MessageBlue vs Miss Blue
Compare MessageBlue and Miss Blue side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
MessageBlue
iMessage API for agents, with bring-your-own-number
- Starting price
- $100/month per line
- Free plan
- $0 with your own number and Mac, all features, limited seats
Miss Blue
Dedicated iMessage line with API, team inbox and calling
- Starting price
- $99/month per number (launch price)
- Free plan
- Free sandbox; 30-minute live demo line
MessageBlue supports 38 of the 77 features compared here, and Miss Blue supports 47.
Where MessageBlue is ahead
Where Miss Blue is ahead
- Group name and photo
- Threaded replies
- Edit and unsend
- Location sharing
- Sender name and photo
- FaceTime calls
- Shared numbers
- RCS fallback
and 5 more in the table below.
Feature comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| iMessage messaging | ||
| iMessage | ||
| Group chats | ||
| Group management | ||
| Group name and photo | Not listed | |
| Mentions | Not listed | Not listed |
| Tapbacks | ||
| Threaded replies | Not listed | |
| Typing indicators | ||
| Read receipts | ||
| Edit and unsend | Not listed | |
| Message effects | Not listed | |
| Animated text effects | 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 | Not listed |
| Voice messages | ||
| Contact cards | Not listed | Not listed |
| Polls | Not listed | Not listed |
| Chat backgrounds | Not listed | Not listed |
| Location sharing | Not listed | |
| iMessage apps | Not listed | Not listed |
| Live app cards | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sender name and photo | Not listed | |
| FaceTime calls | Not listedInbox video call button is marked coming soon; voice calls need the team to enable. | |
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | ||
| Focus and Notify Anyway | Not listed | Not listed |
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | ||
| Dedicated numbers | ||
| Shared numbers | Not listed | |
| Bring your own number | ||
| Line pooling | ||
| SMS fallback | ||
| RCS fallback | Not listedMarketing pages say SMS or RCS fallback; docs only describe SMS. | |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | Not listedInbox voice call button says to contact the team; number used is not stated. | |
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | Not listedMentioned only as a fallback on marketing pages. | |
Not supportedNot offered | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Telegram | Not supported | Not supported |
| Slack | Not supported | Not supportedNot offered as a channel; the Slack page is an integration guide. |
Not supported | Not supportedNot offered as a channel; iMessage can be sent to Apple ID email addresses. | |
| Phone calls | Not listedInbox voice call button says to contact the team; call type and number not stated. | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supportedNot offered | Not supportedNot offered |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | Not listedThe API is plain HTTP; no SDK package was found. | |
| Python SDK | Not listed | |
| Other SDKs | Not listed | |
| CLI | Not listedThe API page mentions a CLI, but none is documented. | |
| Webhooks | ||
| Signed webhooks | ||
| MCP server | ||
| Open source | Not listed | |
| Self-hosting | Not listed | |
| Local testing | ||
| Custom channel providers | Not listed | Not listed |
| Event replay | ||
| OpenTelemetry | Not listed | Not listed |
| No-code integrations | ||
| CRM integrations | ||
| Built for AI agents | ||
| Agent framework | ||
| Agent framework integrations | Not listedSite says it works with LangChain and the Vercel AI SDK via webhooks; no official integration. | |
| 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 | ||
| Isolated infrastructure | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listed | |
| GDPR | Not listed | 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
MessageBlue
Free when you bring your own number on your own Mac; a dedicated line is $100 a month on Startups & SMB, and Business and Enterprise are contact sales.
Pricing model: flat per line
SourceMiss Blue
A free sandbox for testing, then $99 per dedicated number per month at the launch price (normally $198), with the usual $479 setup fee waived until October 31; FaceTime Audio ($250), phone calls ($75) or both ($300) are optional add-ons per line, and Enterprise is custom.
Pricing model: flat per line
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose MessageBlue if you need TypeScript SDK, self-hosting, audit logs and SOC 2 Type II.
Choose Miss Blue if you need group name and photo, threaded replies, edit and unsend and location sharing.
Frequently asked questions
MessageBlue supports 38 of the 77 features compared here, and Miss Blue supports 47. MessageBlue adds TypeScript SDK, self-hosting, audit logs and SOC 2 Type II. Miss Blue adds group name and photo, threaded replies, edit and unsend, location sharing and sender name and photo.
MessageBlue: Free when you bring your own number on your own Mac; a dedicated line is $100 a month on Startups & SMB, and Business and Enterprise are contact sales. Miss Blue: A free sandbox for testing, then $99 per dedicated number per month at the launch price (normally $198), with the usual $479 setup fee waived until October 31; FaceTime Audio ($250), phone calls ($75) or both ($300) are optional add-ons per line, and Enterprise is custom.
Miss Blue does not list TypeScript SDK on its site or in its docs.
Miss Blue does not list self-hosting on its site or in its docs.
Miss Blue does not list audit logs on its site or in its docs.