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8 Best Vonage Alternatives & Competitors (Dec 2024)

  • Introduction
  • Compare

    Features

    Pricing

    Pros & Cons

    Company Info

    Recap

Introduction

Vonage is one of the best SMS service providers out there. With a simple interface, a wealth of features, and a free trial, it's a great way to send text messages with ease. But what if Vonage didn't work for you and you're looking for an alternative to Vonage? In this guide, we'll look at the best Vonage alternatives and see how they compare.

Features

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SDKs Available

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Features

SDKs Available

Africa's Talking:

PHP, Java, Node, Python, and Ruby

AWS SNS:

C++, Go, Java, Ruby, Javascript, .NET, Node.js, PHP, and Python

MessageBird:

PHP, Go, Ruby, Python, C#, Java, and Node.js.

MessageMedia:

PHP, Ruby, Python, and C#

Plivo:

.NET, Java, Go, Ruby, Python, PHP, and Node

Sinch:

iOS, Android, and JavaScript

Telnyx:

Python, Ruby, Node, and PHP

Twilio:

C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Go

Pricing

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Base cost/SMS

$0.01
$0.00581
$0.006
$0.06
$0.005
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$0.0025
$0.0075

Pricing

Base cost/SMS

Pros & Cons

Africa's Talking

Africa's Talking is a company that offers powerful mobile communication APIs for sending push notifications, SMS messaging and voice messages to Africa. The founders of the company are Nigerian developers, who were looking for a way to send SMS messages to African countries at a lower cost than other companies.

Pros

  • The cost is relatively affordable.
  • The delivery of your messages is guaranteed, and it breaks through the “Do not disturb” feature.
  • It is easy to implement and integrate.

Cons

  • The services are restricted to African countries.

When To Use

  • If you're a developer or brand looking to implement scalable SMS, USSD, Voice, Airtime, and Payments APIs seamlessly, use Africa's Talking.

AWS SNS

Amazon SNS is a service that enables developers to send SMS notifications. Developers can send messages to any phone, including Android and iPhone devices, and users can opt-in or opt-out of receiving messages from the developer.

Pros

  • It is handy for sending and managing notifications.
  • You can access daily reports.
  • It is easy to implement and integrate.

Cons

  • It has poor documentation.
  • Setup is quite complex and challenging.
  • Debugging errors could be difficult.

When To Use

  • If you have a large contact base, Amazon SNS is a great option for sending notifications and messages.

MessageBird

MessageBird is a platform that enables businesses to send SMS, MMS and push notifications. The MessageBird SMS notification service was launched in 2013. It was created for small and medium-sized enterprises to help them reach their customers with messages that are more personal than email. The MessageBird notification service can be used for any type of message including marketing, customer care or notification messages.

Pros

  • It has an easily navigable UI.
  • It is quick to set up, and it's easy.
  • You can have all your communication channels on one platform.

Cons

  • It is quite expensive.

When To Use

  • If you want to interact with your customers quickly and on multiple channels, including WhatsApp, MessageBird should be perfect for you.

MessageMedia

MessageMedia is a global technology company that provides cloud-based text message marketing, SMS notification services and mobile messaging solutions to the world’s leading brands. MessageMedia’s SMS notifications are a great way to stay connected with your customers. It is an opt-in service, so you can be sure that your customers want to hear from you. You can send them alerts about sales, new products and more.

Pros

  • The service is affordable.
  • You have access to personalized and quick customer service.
  • You can view analytics and track your progress.

Cons

    When To Use

    • To efficiently reach your customers via SMS and receive and track their replies, MessageMedia is a good fit.

    Plivo

    Plivo is a cloud-based API platform that enables developers to embed real-time communications into their applications. Plivo provides a RESTful API and SDKs for building voice, video, SMS, push notifications and other communications into web, mobile and IoT applications. Plivo was founded in 2011 with the goal of making it easier to build communications features into web applications.

    Pros

    • It is easy to set up.
    • It has fantastic UI/UX.
    • Customization is seamless.

    Cons

    • Sometimes, there is a lack of error messages.
    • The documentation can be challenging to understand.
    • Pricing is relatively higher than the alternatives.

