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24 alternatives to Nexmo

API's for SMS, voice, and phone verification

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nexmo launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SMS Racing▲92

   Texting and driving simulator

   2014 · holdenlink.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fuffr▲141

   A new way to interact with your phone

   2014 · fuffr.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nemex▲82

   Track and Curate Ideas or Projects

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tox▲102

   An open source alternative to WhatsApp

   2014 · tox.im · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Emojidex▲74

   Emojis-as-a-service

   2015 · emojidex.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   46elks▲84

   Voice, SMS & MMS in one easy API

   2014 · 46elks.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   AppBotX▲102

   Helping mobile developers get better reviews

   2014 · app.appbot.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   LibreTaxi▲190

   Open source alternative to Uber/Lyft for Telegram

   2017 · libretaxi.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Phaxio▲73

   Twilio for Faxing

   2015 · phaxio.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    uixspot▲75

    Marketplace for Mobile and Web Admin Interfaces

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Studio▲124

    Roleplaying based messaging app

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Astrobot▲60

    Browse The Web Over SMS

    2014 · astro-bot.appspot.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Screenhero▲134

    Collaborative Screen Sharing + Voice Chat

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Helloify▲117

    Customer and team messaging

    2014 · helloify.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Speak & Translate▲82

    Instant Voice & Text Translator with Speech and Dictionary

    2015 · bendingspoons.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Quixey▲74

    The Search Engine For Apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cord for Android▲108

    A beautiful short voice messaging service

    2014 · emojiguide.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Twilio▲31

    Deeply customizable voice and messaging API

    2014 · twilio.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cleartones▲108

    Minimalist ringtones

    2015 · cleartones.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Beam Messenger▲64

    Real-time texting app

    2014 · flowton.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stepes▲81

    On-demand chat based translation app

    2015 · stepes.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    musiXmatch Mic▲85

    Give the words to your voice

    2014 · about.musixmatch.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 →