Blooio vs Project Blue
Compare Blooio and Project Blue 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
Project Blue
iMessage, SMS and FaceTime Audio lines inside your CRM
- Starting price
- $166/month per line, billed annually
- Free plan
- Free trial on a shared line, verified numbers only
Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and Project Blue supports 42.
Where Blooio is ahead
- Threaded replies
- Read receipts
- Formatted text
- Rich link previews
- Polls
- Chat backgrounds
- Location sharing
- iMessage apps
and 12 more in the table below.
Where Project Blue 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. | Not listed |
| Tapbacks | ||
| Threaded replies | Not listed | |
| Typing indicators | ||
| Read receipts | Not listed | |
| Edit and unsend | Not listed | Not listed |
| Message effects | ||
| Animated text effects | Not listed | Not listed |
| Stickers | Not listed | Not listed |
| Formatted text | Not listed | |
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rich link previews | Not listed | |
| Voice messages | ||
| Contact cards | Not listedAttachments accept other files, but .vcf is not named. Name and Photo cards are documented. | |
| Polls | 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 | ||
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | ||
| Focus and Notify Anyway | Not listed | |
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | ||
| Dedicated numbers | ||
| Shared numbers | ||
| Bring your own number | ||
| Line pooling | ||
| SMS fallback | ||
| RCS fallback | Not listedHomepage describes fallback from iMessage to WhatsApp to SMS. RCS fallback is not described. | |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | ||
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | ||
| Telegram | Not supportedNot offered | Not supportedNot offered |
| Slack | Not supported | |
Not supportedNot offered. iMessage can be sent to email handles. | ||
| Phone calls | ||
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | ||
| Python SDK | Not listed | |
| Other SDKs | Not listed | |
| CLI | Not listed | Not listed |
| Webhooks | ||
| Signed webhooks | Not listedWebhook docs do not mention signatures. | |
| MCP server | ||
| Open source | ||
| Self-hosting | Not listedHosted service on Project Blue lines. Self-hosting is not mentioned. | |
| Local testing | Not listed | Not listedTrial accounts send real messages to verified numbers; docs say they are not a simulator. |
| Custom channel providers | Not listed | |
| Event replay | ||
| OpenTelemetry | Not listed | Not listed |
| No-code integrations | ||
| CRM integrations | ||
| 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 | ||
| Audit logs | Not listed | |
| Message history API | ||
| Plans and compliance | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Public pricing | ||
| No per-message fees | ||
| Uptime SLA | Not listedSite cites a 99.9% uptime record and a public status page. No contractual SLA found. | |
| Isolated infrastructure | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listed | |
| GDPR |
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
SourceProject Blue
Flat per-line pricing: $166 a month per line billed annually or $199 a month per line on a 12-month plan, with a free trial on a shared line.
Pricing model: flat per line
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose Blooio if you need threaded replies, read receipts, formatted text and rich link previews.
Choose Project Blue if you need contact cards and Slack.
Frequently asked questions
Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and Project Blue supports 42. Blooio adds threaded replies, read receipts, formatted text, rich link previews and polls. Project Blue adds contact cards and Slack.
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. Project Blue: Flat per-line pricing: $166 a month per line billed annually or $199 a month per line on a 12-month plan, with a free trial on a shared line.
Project Blue does not list threaded replies on its site or in its docs.
Project Blue does not list read receipts on its site or in its docs.
Project Blue does not list formatted text on its site or in its docs.