Bland vs rustpush
Compare Bland and rustpush 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
rustpush
Rust library for the iMessage, FaceTime and APNs protocols
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free source (SSPL v1)
Bland supports 46 of the 77 features compared here, and rustpush supports 39.
Where Bland is ahead
and 19 more in the table below.
Where rustpush is ahead
- Group chats
- Group management
- Group name and photo
- Mentions
- Threaded replies
- Edit and unsend
- Message effects
- Formatted text
and 12 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Animated text effects | ||
| Stickers | ||
| Formatted text | Not listed | |
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | |
| Rich link previews | Not listed | |
| Voice messages | ||
| Contact cards | Not listed | Not listed |
| Polls | Not listed | Not listed |
| Chat backgrounds | Not listed | |
| Location sharing | Not listed | |
| iMessage apps | Not listed | |
| Live app cards | Not listed | |
| Sender name and photo | ||
| FaceTime calls | Not listed | |
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | Not listed | |
| Focus and Notify Anyway | Not listed | |
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | Not supportedA library; you register your own Apple ID and device identity | |
| Dedicated numbers | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Shared numbers | Not supported | |
| Bring your own number | ||
| Line pooling | Not listed | |
| SMS fallback | Not listed | |
| RCS fallback | Not listedDocs say Bland picks the richest channel; an iMessage to RCS order is not stated | Not listed |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | Not listed | |
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | Not listed | |
Not supportedNot offered | ||
| Telegram | Not supportedNot offered | Not supported |
| Slack | Not supportedNot a messaging channel; Slack is listed only as a tool integration | Not supported |
Not supportedNot offered as a messaging channel | Not supported | |
| Phone calls | Not supportedNot offered; FaceTime only | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not listedProduct page says Bland handles Apple Business Messaging registration; docs describe numbers | Not supportedNot offered |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | Not supportedRust library only; no HTTP API | |
| TypeScript SDK | Not listedRust crate only | |
| Python SDK | Not listed | Not listed |
| Other SDKs | Not listed | |
| CLI | Not listed | |
| Webhooks | Not supportedLibrary only; your code receives messages directly, no webhooks | |
| Signed webhooks | Not supportedNo webhooks | |
| MCP server | Not listed | |
| Open source | Not supportedClosed platform | |
| Self-hosting | ||
| Local testing | Not listed | |
| Custom channel providers | Not listed | |
| Event replay | Not listed | |
| OpenTelemetry | Not listed | Not listed |
| No-code integrations | Not listed | |
| CRM integrations | Not listed | |
| Built for AI agents | ||
| Agent framework | Not listed | |
| Agent framework integrations | Not listed | |
| Streaming replies | Not listed | Not listed |
| Agent group chats | Not listed | Not listed |
| Human handoff | Not listed | |
| Audit logs | Not listed | |
| Message history API | ||
| Plans and compliance | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Public pricing | Not listedNo prices or commercial license terms published | |
| No per-message fees | ||
| Uptime SLA | ||
| Isolated infrastructure | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listedSelf-hosted; compliance is up to the operator | |
| GDPR | Not listed |
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
Sourcerustpush
rustpush is free source under SSPL v1; you supply Apple hardware identifiers or an always-on iPhone relay, and anyone offering it as a service must publish their service's source.
Pricing model: free self-hosted library
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose Bland if you need managed lines, dedicated numbers, shared numbers and line pooling.
Choose rustpush if you need group chats, group management, group name and photo and mentions.
Frequently asked questions
Bland supports 46 of the 77 features compared here, and rustpush supports 39. Bland adds managed lines, dedicated numbers, shared numbers, line pooling and SMS fallback. rustpush adds group chats, group management, group name and photo, mentions and threaded replies.
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. rustpush: rustpush is free source under SSPL v1; you supply Apple hardware identifiers or an always-on iPhone relay, and anyone offering it as a service must publish their service's source.
rustpush does not support managed lines.
rustpush does not support dedicated numbers.
rustpush does not support shared numbers.