Comms by Osis vs iBlueText
Compare Comms by Osis and iBlueText side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
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
iBlueText
Hosted or self-hosted iMessage lines with iPhone lookup
- Starting price
- $29/month (self-hosted, 1 line); $99/month per hosted line
- Free plan
- No-card trial: 100 lookups, 10 verifications and 10 iMessages; self-hosted 3-day trial
Comms by Osis supports 43 of the 77 features compared here, and iBlueText supports 43.
Where Comms by Osis is ahead
- Group chats
- Group management
- Group name and photo
- Edit and unsend
- Polls
- Chat backgrounds
- Location sharing
- Phone calls
and 1 more in the table below.
Where iBlueText is ahead
- Message effects
- Rich link previews
- Voice messages
- Line pooling
- Self-hosting
- Custom channel providers
- CRM integrations
- Audit logs
and 1 more in the table below.
Feature comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| iMessage messaging | ||
| iMessage | ||
| Group chats | Not listedNot mentioned in the API docs | |
| Group management | Not listed | |
| Group name and photo | Not listed | |
| Mentions | Not listed | Not listed |
| Tapbacks | ||
| Threaded replies | ||
| Typing indicators | ||
| Read receipts | ||
| Edit and unsend | Not listed | |
| Message effects | Not listed | |
| Animated text effects | Not listed | Not listed |
| Stickers | Not listed | Not listed |
| Formatted text | Not listed | Not listed |
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rich link previews | Not listed | |
| Voice messages | Not listedVoice notes are documented for WhatsApp only. | |
| Contact cards | ||
| 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 | ||
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | ||
| 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 | ||
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | ||
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | ||
| Telegram | Not supportedNot offered | Not supportedNot offered |
| Slack | Not supported | Not supported |
Not supported | ||
| Phone calls | Not supportedNot offered; calls are FaceTime audio only | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | Not listedOnly a runnable Node.js example is published. | Not listedNone found; docs say no SDK is needed |
| Python SDK | Not listed | Not listed |
| Other SDKs | Not listed | Not listed |
| CLI | Not listed | Not listed |
| Webhooks | ||
| Signed webhooks | ||
| MCP server | ||
| Open source | Not listed | |
| Self-hosting | Not listed | |
| 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 listed | 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 | Not listed |
| GDPR | Not listedThe privacy policy mentions GDPR rights; no DPA was found. | Not listedPrivacy policy mentions GDPR rights where applicable; no DPA found |
Checked on each provider's own site and docs on 2026-10-25. “Not listed” means the provider does not mention it.
Pricing
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.
Pricing model: flat monthly per plan or dedicated line; AI usage and call minutes extra
SourceiBlueText
Hosted lines cost $99 a month each plus a one-time setup fee from $249, self-hosted Bridge plans run from $29 a month for 1 line to $999 for 100 lines, and lookups cost $0.005 each.
Pricing model: flat per line, plus prepaid credits for lookups and verifications
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose Comms by Osis if you need group chats, group management, group name and photo and edit and unsend.
Choose iBlueText if you need message effects, rich link previews, voice messages and line pooling.
Frequently asked questions
Comms by Osis supports 43 of the 77 features compared here, and iBlueText supports 43. Comms by Osis adds group chats, group management, group name and photo, edit and unsend and polls. iBlueText adds message effects, rich link previews, voice messages, line pooling and self-hosting.
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. iBlueText: Hosted lines cost $99 a month each plus a one-time setup fee from $249, self-hosted Bridge plans run from $29 a month for 1 line to $999 for 100 lines, and lookups cost $0.005 each.
iBlueText does not list group chats on its site or in its docs.
iBlueText does not list group management on its site or in its docs.
iBlueText does not list group name and photo on its site or in its docs.