Blooio vs Claw Messenger

Compare Blooio and Claw Messenger 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

Claw Messenger

iMessage for personal AI agents, no Mac needed
Starting price
$5/month for 250 messages
Free plan
7-day free trial, card required

Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and Claw Messenger supports 32.

Where Claw Messenger is ahead

Nothing on this list that Blooio lacks.

Feature comparison

FeatureBlooioClaw Messenger
iMessage messaging
iMessage
Supported
SupportedOnly phone numbers registered to the account can reach the agent
Group chats
Supported
PartialGrowth plan and up; every participant must be a registered number
Group management
PartialCreate groups by API. Adding or removing members is marked coming soon (returns 501).
PartialCreate a group by sending to several numbers; no add or remove member calls
Group name and photo
SupportedRename groups and set or remove group icons.
Not listedDocs only describe receiving group rename events
Mentions
Not listedA guide index lists mentions, but no mention field is documented.
Not listed
Tapbacks
SupportedAdd or remove tapbacks on any message; inbound reactions arrive as message.reaction events.
SupportedSend and receive, including custom emoji reactions
Threaded replies
Supportedreply_to on sends.
SupportedreplyTo on send; inbound messages carry replyTo
Typing indicators
SupportedSend, and receive typing.started and typing.stopped events.
Supported
Read receipts
SupportedMark chats read and receive message.read events.
SupportedMark as read on send; read status events on receive
Edit and unsend
Not listed
Not listed
Message effects
Supportedeffect field on text sends.
Not listed
Animated text effects
Not listed
Not listed
Stickers
Not listed
Not listed
Formatted text
SupportedMarkdown bold, italic, underline and strikethrough sent as iMessage rich text.
Not listed
Attachments
Supported
SupportedGeneric media attachments from HTTPS URLs
Live Photos
Not listed
Not listed
Rich link previews
Supportedrich_link bubbles with image and title overrides.
Not listed
Voice messages
SupportedA single audio file is sent as a native voice memo.
Not supportedFAQ: native voice-note bubbles are not verified; audio goes as a plain file
Contact cards
Not listedAttachments accept other files, but .vcf is not named. Name and Photo cards are documented.
Not listed
Polls
SupportedSend, vote and read results, with poll webhooks.
Not listed
Chat backgrounds
SupportedImage backgrounds only.
Not listed
Location sharing
PartialReads Find My locations of contacts already sharing. Location access is provisioned on request.
Not listed
iMessage apps
SupportedCustom bubbles for your own iMessage app extension, sent and received.
Not listed
Live app cards
Not supportedDocs say a send cannot continue an app session; each bubble starts a new one.
Not listed
Sender name and photo
SupportedSet name and avatar per number and share the card into a chat.
Not listed
FaceTime calls
PartialOn request for dedicated lines. Docs say the FaceTime API is disabled for now (returns 501).
Not supportedFAQ: no voice calls; text and media only
Delivery status
Supported
Supportedaccepted, delivered, read and failed status events
iMessage availability check
SupportedLive per-number iMessage, SMS and RCS capability lookup.
Not listedRouting picks the channel automatically; no reachability check is documented
Focus and Notify Anyway
SupportedRead a contact's Focus status and send Notify Anyway. Direct chats only.
Not listed
Numbers and delivery
Managed lines
SupportedPre-warmed numbers claimed self-serve from the dashboard.
SupportedProvider runs the line; agents run on Linux, Docker, Windows or cloud
Dedicated numbers
Supported
SupportedAgency tier ($199/month per subtenant); self-serve uses shared numbers
Shared numbers
SupportedStarter and Commercial Shared use managed shared pools.
SupportedSelf-serve plans send from a shared number that may change between messages
Bring your own number
PartialiMessage only by porting on dedicated plans. Your own Twilio number can carry SMS.
Not listedFAQ says numbers come from a pool; bringing your own is not mentioned
Line pooling
SupportedNumber pools and channel priorities; a contact keeps one number in a pool.
Not listed
SMS fallback
Supported
SupportediMessage with automatic RCS and SMS fallback
RCS fallback
Supported
Supported
Outbound-first messaging
SupportedShared plans cap new conversations per day. Inbound plan is reply-only.
SupportedSelf-serve plans start up to 20 new conversations per rolling 24 hours
Calls on the iMessage number
SupportedVoice calling and call forwarding on Commercial and Enterprise Dedicated lines.
Not supportedFAQ: voice calls are not supported
Other channels
SMS
SupportedFrom the iMessage line, or through your own Twilio account.
Supportedservice: SMS on send
RCS
SupportedRCS fallback on numbers, plus an RCS for Business channel type.
Supportedservice: RCS on send
WhatsApp
SupportedWhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) on the v4 API.
Not supportedNot offered
Telegram
