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Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#11

Post by pbreit » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 12:23 AM UTC

Since they're all pretty much the same, the main factor appears to be missing: price.

Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#12

Post by pbreit » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 12:24 AM UTC

kumarski wrote: post #8

gremlinsinc wrote: post #5

Would be nice if it included pricing per # and per SMS msg sent, etc...and any other fees.

none of these companies will list their prices publicly... twilio will b/c they're probably slightly over priced. Always negotiate lower prices and shop around.

Plivo, Nexmo & Bandwidth all list their (much lower) pricing.

Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#13

Post by brightsize » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 12:28 AM UTC

gremlinsinc wrote: post #5

Would be nice if it included pricing per # and per SMS msg sent, etc...and any other fees.

Here are the pricing pages for two services that I looked into as possible alternatives to Twilio:

https://www.plivo.com/pricing/

https://www.nexmo.com/products/sms/

Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#14

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 12:34 AM UTC

robbiep wrote: post #7

saarons wrote: post #6

I wish I had something like this sooner. I decided to go with Plivo for a side-project of mine and while my experience has been pleasant I really miss MMS support. I'm going to take some time going through this list evaluating different MMS providers. Anybody have any experience with a particular company on this list with MMS that they enjoy?

MMS Providers seem to be few and far between. Looking for an Australian offering at the moment - having some trouble. Any advice welcomed.

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Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#15

Post by orliesaurus » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 12:45 AM UTC

Its a great list but what's the context?

Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#16

Post by kumarski » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 1:15 AM UTC

orliesaurus wrote: post #15

Its a great list but what's the context?

Twilio's IPO just occurred.

Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#17

Post by antoncohen » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 1:19 AM UTC

Thanks for the list.

I would be really interested in SMS deliverability data by country or region for different SMS API providers. I think it is really key when choosing SMS providers, and it is hard data to get.

Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#18

Post by kumarski » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 1:32 AM UTC

pbreit wrote: post #11

Since they're all pretty much the same, the main factor appears to be missing: price.

they don't all disclose price publicly and I'd probably get a takedown notice if I posted prices, b/c they can always change and that's misleading the consumers.

Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#19

Post by quentusrex » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 1:34 AM UTC

saarons wrote: post #6

I wish I had something like this sooner. I decided to go with Plivo for a side-project of mine and while my experience has been pleasant I really miss MMS support. I'm going to take some time going through this list evaluating different MMS providers. Anybody have any experience with a particular company on this list with MMS that they enjoy?

I'm actively looking for MMS support, US as well as international.

Re: Telephony, SMS, and MMS APIs

#20

Post by thefastlane » Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 1:42 AM UTC

wow, i'm out of the loop. what is everyone building with these types of APIs?