iBlueText vs Project Blue
Compare iBlueText and Project Blue side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
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
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
iBlueText supports 43 of the 77 features compared here, and Project Blue supports 42.
Where iBlueText is ahead
- Threaded replies
- Read receipts
- Rich link previews
- RCS fallback
- Signed webhooks
- Self-hosting
- Custom channel providers
- Event replay
and 1 more in the table below.
Where Project Blue is ahead
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 | 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 | Not listed |
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rich link previews | Not listed | |
| Voice messages | ||
| Contact cards | ||
| Polls | Not listed | Not listed |
| Chat backgrounds | Not listed | Not listed |
| Location sharing | Not listed | 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 | ||
| 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 supported | ||
| Phone calls | Not supportedNot offered; calls are FaceTime audio only | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supportedNot offered | Not supportedNot offered |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | 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 | 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 | 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 listedSite cites a 99.9% uptime record and a public status page. No contractual SLA found. | |
| Isolated infrastructure | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listed | Not listed |
| GDPR | 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
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.
Pricing model: flat per line, plus prepaid credits for lookups and verifications
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 iBlueText if you need threaded replies, read receipts, rich link previews and RCS fallback.
Choose Project Blue if you need group chats, group management, group name and photo and Slack.
Frequently asked questions
iBlueText supports 43 of the 77 features compared here, and Project Blue supports 42. iBlueText adds threaded replies, read receipts, rich link previews, RCS fallback and signed webhooks. Project Blue adds group chats, group management, group name and photo, Slack and phone calls.
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. 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 rich link previews on its site or in its docs.