Not supportedNot offered
Not supported
Slack
Not supported
Not supported
Email
Not supportedNot offered. iMessage can be sent to email handles.
Not supported
Phone calls
PartialVoice calling and forwarding on dedicated plans. No calling API documented.
Not supportedFAQ: voice calls are not supported
Apple Messages for Business
SupportedBlooio says it is an official Apple Messages for Business MSP.
Not supportedNot offered
Unified channel API
Supportedv4 API covers iMessage, SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Apple Messages for Business.
SupportedOne send call routes across iMessage, RCS and SMS
Developer tools
REST API
Supported
SupportedREST for sends and number routes; WebSocket is the main event channel
TypeScript SDK
Supported@blooio/sdk
PartialOnly framework packages on npm (OpenClaw plugin, n8n node, MCP); no general SDK
Python SDK
Supportedblooio on PyPI.
PartialOnly LangChain and CrewAI tool packages on PyPI; no general SDK
Other SDKs
SupportedGo and Java SDKs.
Not supportedProvider lists its SDK story as REST and WebSocket from any language
CLI
Not listed
Not listed
Webhooks
Supported
PartialDocs: self-serve inbound is WebSocket only; webhooks are for approved managed setups
Signed webhooks
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 with timestamp, rotatable secrets and delivery replay.
SupportedHMAC-signed
MCP server
SupportedHosted at mcp.blooio.com/v4.
Supported@emotion-machine/claw-messenger-mcp, five tools
Open source
PartialSDKs are Apache-2.0 on GitHub. The messaging platform is closed.
Not supportedCore service is not published; only MIT starter repos and plugins
Self-hosting
Not supportedBlooio says it is not a self-hosted iMessage relay.
Not supportedProvider lists itself as hosted
Local testing
Not listed
Not listedSetup test sends a real message to a phone you control
Custom channel providers
PartialYour own Twilio account can be added as an SMS channel under the same API.
Not listed
Event replay
SupportedWebhook delivery logs with replay, plus an events feed to list past events.
SupportedInbound messages are stored and redelivered on reconnect; sync replays since a time
OpenTelemetry
Not listed
Not listed
No-code integrations
SupportedGoHighLevel, n8n, Make, Zapier and IFTTT.
Partialn8n node for self-hosted n8n, send only; no Zapier or Make
CRM integrations
SupportedGoHighLevel and HubSpot.
Not supportedProvider: no native HubSpot, Salesforce or GoHighLevel connector
Built for AI agents
Agent framework
PartialNo own framework. Community Chat SDK adapter, plus plugins for Hermes Agent and eve.
PartialPlugins for OpenClaw, Hermes, LangChain and CrewAI; no framework of its own
Agent framework integrations
SupportedBlooio publishes Hermes Agent and eve channel plugins. The Chat SDK adapter is a community package.
SupportedOwn packages for LangChain, CrewAI, OpenClaw, Hermes and n8n
Streaming replies
Not listed
Not listed
Agent group chats
Not listed
Not listed
Human handoff
PartialHandoff webhook events, documented for Apple Messages for Business chats.
Not listed
Audit logs
PartialLists audit logging among internal security controls. No customer audit log documented.
Not listed
Message history API
SupportedRetention runs 90 days to unlimited depending on plan.
Partialsync replays saved inbound messages since a timestamp; no history API
Plans and compliance
Free plan
PartialFree trial is 20 messages total on a shared number. Apple Messages for Business has a free sandbox.
Not supportedNo free tier; 7-day trial with a card
Public pricing
SupportedNumber plans from $39/mo. Apple Messages for Business is custom, per monthly active user.
Supported
No per-message fees
SupportedNumber plans are flat. Apple Messages for Business is billed per monthly active user.
PartialFlat plans with hard monthly message caps; Agency charges $0.005 per extra message
Uptime SLA
SupportedContractual SLA with a signed Enterprise Order Form; 99.9% uptime target
Not supportedTerms: high availability is a goal, uptime is not guaranteed
Isolated infrastructure
PartialDedicated numbers are isolated to your workspace. No per-customer servers or devices described.
SupportedAgency subtenants get their own line, key and routing
SOC 2 Type II
Not supportedTrust Center lists SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 as in progress.
Not supportedProvider: no public certifications yet
GDPR
SupportedTrust Center marks GDPR as passing.
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

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Claw Messenger

Monthly plans sized by message count, from $5 for 250 messages to $50 for 15,000, plus an invite-only Agency tier and custom Enterprise.

Pricing model: monthly message bundles (inbound and outbound both count)

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Which should you choose?

Choose Blooio if you need group name and photo, message effects, formatted text and rich link previews.

Choose Claw Messenger if its pricing fits better: it does not support anything here that Blooio lacks.

Frequently asked questions