AgentPhone vs Blooio

Compare AgentPhone and Blooio side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.

AgentPhone

Phone numbers with voice, SMS and iMessage for AI agents
Starting price
$3/month per number plus usage; iMessage from $150/month per line
Free plan
$5 starting credit, no card required

Blooio

One API for iMessage, WhatsApp and Apple Messages
Starting price
$39/month (Starter, shared number)
Free plan
Free trial: 20 messages total on a shared number, no credit card

AgentPhone supports 44 of the 77 features compared here, and Blooio supports 60.

Feature comparison

FeatureAgentPhoneBlooio
iMessage messaging
iMessage
SupportediMessage lines are a separate number type (type=imessage).
Supported
Group chats
SupportediMessage groups arrive as one conversation with roster and sender; reply to the group id.
Supported
Group management
PartialStart a new group by listing recipients and rename it; adding or removing members is not documented.
PartialCreate groups by API. Adding or removing members is marked coming soon (returns 501).
Group name and photo
PartialGroup name can be set by API; the group icon is only readable.
SupportedRename groups and set or remove group icons.
Mentions
Not listed
Not listedA guide index lists mentions, but no mention field is documented.
Tapbacks
SupportedSix classic tapbacks, custom emoji on newer lines; inbound reactions via agent.reaction.
SupportedAdd or remove tapbacks on any message; inbound reactions arrive as message.reaction events.
Threaded replies
Supportedreply_to_message_id; also on WhatsApp.
Supportedreply_to on sends.
Typing indicators
SupportedSend only, best-effort, auto-expires after a few seconds.
SupportedSend, and receive typing.started and typing.stopped events.
Read receipts
Not listedThe pricing page mentions read receipts; no API or webhook for them is documented.
SupportedMark chats read and receive message.read events.
Edit and unsend
Not listed
Not listed
Message effects
Supported12 screen and bubble effects via send_style.
Supportedeffect field on text sends.
Animated text effects
Not listed
Not listed
Stickers
Not listed
Not listed
Formatted text
Not listed
SupportedMarkdown bold, italic, underline and strikethrough sent as iMessage rich text.
Attachments
SupportedImages, video and files by URL; several images arrive as a carousel on iMessage.
Supported
Live Photos
Not listed
Not listed
Rich link previews
Not listed
Supportedrich_link bubbles with image and title overrides.
Voice messages
Not listed
SupportedA single audio file is sent as a native voice memo.
Contact cards
SupportedvCard files can be sent as media (listed as a supported MMS type).
Not listedAttachments accept other files, but .vcf is not named. Name and Photo cards are documented.
Polls
Not listed
SupportedSend, vote and read results, with poll webhooks.
Chat backgrounds
SupportedSet or remove a background image per iMessage conversation.
SupportedImage backgrounds only.
Location sharing
Not listedThe API has location endpoints returning coordinates per number, but their use is not described.
PartialReads Find My locations of contacts already sharing. Location access is provisioned on request.
iMessage apps
Not listed
SupportedCustom bubbles for your own iMessage app extension, sent and received.
Live app cards
Not listed
Not supportedDocs say a send cannot continue an app session; each bubble starts a new one.
Sender name and photo
PartialContact card sets a display name and avatar on the iMessage number; $250/month line only.
SupportedSet name and avatar per number and share the card into a chat.
FaceTime calls
Not listed
PartialOn request for dedicated lines. Docs say the FaceTime API is disabled for now (returns 501).
Delivery status
PartialMessages carry a status and failure reason; no delivery or read webhooks are documented.
Supported
iMessage availability check
SupportedLive check of iMessage, SMS and RCS reachability for a number before sending.
SupportedLive per-number iMessage, SMS and RCS capability lookup.
Focus and Notify Anyway
Not listed
SupportedRead a contact's Focus status and send Notify Anyway. Direct chats only.
Numbers and delivery
Managed lines
SupportediMessage lines are ordered through the API and run by AgentPhone.
SupportedPre-warmed numbers claimed self-serve from the dashboard.
Dedicated numbers
SupportedUS and Canada numbers at $3/month; dedicated iMessage lines at $250/month.
Supported
Shared numbers
Not listed
SupportedStarter and Commercial Shared use managed shared pools.
Bring your own number
Not listed
PartialiMessage only by porting on dedicated plans. Your own Twilio number can carry SMS.
Line pooling
Not listed
SupportedNumber pools and channel priorities; a contact keeps one number in a pool.
SMS fallback
SupportedFalls back to SMS/MMS when iMessage is not available.
Supported
RCS fallback
SupportediMessage-capable numbers deliver over RCS or SMS to non-Apple recipients.
Supported
Outbound-first messaging
PartialOutbound iMessage lines: 50 new contacts a day per line; inbound-only lines do not start chats; SMS needs 10DLC.
SupportedShared plans cap new conversations per day. Inbound plan is reply-only.
Calls on the iMessage number
Not listed
SupportedVoice calling and call forwarding on Commercial and Enterprise Dedicated lines.
Other channels
SMS
SupportedSMS and MMS; inbound works at once, outbound needs 10DLC.
SupportedFrom the iMessage line, or through your own Twilio account.
RCS
BetaRCS Business Messaging is beta and concierge-onboarded: branded sender, quick-reply chips.
SupportedRCS fallback on numbers, plus an RCS for Business channel type.
WhatsApp
BetaBeta, enabled per account. Connect your own WhatsApp Business Account; Meta bills you.
SupportedWhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) on the v4 API.
Telegram
Not supportedNot offered
Not supportedNot offered
Slack
Not supported
Not supported
Email
Not supported
