Blooio vs BlueBubbles
Compare Blooio and BlueBubbles side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
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
BlueBubbles
Free, open-source iMessage bridge you host on a Mac
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and BlueBubbles supports 45.
Where Blooio is ahead
and 12 more in the table below.
Where BlueBubbles is ahead
Feature comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| iMessage messaging | ||
| iMessage | ||
| Group chats | ||
| Group management | ||
| Group name and photo | ||
| Mentions | Not listedA guide index lists mentions, but no mention field is documented. | |
| Tapbacks | ||
| Threaded replies | ||
| Typing indicators | ||
| Read receipts | ||
| Edit and unsend | Not listed | |
| Message effects | ||
| Animated text effects | Not listed | Not listed |
| Stickers | Not listed | |
| Formatted text | ||
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | |
| Rich link previews | ||
| Voice messages | ||
| Contact cards | Not listedAttachments accept other files, but .vcf is not named. Name and Photo cards are documented. | Not listed |
| Polls | ||
| Chat backgrounds | ||
| Location sharing | ||
| iMessage apps | ||
| Live app cards | Not listed | |
| Sender name and photo | ||
| FaceTime calls | ||
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | ||
| Focus and Notify Anyway | ||
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | ||
| Dedicated numbers | Not supportedNot offered; uses your own Apple ID | |
| Shared numbers | Not supported | |
| Bring your own number | ||
| Line pooling | Not listed | |
| SMS fallback | Not listedNot documented; FAQ says SMS is unsupported, the fit quiz says forwarded texts work | |
| RCS fallback | Not listed | |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | ||
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | ||
Not supportedNot offered | ||
| Telegram | Not supportedNot offered | Not supported |
| Slack | Not supported | Not supported |
Not supportedNot offered. iMessage can be sent to email handles. | Not supported | |
| Phone calls | Not supportedNot offered; FaceTime only | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | ||
| Python SDK | ||
| Other SDKs | ||
| CLI | Not listed | Not listed |
| Webhooks | ||
| Signed webhooks | ||
| MCP server | ||
| Open source | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Local testing | Not listed | 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 | Not listed | |
| Agent framework integrations | Not listedOnly community projects are listed, such as a ChatGPT agent and Clawdbot | |
| 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 | ||
| No per-message fees | ||
| Uptime SLA | ||
| Isolated infrastructure | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listedSelf-hosted; compliance is up to whoever runs the Mac | |
| 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
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
SourceBlueBubbles
The software is free and open source; an optional BlueBubbles Pro subscription for the upcoming 2.x server costs $3/month, $30/year or $55 once.
Pricing model: free self-hosted software, optional Pro subscription
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose Blooio if you need managed lines, dedicated numbers, shared numbers and line pooling.
Choose BlueBubbles if you need mentions, edit and unsend, stickers and Live Photos.
Frequently asked questions
Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and BlueBubbles supports 45. Blooio adds managed lines, dedicated numbers, shared numbers, line pooling and SMS fallback. BlueBubbles adds mentions, edit and unsend, stickers, Live Photos and self-hosting.
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. BlueBubbles: The software is free and open source; an optional BlueBubbles Pro subscription for the upcoming 2.x server costs $3/month, $30/year or $55 once.
BlueBubbles does not support managed lines.
BlueBubbles does not support dedicated numbers.
BlueBubbles does not support shared numbers.