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Telecommunications software

12 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

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  • 46elks logo

    46elks

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

    From €0.02/per sms part
    • Web
    • API

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Bandwidth logo

    Bandwidth

    Voice, messaging and emergency calling APIs run on the company's own US carrier network

    Pricing on request
    • Web
    • API
    5 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Exotel logo

    Exotel

    Indian cloud telephony and contact centre platform sold as prepaid credit bundles

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +1
    8 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Infobip logo

    Infobip

    Omnichannel messaging over 800 direct operator connections, strongest outside the big Western markets

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • API
    5 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Knowlarity logo

    Knowlarity

    Indian cloud telephony for virtual numbers, IVR and call centre operations

    From ₹1,999/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +1
    8 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • MyOperator logo

    MyOperator

    Indian cloud call management and WhatsApp platform priced per plan, not per agent

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +1
    8 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Plivo logo

    Plivo

    SMS and voice APIs priced to undercut the larger aggregators

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • API

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Sinch logo

    Sinch

    Messaging, voice and email APIs with a fully published per-country rate card

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • API

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Telesign logo

    Telesign

    Phone number verification and fraud scoring rather than general purpose messaging

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • API

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Telnyx logo

    Telnyx

    Voice, messaging and connectivity APIs on a private global IP network

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • API
    • Windows

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Twilio logo

    Twilio

    Cloud communications platform for SMS, voice, and video

    Free plan, then $0.0083
    • Web
    • API

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Vonage logo

    Vonage

    Communications API platform for messaging and voice

    Pricing not published
    • API

    1 alternative · 3 questions answered

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Telecommunications tools, compared

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