Not supportedNot offered. iMessage can be sent to email handles.
Phone calls
SupportedInbound and outbound calls in webhook mode or hosted AI mode; also browser web calls.
PartialVoice calling and forwarding on dedicated plans. No calling API documented.
Apple Messages for Business
Not supportedNot offered
SupportedBlooio says it is an official Apple Messages for Business MSP.
Unified channel API
SupportedOne send endpoint for SMS, MMS, iMessage, RCS and WhatsApp; one agent.message webhook incl. voice.
Supportedv4 API covers iMessage, SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Apple Messages for Business.
Developer tools
REST API
Supported
Supported
TypeScript SDK
Supportednpm install agentphone
Supported@blooio/sdk
Python SDK
Supportedpip install agentphone
Supportedblooio on PyPI.
Other SDKs
Not listedDocs list only TypeScript and Python; an agentphone-go repo holds only a placeholder README.
SupportedGo and Java SDKs.
CLI
Not listedNo own CLI found; numbers can be provisioned through the Stripe Projects CLI.
Not listed
Webhooks
SupportedProject default webhook with per-agent overrides.
Supported
Signed webhooks
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 over timestamp and body, with a timestamp header for replay protection.
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 with timestamp, rotatable secrets and delivery replay.
MCP server
SupportedHosted MCP server (mcp.agentphone.ai) and npm package agentphone-mcp.
SupportedHosted at mcp.blooio.com/v4.
Open source
Not supportedClosed platform. The MCP server and framework integrations are MIT-licensed on GitHub.
PartialSDKs are Apache-2.0 on GitHub. The messaging platform is closed.
Self-hosting
Not supportedHosted cloud service only
Not supportedBlooio says it is not a self-hosted iMessage relay.
Local testing
PartialBrowser web calls test a voice agent without a phone number; no message simulator found.
Not listed
Custom channel providers
Not listed
PartialYour own Twilio account can be added as an SMS channel under the same API.
Event replay
PartialFailed webhooks retry 5 times over about 20 hours; deliveries can be listed but not replayed.
SupportedWebhook delivery logs with replay, plus an events feed to list past events.
OpenTelemetry
Not listed
Not listed
No-code integrations
PartialAgentPhone block in Sim's no-code workflow builder; no Zapier, Make, n8n or GoHighLevel found.
SupportedGoHighLevel, n8n, Make, Zapier and IFTTT.
CRM integrations
Not listed
SupportedGoHighLevel and HubSpot.
Built for AI agents
Agent framework
SupportedHosted voice mode runs calls from a system prompt; conversation state rides along in webhooks.
PartialNo own framework. Community Chat SDK adapter, plus plugins for Hermes Agent and eve.
Agent framework integrations
SupportedVercel Chat SDK adapter, LangChain, CrewAI and OpenAI Agents SDK tools, Google ADK guide.
SupportedBlooio publishes Hermes Agent and eve channel plugins. The Chat SDK adapter is a community package.
Streaming replies
PartialVoice only: NDJSON streamed webhook replies start speech on the first chunk.
Not listed
Agent group chats
PartialAgents can create and take part in iMessage groups; agent-to-agent groups are not described.
Not listed
Human handoff
PartialVoice only: cold transfer of a call to a transferNumber, by the AI or your webhook.
PartialHandoff webhook events, documented for Apple Messages for Business chats.
Audit logs
Not listed
PartialLists audit logging among internal security controls. No customer audit log documented.
Message history API
SupportedConversations with paginated messages and custom metadata; call transcripts.
SupportedRetention runs 90 days to unlimited depending on plan.
Plans and compliance
Free plan
Partial$5 starting credit, no card. Outbound calls need a top-up first.
PartialFree trial is 20 messages total on a shared number. Apple Messages for Business has a free sandbox.
Public pricing
Supported
SupportedNumber plans from $39/mo. Apple Messages for Business is custom, per monthly active user.
No per-message fees
PartialiMessage lines and WhatsApp have no per-message charge; SMS is $0.02 a segment, MMS $0.03.
SupportedNumber plans are flat. Apple Messages for Business is billed per monthly active user.
Uptime SLA
Not supportedTerms promise no uptime; SLAs only if set in an order or separate agreement.
SupportedContractual SLA with a signed Enterprise Order Form; 99.9% uptime target
Isolated infrastructure
Not listedSub-accounts isolate agents, numbers and data per client; no dedicated infrastructure offer found.
PartialDedicated numbers are isolated to your workspace. No per-customer servers or devices described.
SOC 2 Type II
PartialSOC 2 Type I report as of July 30, 2026; Type II examination in progress.
Not supportedTrust Center lists SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 as in progress.
GDPR
SupportedPrivacy policy sets out GDPR legal bases for processing.
SupportedTrust Center marks GDPR as passing.

Checked on each provider's own site and docs on 2026-10-25. “Not listed” means the provider does not mention it.

Pricing

AgentPhone

Pay as you go with $5 of starting credit: $3 per number a month, $0.13 to $0.22 a voice minute and $0.02 per SMS segment, with iMessage lines at $150 or $250 a month and no per-message charge.

Pricing model: usage-based, flat per line for iMessage

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Blooio

A free trial with 20 messages, shared plans at $39 and $89 a month, Commercial Dedicated at $289 a month per line, an Inbound plan at $98 a month, and Enterprise Dedicated from $195 a month per line at 6+ lines.

Pricing model: flat per line, no per-message fees

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Which should you choose?

Choose AgentPhone if you need contact cards, local testing, streaming replies and agent group chats.

Choose Blooio if you need read receipts, formatted text, rich link previews and voice messages.

Frequently asked questions