Is 46elks or 8x8 better?

Neither clearly leads. 46elks starts at €0.02/per SMS part and 8x8 at $29.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, 46elks or 8x8?

46elks starts at €0.02/per SMS part and 8x8 at $29.99/month.

Does 46elks or 8x8 run on more platforms?

46elks runs on Web, APIs, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby. 8x8 runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.

What is 46elks best used for?

46elks is most often used for swedish and nordic products needing local numbers and compliant sender identities, organisations that must contract and invoice with a regulated supplier inside the eu, small teams wanting a minimal sms api without an enterprise onboarding process, internal alerting and two-factor systems with modest message volume. Of those, swedish and nordic products needing local numbers and compliant sender identities and organisations that must contract and invoice with a regulated supplier inside the eu are not what 8x8 is typically brought in for.

What can 46elks do that 8x8 cannot?

46elks covers Nordic numbering and coverage, Regulated Swedish operator, Fully published rate card, Simple HTTP API. 8x8 covers Voice calling, Video meetings, Team messaging, Call recording.

Telecommunications · head to head

46elks vs 8x8

46elks

Telecommunications

Small Swedish SMS and voice API with Nordic depth and fully published prices

From: €0.02/per SMS part
Rated: -

Full review Website

8x8

Telecommunications

Enterprise-grade unified communications

From: $29.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: 46elks it is a small company, so global route depth, redundancy and round-the-clock support do not match the large aggregators.; 8x8 listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £2.65 to £113.40 per user per month for 8x8 Hosted PBX, submitted directly by 8x8 UK Limited
They diverge on capability: 46elks covers Nordic numbering and coverage, 8x8 covers Voice calling.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which 46elks and 8x8 actually diverge.

Attributes where 46elks and 8x8 differ
Attribute	46elks	8x8
Starting price	€0.02/per SMS part	$29.99/month
Pricing model	Per message and per minute, priced by destination country	subscription
Platforms	Web, APIs, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby	Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android
Founded	Unknown	1987

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Telecommunications).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in 46elks

Nordic numbering and coverage
Regulated Swedish operator
Fully published rate card
Simple HTTP API
Programmable voice

Only in 8x8

Voice calling
Video meetings
Team messaging
Call recording
Voicemail
Call routing
Analytics
Salesforce

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

46elks

Swedish and Nordic products needing local numbers and compliant sender identitiesnot 8x8
Organisations that must contract and invoice with a regulated supplier inside the EUnot 8x8
Small teams wanting a minimal SMS API without an enterprise onboarding processnot 8x8
Internal alerting and two-factor systems with modest message volumenot 8x8

8x8

Business communicationnot 46elks
Customer contactnot 46elks
Remote worknot 46elks
Continuitynot 46elks

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

46elks

It is a small company, so global route depth, redundancy and round-the-clock support do not match the large aggregators.
Its advantages are Nordic and regulatory, so an organisation sending mainly to other regions gains nothing and pays more per message than it would at scale elsewhere.
The feature set covers SMS, voice and numbers only, with no WhatsApp, RCS, email or fraud products, so multi-channel needs a second vendor.
Sending to the United States requires purchasing a number first, and US inbound messaging and mobile numbers are not available self-serve at all.
US A2P traffic also requires 10DLC registration with its own fees and carrier surcharges, making a small European vendor a poor fit for a US-focused business.

8x8

Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £2.65 to £113.40 per user per month for 8x8 Hosted PBX, submitted directly by 8x8 UK Limited

Pricing, plan by plan

46elks

€0.02/per SMS part

Pay as you go$0.02/per SMS part
- Swedish SMS about 0.047 EUR per part, US SMS about 0.02 EUR per part
- Swedish landline calls about 0.013 EUR per minute
- Phone numbers from about 3 EUR per month

8x8

$29.99/month

Pro$29.99/month
- Calling and meetings
- Video conferencing
- Team messaging
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced analytics
- Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose 46elks if

You need nordic numbering and coverage.
You work on Web, APIs, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby.
You also want regulated swedish operator.

46elks review

Choose 8x8 if

You need voice calling.
You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
You also want video meetings.

8x8 review

Questions people ask

Is 46elks or 8x8 better?: Neither clearly leads. 46elks starts at €0.02/per SMS part and 8x8 at $29.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, 46elks or 8x8?: 46elks starts at €0.02/per SMS part and 8x8 at $29.99/month.
Does 46elks or 8x8 run on more platforms?: 46elks runs on Web, APIs, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby. 8x8 runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
What is 46elks best used for?: 46elks is most often used for swedish and nordic products needing local numbers and compliant sender identities, organisations that must contract and invoice with a regulated supplier inside the eu, small teams wanting a minimal sms api without an enterprise onboarding process, internal alerting and two-factor systems with modest message volume. Of those, swedish and nordic products needing local numbers and compliant sender identities and organisations that must contract and invoice with a regulated supplier inside the eu are not what 8x8 is typically brought in for.
What can 46elks do that 8x8 cannot?: 46elks covers Nordic numbering and coverage, Regulated Swedish operator, Fully published rate card, Simple HTTP API. 8x8 covers Voice calling, Video meetings, Team messaging, Call recording.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

46elks: Why choose 46elks over Twilio?

Only for Nordic and regulatory reasons: local numbers, sender identity handling, a supplier regulated under Swedish electronic communications law, EU contracting, and support in your own time zone. On global reach and price at volume the large vendors win.

46elks: Does 46elks publish its prices?

Yes, all of them, without a login, in Swedish kronor and euros. Swedish messages run about 0.047 euros per part and Swedish landline calls about 0.013 euros a minute.

46elks: Is it suitable for sending to the United States?

Poorly. You must buy a number before you can send there, US inbound messaging and mobile numbers are not self-serve, and US A2P traffic requires 10DLC registration with its own fees and carrier surcharges.

46elks vs 8x8

46elks

8x8

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in 46elks

Only in 8x8

What people use each for

46elks

8x8

Where each one falls short

46elks

8x8

Pricing, plan by plan

46elks

8x8

Which should you pick?

Choose 46elks if

Choose 8x8 if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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