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HappyFox vs Plivo

HappyFox logo

HappyFox

Customer Support

Help desk software for happy customers

From
$29/month
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
Plivo logo

Plivo

Telecommunications

SMS and voice APIs priced to undercut the larger aggregators

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: HappyFox specific pricing tiers and costs not listed on main pricing page; requires contacting sales or booking a pricing call; Plivo the headline per-message saving does not apply to US 10DLC registration fees or carrier surcharges, which are pass-through costs and identical across vendors.
  • They diverge on capability: HappyFox covers Ticketing, Plivo covers Published country rate card.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which HappyFox and Plivo actually diverge.

Attributes where HappyFox and Plivo differ
AttributeHappyFoxPlivo
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer message and per minute, priced by destination country
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, APIs, Python, JavaScript, Java, PHP, Ruby, Go
CategoryCustomer SupportTelecommunications
Founded2012Unknown

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

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 HappyFox

  • Ticketing
  • Knowledge base
  • Automation
  • SLA management
  • Self-service portal
  • Reporting
  • Salesforce
  • Slack

Only in Plivo

  • Published country rate card
  • Programmable SMS and MMS
  • Programmable voice
  • Contact centre product
  • 10DLC registration

What people use each for

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

HappyFox

  • Help desk ticketing across email, chat and phonenot Plivo
  • Managing internal and customer support requests in one queuenot Plivo

Plivo

  • Products sending high volumes of transactional SMS where unit price determines channel viabilitynot HappyFox
  • Teams migrating from a more expensive aggregator without changing their architecturenot HappyFox
  • Notification and alerting systems with predictable, steady message volumenot HappyFox
  • Businesses wanting voice and messaging from one supplier with published ratesnot HappyFox

Where each one falls short

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

HappyFox

  • Specific pricing tiers and costs not listed on main pricing page; requires contacting sales or booking a pricing call
  • Basic plan limited to 5 agents
  • Multiple separate product pricing pages (Help Desk, AI Contact Center, CRM, Service Desk, HappyFox AI, Autopilot, Assist AI, Chatbot, Workflows)

Plivo

  • The headline per-message saving does not apply to US 10DLC registration fees or carrier surcharges, which are pass-through costs and identical across vendors.
  • The feature surface is narrower than the market leader, so products needing video, email or richer verification will need a second supplier.
  • Support is tiered and the entry tier is not appropriate for traffic that a business depends on commercially.
  • Deliverability on some international routes depends on an underlying carrier mix that can change without the customer being informed.
  • Its price advantage is smaller on US A2P traffic than on international routes, so a US-only sender may save considerably less than a headline comparison suggested.

Pricing, plan by plan

HappyFox

$29/month
  • Mighty$29/month
    • Omnichannel ticketing
    • SLA management
    • Basic reporting
  • Fantastic$49/month
    • Everything in Mighty
    • Custom fields
    • Asset management
  • Enterprise$69/month
    • Everything in Fantastic
    • Task management
    • Advanced automation
  • Enterprise Plus$89/month
    • Agent scripting
    • Custom roles
    • Sandbox

Plivo

On request
  • Pay as you go$undefined/month
    • Published per-country rate card for SMS and voice
    • Volume discounts negotiated above published tiers
    • US 10DLC registration fees and carrier surcharges billed separately

Which should you pick?

Choose HappyFox if

  • You need ticketing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want knowledge base.
HappyFox review

Choose Plivo if

  • You need published country rate card.
  • You work on Web, APIs, Python, JavaScript, Java, PHP, Ruby, Go.
  • You also want programmable sms and mms.
Plivo review

Questions people ask

Is HappyFox or Plivo better?
Neither clearly leads. HappyFox starts at $29/month and Plivo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, HappyFox or Plivo?
HappyFox starts at $29/month and Plivo at On request.
Does HappyFox or Plivo run on more platforms?
HappyFox runs on Web, Ios, Android. Plivo runs on Web, APIs, Python, JavaScript, Java, PHP, Ruby, Go.
What is HappyFox best used for?
HappyFox is most often used for help desk ticketing across email, chat and phone, managing internal and customer support requests in one queue. Of those, help desk ticketing across email, chat and phone and managing internal and customer support requests in one queue are not what Plivo is typically brought in for.
What can HappyFox do that Plivo cannot?
HappyFox covers Ticketing, Knowledge base, Automation, SLA management. Plivo covers Published country rate card, Programmable SMS and MMS, Programmable voice, Contact centre product.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

HappyFox: Does HappyFox offer a free trial?

Yes, every HappyFox plan starts with a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

Source
Plivo: Will switching to Plivo cut our US messaging bill?

Partly. The per-message rate may fall, but 10DLC brand and campaign fees and the per-segment carrier surcharges are pass-through costs that are the same whichever provider you use.

HappyFox: What is HappyFox's pricing model?

HappyFox uses per-agent pricing with monthly charges for each support agent. Annual billing offers 20% savings. The Basic plan is limited to 5 agents; higher tiers include unlimited agents.

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Plivo: Does Plivo publish pricing?

Yes, as a per-destination rate card covering SMS and voice by country, so you can model your own destination mix before contacting sales.

HappyFox: What discounts does HappyFox offer?

HappyFox offers 20% annual billing discount, free one-year licenses for eligible startups on HappyFox CRM (with unlimited users and 50,000 AI credits), and discounts for non-profits and educational institutions on all plans.

Source
Plivo: How does it compare with Twilio?

Generally cheaper per unit on the same routes and narrower in scope. Twilio wins on ecosystem, channel breadth and documentation.

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