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Balto is a tool that helps businesses reduce communication costs by switching from Twilio SMS to iMessage for customer messaging. Launched in 2020, it targets companies looking to cut their messaging expenses… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How we reduced our Twilio costs 80% by switching to iMessage launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Beeper – All Your Chats in One App▲962

   Get the most popular messaging services, all in a single app. WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, Telegram, and more.

   2021 · beeperhq.com · its alternatives →

2. 2M2
   My 2-Hour Twilio App▲57

   2010 · txt2ping.com · its alternatives →

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   Twilio for Slack▲190

   Enable SMS conversations with Slack+Twilio

   2020 · clerk.chat · its alternatives →

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   Chattodo▲101

   Turn any message into a delegated todo, with just a touch.

   2018 · chattodo.co · its alternatives →

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   Twilio Frontline▲67

   Connect salespeople to clients with security and compliance

   2022 · support.twilio.com · its alternatives →

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   Telegram 10▲273

   Colorful calls, Thanos snap & an epic update for bots

   2024 · telegram.org · its alternatives →

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   Balto, an API to Send iMessages▲6

   2020 · balto.withterra.com · its alternatives →

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   A Twilio-powered interactive talk radio platform▲122

   2020 · capiche.fm · its alternatives →

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   Twilio Notify▲150

   One API to orchestrate notifications across SMS, push & more

   2016 · twilio.com · its alternatives →

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    Plivo - SMS API ▲88

    Twilio killer on steroids.

    2014 · plivo.com · its alternatives →

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    Textmob - My simple Twilio + GroupMe app▲27

    2011 · textmob.co · its alternatives →

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    Phone verification at no cost▲147

    Phone verification at no cost (Deprecated). Contribute to natsu90/dial2verify-twilio development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chatistics – Turn Telegram, WhatsApp, Messenger Chatlogs to DataFrames▲119

    💬 Python scripts to parse Messenger, Hangouts, WhatsApp and Telegram chat logs into DataFrames.

    2020 · masterscrat.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Avochato▲220

    Text message your customers directly from Slack

    2017 · avochato.com · its alternatives →

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    Twilio Engage▲123

    Build hyper-personalized end-to-end marketing campaigns

    2021 · twilio.com · its alternatives →

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    Cozylayer▲68

    Send "Do Not Disturb" SMS messages straight from Slack.

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Riley▲183

    MailChimp for SMS. Dashboard and API for triggering SMS.

    2018 · getrileynow.com · its alternatives →

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    SMS Chatbot▲99

    Build your own SMS based text-bot in Botsify.

    2020 · botsify.com · its alternatives →

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    Textto▲144

    Text from your computer for free

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Self hosted Twilio for blue bubbles▲14

    Self-hosted iMessage client. Contribute to lsd-so/lusid development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Kompito | Todo Messenger▲75

    A messenger to send/receive todos

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Zbooni▲86

    Simplest way to sell over Messenger, WhatsApp & Instagram

    2019 · zbooni.com · its alternatives →

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    Save your countless hours - Twilio SMS▲2

    Twilio SMS has an option of Opt-out to stop the messaging

    2020 · store.outrightcrm.com · its alternatives →

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    Suto – Expert advice on products via SMS▲11

    2016 · asksuto.com · 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 →