Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Channels

Data-driven phone system

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Channels launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack Shared Channels▲480

   Work with anyone in Slack

   2017 · slack.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Channels.social▲8

   You community integrated right inside your product

   2025 · channels.social · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Magic▲373

   Get whatever you want on demand with no hassle, through SMS

   2015 · getmagic.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Text A Coder▲282

   Send a text, get a developer and project manager instantly

   2016 · textacoder.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Aircall▲200

   Phone support made easy

   2015 · aircall.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sendchamp▲66

   Multi-channel messaging tool for devs & businesses in Africa

   2021 · sendchamp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Phonebot▲203

   Make phone calls from within a Slack channel

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slackline▲201

   Shared channels between Slack teams

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   telbee▲182

   Voice messaging for your website, podcasts & social media

   2020 · telbee.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Channel.io▲73

    An all-in-one business OS for startups looking to scale

    2022 · channel.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world▲222

    Visually build multichannel messaging bots and launch them anywhere in the world.

    2013 · textit.in · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Thena for Customer Support▲248

    Manage and service your customers in Slack

    2022 · thena.ai · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Intercom via SMS▲92

    Convert incoming customer texts into Intercom conversation

    2018 · justcall.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    JustCall▲78

    Cloud phone system for sales and customer success teams

    2016 · justcall.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Spoke Phone▲71

    Mobile phones into a business class phone system in 3 mins

    2017 · getspoke.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Respond Flow▲167

    The Mailchimp of SMS

    2020 · respondflow.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ShortySMS▲143

    Text message marketing automation, for any budget

    2021 · shortysms.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Salesmsg▲75

    Two-way business texting for teams

    2017 · salesmessage.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BeamCall▲75

    Phone 2.0 app that texts everything you speak!

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Relay▲92

    One-tap customer experience for the service industry

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stage Channels by Discord▲94

    Bring together an audience of listeners

    2021 · discord.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CopilotKit Channels SDK▲145

    The open-source SDK for bringing any agent into any chat platform: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram - with native, Interactive UI. - CopilotKit/channels-sdk

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Textline▲66

    A simple business texting / business SMS app

    2019 · textline.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Channels▲68

    Send money like text messages in a new multi-currency wallet

    2018 · go.onelink.me · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →