFree open-source, self-hosted alternatives already draw interest, so paying for a hosted PWA must beat self-hosting on convenience.
- AIThe agent may state wrong prices or promises. Guardrails, logs and handoff rules must hold up in Portuguese and Spanish.
- RegulatoryLGPD compliance claims need legal review, including consent, data location and deletion requests.
- TechnicalReliable message delivery, duplicate handling and media from WhatsApp webhooks are hard to get right in a small first version.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.