    When To Use

    • When integrating SMS and call features into your applications, Plivo is a suitable product for you.

    Sinch

    Sinch is a mobile messaging company that provides an API to send and receive messages, voice calls, and video calls.

    Pros

    • Sinch's Conversation API allows you to connect to multiple communication channels to reach all your customers.
    • It has a vast geographical reach.
    • Setup is smooth with good documentation and a walk-through by and with the support team.

    Cons

    • The cost is relatively high compared to other notification providers.
    • Configuration could be challenging for people without programming skills.

    When To Use

    • If you need a conversation platform to help your customer journey and for interaction with both SMS and voice, Sinch works just right.

    Telnyx

    Telnyx is the leading provider of cloud communications and messaging services. Telnyx provides an easy-to-use platform for sending SMS notifications, alerts, and updates to customers, staff, or subscribers. With Telnyx, users can quickly and easily create and send text messages to any phone number in the world.

    Pros

    • Telnyx is a flexible and reliable platform for seamless customer communication.
    • It has clear documentation.

    Cons

    • You pay for calls at a per-minute rate instead of a per-few-second rate.
    • You need basic technical knowledge to use; otherwise, it may not be easily navigable.

    When To Use

    • If you are an agency, brand and want to conduct smooth communications or resell to communications personnel, you should try out Telnyx.

    Twilio

    Twilio provides a platform with which developers can build web-based applications that use voice, video, chat and sms to communicate with end-users. Twilio is used by many companies to send SMS notifications such as alerts or password resets.

    Pros

    • It supports various programming languages.
    • It has easy-to-understand documentation available and lots of community support.
    • You only get charged for what you use.

    Cons

    • It's a developer-first platform and may not be easily navigable for non-developers.
    • It's not very mobile-friendly.
    • It can be expensive to use.

    When To Use

    • If you're looking to get seamless communication with your users or customers via texts, emails, or voice, you should consider Twilio.

    Company Info

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    Alexa Rank

    Funding

    Employee Count

    Founded In

    Headquarters

    Trustpilot Rating

    G2 Rating

    68,144
    11
    9,995
    57,877
    33,368
    53,376
    31,891
    2,005
    8.6M
    108M
    1.1B
    42M
    2.1M
    2.6B
    2.1M
    2.4B
    95
    45000
    750
    200
    200
    2422
    200
    1440
    2010
    2006
    2011
    2000
    2011
    2008
    2009
    2008
    Nairobi, Kenya
    Seattle, USA
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Melbourne, Australia
    Austin, USA
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Chicago, USA
    San Francisco, USA
    3.8
    2.3
    1.3
    3.5
    3.6
    3.7
    3.8
    1.4
    4.2
    4.2
    4.1
    4
    4.5
    4.2
    4.8
    4.5

    Company Info

    Alexa Rank

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    68,144

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    11

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    9,995

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    57,877

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    33,368

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    53,376

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    31,891

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    2,005

    Funding

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    8.6M

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    108M

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    1.1B

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    42M

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    2.1M

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    2.6B

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    2.1M

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    2.4B

    Employee Count

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    95

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    45000

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    750

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    200

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    200

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    2422

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    200

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    1440

    Founded In

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    2010

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    2006

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    2011

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    2000

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    2011

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    2008

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    2009

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    2008

    Headquarters

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    Nairobi, Kenya

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    Seattle, USA

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    Amsterdam, Netherlands

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    Melbourne, Australia

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    Austin, USA

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    Stockholm, Sweden

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    Chicago, USA

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    San Francisco, USA

    Trustpilot Rating

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    3.8

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    2.3

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    1.3

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    3.5

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    3.6

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    3.7

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    3.8

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    1.4

    G2 Rating

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    4.2

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    4.2

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    4.1

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    4.5

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    4.2

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    4.8

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    4.5

    Recap

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    AWS SNS

    Sinch

    MessageMedia

    Telnyx

    Telnyx

    Telnyx

    Conclusion

    We hope you enjoyed this guide about Vonage alternatives. If you are looking for a new SMS service and Vonage did not meet your needs, we hope that we were able to direct you to an alternative that will. If you have any questions or need a personalized Vonage alternative recommendation, please feel free to contact us anytime via live chat or email (support@courier.com).

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