Comms is a hosted messaging API and team inbox from Osis. It sends and receives iMessage, SMS, RCS on eligible lines and WhatsApp from one phone number, with hosted AI agents, human handoff and a hosted MCP server. No Mac is needed, and you can create an API key without talking to sales.
AI usage for hosted agents is billed separately through Comms credits or your own OpenRouter account. Answered calls are billed per minute.
Both route iMessage, RCS and SMS through one API with signed webhooks and an MCP server, and both support polls, typing indicators, read receipts and group chats. Linq Pro starts at $260 a month, Linq publishes TypeScript, Python and Go SDKs, and holds SOC 2 Type II. Comms has a free shared line, dedicated numbers at $200 a month, WhatsApp on the same number, hosted agents and inbound call handling; no official SDK or SOC 2 report was found on its site.
Teams that want iMessage and WhatsApp agents on one number, using a hosted agent or their own.
Comms by Osis supports 43 of the 77 features compared on Linq Alternatives.