Bland vs Comms by Osis
Compare Bland and Comms by Osis side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
Bland
Voice AI platform with SMS, RCS and branded iMessage agents
- Starting price
- Custom (iMessage is Enterprise only); SMS from $29.99/month on the Agent Phone Plan
- Free plan
- Start plan: free, with credits and an inbound number, for voice
Comms by Osis
iMessage, RCS, SMS and WhatsApp API with hosted agents
- Starting price
- $50/month (shared line); $200/month per dedicated number
- Free plan
- Free: shared platform line, 100 messages a day, no card
Bland supports 46 of the 77 features compared here, and Comms by Osis supports 43.
Where Bland is ahead
and 8 more in the table below.
Where Comms by Osis is ahead
- Group chats
- Group management
- Group name and photo
- Threaded replies
- Edit and unsend
- Contact cards
- Polls
- Chat backgrounds
and 5 more in the table below.
Feature comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| iMessage messaging | ||
| iMessage | ||
| Group chats | Not listed | |
| Group management | Not listed | |
| Group name and photo | Not listed | |
| Mentions | Not listed | Not listed |
| Tapbacks | ||
| Threaded replies | Not listed | |
| Typing indicators | ||
| Read receipts | ||
| Edit and unsend | Not listedAPI deletes stored messages from a conversation; unsend on the device is not mentioned | |
| Message effects | Not listed | Not listed |
| Animated text effects | Not listed | |
| Stickers | Not listed | |
| Formatted text | Not listed | Not listed |
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rich link previews | Not listed | Not listed |
| Voice messages | Not listedVoice notes are documented for WhatsApp only. | |
| Contact cards | Not listed | |
| Polls | Not listed | |
| Chat backgrounds | Not listed | |
| Location sharing | Not listed | |
| iMessage apps | Not listed | Not listed |
| Live app cards | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sender name and photo | ||
| FaceTime calls | Not listed | |
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | Not listed | |
| Focus and Notify Anyway | Not listed | Not listed |
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | ||
| Dedicated numbers | ||
| Shared numbers | ||
| Bring your own number | ||
| Line pooling | Not listed | |
| SMS fallback | ||
| RCS fallback | Not listedDocs say Bland picks the richest channel; an iMessage to RCS order is not stated | |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | Not listed | |
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | ||
| Telegram | Not supportedNot offered | Not supportedNot offered |
| Slack | Not supportedNot a messaging channel; Slack is listed only as a tool integration | Not supported |
Not supportedNot offered as a messaging channel | ||
| Phone calls | ||
| Apple Messages for Business | Not listedProduct page says Bland handles Apple Business Messaging registration; docs describe numbers | |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | Not listedOnly a runnable Node.js example is published. | |
| Python SDK | Not listed | Not listed |
| Other SDKs | Not listed | Not listed |
| CLI | Not listed | |
| Webhooks | ||
| Signed webhooks | ||
| MCP server | ||
| Open source | Not supportedClosed platform | Not listed |
| Self-hosting | Not listed | |
| Local testing | Not listed | |
| Custom channel providers | Not listed | |
| Event replay | ||
| OpenTelemetry | Not listed | Not listed |
| No-code integrations | ||
| CRM integrations | Not listed | |
| Built for AI agents | ||
| Agent framework | ||
| Agent framework integrations | Not listed | |
| Streaming replies | Not listed | Not listed |
| Agent group chats | Not listed | Not listed |
| Human handoff | ||
| Audit logs | Not listed | |
| Message history API | ||
| Plans and compliance | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Public pricing | ||
| No per-message fees | ||
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
| Isolated infrastructure | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listed | |
| GDPR | Not listedThe privacy policy mentions GDPR rights; no DPA was found. |
Checked on each provider's own site and docs on 2026-10-25. “Not listed” means the provider does not mention it.
Pricing
Bland
Voice plans are Start (free, $0.14 a minute), Build ($299 a month) and Scale ($499 a month); SMS is $0.02 per message; the Agent Phone Plan is $29.99 a month for one number; iMessage, RCS and WhatsApp need a custom Enterprise contract.
Pricing model: per-minute voice, per-message SMS, custom Enterprise contracts
SourceComms by Osis
Free on a shared line with 100 messages a day, Plus at $50 a month on a shared line, Dedicated at $200 a month per number with $0 setup, and custom Enterprise; AI usage is billed separately.
Pricing model: flat monthly per plan or dedicated line; AI usage and call minutes extra
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose Bland if you need animated text effects, stickers, voice messages and line pooling.
Choose Comms by Osis if you need group chats, group management, group name and photo and threaded replies.
Frequently asked questions
Bland supports 46 of the 77 features compared here, and Comms by Osis supports 43. Bland adds animated text effects, stickers, voice messages, line pooling and TypeScript SDK. Comms by Osis adds group chats, group management, group name and photo, threaded replies and edit and unsend.
Bland: Voice plans are Start (free, $0.14 a minute), Build ($299 a month) and Scale ($499 a month); SMS is $0.02 per message; the Agent Phone Plan is $29.99 a month for one number; iMessage, RCS and WhatsApp need a custom Enterprise contract. Comms by Osis: Free on a shared line with 100 messages a day, Plus at $50 a month on a shared line, Dedicated at $200 a month per number with $0 setup, and custom Enterprise; AI usage is billed separately.
Comms by Osis does not list animated text effects on its site or in its docs.
Comms by Osis does not list stickers on its site or in its docs.
Comms by Osis does not list voice messages on its site or in its docs.